We had a blast over the weekend feeding muffulettas to a bunch of happy people at the Sweetlife Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. We drove down in the Salumeria Biellese truck with all of our muffuletta supplies: sopressata, capicola, mortadella, provolone, olive salad (eight gallons of it!) and 250 round loaves of bread from Parisi Bakery, fresh-baked just before our 4 a.m. departure Saturday morning (that fresh). Here are some snapshots from the festival, including close-ups of the mighty muffuletta. More

Like food as much as you like music? Then keep reading. We're very excited to share with you that we've teamed up with the Sweetlife Food and Music Festival happening on Saturday, April 28, at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, to bring you some of the best eats you'll find at a music festival. The Sweetlife folks had already done some of the spade work, but we managed to fill out the dance card with some of our favorite purveyors. More

We're not going to lie: As any West Coast or Southwestern transplant can tell you, finding great tacos on the East Coast is no easy task, but it's not impossible. You just have to be willing to go a bit off the beaten path. Head to neighborhoods with large Mexican immigrant populations and the trucks hanging out on street corners. The east coast is where we also found some more of the high-end chefs making everything from the ultra-traditional to the far more rarefied taco. More

Bryan Voltaggio's new Lunchbox in Frederick, Maryland, takes over lunch service from his much pricier Volt on North Market Street. So is it as good as his brother's sandwich shop ink.sack out in Los Angeles (where we also tried the whole menu)? See all the sandwiches, soups, salads, and cookies we tried. More

We ventured outside the District proper into Maryland and northern Virginia too in search of the area's best tacos. Here are nine favorites for al pastor, goat, pollo, carnitas and more. More

Attman's, located in Baltimore's Corned Beef Row, bills itself as a real Lower East Side-style New York Jewish delicatessen. The atmosphere and attitude are spot on. The service is gruff and fast-paced—you'd better know what you want before you start talking to the deli man. After I ordered my corned beef on rye, I jumped in with a last-minute decision: "I'll have a hot dog too, please." More

Obrycki's Crab House has been since 1944, but this is the last season you'll be able to get your crab on (whether snow crab, Dungeness crab, or their famous hard-shell blue crabs) at the Baltimore institution. Over the years, the ownership has changed as did the location (in 1986 they moved across the street), but current owner Rob Cernak decided to close after a death in the family. You have until November 5th to walk in and still hear the sound of mallets striking crab shells. More

The state of Maryland practices barbecue in a rare form. I discovered this for myself on a grassy road outside of Baltimore, in front of a truck that had been built around a barrel-shaped smoker and decorated on all sides with the words: "PIT BEEF." After taking my order, the ladies of Bull on the Run picked up a rested round roast and nestled it into their deli slicer, carving away thin, pink ribbons and piling them unceremoniously onto a roll. More

This week on Street Food Profiles we scoot to Baltimore to chat with the Kooper's Chowhound Burger Wagon, an offshoot of the 12-year-old restaurant Kooper's Tavern, known for feeding hungry Baltimoreans the best burgers in town. On the truck, you can build your own gourmet burger with Angus beef, Kobe beef, free-range turkey, veggie, or bison patties, and then pile on the toppings. More

We'll let the players settle football bragging rights on the field, but we can judge which city reigns supreme when it comes to serious vittles. So without further adieu, here's the NFL playoffs, Serious Eats style. More