Crumbs and tidbits
Kathleen sent me this link to her blog entry about the Food Network's series "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives," which will be shooting at the Blue Moon Cafe in Fells Point on April 18 and 21, according to a waitress there. Odd, because I don't think of Blue Moon as a diner, drive-in or dive.
* Federal Hill Jim praised the story in last week's Washington Post on noise in restaurants (Which Larry S. had earlier brought to my attention; thanks to you both) and suggested I might want to do a Top Ten on Baltimore's noisiest. I thought I might have already (I'm starting not to remember them all), but instead we've just discussed the subject frequently, for instance, here and here.
*I had heard that the Blue Point Grille in Ellicott City had closed, but Jack sent me this interesting tidbit:
New sign just put up this weekend - new sign is Chun-Churum in English and in Korean. New restaurant obviously geared to Howard County Korean population. Another independent restaurant bites the dust.
* Great Harvest Bread Co., a self-described "whole grain bakery," is hoping to open in the Baltimore area. There are already Columbia and Annapolis locations.
* Chowhound wrote me he saw at Tark's Grill:
...a preppy family come in and the boy was carrying a...lacrosse stick. The manager smilingly put it in the coatroom.
I pass it along because, yes, that's the kind of restaurant it is.
(Jerry Jackson/Sun photographer)
Comments
re. Tark's Grill: gack. (Is there an appropriate non-food-related equivalent of "gack"?) Leave it in the car, for pete's sake.
Happy to hear about Great Harvest coming up here. Their breads are fantastic, very hearty and satisfying.
I think gack is probably a satisfying all-purpose expression. EL
Posted by: Dr. Erlenmeyer Cantaloupe | April 14, 2008 6:20 PM
In town to nurse a 30-something child. She wanted carryout from Banjara in South Baltimore. The phone was disconnected even though the webpage was up. When did it disappear?
Posted by: bra1nchild | April 14, 2008 9:04 PM
For years you had to go to NYC to get decent bread so it's nice that there are several places in the area that are worth going to. What I don't understand though is why there is such a dearth of good fresh bagels. Come to think of it, it's not like there's New York style deli on every block either!
Posted by: Joyce W. | April 15, 2008 5:39 AM
There is another restaurant wher D,DI & D's will be filming during the same time frame. Te Stone Creek INN in Pasadena, off of Ft. Smallwood Road. I got this information straight from the owner.
Posted by: Ralph | April 15, 2008 7:20 AM
Banjara closed late last year. At least for a while it was operated by the same folks as the Indian restaurant in Tuscany-Canterbury (Ambassador?), which was far superior. Site, now vacant, was the focus recently of a successful neighborhood effort to block what was perceived as a night club in restaurant guise.
Posted by: Federal Hill Jim | April 16, 2008 4:05 PM
What I really miss is New York Deli potato salad. Made with sliced, not diced, potatoes. Whenever I go up to New York I always bring back several pounds of the stuff, usually from the Stage Deli, 7th Avenue around 53rd Street.
Posted by: Mr. Old Fart | April 16, 2008 5:31 PM
I'm so glad Blue Moon's cinnamon rolls are finally getting the attention they deserve.
I'm driving past Chum-Churum later today and was going to check it out.
Posted by: Kate | April 17, 2008 10:04 AM