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alivemagdoleneThis was in The Baltimore Sun recently and I couldn't resist. Sadly, I've done less than ten of these things.
100 Things Every Foodie Should Do in Baltimore
1) Have a jumbo lump crab cake from Faidley's on a Saltine
2) Pick steamed hard shells at Mr. Bill's Terrace Inn in Essex
3) Eat Bertha's mussels.
4) Drink a Natty Boh
5) Snack on a Berger's cookie
6) Put marshmallow on your snowball
7) Split Maryland beaten biscuits and put some thin slices of ham in them
8) Serve sauerkraut with your turkey
9) Get a chicken box (fried wings, western fries, dinner roll) from a Baltimore City public market
10) Maybe the chicken box should be from Tyrone's?
11) Lake Trout and for enthusiasts of The Wire,a grape soda with it
12) Breakfast at Blue Moon Cafe down at Fells Point
13) Corned beef on rye at Attman's
14) Chiapparelli's house salad
15) Knock back a goblet of Resurrection Ale at Brewer's Art
16) Take Sunday morning stroll through the JFX Farmer's Market
17) Thrasher's french fries from the boardwalk in Ocean City
18) Have a Black Eyed Susan at the Preakness
19) Have a Pit Beef sandwich at Boog's during an O's game
20) Shop for shoes and chocolate at Ma Petit Shoe
21) Have a soft crab sandwich on white bread.
22) Rheb's chocolate-covered caramels and vanilla butter creams
23) Order a Tio Pepe sangria (red)
24) Polish sausage from one of the two Ostrowski shops
25) German sausage from Binkert's
26) Fisher's popcorn
30) Eat a Wockenfuss caramel apple
31) Thin crust pizza from Iggies or Joe Squared
32) Savory muffins at Red Canoe in Lauraville
33) Try some of the special flavors from Taharka Brothers (formerly Sylvan Beach) ice cream and Pitango Gilato
34) Mock hipsters at Golden West & Rocket to Venus
35) Have a special occasion dinner at Charleston: don't order from the menu, just ask Cindy to fix what she thinks is best that night.
36) Change your mind about vegan/vegetarian food at Liquid Earth.
37) Try the charcuterie at Clementine
38) Have the macaroni & cheese with chocolate at Jack’s.
39) Shrimp salad from Kibby's and/or Mary Mervis
40) Smith Island Cake, but only from Sugarbakers
41) Gorge yourself on the Monday night All-You-Can-Eat at Vaccarro's
42) Discuss a bottle of wine with Tony Foreman at Vaccaro's
43) Eat Roasted vegetables at Donna's...wearing black
44) Veal chop at Da Mimmo
45) Bookmaker Salad at Sabatinos
46) Get a crab cake and/or a lemon/peppermint stick from Flower Mart
47) Order any sandwich at Trinacria (you must wait in line for the full effect).
48) Order the popcorn and deviled eggs at the Woodberry Kitchen (before your appetizer, not in lieu of)
49) Have lunch on the patio at Sanders Corner overlooking the Loch Raven Reservoir
50) Head to Carroll County from the best cream of crab soup on Smokey's BBQ on Liberty Road
51) Stop at DiPasquale's in Highland town for their Italian and meatball subs
52) Fried chicken livers from Lexington market
53) Bagel with lox and cream cheese or apricot spread from Greg's
54) Sit at the bar at Cinghaile and order anything. Talk to Rob about wine when Tony isn't in town.
55) Tamales from the food truck on Broadway
56) Coddies on a cracker from a rowhouse bar
57) Wander aisles of exotic produce -- lychees! Jackfruit! Indian eggplant!-- at H Mart or Lotte Plaza in Catonsville. Eat some yummy bi bim bap or udon soup at the food court and then pick up a beautiful fresh whole fish for dinner before you head home.
