Category Archives: Food

Memories, music and a meal for Morris

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Tom Warner

“Oh, Mon Dieu! Those mouse turds, too!” by Fern Shen and Mark Reutter (Baltimore Brew, Jan. 16, 2012) The people Morris Martick screamed at, cooked with, cooked for, fired, rehired, insulted and nurtured – in other words, the people who … Continue reading →


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Everybody Goes To Gino’s Fan Appreciation Day

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Tom Warner

By Tom Warner (Baltimore or Less, October 9, 2011) TOWSON, MD. – Former Baltimore Colts “Hall of Famer” and Gino’s restaurant chain co-founder Gino Marchetti hosted a “Fan Appreciation Day” along with other Colts alumuni this past Sunday at the … Continue reading →


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Table Talk: Lost City Diner finally materializes

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Tom Warner

A long-awaited project opens in Charles North; the results are ravishing By Richard Gorelick (Baltimore Sun, 8/24/11) Let’s just say that hydroelectric dams haven’t taken as long to complete as the Lost City Diner, Joy Martin’s long-awaited project in the … Continue reading →


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Michael Phelps Sells Subliminal Subway Sex

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Via Subliminal Messages in Advertising: “In this banner taken from SUBWAY restaurants official website you can see that the steam ascending from the sandwich spells SEX. The word SEX is also etched several times on the sandwich and on Phelps’ … Continue reading →


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John Waters Swears off the word “Hon” and Honfest

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Tom Warner

From the archives: Associated Press article, 6/13/2008. BALTIMORE (AP) — John Waters is done with “Hon.” Honfest, an annual celebration of beehive hairdos, cat’s-eye glasses and other kitschy fashions, is getting bigger and bigger. Participants are known as “Hons” in … Continue reading →


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Claire C’s Cafe Hon Review

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Tom Warner

Claire C.’s Yelp review of Hampden’s Cafe Hon is priceless. by Claire C, whatsinsideourbrains.com, Baltimore, MD (posted 12/9/10) Let’s pretend, for a moment, that we inhabit a Baltimore-that-never-was–the bastard child of the sitcom Alice (“Kiss ma grits!”), the movie “Hairspray” … Continue reading →


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Lake Trout – A Fried Favorite in Baltimore

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Scott Huffines

LAKE trout, prepaid cellphones, discount cigarettes: Drive on Baltimore Street West, away from downtown, and the hand-painted signs plastered to building flanks beckon. Fried chicken, lake trout, checks cashed: The awnings on take-aways here advertise that trifecta. Korean-owned fast food … Continue reading →


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Baltimore City Paper’s 2010 “Baltimanual”

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Scott Huffines

“The Land Of Pleasant Living” City Paper’s 2010 Guide to All Things Baltimore Baltimore is a place of many nicknames and civic slogans, many of which have stuck whether they fit the place or not. Its 19th-century violence earned it … Continue reading →


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Brits Invade Baltimore’s Art Scene

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Scott Huffines

Baltimore’s Beating Art Don’t let the grittiness of The Wire put you off, the US east coast city has a thriving DIY arts scene and some great dive bars by Becky Barnicoat, The Guardian, 9/18/2010 Baltimore comes with a question mark. … Continue reading →


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Bowels of Soup at Tempo Lounge

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Scott Huffines

We love the Tempo Lounge in Essex, especially Tammy and Barb, but we think we will pass on the soup bowel.


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