Rev. Oreste Pandola Adult Learning Center at St. Leo’s School has recently posted their fall line up of Italian cooking classes. There is something so “authentic" about taking Italian cooking classes in Little Italy with instructors whose names are Scalia, Brotto, Mirachi, Platerote, Ranieri, Ferraro and Maselli.
The local farmers markets offer up a plethora of sense stimuli: colors, smells, tastes and the bustling sounds of the market customers.Looking at the produce, the beautiful rainbow of ripeness calls out to me, “take me home” which sometimes stymies me as to a new, fresh preparations. We all tend to fall into food ruts don’t we? 
A number of you are depressed, the last of the kiddies are off to college, the house is empty. What do you do, what do you do? It is time to kick back and enjoy an adult evening out: great food paired with The Brewer’s Art selection of beers at their First Wednesday five course beer dinner on Wednesday, September 1.
You heard me, fried beer. Yes, Mark Zable has patented and trademarked “fried beer." He is a finalist at the State Fair of Texas’s fried food competition. It is mini ravioli with a liquid beer centers. Zable says. "it doesn’t cook long enough to get rid of the alcohol content," so if you are under 21 expect to be carded. I’m not sure beer drinkers want hot beer, do you? I can't even think of a sauce I would put on this.
This is new territory for both Phillips Seafood Restaurant and Baltimore International College, both Baltimore based businesses, they never before offered home-based cooks cooking classes. With a look to saving dollars, to controlling what goes into the foods one eats, cooking classes are growing in popularity. Phillips Seafood Restaurant is offering demonstration classes starting late Saturday morning with a bit of wine and socializing thrown in. Baltimore International College is in the evenings and looks to be hands-on and demonstration classes.
A post on Facebook from Lael Sara Hazan, a contributing editor to Saveur.com, and the daughter-in-law to Marcella Hazan, stated, “I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.” Wow, did that hit home. When I ‘m working at my desk there is no desire to eat. Well, maybe after about six hours.
Guessing my recent review about The Pig & Fish got noticed in Rehoboth and henceforth, I received a call out to all former Grotto Pizza workers. Knowing how many kids from Baltimore have spent their summers 'down the ocean' over the past 50 years there are a goodly number of you that worked at Grotto or had friends who worked there....
StarChefs.com, the award-winning online magazine’s CEO Antoinette Bruno came to Baltimore in July to meet the city’s culinary talent, taste their food and give them photo recognition on the website. To give you an idea of the impact and cache that StarChefs.com yields, the site receives 20 million hits /10 million pageviews/500,000 unique visitors per month. 
One of the Baltimore's best corner bar and restaurant, The Dizz, is expanding and getting ready to open their doors of a second location on Thursday, September 2nd.
Last’s years vacation at the shore had us try The Pig & Fish in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, it was happenstance. We were spending one of our typical days in Rehoboth, walking Rehoboth Avenue and something about the name The Pig & Fish was enticing, the look fresh and clean and the menu with choices way beyond the typical shore fare; crab cakes, ribs and pizza. 
Tatu - Asian Grill, Sushi Bar and Sake Lounge is coming to Power Plant Live-Restaurant Row in Baltimore. In fact, it opens on a limited schedule for August. Doors opening Friday, August 20th through to Saturday, August 21st, just Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays thereafter until the grand opening after Labor Day.
Yes, you do recognize Chef Crouse’s name. For three years he won accolades for his work as executive chef at Sotto Sopra Restaurant here in Baltimore and has moved on to become corporate chef for Sláinte Irish Pub and Restaurant and Woody’s Rum Bar & Island Grill down on Thames Street in Fells Point.
The corner of Liberty Road and Rolling Roads were jamming today with traffic as people in droves were lined up in person and in cars to go the grand opening of Maryland’s first Sonic, America’s Drive-In. Read more:
Adventures of a Koodie is a 9 year old Baltimore boy’s view of food and dining. Eli recently told his parents he wanted to be a restaurant reviewer and wanted to write a blog. With the assist of mother (Cheryl Knauer-Nevins Public Relations) and dad (Jason Knauer-photographer), they set up Eli’s blog but it is Eli who has been posting.
Detectives found chef Jean-Francois Poinard of Lyon, France frozen solid, in the fetal position in a chest freezer. The renowned French chef went missing approximately two years ago.The break in the case came when his girlfriend Guylene Collober, inebriated.... Read the full post:
Hot off the press release and here for your edification is deal for steamed crabs from Phillips. 
Summer's harvests are in abundance and showing up on menus all around town. A group of writers, myself included, were invited to come in for the B & O American Brasserie’s taste of summer as they introduced their new seasonal dinner menu.
Key lime pie, mint chocolate chip and strawberry shortcake are the new sugar free flavors being offered in Wrigley’s Extra Dessert Delights.
Whether you are staying local to the Baltimore area or have some mid-Atlantic traveling on your plate there seems to be Restaurant Week opportunities galore available.
Wondering why the Dining Examiner is writing about being able to smell what you consume because it is vital to the enjoyment of food and beverage. Actually this little post was triggered by a story about recalled zinc based nasal sprays that are said to have caused loss of sense of smell.
A gelatinous soup made with the fins of sharks is endangering the shark population. A pricey soup in China at about $100 a bowl, it is a delicacy. Previously the price was prohibitive but with the rise of the wealthy class in China the demand has grown putting a strain on the shark population.
It was a sell-out crowd; over 200 guests arrived to taste crab creations by regional chefs who were looking to walk away with bragging rights as the winner.Here come the judges, here come the judges
Guests who attended this bash voted for their favorite crab dish for creativity, presentation and flavor.
Nationally acclaimed, locally loved, Brewer’s Art is pairing their great beers with Chef Dave Newman’s specially crafted five course dinner for your delight this Wednesday, August 4th. You have heard of wine dinners where the wine is paired with the food well this is for the beer aficionado with multiple courses paired with Brewer's Art offerings the likes of Zodiac Ale, Green Peppercorn Tripel, Ozzy, Resurrection and La Petroleuse.
What a clever idea, Double Ad Wednesdays. Simple concept that offers you, the shopper, up to 100% more specials and twice the savings- all in one shopping trip. Plan your grocery shopping on a Wednesday at any of the Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Westminister & Laurel area..
Susan Irby, aka the Bikini Chef, has compiled 175 super slimming recipes in her latest cookbook, Substitute Yourself Skinny. This is not dieting; this is substituting her recipes of your favorite dishes with slimmed down calorie versions without sacrificing flavor. Chef Irby lives on the west coast-southern California. It is the Los Angeles and the OC area where a svelte body is worshipped