58) Go to a bull/oyster roast or crab/shrimp feast at any number of Baltimore venues as long as you go to at least one at a V.F.W hall, American Legion, Steelworkers Hall, Fire hall, State Park, etc
59) Prime rib at the Prime Rib
60) Greenberg Potato Skins from Prime Rib
61) Fried green pepper rings at Gunnings
62) Popular Mozzarella Pie from Matthew's Pizza
63) A baloney wrapped hot dog from Attman's
64) Pit beef from anywhere without a door
65) Late night dinner at the Bel-Loc Diner
66) Eat a "Tour of Samos" at Samos in Greektown (Greek salad, tzatziki and pita, kalamari, spinach pie, chicken souvlaki, dolmades, lamb chops, garlic shrimp, gyro, roasted potatoes)
67) Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding at Ale Mary's
68) Eat anything on the menu at Andy Nelson's.
69) Gravy fries
70) Chicken salad from Graul's Market
71) Old-fashioned Maryland stuffed ham
72) Otterbein's cookies
73) Raw beef and onion sandwich with raw yellow onion and salt and pepper on fresh rye bread (or pumpernickel)
74) Buy a crepe at Sofie's and enjoy it while watching a movie at the Charles
75) Naron candy
76) Polish dog with "the works" at Pollock Johnny's
77) Italian Cold Cut sub at Pastore's in Towson
78) Wockenfuss candies
79) Order the Chocolate-Chili Bread Pudding at the Blue Agave.
80) Have a picnic at Fort McHenry
81) Any sandwich from Eddie's in Roland Park
82) String bean rolls at Cafe Zen
83) Garlic fries at Brewer's Art
84) Oysters and beer at Cross Street Market
85) Coffee from Zeke's
86) Smoked platter from Neopol at Belvedere
87) Visit the Wine Market on a Monday night and enjoy a neighborhood discount (extended to all diners)
88) Have ice cream that contains vegetables at Dominion Ice Cream in Hampden
89) Have Old Bay on things other than seafood, ie- corn on the cob, potato salad, coleslaw, etc.
90) Margarita in a hubcap from Nacho Mama's
91) Take the Clipper City brewery tour
92) Have a Black Eyed Susan cupcake at Charm City Cupcakes
93) Purchase produce from an "Arabber"
94) Sip N' Bite
95) Sip a Bloody Mary with a Old Bay rimmer
96) Enjoy a meal at Salt
97) Eat the Berger cookie pie at Dangerously Delicious Pie in Federal Hill, a new tradition built on the old
98) Mary Sue Easter Eggs
99) Sushi in Towson
100) Enjoy Wiener Schnitzel, red cabbage, and more at Eichenkranz in Highlandtown, the last traditional German food in the city
There were also plenty of runners-up:
101) Candy Kitchen fudge and/or salt water taffy
102) Sunday brunch on the terrace at Ambassador Dining Room, an atypical setting for an Indian restaurant
103) Breakfast with scrapple or creamed chipped beef
104)Wander through Belvedere Market, ordering a soup at Atwater's, a piece of salmon at Neopol, et cetera
105) Browse the downtown Farmer's Market
106) Eat appetizers at the Helmand
107) Walk down to Steve's Lunch Counter and order cheese and baloney with extra baloney
108)For those looking to go old school, have a shot of Pikesville Rye
109) Veal Chop at Da Mimmo
110) TV dinner at the bar at Henninger's
111) Nosh on some Cowtails Candy from Goetz's.
