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"Seafood - Maryland Style!" is the theme of the Oct. 7 episode of "Farm & Bay to Table," a virtual series produced by Harford County Public Library and Chef John Shields' Our Common Table, that highlights Maryland farms, fisheries and local businesses. The program will be presented via Zoom from 7 to 8 p.m.
 
Chef, author and television personality John Shields joins library CEO Mary Hastler in discussing and preparing recipes focusing on all things seafood, including crabs (from steamed to imperial), oysters, rockfish and blue catfish. In addition, they will discuss Guinness Baltimore Blonde beer from Guinness Open Gate Brewery.
 
Participants will learn about the Maryland blue crab and how to prepare them from steamed to imperial in addition to the legendary Chesapeake oyster and the secrets of single fried oysters. The blue catfish, the biggest of the Chesapeake Bay's invasive species, will be featured and turned into "catties," a Chesapeake version of the "coddie."  
 
Jack Brooks, an owner of J.M. Clayton Company, the world’s oldest crab business located in Cambridge, will join Shields and Hastler in the kitchen for this Maryland seafood extravaganza.
 
To sign up for "Seafood - Maryland Style!," visit HCPLonline.org. Advanced registration, including a valid email address, is requested. Once registered, participants will receive a confirmation email from Zoom with a link to the program and a unique password to access the event.
 
The Oct. 7 "Farm & Bay to Table" program is presented in partnership with Harford County Public Library, Our Common Table, Chef John Shields' restaurant Gertrude’s at the Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland’s Best, Maryland’s Best Seafood, 32^nd Street Market, J.M. Clayton Company and Guinness Open Gate Brewery.