It's a slice of history. Smith Island, one of the hundreds of islands in Maryland, is home to fewer than 400 residents. Nestled in the Chesapeake Bay, it's only reachable by a ferry a few times a day.

Kat Thompson is the audience editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. If you observe it carefully, chocolate can tell a story. At least that’s what Jinji Fraser, the founder of ...

Across America, almost every state has a signature food or dessert that residents enjoy. In Maryland’s case, that recipe is the iconic Smith Island cake. This recipe dates all the way back to the ...

Do you remember the first time you bit into all 10 of those delicious layers in a Smith Island Cake? In fact, the cake is so good, it was named the Maryland State Dessert in 2008. For as long as we ...