Warthog is a great resource, since he apparently makes it all over the area and eats at a wide variety of places. I sometimes think he lives in his car.

I'm a bit surprised at seeing that though, since Iggie's was only #4 on his list of the top five pizza places.

The anonymity of Chowhound is kind of interesting. I post there and everywhere under my real name. As a result, I make a point of not posting where I intend to go, since I'd hate for that to affect my experience. I have no idea how much local restaurant owners peruse the board, but I sometimes suspect it's quite a bit.

History is important on the board -- random opinions from first time posters rank fairly low on the credibility scale with me. Warthog, on the other hand, has very high credibility -- if he says a place is good, I tend to make it a point to go there.

Wow! So Wart Hog is a budding food celebrity then.

But why hasn't he/she read Dining At Large and come forward?

I thought I told more people to go to Iggie's than anyone else on Chowhound (and I'm not Warthog - though I agree he's a great CH resource). Everyone who I take there loves it. There's such a fun vibe and you can take kids and they're really nice and the pizza is great.

I was once planning an outing, and Warthog was going to try to make it.

He called my cellphone, but in the super secret world the the Warthog, I couldn't even see his number.

Warthog is a terrific resource, and we're lucky to have him on the Balto/DC chowhound board.

Anyway, if I were him, I'd keep my status as the international (well Baltimorean) foodie man of mystery, well, a mystery!

(Although if he does want to emerge from behind his cloak, I'd love to meet him!)