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		<title>Brunch (and more) at Bluegrass Tavern</title>
		<link>http://blogs.citypaper.com/index.php/2013/05/brunch-and-more-at-bluegrass-tavern/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 23:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Baynard Woods</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, we went to Bluegrass Tavern (1500 S. Hanover St., [410] 244-5101, bluegrasstavern.com)  to check out their new spring menu, but started with the charcuterie plate (happy hour is four items for $10) and some rye at the bar (The Willett rye is especially good, with a nice spicy kick). We ordered the smoked fried chicken ($16), which was not new, but was succulent and amazing, and the spring rabbit confit ravioli ($22), which was served with marrow butter, heritage carrots, and a delicious pea puree. We were impressed and had never had brunch at Bluegrass, so we stopped by this afternoon and were pretty blown away. The bloody marys ($6) had pickled okra. That was enough to start things right (note to every other brunch place: pickled okra is great and in general the more pickled stuff the better). The drink itself tasted more like gazpacho than the Mr. and Mrs. T’s mix you may be used to, chock full of little cucumber pieces (it could have used more horseradish). We got the pimento cheese and crackers ($6) and the deviled eggs ($4) to start, and both were tasty, but it was the Country Benedict ($12) and the biscuits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New J. Paul&#8217;s menu: Bourbon mojitos and ribeye egg rolls</title>
		<link>http://blogs.citypaper.com/index.php/2013/05/new-j-pauls-menu-bourbon-mojitos-and-ribeye-egg-rolls/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martha Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[J. Paul’s, in a spot that may as well be a corner table on the Inner Harbor, recently launched a menu that continues in its seafood-heavy tradition, adding a few twists. As in, a Mojito made with bourbon and brown sugar. Kind of a Maryland club take on Brazilian decadence. Heavy noshers can start with a bucket of shellfish ($36) and gnaw their way through snow crab, mussels, shrimp and corn, sopping up the lemony brine with chewy baguette, or take the red meat route, with Philly rolls ($10), a twist on egg rolls – these stuffed with ribeye steak and caramelized onion, swimming in a peppery cheese-whizzy sauce. Newcomers also include the salmon ($22, pictured)  – grilled to a nice crusty finish and served on mashed potatoes slathered in a citrusy butter sauce. There’s a good excuse to dine by the water while doing good on May 30: The summer patio party, $25 includes rail drinks, wine and cans of Natty Boh, plus some filling appetizers – with proceeds going to Boys Hope Girls Hope of Baltimore. Information at j-pauls.capitalrestaurants.com]]></description>
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		<title>Kibby&#8217;s still the king of shrimp salad; Taylor&#8217;s 5000 shut down</title>
		<link>http://blogs.citypaper.com/index.php/2013/05/kibbys-still-the-king-of-shrimp-salad-taylors-5000-shut-down/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 15:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Baynard Woods</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On our annual quest to find the coldest beer in Baltimore, we went down to Curtis Bay in hopes of a soft shell crab sandwich and some cold beer at Taylor&#8217;s 5000, but discovered that &#8220;this establishment is ordered closed/ no sales by the board of liquors license commissions.&#8221; Disappointed, starving, and thirsty, we stumbled into Kibby’s (3450 Wilkens Ave, [410] 644-8716, kibbysrestaurant.net).  It was mid-afternoon and the bar was already filling up with regulars, each of whom had an iced bucket of beers on the bar. Our coldest beer rules require draft, and we had to get back to work, so we didn&#8217;t partake of the buckets&#8211;even after we got stuck inside for a round of coffee (brought out in carafes covered with foil) due to a sudden hail storm (&#8220;That&#8217;s why they call it Halethorpe,&#8221; my drinking buddy quipped). But the draft Buds were cold (See Sizzlin&#8217; Summer next week to find out how cold) and the food was delicious. Kibby&#8217;s has been around since 1934 and they have always been famous for their shrimp salad (it won &#8220;Best Shrimp Salad&#8221; in 2006 and &#8220;Best Jumbo Jumbo Shrimp Salad&#8221; in 2007, all but retiring the category). Today&#8217;s heaping mass [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brewer&#8217;s Art spring menu</title>
