While Box Hill serves fresh crab cakes all year round, many crabbing experts state that April 1st is the official beginning of the blue crab season. The summer months are the prime season for crabs in Maryland, so be sure… Read More
While Box Hill serves fresh crab cakes all year round, many crabbing experts state that April 1st is the official beginning of the blue crab season. The summer months are the prime season for crabs in Maryland, so be sure… Read More
While we may like to believe that Maryland crab cakes are the only type of crab cakes out there, there are actually a few different kinds. We know that Maryland crab cakes are the best, of course, but have you… Read More
Hurricane Matthew is the topic on everyone’s mind this weekend, and the one question on every crab cake lover’s mind is whether or not Hurricane Matthew will have an effect on the Chesapeake Bay. Rainfall, wind, and temperature all have… Read More
Marylanders love their crab cakes, and Marylanders love their bay (both Chesapeake and Old). At Box Hill, we take pride in using the freshest blue crabs for our crab cakes, and it’s important for the population to be strong for… Read More
A new kind of crab has begun to invade the Chesapeake Bay, and it isn’t the kind we enjoy making our crab cakes with! The “zombie crab” or loxo parasite has begun to take over the Chesapeake Bay and has… Read More
A recent study published through the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science is showing evidence that different portions of the Chesapeake Bay are becoming warmer. Not only are these portions warming more than other areas of the bay, but… Read More
Whether you have lived in Maryland your entire life or you just moved here a year ago, you have probably heard about the blue crab at some point. Whether you have headed out on the bay to drop a crab… Read More
For lovers of the classic Maryland blue crab, there’s good news. According to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay is about 38 percent more than last year. These numbers show promise for… Read More
The Maryland blue crab is a wonderful creature that helps measure the healthiness of the Chesapeake Bay—and it’s a delicious ingredient in the traditional and famous Maryland crab cakes. This, however, presents a problem in that crab cakes are more… Read More
The Chesapeake Bay has received its report card for 2014, and there is good and bad news. The Chesapeake Bay has once again received a grade of D+, but has increased in the health index by one point, placing it… Read More