112) Butcher's Hill cheese steak (Or any other sandwich) at DiPasquales
113) Try the shrimp salad at Mama's on the Half Shell
114) Order the sweet potato fries at Annabell Lee Tavern
115) Celebrate a special occasion at the Oregon Grille in Cockeysville
116) Captain Harvey's cheesesteak
117) Late night stop at Paper Moon
118) Warm mozzarella from Mastellone's
119) A Godfather sandwich from Canella's
120) A dozen donuts from Geresbeck's
121) Chicken and savory waffles at Miss Shirley's
122) Have some Butter Chicken at Mirchi Wok in Columbia
123) Cannoli from Vaccaro's in Little Italy
124) Enjoy the cheese selections at Petite Louis
125) Drink a pint of Guinness and listen to Irish music at J.Patrick's Irish Pub
126) Indulge in dessert as big as your head at Vaccaro's
127) Have the Maryland Tots at Alexander's in Fells Point
128) Rum Balls from Glauber's
129) Three Pint Pasta (hots on the side) at Red Brick Station
130) Get the fresh roasted turkey sandwich at Krause's at Lexington Market and pick up some fresh-roasted peanuts while you're at it
131) Attend a GOOD tailgate for a Ravens game, in the top five every year in lists of places with the best tailgates in the NFL
132) Fried pickles at Pickles
133) An Egyptian pizza before a movie at The Senator
134) A Big Champ burger and onion rings at Champ's (route 40) on a Friday/Saturday night while watching all the muscle cars cruise round and round
135) Oyster shooter at Mcgarvey's in Annapolis
136) Choose from three Korean restaurants in Station North
137) Have a "Big-Ass Pork Chop" at Sobo Cafe
138) Eat at Feast at Four East; stroll in their garden between courses
139) Enjoy Italian soda and free live music at Cyclops bookstore
140) Have pizza and catch some free Dixieland swing on First Thursdays at Joe Squared
141) Spend an afternoon shopping at the H Mart and Hanoori World in Catonsville for everything from bento boxes and seaweed to whole fish and Asian fruits and vegetables
142) Grill your own meats at Shin Chon Garden in Ellicott City
143) Buy homemade tortillas at Lily's Mexican Market in Columbia
143) Order a crab cake from Brewster's Saloon in Glen Burnie and dip each bite in Old Bay
144) Chocolate eclair from Puff's and Pastries in Hampden, on the Avenue, 36th St
145) Enjoy anything from Ann’s Dari-Creme (in Glen Burnie); any eatery that has a mall entrance built around it, rather than being bulldozed down, is certainly a place the public treasures.
1) Have a jumbo lump crab cake from Faidley's on a Saltine
2) Pick steamed hard shells at Mr. Bill's Terrace Inn in Essex
3) Eat Bertha's mussels.
4) Drink a Natty Boh
5) Snack on a Berger's cookie
6) Put marshmallow on your snowball
7) Split Maryland beaten biscuits and put some thin slices of ham in them
8) Serve sauerkraut with your turkey
9) Get a chicken box (fried wings, western fries, dinner roll) from a Baltimore City public market
10) Maybe the chicken box should be from Tyrone's?
11) Lake Trout and for enthusiasts of The Wire,a grape soda with it
12) Breakfast at Blue Moon Cafe down at Fells Point
13) Corned beef on rye at Attman's
14) Chiapparelli's house salad
15) Knock back a goblet of Resurrection Ale at Brewer's Art
16) Take Sunday morning stroll through the JFX Farmer's Market
17) Thrasher's french fries from the boardwalk in Ocean City
18) Have a Black Eyed Susan at the Preakness
19) Have a Pit Beef sandwich at Boog's during an O's game
20) Shop for shoes and chocolate at Ma Petit Shoe
21) Have a soft crab sandwich on white bread.
22) Rheb's chocolate-covered caramels and vanilla butter creams
23) Order a Tio Pepe sangria (red)
24) Polish sausage from one of the two Ostrowski shops
25) German sausage from Binkert's
26) Fisher's popcorn
30) Eat a Wockenfuss caramel apple
31) Thin crust pizza from Iggies or Joe Squared
32) Savory muffins at Red Canoe in Lauraville
33) Try some of the special flavors from Taharka Brothers (formerly Sylvan Beach) ice cream and Pitango Gilato
34) Mock hipsters at Golden West & Rocket to Venus
35) Have a special occasion dinner at Charleston: don't order from the menu, just ask Cindy to fix what she thinks is best that night.
