By Greg B. While out on a recent job hunt, I had the pleasure of spending some time in southern Portugal. Without going into too much detail about how great the area, people, food and …
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The Other BaltimoreBy Harriet
So it looks like Baltimore, County Cork, Ireland is a drinking town too. As soon as I arrived the first words I saw were ‘Wine Bar’ and ‘Guinness’. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised; after all, this is Ireland, land of the pub, where getting a little over-served is not a taboo, but rather par for the course. Irish Baltimore is down on the south west coast of the Emerald Isle and like our Baltimore centers around a harbor full of sailing boats. A village about the size of Fells Point, the main industry here is fishing (Fresh seafood!) and more recently tourism as people come for sailing trips and pretty seaside scenery. Read the full story »
By Greg B. I have discovered a beer that, white being quite delicious enough on it’s own, is also extremely tasty in ice cream float form. I’ll elaborate on that below. But the real task …
By Charlie R. A recent return trip from the other side of the Bay left me with some deliciously fresh fish, a variety of summer farm …
By Charlie R. Rich, fluffy coffee cake veined with a cinnamon-sugar crunch has long been a holiday and vacation breakfast staple in my family. So one Christmas in the not-so-distant past I offered to help …
by Tom M. During a recent afternoon of grilling I had to opportunity to light up a cigar that I had received as gift this past Christmas (my wife is awesome). The cigar was a …
by Tom M. A couple of weeks ago life mercifully slowed down and an unscheduled Sunday at home appeared before me like the cliché oasis in the desert scene from a kids cartoon. I was …
By Greg B. Summer is coming to a close, and like I imagine most people are doing, whenever I get some spare time, I try to spend it relaxing outside by a fired up grill, …
By Greg B. I’ve been very busy lately, so I havent had time to write up much of anything other than a few beer posts (and thus, apologize in advance for the short intro, and …
By Greg B. As many of you know, I find it hard to drink a lot of lagers. The flavors tend to be a bit more subtle in them, and sometimes, I just want to …
By Greg B. I have to admit, I enjoy being provided the opportunity to review books, but I lack a lot of free time to read them. Cookbooks and recipe books are one thing, but …
By Greg B. Life’s been busy recently. But to celebrate a successful move and the end of a rather stressful day, there are few better ways than beer. Yes, even as the beerman sometimes I …
Baltimore Restaurants »
Tangiers brings Morocco to Canton
By Harriet
There’s a oddly shaped restaurant on Boston Street in Canton that always grabs my eye. Previously the Red Fish and then Meridian 54, the building has been repainted yet again and is now Tangiers …
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We need to drop the Cuban embargo NOW!
by Tom M. I recently returned from a relaxing trip to Bermuda (more on that in another post to come) and one of the many treasures to be had on this island paradise are Cuban …
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Beer of the Day: Clipper City’s Heavy Seas Rye Porter
By Greg B. As part of Clipper City Brewery’s 22oz bomber series of beers, over a year ago they opened up the competition to local homebrews. The call went out to brew an interesting, tasty …
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Wine of the day: Eric Texier Cotes du Rhone Villages (Chusclan) – 2005
There are 18 different “Villages” appellations in the Southern Rhone that make up Côtes du Rhône Villages wines. These diverse wines come from a variety of small vineyards, each with their own character and …
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Baltimore Berger Cookie Recipe
By Jess A – I have recently celebrated my 2 year anniversary of being a homeowner in Baltimore City. In order to commemorate this momentous occasion I decided to bake (surprise surprise). What baked …
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