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My Guide To Baltimore Restaurants – Finally!

July 11, 2018 by Amy Langrehr

“Where should I take out of towners?” “Where should my office do a happy hour?” “What do you consider a Baltimore classic?” “Where can we take the kids and no one will hate us?” “It’s my wife’s birthday. Help!” I thought it was time to make some lists and put ’em out there. This guide …

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Baltimore Staycation, Four Seasons Style . . .

January 26, 2017 by Amy Langrehr

I’m a homebody. Kind of proud of it. I’ve created a home that I love. And, due in part to my increasingly social world, I find real joy in the art of staying in. Even just sitting in the backyard listening to the city with chickens at my feet. Tinkering with cocktails, watching Bravo, stock simmering …

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Dansko love and not being a girly girl

December 19, 2016 by Amy Langrehr

A dozen red roses? No. Chocolates, diamonds…chocolate diamonds? No. I’m a different kind of girl. Not really very girly. I grew up with five older brothers, pretty rough and tumbled, always trying to keep up with the boys. Grabbing for the tv remote and never really winning. Reaching for a second helping at dinner…and failing. …

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Lebanese Taverna shines in Harbor East

November 3, 2016 by Amy Langrehr

I’m not exactly sure why, but I had never been to Lebanese Taverna until a few weeks ago. Maybe because it’s technically a chain (albeit a small one.) That said, I’m lightening up a bit on that mindset, as many restaurants are expanding on good concepts, a category Lebanese Taverna definitely falls into. Friends have …

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Wit & Wisdom’s Julie Dalton on the food + drink scene in Baltimore, the rise of Riesling and the journey to advanced sommelier

September 30, 2016 by Amy Langrehr

  Julie Dalton discovered her passion for wine while waiting tables in college at Texas A&M University.  While holding a full-time job in the biotech industry, she continued to nurture this passion, moonlighting as a sommelier at Ranazul Tapas and Wine Bistro in Fulton, Maryland.  In 2010, Dalton decided to follow her dreams and go …

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Wet City Craft Beer Bar Opening in Mt. Vernon

July 8, 2016 by Amy Langrehr

I had the chance today to visit Josh and PJ Sullivan at their soon-to-be-open beer bar, Wet City in Mt. Vernon. The brothers (along with their Dad and staff) have taken the much loved neighborhood fixure, Dougherty’s Pub, and created a welcoming light-filled bar, which will open to the public on Thursday, July 21. Hours will be 4pm-close …

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Brendan Dorr of B&O Brasserie on Baltimore, his drink of choice and…opera!

April 29, 2016 by Amy Langrehr

Brendan Dorr, head bartender at Kimpton’s B&O American Brasserie, brings an artistic approach to the craft of making cocktails, using fresh, seasonal and local ingredients as well as a flair of creativity with every creation. Dorr’s impressive resume includes posts at the former Ixia Restaurant, Black Olive and Aureole, Charlie Palmer’s renowned restaurant in New …

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Chef Cindy Wolf On What She Cooks On Sundays, Her Chef Mentors And More

November 27, 2015 by Amy Langrehr

Cindy Wolf is the executive chef at Charleston and was a 2006, 2008, 2014, 2015 and 2016 James Beard Foundation finalist for Best Chef, Mid-Atlantic. Chef Wolf’s cuisine is backed by French fundamentals and grounded in preparations that emphasize the natural flavors of the very finest local and regional products. A graduate of the Culinary …

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