Wednesday's best of the blogs and elsewhere
HowChow on changes at Soretti's Ethiopian in Burtonsville:
Soretti's has spruced up the art, added more tables, and hung curtains to soften the front windows. They're serving beer, including an Ethiopian variety, and even offering bread made from the authentic teff.
On New York magazine's Grub Street, finance blogger Felix Salmon on The Crowded Restaurant Conundrum: Why We’re All Gluttons for Punishment (via Eater). The article describes a phenomenon associated more with New York than sweet ol' Baltimore, where, with a few exceptions, you can just about waltz over to the table of your choice on any given weeknight.
For Top Chef fans, this interview with Tom Colicchio on the A.V. Club (via Eater)
Minx Eats wonders about the photographs on the cover of Rocco DiSpirito's new book.
The photo immediately to the right of the cover, with the orange background, is from his last book. It's pretty obviously retouched--unless he's found the fountain of youth, he looks younger there than in the three other, older photos--but it still looks like Rocco. (Just not a middle-aged Rocco. He's 44.)
Take a look.
On Tasty Trix, a truffled tuna noddle casserole with crispy shallots and mushroom-white wine sauce. Looks yummy.
My version is modeled on the Stouffer's frozen variety that my mom used to "make" for me when I was a kid.
