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Craft cocktails…in Federal Hill. It’s happening. Bookmakers comin’.

Federal Hill is about to get a serious biz option for cocktails and food in the soon-to-be-open Bookmakers Cocktail Club. Bookmaker’s is …
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I’m a baker…but not like the artists at Charm City Cakes. So, when I took a cake class there, I have to admit, I was a little nervous. I’d never …
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Photo courtesy Dinner Lab via LA Weekly.

We know you love the Charm City Cook Amy Langrehr. We do too, and so we’ve asked her to post restaurant and food news everyday for …
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I’m fairly sure that my absolute favorite thing to eat - anytime of the year - would be steamed crabs. I love them cold the next day, too - don’t you? One of my summer jobs when I was in high school and into college was working at a carry-out crab place, Bill’s Seafood in Perry Hall. Bill Paulshock started his business selling crabs out of the back of his truck, driving back and forth several times a week to the Eastern Shore. Then later, he opened a little shop (where I worked) and now, 20+ years later, he has a much larger shop and operation and does tons of catering, steams crabs off-site and still works SO hard. I don’t know how he does it all. Billy taught us all how to steam crabs and every once in a while (whoopsie) we steamed another bushel right before closing. Okay, that didn’t happen very often but when it did, everyone got to take a few hot crabs home. My mom did not allow my smelly, crabby old Tretorns into the house. For good reason. Gah-ross.

Growing up, we never had much money, so crabs were a really big deal. We never went out to a crab house to eat them…rather, ordered them from Bill’s and we savored every single bit of crab meat. Some of my best memories are in my parents’ backyard, hanging with my five brothers and a host of close family friends - eating, laughing, watching lightning bugs and trying not to get eaten alive by mosquitoes. My mom was a master picker and we all took turns picking crabs for my dad, as his Multiple Schlerosis did not allow him to do that for himself. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - sharing your backfin…that is LOVE!

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If you’re like me, you love tomatoes. But not those tasteless ones you see at the grocery store in the dead of winter. No, I’m talking summer tomatoes. From …
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Dinner at Volt. I had thought about it. Dreamed, real, since watching Bryan Voltaggio compete on Top Chef, which is probably my favorite show. He always just seemed like …
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The Tilghman Island Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual Summer Seafood Festival on Saturday, June 28 from 11:00am - 6:00pm.

Festivities will take place at the fire department, …
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On Thursday, June 26 and Friday, June 27, Artifact Coffee will host yet another fun “takeover” dinner as part of their Artifact After Dark series. This time, it’s with …
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This week, the successful pop-up dinner concept, Dinner Lab, announced that it was expanding into nine new cities - and BALTIMORE is on the list!

Dinner Lab is a …
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I’ve been a fan of Ryleigh’s Oyster for years. Its chef, Patrick Morrow, is a really talented guy and the selection of oysters on a daily basis is excellent. But there’s more …
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