36) Change your mind about vegan/vegetarian food at Liquid Earth.
37) Try the charcuterie at Clementine
38) Have the macaroni & cheese with chocolate at Jack’s.
39) Shrimp salad from Kibby's and/or Mary Mervis
40) Smith Island Cake, but only from Sugarbakers
41) Gorge yourself on the Monday night All-You-Can-Eat at Vaccarro's
42) Discuss a bottle of wine with Tony Foreman at Vaccaro's
43) Eat Roasted vegetables at Donna's...wearing black
44) Veal chop at Da Mimmo
45) Bookmaker Salad at Sabatinos
46) Get a crab cake and/or a lemon/peppermint stick from Flower Mart
47) Order any sandwich at Trinacria (you must wait in line for the full effect).
48) Order the popcorn and deviled eggs at the Woodberry Kitchen (before your appetizer, not in lieu of)
49) Have lunch on the patio at Sanders Corner overlooking the Loch Raven Reservoir
50) Head to Carroll County from the best cream of crab soup on Smokey's BBQ on Liberty Road
51) Stop at DiPasquale's in Highland town for their Italian and meatball subs
52) Fried chicken livers from Lexington market
53) Bagel with lox and cream cheese or apricot spread from Greg's
54) Sit at the bar at Cinghaile and order anything. Talk to Rob about wine when Tony isn't in town.
55) Tamales from the food truck on Broadway
56) Coddies on a cracker from a rowhouse bar
57) Wander aisles of exotic produce -- lychees! Jackfruit! Indian eggplant!-- at H Mart or Lotte Plaza in Catonsville. Eat some yummy bi bim bap or udon soup at the food court and then pick up a beautiful fresh whole fish for dinner before you head home.
58) Go to a bull/oyster roast or crab/shrimp feast at any number of Baltimore venues as long as you go to at least one at a V.F.W hall, American Legion, Steelworkers Hall, Fire hall, State Park, etc
59) Prime rib at the Prime Rib
60) Greenberg Potato Skins from Prime Rib
61) Fried green pepper rings at Gunnings
62) Popular Mozzarella Pie from Matthew's Pizza
63) A baloney wrapped hot dog from Attman's
64) Pit beef from anywhere without a door
65) Late night dinner at the Bel-Loc Diner
66) Eat a "Tour of Samos" at Samos in Greektown (Greek salad, tzatziki and pita, kalamari, spinach pie, chicken souvlaki, dolmades, lamb chops, garlic shrimp, gyro, roasted potatoes)
67) Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding at Ale Mary's
68) Eat anything on the menu at Andy Nelson's.
69) Gravy fries
70) Chicken salad from Graul's Market
71) Old-fashioned Maryland stuffed ham
72) Otterbein's cookies
73) Raw beef and onion sandwich with raw yellow onion and salt and pepper on fresh rye bread (or pumpernickel)
74) Buy a crepe at Sofie's and enjoy it while watching a movie at the Charles
75) Naron candy
76) Polish dog with "the works" at Pollock Johnny's
77) Italian Cold Cut sub at Pastore's in Towson
78) Wockenfuss candies
79) Order the Chocolate-Chili Bread Pudding at the Blue Agave.
80) Have a picnic at Fort McHenry
81) Any sandwich from Eddie's in Roland Park
82) String bean rolls at Cafe Zen
83) Garlic fries at Brewer's Art
84) Oysters and beer at Cross Street Market
85) Coffee from Zeke's
86) Smoked platter from Neopol at Belvedere
87) Visit the Wine Market on a Monday night and enjoy a neighborhood discount (extended to all diners)
88) Have ice cream that contains vegetables at Dominion Ice Cream in Hampden
89) Have Old Bay on things other than seafood, ie- corn on the cob, potato salad, coleslaw, etc.
