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The best of Baltimore's hospitality is alive and awaiting your votes

Baltimore is on the map, the culinary map.Right now there are numerous ways your votes will highlight and help local hospitality businesses.Your vote is needed at The Destination Guide's Best of Baltimore, Baltimore Magazine's Best Restaurant Poll and Southern Living's The South's Tastiest Town Award. 

The Destination Guide, a national television show and video travel log was in Baltimore filming the best places to eat, sleep, drink, work and play.  They have chosen a cross section of businesses, many food related.

Here is the list of what The Destination Guide picked as the Best of Baltimore.  Now it is up to you to help one of these hometown businesses win by clicking and watching their video at www.thedestinationguide.com/baltimore/ .

  • THB Canton
  • A Kirchmayr Chocolatier
  • Noah’s Ark
  • JP’s Wine & Spirits
  • Grammercy Mansion
  • DiPasquale’s
  • R & R Taqueria
  • Cosmetic Surgery Center
  • Jimmy’s Seafood
  • IBar
  • Matthew’s Pizza
  • Supano’s Steakhouse
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Between now and January 20th, the business with the most watched video will receive the claim to fame as the Best of Baltimore.

Baltimore Magazine’s Restaurant Poll

If you are still in a voting mood, Baltimore Magazine is taking their annual poll for their Best Restaurants 2012 which also ends on January 20th.  Categories range from Restaurant (price no object). Breakfast, Burger, Chef, Child-Friendly, Food Truck, Dining Secret, New Restaurant, Old Favorite and other food related categories.  Let your voice be heard: www.baltimoremagazine.net/restaurantpoll

Is Baltimore The South's Tastiest Town?

Southern Living’s The South’s Tastiest Town Awards kicked off December 22nd and Baltimore is in the list of nominees.  Cast your vote daily from December 22 through January 31 and you'll help name The South's Tastiest Town to be announced in the April issue of Southern Living magazine. Plus, you'll be entered for a chance to win a $2,500 cash prize for a trip to any Tasty Town of your choice.

Current standings has Baltimore at the bottom of the list with Lafayette at the top of the list.  Vote here: www.southernliving.com/travel/souths-tastiest-towns .

And in closing

Congrats to Joe Squared Pizza for having one of twenty Food Republic's favorite pizzas - the chicken, corn and apple pizza.

, Baltimore Dining Examiner

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