still enjoy a fabulous party on the
bay, while raising money for a
great cause, at the Blues on the
Bay fundraiser, named the best
charity event in 2012 by local vot-
ers in the Greatest Around Ocean
CityTM 2012 poll.
Grill on 54th Street in Ocean City
on Wednesday, Sept. 18, begin-
ning at 6 p.m. This event benefits
a planned hospice residence proj-
ect, Coastal Hospice at the
Ocean, and is being hosted for the
sixth consecutive year by Macky
and Pam Stansell, who have been
generous advocates of Coastal
Hospice for many years.
mission," Coastal Hospice Presi-
dent Alane Capen said. "Their in-
vestment of time, as well as their
financial generosity, continues to
Hospice and the future vision of
the Coastal Hospice at the Ocean
residence project."
open bar and heavy hors d'oeu-
vres. Everett Spells will provide
the musical entertainment.
coastalhospice.org or call 410-
742-8732.
2012 Greatest Around Ocean CityTM
poll, voters also named Coastal
Hospice as the Best Local Charity.
non-profit community program
that provides traditional hospice
services, palliative care, bereave-
ment support, education and train-
ing to patients and their families in
Worcester, Wicomico, Somerset
and Dorchester counties.
nut butter to crab dip to white truf-
fle oil. There are vegetarian op-
tions as well, like fried green to-
mato and roasted portabella
mushroom burgers.
tizers like crab mac-n-cheese,
Abbey's buffalo wings and "alliga-
tor bites," which are exactly what
they sound like.
the signature sauces are made at
the Abbey as well.
ties of beer, about a quarter of
which are on draft. Besides Na-
tional Bohemian (Natty Boh),
which is Baltimore's "official beer,"
all beers on tap at Abbey are craft.
Smith.
shakes like the Berger Shake with
Berger cookies and Godiva li-
queur and the Cinnamon Toast
Milk Shake with cinnamon whis-
key and RumChata.
and all of the shakes are also
available non-alcoholic. Likewise,
the bistro's atmosphere keeps a
the bar and is big enough to ac-
commodate families as well as the
sports crowd, which is a demo-
graphic Smith hopes to see more
of coming into the fall.
with burgers and beer. In Novem-
ber and December, we have a
market to pull from with the festi-
val of lights outside," he said.
"We'll have a crowd out there and
it'll be our job to get them in here."
Burger and the plan is to stay
open for most or all of the off-sea-
son.
ther we're going to close down or
we're just going to do weekends,"
said Smith. "We're going to play it
by ear. If the business is here,
we'll stay open."
four years but commuting from his
home in Ocean City every week-
end. It's a welcome relief for him
to cut down on his work commute
drastically with the new Abbey,
which he wants to see become as
successful as the smaller sister
restaurant in Baltimore.
one of the most consistent places
I've worked in. And it does defi-
nitely have a niche," he said.