Charm City Cook
Food is good
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Modern American. Globally influenced. Locally spun. I recently sat down with Nancy Hart and Jerry Trice to learn more about their new restaurant, Gunther & Co., opening soon in Brewer’s Hill. As I entered the rehabbed space inside the boiler room of the old Gunther Beer factory at Toone and Conkling Streets, I was completely …
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 …
Chef Brigitte Bledsoe of Miss Shirley’s Cafe was supposed to be in school. But, no. She was busy working at Ocean Pride in Lutherville. And that’s where it all started. Born and raised in Towson, Bledsoe attended Dulaney High School and Essex Community College (now known as CCBC) and then, she got bitten by the …
Over the last few years, Baltimore’s food scene has exploded. New places opening up all the time, collaborations are everywhere, pop-ups, beer and wine dinners and more. And on the drinks side of the house, many local bartenders are using fresh housemade ingredients, creative spirits and featuring products from local breweries, wineries, distillers. And, it’s …