		<link>http://blogs.citypaper.com/index.php/2013/04/brewers-art-spring-menu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Baynard Woods</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seeking a bit of reprieve from yesterday&#8217;s record-setting heat, we made our way down into the blessedly dark basement bar of Brewer&#8217;s Art to wet our whistles and taste from the spring menu, which Beasley, the bartender, told us has been hitting plates for the last two weeks or so. We got the highly alliterative porcini, pancetta, and pea pierogies ($11), which were tasty, but seemed more like empanadas than pierogies with their baked pastry-like crusts. But the roasted  leg of lamb sandwich ($14) was truly sublime. The arugula, piquillo peppers, and sheep&#8217;s milk cheese  really brought out the earthy, spring flavors of the lamb&#8211;it was like the winey concept of terroir had been transferred to the sandwich and I could taste the dirt and grass&#8211;in a good way&#8211;where this lamb grew up. All the ingredients combined as perfectly in texture as in taste on the baguette for what was one of the most remarkable sandwiches I&#8217;d ever eaten&#8211;every bite was a pleasant surprise, reminding me of some complex flavor I&#8217;d forgotten. And the summery Birdhouse Ale was such a fine compliment to the sandwich that I had three or four. My pal got the schnitzel sandwich on a pretzel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As Farmers&#8217; Market Opens, NYT Magazine reports nearest farm 500 miles from Baltimore</title>
		<link>http://blogs.citypaper.com/index.php/2013/04/as-farmers-market-opens-nyt-magazine-reports-nearest-farm-500-miles-from-baltimore/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 16:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Baynard Woods</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The farmers gathering for the annual opening of the Baltimore Farmers&#8217; Market beneath the JFX today might be surprised to read this gem about Baltimore in an article about a hip Portland-based butcher in  the New York Times Magazine.  “ &#8216;We have the Willamette Valley and eastern Oregon that’s full of great small farmers.&#8217; Other cities are not so connected, physically and otherwise, to local agriculture. &#8216;I had a woman who wanted to start one in Baltimore, and I was like, ‘How far away is a good farm, whatever that means to you?’ &#8216; The woman took her best guess. &#8216;She said, &#8220;I don’t know, 500 miles or something?&#8221;’ ” The problems here are so numerous it&#8217;s hard to know where to begin. If you go 500 miles south of Baltimore, you pass through all of Virginia, all of North Carolina and almost all the way to Charleston, S.C. Westward, Knoxville, Tenn. is barely more than 500 miles, and one can get all the way through Pennsylvania&#8217;s farmland to Pittsburgh in only half that distance. And this, of course, leaves out all of Maryland&#8217;s farms. Add here&#8217;s our list, from last year, of 11 Baltimore-based farms. (The image above, from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRS places lien on makers of Berger Cookies</title>
		<link>http://blogs.citypaper.com/index.php/2013/03/irs-places-lien-on-makers-of-berger-cookies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Weigel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While it was only discovered recently the makers of Baltimore&#8217;s iconic Berger Cookies were operating without a city license, the feds were nice enough to license the bakery years ago. DeBaufre Bakeries returned the favor by not paying all of its taxes, according to a report. The Internal Revenue Service filed a notice of a federal tax lien on Feb. 22 for unpaid taxes totaling $108,591, some dating back to 2009, according to a report in the Baltimore Business Journal. In late February, Berger became the talk of the city when the chocolate frosted cookies were pulled from shelves after the Baltimore City Health Department learned the bakery had been operating without a city license. Following an inspection by licensing officials, during which 20 non-critical violations were found, and filling out the necessary paperwork, Berger cookies returned to shelves. Prior to that, the bakery had been operated with a federal license, which it possessed for a number of years. A routine inspection by the Food And Drug Administration led to an ongoing investigation, first reported by City Paper, the results of which are still not known. Anthony T. Bartlett, the attorney for the DeBaufre family who served as spokesman throughout [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Questions for Baltimore&#8217;s New &#8220;Upscale Dive Bar,&#8221; Moonshine Tavern</title>
