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http://www.pazorestaurant.com For a couple of years now, I’ve been hearing about tapas dining; I’ve even seen it referenced in the name of some of Baltimore’s local restaurants, like Tapas Teatro or Khali’s Mezze (mezze is apparently Greek for appetizer).  When I asked one of my more sophisticated culinary friends to explain the popularity of tapas—as [...]

http://www.elkridgefurnaceinn.com I can still remember the first time I dined at the Elkridge Furnace Inn.  It was on a whim, on a Sunday morning about three years ago, and they were serving brunch.  At the time, I was an inexperienced culinary connoisseur—and, looking back, that is a fairly generous assessment.  I had never really experienced [...]

Clyde’s of Columbia – www.clydes.com The Iron Bridge Wine Company – www.ironbridgewines.com Baltimoreans don’t have to just limit themselves to eating at restaurants downtown or within the city.  One of the many attractions to the Baltimore restaurant scene is its proximity to other culinary points near the city.  Namely, there is Towson/Timonium to the north, [...]

http://www.bicyclebistro.com/ There are only a few restaurants that I have dined at this year that have left me wanting for more, so much so that, even seven months later, I can still taste certain dishes and flavors. Two are part of the Cindy Wolf/Tony Foreman restaurant machine in Baltimore: their French bistro, Petit Louis, and [...]

Salt—A New American Tavern 2127 E. Pratt St. Baltimore, MD 21231 410-276-5480 www.salttavern.com Evidence that Baltimore is quickly becoming a major player in the culinary scene is the recent addition of several eclectic and very un-Baltimore-like restaurants. Whether they are new Italian restaurants replacing the more traditional standards in Little Italy or more sophisticated and [...]

From the outside looking in, The Brewer’s Art appears to be just another ordinary bar in a stretch of already too many ordinary bars on Baltimore’s Charles Street. Like most places located in this Mount Vernon neighborhood, Brewer’s Art is situated within a nineteenth century rowhouse, with grand pillars at its entrance steps, and large, [...]