Mitchum’s Market has been open for a couple years now, but before that the smallish building was a sleepy little antique store. Now there’s brisk business as customers come in for such “countryside fare with a gourmet flair” as homemade spiced jumbo shrimp salad and the audaciously named World’s Greatest Sandwich. Mitchum’s Café used to be the antique store’s warehouse and serves the same tasty fare as the market out front. The café is open every day but Sunday, and features ever-changing soups and lunch specials. Paintings by local artists are showcased. Mitchum’s Steakhouse opened last October. Using the footprint of an old general store, this once neglected corner location next door is now an upscale dining space. High tin ceilings are supported by walls adorned with huge framed posters of the restaurant’s namesake actor’s movies and beautiful photos of traditional Eastern Shore culture by award winning Trappe native Laird Wise, Sr. The classic mahogany bar is centered by a state of the art TV that plays all Mitchum, all the time.
Word’s out on the food, too. It’s excellent. With Mitchum’s, Owner Brenda Tighe not only created a destination location, she’s changed the scene for the better.