		<link>http://blogs.citypaper.com/index.php/2012/12/some-questions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 22:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe MacLeod</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here in The City That Drinks there’s nothing that sets up a powerful thirst better than news of a new bar opening, in this case, according to our friends at the Baltimore Business Journal, the Moonshine Tavern which opens for business Monday, Jan. 7th at 2300 Boston St. in the backwoods of Canton (current occupant The Gin Mill closes its doors on Sunday), a brand-new “dive” bar, an “upscale” type of “dive” bar with a “theme” based on “New Orleans” plus the Discovery Channel series “Moonshiners,” so we have a few questions. Will there be corn likker? What about the Revenooers? Is there a VIP section for actual moonshiners? Are shoes required? Does it have artisanal, organic corncobs in the outhouse . . . . . . and is it a regular outhouse or onea them “clivus multrum” deals? If there’s a “Daisy Dukes night” will it be only for the womenfolk? Will there be Pickin’ *and* grinnin’ *and* bottle service? Can I get that $125-a-bottle Pommery Brut Vintage Champagne 99 to go? Is that valet parking or Cousin Lukey a-stealin’ my car? This being Baltimore and all, wouldn’t it have made more sense to do a heroin-dealer inspired bar?]]></description>
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		<title>Feedbag: Thousand Kabobs</title>
		<link>http://blogs.citypaper.com/index.php/2012/08/feedbag-thousand-kabobs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thousand Kabobs 218 N. Liberty St. 21201 443-220-0066 www.1000kabobs.com and www.thousandkabobs.com CP’s Sarenka Smith went to Thousand Kabobs in March, and came back enthralled with the place, calling its Pakistani cuisine “top-notch, aromatic, perfectly spiced, and completely authentic.” I have no grounds to argue. But today, I went there for something entirely different: to try out their kabob burgers ($5.99), which come with an order of French fries. The menu touts them with a catch-phrase &#8211; “East meets West and falls in love” – but I am going to nullify that marriage, right here and now. Messing up French fries is surprisingly common, but these were worst than most: limp and greasy, with a chewy toughness that had me setting them aside immediately. But at least they were hot, unlike the burgers, which were varying degrees of lukewarm. There are three kabob burgers on the menu: chicken, beef, and shami, which is beef minced with lentils, onions, and spices. Each came in a large, untoasted sesame-seed bun, and quickly started to fall apart in my hands, since the toppings &#8211; shredded lettuce, sliced tomatoes, cucumbers, raw onions, mayonnaise, yellow mustard, ketchup, and a slice of yellow cheese – turned into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baltimore mourns Scunny McCusker</title>
		<link>http://blogs.citypaper.com/index.php/2012/08/baltimore-mourns-scunny-mccusker/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2012 23:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patrick &#8220;Scunny&#8221; McCusker, the owner of Canton&#8217;s Nacho Mamas, was hit by a bus and killed while riding his bike in Ocean City on Friday. McCusker opened Nacho Mamas on Elvis&#8217; birthday in 1994 and wore a purple Elvis suit to the Super Bowl in 2001. If Elvis is the King of Rock &#8216;N Roll, Scunny is the King of Canton, credited with helping to revitalize the neighborhood.  McCusker was equally well-known for his humor,  generosity, and charitable contributions. The Sun reported today that he donated over 16,000 meals to Believe in Tomorrow Children&#8217;s Foundation (Memorial donations may be made to the same organization). McCusker was much beloved by the community. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Sen. Ben Cardin have both praised and honored  McCusker. Friends and customers have flooded Nacho Mamas, and social networks have come alive with tributes to Scunny. City Paper also mourns the loss of this iconic Baltimore character. &#8220;He was a really great guy,&#8221; publisher Jennifer Marsh says. He will be missed by the entire community. &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Bobby Flay’s Bobby’s Burger Palace Opens in Maryland Live! Casino</title>
