Baltimore eventually caught on, and Brunn coined the name “Old Bay” for a nearby steamship. The spice tin signifies its regional origins, featuring a yellow and red palette, crabs, shrimp and chicken, ...

When I cracked open the packaging, which looks a whole lot like a yellow tin of Old Bay, I was instantly transported back to the last time I sat on the shores of the Atlantic, scarfing steamed crab.

There’s always a bit of an eye roll when out-of-staters reduce Marylanders to crabs, Old Bay, and our perhaps inordinate love of the state’s flag. The thing is, they’re not wrong.

My father often made us lunch with just two ingredients: a can of tuna fish and a tin of Old Bay. If we were at home, he might spread the mixture between slices of bread; if he took us to work ...

And a compact, individual-sized container of Old Bay seasoning. You might be asking. "Emma, why Old Bay seasoning? Also, your skin is positively glowing today! What's your secret?" Oh wow ...