90) Margarita in a hubcap from Nacho Mama's
91) Take the Clipper City brewery tour
92) Have a Black Eyed Susan cupcake at Charm City Cupcakes
93) Purchase produce from an "Arabber"
94) Sip N' Bite
95) Sip a Bloody Mary with a Old Bay rimmer
96) Enjoy a meal at Salt
97) Eat the Berger cookie pie at Dangerously Delicious Pie in Federal Hill, a new tradition built on the old
98) Mary Sue Easter Eggs
99) Sushi in Towson
100) Enjoy Wiener Schnitzel, red cabbage, and more at Eichenkranz in Highlandtown, the last traditional German food in the city
There were also plenty of runners-up:
101) Candy Kitchen fudge and/or salt water taffy
102) Sunday brunch on the terrace at Ambassador Dining Room, an atypical setting for an Indian restaurant
103) Breakfast with scrapple or creamed chipped beef
104)Wander through Belvedere Market, ordering a soup at Atwater's, a piece of salmon at Neopol, et cetera
105) Browse the downtown Farmer's Market
106) Eat appetizers at the Helmand
107) Walk down to Steve's Lunch Counter and order cheese and baloney with extra baloney
108)For those looking to go old school, have a shot of Pikesville Rye
109) Veal Chop at Da Mimmo
110) TV dinner at the bar at Henninger's
111) Nosh on some Cowtails Candy from Goetz's.
112) Butcher's Hill cheese steak (Or any other sandwich) at DiPasquales
113) Try the shrimp salad at Mama's on the Half Shell
114) Order the sweet potato fries at Annabell Lee Tavern
115) Celebrate a special occasion at the Oregon Grille in Cockeysville
116) Captain Harvey's cheesesteak
117) Late night stop at Paper Moon
118) Warm mozzarella from Mastellone's
119) A Godfather sandwich from Canella's
120) A dozen donuts from Geresbeck's
121) Chicken and savory waffles at Miss Shirley's
122) Have some Butter Chicken at Mirchi Wok in Columbia
123) Cannoli from Vaccaro's in Little Italy
124) Enjoy the cheese selections at Petite Louis
125) Drink a pint of Guinness and listen to Irish music at J.Patrick's Irish Pub
126) Indulge in dessert as big as your head at Vaccaro's
127) Have the Maryland Tots at Alexander's in Fells Point
128) Rum Balls from Glauber's
129) Three Pint Pasta (hots on the side) at Red Brick Station
130) Get the fresh roasted turkey sandwich at Krause's at Lexington Market and pick up some fresh-roasted peanuts while you're at it
131) Attend a GOOD tailgate for a Ravens game, in the top five every year in lists of places with the best tailgates in the NFL
132) Fried pickles at Pickles
133) An Egyptian pizza before a movie at The Senator
134) A Big Champ burger and onion rings at Champ's (route 40) on a Friday/Saturday night while watching all the muscle cars cruise round and round
135) Oyster shooter at Mcgarvey's in Annapolis
136) Choose from three Korean restaurants in Station North
137) Have a "Big-Ass Pork Chop" at Sobo Cafe
138) Eat at Feast at Four East; stroll in their garden between courses
139) Enjoy Italian soda and free live music at Cyclops bookstore
140) Have pizza and catch some free Dixieland swing on First Thursdays at Joe Squared
141) Spend an afternoon shopping at the H Mart and Hanoori World in Catonsville for everything from bento boxes and seaweed to whole fish and Asian fruits and vegetables
142) Grill your own meats at Shin Chon Garden in Ellicott City
143) Buy homemade tortillas at Lily's Mexican Market in Columbia
143) Order a crab cake from Brewster's Saloon in Glen Burnie and dip each bite in Old Bay
144) Chocolate eclair from Puff's and Pastries in Hampden, on the Avenue, 36th St
145) Enjoy anything from Ann’s Dari-Creme (in Glen Burnie); any eatery that has a mall entrance built around it, rather than being bulldozed down, is certainly a place the public treasures.