		<link>http://blogs.citypaper.com/index.php/2012/06/bobby-flays-bobbys-burger-palace-opens-in-maryland-live-casino/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Zajac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risking your cash on games of chance is one thing, but risking those same dollars (and your stomach) on a chancy lunch at a casino is another. Lucky for local gamblers that chef/restaurateur/cookbook author/television personality Bobby Flay’s Bobby’s Burger Palace (BBP) (7002 Arundel Mills Circle, [443] 661-4147, bobbysburgerpalace.com) will open concurrently with the new Maryland Live! Casino at Arundel Mills on Thursday, June 7, 2012. The tenth and largest of Flay’s restaurants (and the third in the Baltimore/DC corridor), BBP features 10 signature burgers made with a choice of Angus beef, ground turkey or chicken breast, from the Santa Fe Burger topped with queso sauce, pickled jalapeños, and blue corn chips to the Palace Classic Burger with American cheese, lettuce, tomato and red onion. (Burgers are considered “crunchified” when you add chips to them.) Bottled beer, wines, and spiked milkshakes in flavors like Mocha Kahlua Vodka and Vanilla Caramel Bourbon are also available, as are non-alcoholic shakes. Outdoor seating, an entrance separate from the casino and takeout service make this burger joint slightly more family-friendly than most casino-related eateries appear to be. Open seven days for lunch, dinner and late night dining.]]></description>
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		<title>The ABC&#8217;s: Alcohol, Bacon, Cocktails?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.citypaper.com/index.php/2012/05/the-abcs-alcohol-bacon-cocktails/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 13:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Zajac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forget infused vodka and house-made sodas. If you really want to shake things up at the bar think…bacon? The Maryland Science Center (601 S. Light St., [410] 545-5980, mdsci.org) will be holding their latest installment of Mixology 101 evenings on Thursday, May 31, this time focusing on the ABC’s of Alcohol, Bacon, and Cocktail. John Reusing, the owner of Bad Decisions in Fells Point (and the man behind the bar’s bacon nights), will demonstrate how to incorporate smoke, salt and fat into cocktails and guide guests through mixed drink fundamentals. Participants will also get to try their hand at mixing their own concoctions. John Reusing’s drinks have been featured on HDNet’s “Drinking Made Easy,” and his bacon nights at Bad Decisions have been featured on the Travel Channel’s “Bacon Paradise.” Tickets are $45 per person ($40 for Maryland Science Center members) and include light fare, drinks and Mixology presentation. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the presentation will run from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., leaving time to mingle before and after. Call 410-545-5980 to reserve seats.]]></description>
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		<title>New Eats Come to Harbor East</title>
		<link>http://blogs.citypaper.com/index.php/2012/05/new-eats-come-to-harbor-east/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 17:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Zajac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harbor East never slows down. Last week, PABU (725 Aliceanna St., [410] 223-1460, michaelmina.net/restaurants/locations/pabu.php), the latest restaurant associated with the Four Seasons Hotel, opened its doors to the public. Next week, look for the opening of Townhouse Kitchen &#38; Bar (1350 Lancaster St., [443] 268-0323, townhousebaltimore.com) on May 24, 2012. Another venture from Michael Mina (who also opened Wit &#38; Wisdom in the Four Seasons), this time with partner Ken Tominaga, PABU features Izakaya-style dining (think of it as a Japanese version of tapas) and a menu that includes sushi and sashimi, noodle and rice dishes, and grilled items from an exposed robata grill. It’s also the only restaurant in town with its own Master Sake Sommelier. Townhouse Kitchen &#38; Bar offers a much more familiar menu of burgers, salads, mac’n’cheese, touted as “American fare,” aka comfort food, but not do be outdone in the alcohol department, the restaurant will have 40 local beers on tap and will introduce “table tap technology.” Yes, according to the press release, four tables will come complete with their own tap system, a dangerous invention if there ever was one.]]></description>
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		<title>Charles Street Chow Down</title>
