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 It has been replaced by what looks to be a culinary batting cage.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.
Cinghiale, the Italian Osteria sitting out on Lancaster Street in uppity Harbor East in Baltimore, has some good specials running this month. Monday nights in October they’re doing Monday Night Flights. $49 gets you a antipasti, salumi, and long flight of wines based around a specific region in Italy. October 13th is Piemonte, the 20th [...]
Hello fellow Vinotrippers. I know you’ve been waiting for this post with unbridled anticipation – the second of the guest posts with Gary AFK. Hopefully this will be worth your patience. First, a little about me. I’m Jamie and I’m a highly-educated wine connoisseur (read: avid bar-hopper who lived in San Francisco for 2 years). I’m also [...]
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