“Best” Lists?
Reading the 2010 “50 Best Restaurants” rankings in Baltimore Magazine left me with some curmudgeonly agita.   My experience at some of the restaurants included in the 2010 “50 Best” leaves me a tad incredulous about their standing and/or inclusion in the rankings. Since restaurants change over time and it’s a “monthly” publication, how long has it been since the team that did the ranking has been to these “top 50?” ...Continue

Hither and Yither
Spring is a good time to explore and expand your horizons. Here are some places that I’ve enjoyed and are particularly worth a try for lunch as you venture outside boundaries of downtown. ...Continue

DiningOUT Too!: Catonsville Gourmet
“Catonsville Gourmet Market and Fine Foods” occupies what had been a small hardware store in “downtown” Catonsville (before it was done in by two “big box” hardware stores nearby on Rte 40). From the street, you can look in big windows on an upscale space with tables covered in white linens (the entrance is on the side along the alley that leads to the rear parking lot). ...Continue

What Do I Eat?
Back a few years ago, I read a book, “Omnivore’s Dilemma” by Michael Pollan, that I learned a lot from and which I found myself surprisingly engrossed by. The significance of the title is that human beings have infinitely more options on what we can eat that most animals (i.e., we are “omnivores”). ...Continue

What do you think?
I started writing the “DiningOUT” columns two years ago. Over those two years, I’ve gotten very little feedback. Marty’s received some feedback from the pals that he runs into at “happy hour” time in Mt. Vernon’s watering holes but all in all, we’ve heard very little back from the people that we hope are reading these columns. What do you think? Do you find them useful? How can they be improved? Finding out what you think will help us to ensure that these columns provide the most value to our readers. ...Continue