Charm City Cook
Food is good
drama in the coop… we’ve had a few lineup changes. as the ‘girls’ approached five months, things really got interesting! first, gertie [ameraucana] started to CROW! oy, it was out of nowhere and…it was loud. she [well, he…] was quickly taken back out to the country where that sorta behavior is a-ok. my neighbors have been so …
wow, look how little they were back in june… the girls got their big break on the local news yesterday! i even got the title of ‘urban farmer’ while on camera. hilarious. and…since getting their two minutes of fame, the chickens have been prancing, strutting…beaks up in the air. i swear i saw dottie smiling – she …
Over the weekend, I went to One Straw Farm for a picnic. They have these really fun gatherings with music and food out on the farm in White Hall for all of the CSA members a few times each season. I’ve known the farmers – Joan and Drew Norman – a long time now. They are good peeps. Which brings …
years ago, my friends in california kept telling me about all of the great street food in LA. totally jealous. i thought…will we ever have a taco truck in charm city? after all, baltimore is a pretty traditional place. and…it’s not a big city. it’s not LA, not NYC, not SF…it’s b’more. then, thankfully, i stumbled onto the curbside …
about ten years ago, i stumbled upon nam kang restaurant. very random place, random location, but excellent food. there is a bit of a language barrier (i once ordered lemonade and got a glass of milk…) but the people there are extememly nice, so it’s all good. they serve japanese, chinese and korean food and my …
finally got to centro, the new federal hill tapas restaurant where the wonderful bicycle restaurant used to be. i’d heard so many raves from many friends and was really looking forward to it…and secretly hoped not to be disappointed. since the sweltering heat in baltimore had just broken (holy dirt…finally) we sat outside in the …
