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February 14, 2011

Monday Morning Quarterbacking - - Caesar's Den

veni vidi viciI told a friend I was going to review Caesar's Den.

He happens to volunteer for the Tuesday homeless outreach program of Little Italy Hands and Hearts, which coordinates that and other outreach ministries.

Each Tuesday, members of the group coordinate, prepare and deliver meals to over 72 homeless men and women along Central Avenue. The donations are made possible from local restaurants and merchants, particularly the restaurants of Little Italy.

The friend said that all of the restaurants are generous but Caesar's Den particularly so -- "above and beyond" was the phrase he used.

There was no place for that in the review. I tried, because I don't think it's completely irrelevant information.

So, here...a toast to Tina and Guido De Franco - Cent'anni!

I had some observations about the Caesar's Den menu, which I faulted (gently, I hope) for treating all of its dishes equally.

That black linguine and arugula looks divine!

Baltimore Sun photo/Kenneth K. Lam

 

Posted by Richard Gorelick at 6:07 AM | | Comments (2)
Categories: Monday Morning Quarterbacking
        

Comments

Very nice--and a fitting post for Valentine's Day.

I second that emotion. Happy Valentines Day and congratulations to Caesar's Den for being generous and kind.

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You are reading the archives. For updated blog posts about the Maryland food scene, see Richard Gorelick's new Baltimore Diner blog.
Richard Gorelick was appointed The Baltimore Sun's restaurant critic in September 2010. Before joining the paper staff fulltime, he contributed freelance criticism and features articles about food to area and regional publications. Along the way, he dispatched for short-distance trucking companies, shilled for cultural non-profits, and assisted in cognitive neurology research – never the subject, always the control.

He takes restaurants seriously but not himself, and his favorite restaurant is the one you love, too.
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