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As a food blogger it is tendency to make individual posts about these stories but when time is tight, both literally and figuratively, you get my combo column, more like an e-newsletter for no extra cost. So read on, catch up on food happenings here at Tidbits.
Hope you aren't hungry when you are reading this, I'm thinking chocolate cookies in the kitchen as I write.
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Here little piggy!
Chef Andrew Evans of Easton is switching from Asian to BBQ come January 8th. Many of you might recognize his name from writing the food column in Style Magazine, to the Inn at Easton to his recent venture, Thai Ki. Michael Birchenall, editor of Food Service Monthly, tells the whole store HERE
Related BBQ story: Pierce’s Pitt Bar-B-Que
Photo courtesy of the Chocolate Affair
Chocolate beyond your wildest imagination
Chocolaholics it is time to mark your calendars for the best chocolate event in Baltimore, the 19th Annual Chocolate Affair on Thursday, February 4th. As they say in their press release get your “sweet tooth ready” to indulge your every chocolate whim. There will be 50 restaurants, caterers and chocolatiers to provide your ultimate chocolate nirvana.
All proceeds from The 19th Annual Chocolate Affair will support the work and mission of Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) and generate essential resources to build a future without homelessness.
$75/person; $85/person at the door.
$150/person for Chocolate Angel ticket, with access to pre-event reception with Dempsey, VIP parking; a “Heavenly Gift Bag” and special recognition.
Contact 1-800-838-3006 or www.chocolateaffair.org.
IPhoto courtesy of Republic of Tea
Gifts for the tea drinker for under $15
The Republic of Tea has gift offerings for under $15 that I wouldn’t mind receiving in my holiday stocking: Ginger Peach with infuser, Cranberry Rooibos Cookie (Cooooookies) and Tea Set, Tea Experience Sampler Cube.
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Brunch is being served Italian-style
Pazza Luna Trattoria Italian is kicking off a NEW 'true' Italian Sunday Brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. starting on Sunday, December 6th. They will be featuring their famous breakfast pizza and Bacon Bloody Marys.Call 410 962 1212 for reservations and details.
Pazza Luna is located at 1401 E. Clement Street in Locust Point.
Photo by Jeffrey F. Bill courtesy The Baltimore Sun
100 things Baltimore foodies must try
From the queen of the Baltimore Food Bloggers, Elizabeth Large, comes a fascinating photo/essay of the 100 things Baltimore foodies must try. With the input of her foodie peeps she has culled this list together. Knowing how long it took just to do this post, there was a lot time spent on this...so check it out.
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Farmers market puts on its winter coat
Green Spring Station farmers market featuring 12 vendors will continue in the common area for the Green Spring Station’s shopping center the 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month from this Saturday, December 5th to May 15th, 2010. Located at the corner of Falls and Joppa Roads - 10749 Falls Road, Lutherville, MD 21093 Hours for the market 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Participating vendors include: Albright's Farm, Alima's Zucchini Delights, Bees By The Bay, Charles Street Gourmet, Dangerously Delicious Pies, Edible Flavors, Gunpowder Bison, Hawkshill Creamery, Lisa Anne's Toffee Apples, Savory Soups, Scotty's Goody's, Sweetie Pie Bath & Body Works, Tuckey's Farm, Two Ocean's True Foods.
Daniela Useli's cookies*
Coooooooooooookies
Sunday, December 13th is the 24th Annual Union Square Historic Homes and Cookie tour beginning at noon. Cooooooookies, today is National Cookie Day, cooooookies! This is an opportunity to check out some of the remarkably restored 19th Century homes (including HL Mencken’s “mansion”), eat some tasty cookies, and help out with revitalizing a once great community in Southwest Baltimore. Want to see some amazing homes in an area that’s trying to get back to its historic greatness, stop on by.
Tickets can be purchased the day of in the old Pratt Library located at 1401 Hollins Street for a mere $15 per person. For more details click HERE Last year’s program had cookie recipes so you can probably assume there will be recipes this year as well.
*Those luscious cookies in the photograph are by Italian native Daniela Useli - email her at daniuseli@yahoo.com for details on purchasing and she also does cooking classes as well.
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Our men in blue
As part of its ongoing "Thanks to You" heroes program, Greater Baltimore area Dunkin' Donuts stores are honoring local police men and women by offering them a free medium coffee every Tuesday during the month of December.
Honk, honk - a moment of self promotion
I love social media and I love the connects I've made. To the point, I responded on Facebook to Monica Bhide's request about one's favorite spice and wooo hooo, here's the story at the Washington Post - HERE
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