		<link>http://blogs.citypaper.com/index.php/2012/05/charles-street-chow-down/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Baynard Woods</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve all got to eat. But that doesn’t mean we have to treat our daily intake of edible items like putting gas in the old auto. We need food, but we also want it. Here at the City Paper, we love to eat. From Eat Me, to Cheap Eats, we’re always looking for an excuse to slam some food down our throats. And Let’s Eat! Charles Street&#8211;Saturday, May 12 from noon to 5 p.m.&#8211;provides one of the best excuses all summer. The Historic Charles Street Association is sponsoring the event and their press materials quote Haluk Kantar, owner of Cazbar Restaurant, declaring the festival “the best thing to happen to Charles Street since Starbucks.” Really? By my lights, a festival with some of the city’s best food—including Cazbar’s—is a sight better than the big box coffee you can find off half the interstate exits in the country. Though food might be foremost on my mind as I write this, it’s not all about the food. This is a full-on fest. The 300 block of North Charles will be closed so that we can wander around and stuff our faces while listening to live music&#8211;sponsored by WTMD&#8211;between 12-5 p.m. (the Carousel Rogues headline at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t Forget Your Mama</title>
		<link>http://blogs.citypaper.com/index.php/2012/05/dont-forget-your-mama/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 17:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Zajac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Panic not. There&#8217;s a whole business week until Mother’s Day. But it’s time to make a plan. Here are a few restaurant brunch specials that have shown up in our inbox recently that are sure to make your mom feel like queen for a day. The Wine Market (921 E. Fort Ave., [410] 244-6166, the-wine-market.com) offers several options including a 3-course brunch, 11:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., $28/per person (entrée choices include sourdough waffles, ricotta gnocchi, chicken fried steak, and fried oysters); a 3-course dinner, 4 p.m.- 8 p.m., $35/per person (entrée choices include Murrey’s Farms Pan Roasted Chicken, Hudson Valley Duck Confit, Creek Stone Farms Grilled Sirloin Steak). A la carte menu is also available for dinner. Wit &#38; Wisdom (200 International Drive, [410] 223-1245, witandwisdombaltimore.com) offers a special Mother’s Day Brunch, 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., $75/per person (entrees include shrimp and grits, steak and eggs, softshell crab, and Dutch pancake). Live music and a Bellini and Bloody Mary bar included in the price. The Chameleon Café (4341 Harford Rd., [410] 254-2376, thechameleoncafe.com), begins serving a la carte brunch for the first time this weekend. For Mother’s Day, brunch will be $30 prix-fixe with choices including house-made scrapple [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baltimore Beer: A New Guide to Mobtown Brew</title>
		<link>http://blogs.citypaper.com/index.php/2012/05/baltimore-beer-a-new-guide-to-mobtown-brew/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 17:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Van Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Erstwhile Sun scribe Rob Kasper’s Baltimore Beer (The History Press, 2012) took a long time to ferment, but now that it’s on tap, more than a decade after it was first intended for publication, it lives up to its subtitle: A Satisfying History of Charm City Brewing. Kasper did his homework on the historical aspects of Mobtown brewing, which, as the book points out, have been well covered in books and articles, both vintage and recent. He retells the story in a highly readable fashion, but Beer excels most as a guide to the here, now, and soon-to-be, providing a comprehensive survey of the current scene that will help readers learn where to sate their thirst for local suds. Kasper will be on hand for book signings in Baltimore on June 8 (Atomic Books, 3620 Falls Rd., 7-9 p.m.) and June 10 (Pratt Street Ale House, 206 W. Pratt St., 3:30-5:30 p.m.).]]></description>
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		<title>Baltimore Food Trucks Rally for SPCA</title>
