Restaurant news and soy-milk lattes
I'm sitting here at my desk taking deep, calming breaths. I just saw the print edition of Taste for the first time today, and the teaser to the Top 10 list (which appeared on the blog last Tuesday) says: "Elizabeth Large wants Urth Caffe, which sells soy-milk lattes, to open here."
Oh, GACK.
The Urth Caffe sells fruit plates with mangoes, fresh pineapple, papaya, pomegranate seeds and exotic melons. The Urth Caffe sells the best salads in the world. (My favorite has fennel, spinach, candied pecans, Asiago cheese, radish slices and other good things.)
The Urth Caffe's fabulous sour dough bread comes from La Brea Bakery, and the butter is organic.
I would kill for the Urth Caffe's tortilla soup filled with fat chunks of ripe avocado right now. The Urth Caffe has the most beautiful pastries in the world. ...
I could go on, but the point is you would have to put a gun to my head to get me to drink a soy-milk latte. The fact that Urth Caffe makes one is an aberration I prefer to ignore, certainly not a reason it's on my list of places I'd like to see open in Baltimore.
Anyway, if you want to see the Top 10 as it looked in print with comments, here it is. And if you want to know more about the new Roland Park Bagel Co. and other restaurant news, here's the link to my Table Talk column.
(Gene Sweeney Jr./Sun photographer)
Comments
I went to the Roland Park Bagel Company (Gawd, I never thought I'd hear those words!) the morning it opened and wasn't impressed. The coffee splurted out of the machine and was sludge-like. I add a lot of half & half, and the color barely changed.
When I tasted it, it was barely warm. I asked for another cup and the girl STUCK HER FINGER IN MY COFFEE to see what the temp was.
I asked for an everything with a little bit of butter and when i got to the office, I could have wrung out the butter because they'd added so much.
I know it was the first morning, and I will give them another chance since they're on my route to work, but seriously, how hard is it to do coffee and a bagel right?
Posted by: Pigtown | January 14, 2009 4:46 PM
Elizabeth: In your top ten places you'd like to see...the elegant little tea &lunch place exists...on Old York Road in Sparks: The Crown & Thistle serves teas, lunches, soups, salads etc: very much ladies' foods! Delicious
Posted by: Pat | January 15, 2009 9:43 AM
EL -- You really should not be so prejudiced against soy milk. It's much more delicious than it sounds, especially if it's flavored with vanilla or chocolate.
Sometimes I get a soy chai latte at Starbucks instead of a skim chai, and I can't even tell the difference. Give it a chance, if only to expand your culinary horizons.
I know, I know, but I love milk, and I hate substitutes for things I love if they don't bring something new and delicious to the table. I like edamame, I like tofu, I just don't want a milk substitute. EL
Posted by: CS | January 15, 2009 12:01 PM
I asked for an everything with a little bit of butter and when i got to the office, I could have wrung out the butter because they'd added so much.
Posted by: evden eve nakliyat | August 17, 2010 4:07 PM
EL -- You really should not be so prejudiced against soy milk. It's much more delicious than it sounds, especially if it's flavored with vanilla or chocolate. ?
Posted by: Kilis Haberleri | August 17, 2010 4:12 PM
Give it a chance, if only to expand your culinary horizons.
Posted by: dizi | August 18, 2010 11:21 PM
I wanted to know if I could hook it up to a modern television or do I have to buy an old television too
Posted by: laptop battery | October 11, 2010 12:53 PM