Category Archives: Food
Patrick’s on Patrick Street
I had occasion to go to Patrick’s this Friday for lunch. Since they are only in a “soft opening” (their words) phase I’m not going to do a review at this point. It’s pretty clear to me that they are still a … Continue reading
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I’m back and with pickles
Sorry the posts have been so few and far between. Brought two new employees into my company and went on vacation for a week so it’s been crazy. I’ll try to do better. So yesterday I was thinking about pickles as … Continue reading
Odds and Ends- A Good Volt Review
Lizfrog over at Frederick Maryland Online has a review of her experience at Volt. Interestingly in the comments it indcates that Tom Sietsema’s review of the restaurant is going to be in the 10/5 Washington Post magazine.
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Volt
Well, I know the professional critics will not review a restaurant until at least three months after it opens, but hey I’m just a rank amateur, so what do I care. With all the anticipation I’m not inclined to wait more than three weeks. … Continue reading
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Summer’s Bounty
Hooray for summer’s bounty! Russian pink heirloom and San Marzano tomatoes from the garden. Drizzled with some olive oil, balsamic and topped with salt, shaved Parmesan and basil. Yes !!
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Blueberries, blueberries- Frog Eye Farm
Mrs. F made a great discovery this week: Frog Eye Farm. Although not in Frederick County its just two miles north on route 67 from the Route 340/ 67 intersection. They grow fifteen different types of blueberries on his farm and have them available from … Continue reading
Mexicali Cantina
Had lunch there (again) and I am too busy today to do a full post, but consistently the best Mexican food, actually TeX-Mex to be precise, in Frederick is without a doubt the Mexicali Cantina. I have tried La Paz, Casa … Continue reading
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Wal Mart & Local Produce
In the collateral consequences file Wal Mart announced that it will be trying to buy more local produce. According to the AP: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to purchase and sell $400 million worth of produce grown by local farmers within … Continue reading
Luke’s Is Gone
Front page article in the FNP about the demise of both locations of Luke’s Pizza. Unfortunately I expect to see more of this before it gets better.
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More on Vendors
Rochelle, who writes an excellent blog Lots of Everything wrote a great comment to my last post. Since not everybody takes time to read the comments I thought I would post my response here. Rochelle, Thank you for taking the … Continue reading
Brunswick Farmer’s Market and Reflections on Vendors
Stopped by the Brunswick farmer’s market briefly on Sunday. Seemed like a light crowd. Had a different meat purveyor from Boonsboro, but their bacon etc. all had nitrates in it. Also their beef was grain finished. I was really in … Continue reading
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Cook Through Blogging
I recently came across an article in the Wall Street Journal about an amazing phenomenon that I was unaware of. Its called cook through blogging, where a writer selects a cookbook and then works his way through every recipe in the book writing … Continue reading
Report on Brunswick Farmers Market
Went to the Brunswick Farmers Market this Sunday. There were about nine vendors there and a fair amount of people milling about. Starting a farmers market must be hard and this looked like an decent start. Had the usual: strawberries, … 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
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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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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