		<link>http://blogs.citypaper.com/index.php/2012/03/baltimore-food-trucks-rally-for-spca/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Zajac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, March 23, the Maryland SPCA is hosting an on-site Baltimore Food Truck Rally at its facility at 3300 Falls Road from 5-8 p.m. Participating food trucks include Souper Freak, the Gypsy Queen Café, GrrChe, Iced Gems Creations, Kooper’s Chowhound Burger Wagon, and South Carolina BBQ and Catering. Beer and wine will also be available for purchase. A portion of the proceeds benefits Maryland SPCA. In addition to food and drink, you can also take a tour of SPCA’s adoption center and meet dogs available for adoption. Admission is free. Parking is not available directly on SPCA premises (that’s where the food trucks will be). Instead, park in nearby Hampden, either on the street or in the parking lot of the Academy for College and Career Exploration (1300 W. 36th St.). Also, please leave your already adopted pets at home.]]></description>
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		<title>Coffee Cuppings at Woodberry Kitchen</title>
		<link>http://blogs.citypaper.com/index.php/2012/03/coffee-cuppings-at-woodberry-kitchen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Zajac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every Friday morning at 10:00 a.m., Timothy Anderson, Woodberry Kitchen’s resident barista, and fellow barista Jade Sterle guide coffee geeks and wannabes through the fine art of coffee cupping. “If you’re looking to geek out with people over coffee that’s what we do,” Anderson says. Similar to a wine tasting, and only slightly less intoxicating, participants taste and smell three different coffees at various stages, from grind to break to brew, with Anderson and Sterle demonstrating the proper way to “slurp” (yes, that’s a technical term) and evaluate qualities like brightness and body. It’s serious business done in an eminently approachable way. And it’s free. Go forth and slurp. 2010 Clipper Park Rd., (410) 464-8000, woodberrykitchen.com.]]></description>
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		<title>EAT: The Back Story</title>
		<link>http://blogs.citypaper.com/index.php/2012/03/eat-the-back-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe MacLeod</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE! Photos showing the construction of the EAT sculpture used for City Paper's 2012 EAT cover.]]></description>
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		<title>The Grand Prix Fixe</title>
		<link>http://blogs.citypaper.com/index.php/2012/02/the-grand-prix-fixe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Zajac</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[chameleon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy hours, burger specials, and half-price wine nights have become a fixture around town.  But a recent email from the Wine Market announcing $35 prix fixe dinners reminded us that there are more elegant ways for the cash-strapped to have an evening out. Here are a few deals around town: The Wine Market (921 E. Fort Ave., [410] 244-6166, the-wine-market.com): Tuesday-Thursday, three courses for $35, wine pairings available for an additional $4/glass. Corner BYOB (850 W. 36th St., [443] 869-5075, cornerbyob.com): Mondays, three courses for $25, BYOB plus corkage. Cash only. The Chameleon Café (4341 Harford Road, [410] 254-2376, thechameleoncafe.com): Tuesday-Thursday, three courses for $33. Cinghiale (822 Lancaster St., [410] 547-8282, cgeno.com): Prezzo Fisso, four courses for $59; La Cucina della Nonna menu for $29. Jack’s Bistro (3123 Elliott St., [410] 878-6542, jacksbistro.net): Thursdays, two-course beer dinner for $20. Know of any great prix fixe deals? Please send details to freerange@citypaper.com.]]></description>
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		<title>The Café Hon Episode of Kitchen Nightmares Debuts Tonight</title>
		<link>http://blogs.citypaper.com/index.php/2012/02/the-cafe-hon-episode-of-kitchen-nightmares-debuts-tonight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:40:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee Gardner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, schadenfreude fans, the episode of Kitchen Nightmares that TV food celebrity/reality host Gordon Ramsay filmed at Hampden&#8217;s own Café Hon last fall debuts tonight on Fox at 8 p.m. In case you haven&#8217;t seen the series, Ramsay drops in on a struggling restaurant each episode and tries to tough-love it back onto the rails. Judging from the preview clip below, he spends some time on head Hon Denise Whiting’s well-documented troubles with her trademark and the Hampden community as well as retooling the kitchen and the service. Seems like must-see  (or must-DVR) TV, don&#8217;t ya think? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TALithlUlJU&#38;feature=plcp&#38;context=C3b1001eUDOEgsToPDskK2oP4yPtqDac6iIIFVIvHd[/youtube]]]></description>
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