Fodor's Travel Talk Forums - Easton, Maryland

DH and I returned to Easton for the day, yesterday. Although we were there on "business", and spent the better part of the afternoon looking at houses, I had time in the morning to further explore a bit while dh met with his future employer.

After dropping dh off I made the short drive to St. Michael's for another look-see. This was before 10am so little was open. I cannot wait to get to know this place better. As I drove into town I noticed a sign that reads, "St. Michael's, the town that fooled the British",

http://www.stmichaelsmd.org/about/history1.html

After putzing around there I returned to Easton to see the Amish Country Farmers Market which is only open Thursday thru Saturday. The place is filled with food and furniture, a shed builder, weather vanes, clothes and signage. I didn’t buy anything but hear from our friends that the meats there are very good. Also, their beautiful kitchen table and chairs were purchased there.

http://www.amishcountryfarmersmarket.com/

What I learned about parking in Easton… there are discreet posts that line the streets indicating a 3 hour maximum. I didn't notice them at first and thought parking was free and unlimited. It‘s not but after 5P it is. There are metered lots off Washington, 25 cents will get you an hour with an 8 hour maximum. In driving around I also noticed what appeared to be a free lot also accessible from Washington. The fine for parking beyond the limit is $10.

After hearing positive things about Coffee Cat I stopped in for a latte. Coffee was great and the people working there could not have been more friendly or helpful in answering questions I had about Easton. There’s a nice sitting area when you first walk in or you can retreat to the back room where there are mostly tables and chairs and a couple of upholstered chairs by the windows. At night Coffee Cat transforms into Night Cat with live music,

http://www.nightcatmusic.com/

For lunch I joined dh and company at Martini's. Everything from crispy chicken salads to burgers and chicken sandwiches were ordered off the menu at our table. Though oversized, I loved my crispy chicken salad and dh said the chicken sandwich, the waiters favorite, was excellent. Wait staff was great with suggestions, attentive and friendly and I loved the local artwork and decor.

http://www.martinisofeaston.com/

For dinner we went to Mason's. The mention of Mason's is met with a lot of positive feedback, "I love that place, it's my favorite" is what we heard time and again. We ordered off the menu starting with the black fig salad that was an unusal blend of ingredients I would never think to combine but worked really well together. I got a taste of DH's cream of crab soup that was *yum!* incredible, rich and creamy with a lot of flavor. He out ordered me there. For dinner I had a perfectly cooked mediterranean sea bass. DH ordered ice cream with bananas, walnuts and chocolate for dessert that was pretty tasty.

In addition to all this wonderful food you can buy chocolate, and the hand soap found in the restrooms, at a shop on the main floor--I found this out after mentioning how wonderful the hand soap smelled to the waitress--'it is from France and we sell it downstairs', ooh, la la! Again, great wait staff and nice décor, a lot of oversized euro prints and pictures.

http://www.masonsgourmet.com/

More and more we are so excited to move to Easton after the first of the year!