tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39322061788432180212012-02-16T07:13:31.099-05:00Four Foodies. 16 Miles of Interstate Highway and the Places It Lets You Eat.kitchengeekinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17914333479360606000noreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932206178843218021.post-2485919064531517492011-01-08T12:56:00.000-05:002011-01-08T12:56:11.303-05:00

Yay, I have Saturday time to write and Pocahantski & The Quiet One were up for breakfast after the Waverly Market this morning. Ms. Quiet One got there early and left early because she was JC's ride and he had an appointment elsewhere. Pocahantski and I stood in the snow for about three minutes naming restaurants and then decided to head to our respective cars, call The Quiet One, and figure

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So the Quiet One, Ms. Vertical, Shack-Fu (real nickname TBD) and I pulled what's becoming a Satruday regular. Market early (I was all the way up 97 and in Bal'mer by 7:15am and at Waverly by 7:30), coffee and breakfast while waiting for others to wake up, then a random driving tour, lunch, and a return trip to Annapolis. This time we headed out Falls Road and up to Mount Washington, on to Smith

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An e-mail. A phone call. More interweb communicating. And a plan. Meet at Dad's office for a road trip down to Point Lookout, the southernmost tip of Maryland on the Western Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Mr. Johnson will be joining. As will Pocahantski. Worlds of food colliding. The DC and the Bal'mer worlds in one blissful trip with a start in Annapolis, and midpoint at Point Lookout, and an

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There will be From the Inbox love soon. And there will be postings of foodie goodness soon too! I'm dreaming up a missive on my hometown food scene after several boffo experiences in the past week...including two taquerias, a german deli/breakfast and lunch shop, and a new small plates joint on West Street that restored my faith in creative dining in Annapolis. And I'm also about to get cleaned

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That's the distance between Oriental East in Silver Spring and Asian Court in Ellicott City. View Larger Map They're worlds apart if for no other reason than there are 503,881 lanes of traffic between Silver Spring and Ellicot City. Oriental East is an inside-the-Washington-Beltway spot with metro access literally across the street. Asian Court rests outside the Baltimore Beltway and just west

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Ms. Vertical and The Quiet One are at Peter's. I am not. And therefore, I receive this... That's right. A picture. No text with it other than... "Perfectly seared tuna nachos with wasabi aoli, beet and cucumber slivers and a hint of srirachi. Remember my face when eating the balsamic reduction... This was better." Yeah. The Ms. Adventures and I have good times. Little do they know that I

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Just because we haven't been blogging, doesn't mean we haven't been eating. Trust me, my pants are no looser now than they were at the time we last saw you here. No, really, we know you want to read about us and all, and modesty IS our only flaw...but we've been busy. Jobs, wine tastings, family, dinner parties, home improvement, other blogs. Yeah, the jobs, family, and home improvement didn't

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Took the MsAdventures out for dinner last Sunday because...well, because they deserve it. So I'll shut up now and just show you all some of the awesome at The Black Olive. The ladies can chime in comment-style if they're so inclined. The view out the front window. Classic Fells. Savory Bread Pudding with Leeks, Artichokes, and Portabellas. Surprise hit of the app course. Get it. Grilled

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Saw the Quiet One in 'Naptown this week. She was on her way down across the South River to the Edgewater Restaurant to eat crab cakes. She called them the best crab cakes in town. I will have to investigate. And while you all know I'm not always the biggest fan of using cell phone pictures; in this case I'll put it up because it's just pretty. See that crust on the top? See that lump crab meat?

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Or, "What happens with KarlJohn and I decide we haven't seen each other in too long and drag our friends along to multiple dive restaurants and cafes." You get the first Kitchen Geeking/97-MealsPerHour crosspost here. I can't put this on one and not the other. Too many cuisines, too much fun. Can't just be a personal thing, and the MsAdventures were close in my thoughts all day long. But yes

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It's been a long time folks. And that's in part because we've been buried under so much snow that stores everywhere have been low on key supplies. But have no fear, the gang still eats. And we eat well. There have been few sightings of Ms. Vertical and Pocahantski, but we'll fix that soon enough. I think there might be a trip to see why the Holly's parking lot has fewer cars than the new place

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Watch this!!!! No, really. Do it. It's ROLLER DERBY. And you get THREE food adventures to go along with it. Plus $3 PBR and Natty-Bohs. But only one beer per person in line (which defeated the purpose of one person going to get a round, and was THE only glitch in the Charm City Roller Girls extravaganza). Saturday in Bal'mer with The Quiet One and the J&L Gang? Yeah, I can do that. Wine

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This is one where you get to go to Rome. Sort of. And really only if you can read AND use your imagination-machine. The Quiet One is in Rome. And you will benefit because laughter extends life, and...well: Dear self: In the future please remember the physical strains of walking at least 6 miles and climbing the 328 stairs to the top of St. Peters' Cupola will lose the battle (and war) to a 7:

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Let us tell you all a story. About eggs. And how much it PAINS us to send them back to the kitchen. Almost EVERY TIME we go to brunch. As you will see as you read this post, the geek can cook eggs. Perfectly. And the Misadventures don't want to eat imperfectly prepared eggs. We would like to take this Sunday morning time to remind restaurants in the Greater Universe Metro-Plex that if you are

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In addition to the cooking and eating that goes on, there are the endless conversations about food. How else do you think we come up with the mythical lists, roadtrips, and crazy ideas for dinner parties? You're lucky we like to share (unless you're trying to get the last piece of speck or duck prosciutto off a plate...we'll cut ya' sucker!). From Pocahantski this week we have two pieces of joy

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The Mis-Adventures +1 (that's the folks at this here blog) have come to a conclusion based on two dinners in Easton, one brunch in Chestertown, and a dinner in Mt. Vernon. We will now share with you our conclusion. It is about us... 97-mph Member - "We'd like a reservation for four for Friday night." Restaurant - "Execellent. What time will you be joining us." 97-mph Member - "8pm. And we'll

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What we have here is an effort to communicate. With you. About food. Good food that requires silver and crystal; good food that requires pits and spits; and good food that requires cocktails and wine. If it’s a trend, we’ll try it. If it’s a trend that sucks, we’ll mock it. We are in fact food snobs; we know that you better let the Som know your date doesn’t like oaked-Chardonnay, not just that

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