Charm City Cook
Food is good
Modern American. Globally influenced. Locally spun. I recently sat down with Nancy Hart and Jerry Trice to learn more about their new restaurant, Gunther & Co., opening soon in Brewer’s Hill. As I entered the rehabbed space inside the boiler room of the old Gunther Beer factory at Toone and Conkling Streets, I was completely …
Over the last eight years of being a part of a CSA with One Straw Farm, I’ve grown to love a few vegetables I’d never really liked at all – like celeriac and cauliflower. One that I keep trying that’s still on that “don’t like very much” list – eggplant. I wish I liked it. …
Cindy Wolf is the executive chef at Charleston and was a 2006, 2008, 2014, 2015 and 2016 James Beard Foundation finalist for Best Chef, Mid-Atlantic. Chef Wolf’s cuisine is backed by French fundamentals and grounded in preparations that emphasize the natural flavors of the very finest local and regional products. A graduate of the Culinary …
“Velvety. It’s velvety.” That’s me and a fellow food nerd finally coming up with one word to describe noosa yoghurt. Velvety. I just discovered noosa, thanks to a recent breakfast event with Trends on Trends at Maketto in DC. The buffet was filled with tons of flavors of noosa and ingredients to mix in (like granola, …
“Jump. Tell her to jump.” Words of advice from someone who’s done pretty well in my field. Given to me about two years ago. I wasn’t quite ready to jump. Then, I was ready. Really ready. Late last year, I wasn’t enjoying my full-time job anymore, which I had previously thrived in, at a place I …
Chef Brigitte Bledsoe of Miss Shirley’s Cafe was supposed to be in school. But, no. She was busy working at Ocean Pride in Lutherville. And that’s where it all started. Born and raised in Towson, Bledsoe attended Dulaney High School and Essex Community College (now known as CCBC) and then, she got bitten by the …
Over the last few years, Baltimore’s food scene has exploded. New places opening up all the time, collaborations are everywhere, pop-ups, beer and wine dinners and more. And on the drinks side of the house, many local bartenders are using fresh housemade ingredients, creative spirits and featuring products from local breweries, wineries, distillers. And, it’s …
One of my favorite Julia Child quotes: “Find something you are passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.” That’s me and cooking. (I also consider tinkering with cocktails to be cooking…) People who are passionate about what they do really excite me. They inspire me. One such person? Ted Allen. And, recently, I had …
