In what feels like a lackluster summer for Baltimore’s restaurant scene, here come several openings (and one re-opening) to celebrate. The Verandah takes the place of Soup’s On on Hampden’s 36th Street. Owned by Rustic Gourmet’s Radhika Sule, the current menu offers Pakistani-inflected vegetarian dishes like red lentil soup and tikki chaat (potato patties...
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If you didn’t get to take advantage of Restaurant Week’s $35.11 prix-fixe dinners and $20.11 lunches, there’s still a chance. Nearly half of this round’s participating restaurants have decided to extend their Restaurant Week specials beyond the Aug. 14, 2011 deadline. The Restaurant Week web site has a full list of participating restaurants, including...
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Baltimore Restaurant Week kicks off again today, running through Sunday, Aug. 14, with prix-fixe dinners for $35.11 and lunches for $20.11. Participating restaurants include the Dogwood, the Black Olive, Mr. Rain’s Fun House, Salt, b, Jack’s Bistro, the Wine Market, the Brewer’s Art, and many others we’d go to even if it weren’t Restaurant...
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Remington just got a little food-friendlier. After nearly six months of active recruitment and planning, the new Baltimore Food Co-op opened its doors for business last week in the former Mill Valley General Store at 2800 Sisson St. The market is open to all shoppers, but members, who join the co-op for $100, receive...
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Calling all crabonistas! The folks at Phillips Foods bring you the Ultimate Crab Challenge, a national search for the best crab recipe. Entering your original recipe for a dish containing at least 8 ounces of any grade of crabmeat gets you the chance to win the $1,000 grand prize and have your creation featured...
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Richard Gorelick over at the Sun has been keeping a close watch on the controversies and victories of Baltimore’s food trucks. Yesterday, he posted about the Gathering, a food truck rally organized by Damian Bohager, proprietor of the Silver Platter truck. If you don’t work near a typical food-truck stop, this is your chance...
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The Fourth of July is fast approaching, and if you’re not one to break out the Smokey Joe for the burgers and dogs or are already tired of grilling by the time the holiday rolls around at the end of the long weekend, the Wine Market wants to help you out. Thirty dollars gets...
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Is it pronounced “GER-chee,” “gruh-CHAY,” or maybe even just “GERCH”? Whatever. But the GrrChe: Gourmet Grilled Cheese truck, Baltimore’s newest addition to the mobile food-unit scene, will soon be trawling the streets of Baltimore vending warmed bread and cheese from the unadorned (American cheese on white or wheat) to the fancy-schmancy. The lobster grill...
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The 15th Anniversary Evening of Traditional Beverages Friday night at Hopkins’ Homewood Museum isn’t your usual happy hour. This year, the annual event celebrates traditional spirits, featuring a talk by Dr. Dennis Pogue, chief historian at Mount Vernon, George Washington’s historic home where whiskey and other spirits are being made using the founding father’s...
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Anyone who’s visited their local farmers market recently knows that the season has kicked into high gear with the explosion of strawberries, asparagus, peas, and rhubarb. The beginning of June also marks the addition of several new markets on the scene, as well as the re-opening of old favorites. Many of these markets are...
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It appears that Peter Angelos’ venerable Perring Place Restaurant (2305 Cleanleigh Dr., 661-0630) has closed after 44 years of business. A “closed” sign was posted on the restaurant’s door on Sunday, according to several local businesses, and no one is answering the restaurant’s phone (there’s no message either). Perring Place had become as...
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That’s right, Charles Street fave Tapas Teatro has $10 pitchers of sangria on special to celebrate its 10th anniversary. We took advantage last night–very much so. A pitcher of the white (or two) went great with the pintxo (crostini with avocado spread, smoked trout and fish roe) along with nice items on their current...
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