Monthly Archives: May 2008
The Billionaire’s Vinegar
Continuing my posts on books I’ve been reading: I just finished up The Billionaire’s Vinegar: The Mystery of the World’s Most Expensive Wine by Benjamin Wallace (also available from FCPL). It was an interesting, if a little dry at the beginning, read. Briefly … Continue reading
New Brunswick Farmers Market
According to some buzz that I heard, and as noted on the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s website there is a new farmers market in Brunswick on Sundays from 1:00 p.m to 4:00 p.m. starting in June. Looking at the calendar that … Continue reading
Quote of The Day (and brief history lesson)
Most of you may not know that one of the first food critics and publisher of a best selling guide in 1935, Called Adventures in Good Eating was Duncan Hines. (yes that Duncan Hines- he ultimately sold the rights to … Continue reading
A Great Read- Mediterranean Summer
I am in the middle of reading three food related books, which I will probably post about as I finish them. What do they have to do with Frederick? Honestly, nothing except that I got them all from the Frederick … Continue reading
Farmer’s Market Report 5-24-08
Went to the West Frederick (Baughman’s Lane) Farmers Market. They had good strawberries, spinach, salad greens and spring onions. One thing I was struck by was how long the lines were. It really goes to show that the demand far outstrips … Continue reading
In Search of a Good Pizza Wine- 2006 Terre di Sole?
The white whale to my Ahab is what I call a good pizza wine. What do I mean by that? Well what I am always on the lookout for is an inexpensive red (preferably Italian) that we can crack open on a … Continue reading
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Sustainable Seafood
I’ve always been concerned about where the food on our plates comes from. As readers of this blog will know this is specially true for me with respect to meat, poultry and seafood. As I was eating my linguine with shrimp (review coming … Continue reading
Fred Foodie Ignored!!
There was an article (here) in yesterday’s Frederick News Post about Frederick area food bloggers. It failed to mention this site, yes loyal readers not a peep about Fred Foodie. Oh the horror! The humanity! The snub! I pity the next restaurant I review. … Continue reading
Caballo Viejo
After hearing some good things about Caballo Viejo I finally got a chance to try this restaurant. First of all you have to understand that cuisine is primarily Venezuelan. Not that this is in any way bad, just that if … Continue reading
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Robert and me. (Robert Mondavi RIP 1913-2008)
Just wanted to throw in my two cents on the passing of Robert Gerald Mondavi one of the giants of American wine who died at age 94 on May 16th. According to Robert Parker “he had the single greatest influence … Continue reading
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Wine Dinner- June 4th
Frederick Wine House and the Valley Grill at Hollow Creek Golf Club are having a wine dinner on June 4th from 7 to 10 p.m. You can check out the menu here. It certainly looks good on paper. The cost is … Continue reading
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Nilgiris Indian Sizzler
There are three Indian lunch buffets in Frederick that I am aware of: Clay Oven, Bombay Grill and Nilgiris. I now have a new Indian Lunch buffet favorite. Its the curiously named Nilgiris Indian Sizzler. ( Nilgiris I understand- its … Continue reading
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Downtown Restaurants coming (Volt) and going (Venutis)
Coming: There’s a new restaurant preparing to open in downtown Frederick called Volt after the Chef/Owner Bryan Voltaggio. From their website: Award-winning chef, Bryan Voltaggio recently left his duties as executive chef of Charlie Palmer Steak in Washington, DC to prepare for … Continue reading
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Bisol Jeio Prosecco- walk on by.
In my continuing quest to try every prosecco ever produced I popped a bottle of this over the weekend. I bought it for no other reason than I have never had it before, and candidly the person in the wine store tried … Continue reading
Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc 2007 Marlborough
Had a bottle of this with our Mother’s Day feast. Very pale gold, almost no color. Had a nose of grapefruit and citrus, without a lot of grass or any of the cat pee that is often present in New … Continue reading
Great Wine Resource
Hey check this out. Not Frederick specific (again), but it’s a great tasting card developed by a person named Alder Yarrow who runs a San Francisco-oriented wine blog called Vinography. It’s really handy for those times when you can’t put a … Continue reading
More on the Frederick Wine House
Since my February 14th post on the new wine store in town I have been back there several times. They continue to grow in a positive way: their selection has expanded and they have a good, solid selection of wines at … Continue reading
Isabella’s Wine Dinners
Interesting article in today’s Frederick News Post about wine dinners at Isabellas. Anyone ever been? I might have to go especially as the next one is with Italian wine. UPDATE: I found the menu: May 19, 2008 Isabella’s Presents Five Course … Continue reading
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Living Well
I came across this article published a year ago in the UK paper the Guardian. Being an unabashed Anglophile it caught my eye. I know this has absolutely nothing to do with Food or Frederick, but hey- it’s my blog … Continue reading
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Bombay Grill redux
Went back to the Bombay Grill for lunch again. The food was great. Much better than my January impressions. Has a really nice saag paneer as one of the dishes. Only two complaints: they bring the naan to your table like … Continue reading
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Dutch Process Cocoa
I have several recipes I have been wanting to try and make. They all call for Dutch process (or processed) cocoa. Anyone know where I can find some. So far I have tried MOM’s, The Common Market, Giant, Weis and … Continue reading
Edible Chesapeake
The Spring 2008 edition of Edible Chesapeake is out. You can pick up a copy (for FREE) at the Common Market. Has an interesting article on clams that makes me want to make some clam chowder or pasta with clam … Continue reading