Congrats to Woodberry Kitchen
Even a year ago I would have said that Charleston and the Helmand were the only two restaurants in Baltimore getting national recognition. Now we're going to have to add Woodberry Kitchen to that very short list.
Not only was the restaurant featured in Bon Appetit recently, now Gourmet has recognized it as one of 126 restaurants in the country "worth spending money on," and one of only 11 of them in the Northeast. No other Baltimore restaurants were named. ...
Of course, the editors don't realize that Maryland isn't in the Northeast (it's 85 degrees out there today, guys), which some might say makes their choices a little suspect. But not me.
Here's what Gourmet had to say:
What could be more enticing than a stylishly rustic farm-to-table restaurant in a rehabilitated foundry with a chef named Spike? How about one with a congenial staff, complimentary fizzy water, Joe Strummer quoted on the menu, and a kitchen that makes the most of the region—from pristine Choptank Sweets on the half shell to a plump Chesapeake Bay crab cake paired with kohlrabi slaw. 2010 Clipper Park Rd., Baltimore (410-464-8000; Woodberry Kitchen)
(Kenneth K. Lam/Sun photographer)
Comments
Since when was the fizzy water complimentary?
Posted by: comp? | September 25, 2009 12:43 AM
That is great they are celebrating what is sooooo good about Woodberry. I love the joe strummer quote on the menu. I went there for my birthday three weeks ago and had the best time!
Posted by: Elizabeth | September 25, 2009 9:00 AM
comp? I mentioned the complimentary fizzy water several weeks ago.
Posted by: Dahlink | September 27, 2009 11:42 AM
No congrats from me. I don't see why all the fuss. Yes, the food was good, not great. However, the service was slow and the tables upstairs were so close together that whenever the waitress took care of the parties of either side of us, her ass almost ended up on my plate.
Posted by: Bill | September 30, 2009 3:23 PM
Was it a nice ass, Bill?
Posted by: TheBeav | October 1, 2009 1:00 PM