I had the opportunity this evening to attend a meeting of the Prince George’s County House Delegation of the Maryland General Assembly, where (among other things) the delegates heard testimony from the community for a PG County bill designed to make corkage legal. See my post from earlier this week for some of the back-story [...]
12/06 Update: The Baltimore Sun published an op-ed today about the “flawed” laws banning corkage in Maryland. Did you know that it’s illegal in Maryland to bring your own wine to dinner at a restaurant, a practice known as “corkage”, if that restaurant is already licensed to sell beer, wine or spirits? It’s true (although [...]
Finally got out to Oregon’s Willamette Valley to do some wine tastin’, picture takin’, and relaxin’. The first thing I noticed while driving from winery to winery is all the dysentery is how they have other stuff planted besides grapes. Drive through any major wine region around the world and you’re likely to find every [...]
Went to eat at Amicci’s in Baltimore’s Little Italy last week. The cause was celebratory, so I called ahead to see what their corkage policy was. I was told their liquor license wouldn’t allow BYOB. I’ve heard of restaurants now allowing BYOB, but wasn’t aware that Maryland came down decisively on either side of the [...]
Finally got a chance to check out Taverna Corvino, the Italian restaurant on Light Street in Federal Hill. Taverna Corvino replaced Junior’s in the location that works like a Tilt-A-Whirl for upscale restaurants in South Baltimore. If you aren’t slinging Miller Lite in Sobo, you’re going to have a rough time getting going. Winesdays, five [...]
Ate at Woodberry Kitchen in Clipper Mill the other night. I wasn’t so impressed with Woodberry Kitchen the first time I went there, but on this night it was fantastic. They really knocked it out of the park on every level. Pretzel-sausage-cheese-thing: awesome. Wood fired chicken: superb. Braised short ribs: heavenly. Service: outstanding. Sixty dollar [...]
Taverna Corvino, the restaurant the replaced Junior’s in Federal Hill, is open. Beer in Baltimore has some scoop. I stoped by before opening today and perused the bar menu, a range of appetizers in the $6-$9 range, as well as cheese plates (three cheeses $11); dinners reportedly hover around $16-25. Grape Leaves Online reports that [...]
Junior’s, the Federal Hill restaurant that I held near and dear to my heart for their Winesdays, has closed. It has been replaced by what looks to be a culinary batting cage. Test Kitchen? What is a Test Kitchen? The big banner over the doors that offers another clue. So the new spot will be [...]
CC licensed image courtesy of Flickr user joe lencioni Last week, The Wife and I walked down to Charles Street and into Juniors for their Chef’s Wine Tasting Dinner. These sorts of things, where you sit in a small group with the winemaker and have a multi-course meal pared with his wine, are somewhat unique [...]
…makes me happy to live in Baltimore. No snooty wine terms here, hon.
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