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Local food, farm-to-table dining, and what's growing in Talbot County gardens.
Table & Garden covers the food that comes out of Talbot County: farmers markets, local restaurants and chefs, seasonal recipes built around Eastern Shore ingredients, and gardening advice suited to the county's climate and soil.
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Talbot County Master Gardener Volunteers host U.S. Geological Survey wildlife biologist Sam Droege at the Talbot County Free Library in Easton, MD, on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 11 a.m. The talk is free, and no RSVP is needed.
The St. Michaels Business Association lists a Friday-through-Sunday autumn weekend with Foxy’s beer-and-oyster garden, a pumpkin baking contest, and a $40 pumpkin floral arrangement workshop. Organizer and tourism listings give the weekend as Oct. 16–18 or Oct. 17–18.
Tourism’s Chefs’ Table page — last updated June 18 — lists prix-fixe and pairing nights from Ruse oysters-and-bubbles to Galley three-course coastal tables, Corah’s brews-and-bites, and Simpatico aperitivo; some stops carry May or Summer labels.
Noon to 4:30 p.m. at 104 Railroad Ave, St. Michaels — up to 20 Italian wines, food tastings, optional $15 slider lunch, bocce, and accordion music.
Two seatings at 104 Railroad Ave, St. Michaels — noon or 2 p.m. — with the La Cappuccina winemaker and eight Veneto wines; full menu still to come on the shop page.
Two seatings Saturday at 104 Railroad Ave, St. Michaels — three Abruzzese courses paired with wine, hosts Bobbi and Cristina Doria; call 410-745-0345.
A Night in Madrid runs Saturday, Oct. 3, 6–9 p.m. at Oxford Community Center, 200 Oxford Road; $150 tickets cover cocktails, tapas, paella, performances, auction, and dancing.
A Humane Market runs Saturday, Sept. 19, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 500 Dover Road with Talbot Humane animals, The Bubbie’s Kitchen products, and artist Kerri Brown printing on site.
Friday evening festivities 5–7 p.m. with live music from 4–7 p.m.; Saturday keeps dining, craft fair, and Academy pumpkin decorating in play across downtown Easton.
Doors 4:45 p.m., talk 5:30, Q&A 6:10, book personalization 6:30; optional four-course dinner after at Bas Rouge, 19 Federal Street, $300 per person via separate OpenTable booking.
Address and hours first at the Easton pie-and-ice-cream shop; Avalon’s Food & Lodging partner page says Afternoon Tea on Fridays, while the shop page still posts a September return from summer holiday — call 410-464-7879 to confirm a seating.
Inaugural St. Michaels supper Sunday, 3–7 p.m.; $200 plus fee. Ticket page lists the Farmers Market, Community Garden, and Community Center as beneficiaries.
McClintock Distilling class at 40 E. Dover St. — taste, blend botanicals, take home an infusion jar and Epiphany Vodka; food and extra cocktails for purchase.
Arrive 186 Prince George St., Annapolis, about 10:45 a.m.; box lunch on the Paca terrace midday; $55 covers both house admissions and lunch, not transport or parking.
Joyce White food-history talk with tasting and Momma Maria’s buffet; OCC ticket page marked SOLD OUT.
403 South Talbot Street. Dinner from 4:30 p.m. Closed Wednesday. No brunch posted — Sunday is dinner, same as Monday.
One Says Mexico at 106 South Street — curated 6–8 mezcal samples with small bites and Stefano Scodanibbio’s multi-channel radio opera; space limited.
Open for the 2026 season. Closed Tuesdays.
Easton 8 a.m. to noon at Avalon, with free jazz 10 a.m. to noon. St. Michaels 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. through Nov. 21.
Harvest 44% below the five-year average. CDC closed a Salmonella Telekebir oyster outbreak Feb. 24, 2026: 80 cases in 23 states, 34 of 68 hospitalized.
Easton runs year-round. St. Michaels closes in November. What that gap means for growers is still an open local question.
Maryland's $22 million cover-crop program links a Cordova field to the Choptank. Address and hours for the home version are in Easton.
206 South Talbot Street. Producer-only, 29th season. No admission — cash and a bag.
August heat still owns Talbot, but the calendar has turned: pick what is ripe, seed kale and chard, and cook what the Shore markets are actually holding.
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