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Sunday, January 2, 2011

New Year, New Food To Try -- Recommendations Like AYCE Hot Pot, Questions About Clark's Beef

In just the last few days, I have picked up weeks worth of food that I want to check out from comments or reports from HowChow readers.  Over the holidays, I culled old comments to make myself a new list of things to try:

  • All-you-can-eat hot pot at Hunan Taste in Catonsville.  This went on my list when I saw the photo linked from a comment by Yaka.  I have never had hot pot before, although I saw one at Red Pearl last week on another table.  Any advice on how to do it?
  • Nepali food at Gateway Pizza in Elkridge.  It's a shop selling pizzas and Indian food.  I had tried the pizza years ago, but I hadn't heard about the momos until Morty left a comment.
  • The turkey peppercorn sandwich at Bistro Blanc.  I hadn't been back since a disasterous dinner in 2009, but Adam talked up a sandwich with brie and apples.
  • El Hidalgo has been on my "to do" list for a while, but now I need to try the tamale that Michelle ordered.
  • The egg & cheese on a croissant that Jess had at Bon Appetit and wrote about on her blog Seeking Nutrition.
  • Sausage from Scittino's in Catonsville.  An anonymous commentor says they make their own -- from bangers to Lithuanian sausage.
On top of my "to do" list, there were a few other questions that people asked.  Specifically, has anyone tried the beef from Clark's Elioak Farm?  I got an anonymous question, but I haven't eaten it.
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8 comments:

  1. loriJanuary 2, 2011 at 8:02 AM

    Yes, we tried the beef from Clark's this past summer and sadly, were not impressed. My husband said that it was mediocre and he'd had better ribeyes from Safeway!!

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  2. MarciaJanuary 2, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    It depends on what you're looking for when it comes to beef. I want beef that is guaranteed NOT fed any sort of food that includes meat meal. I buy my beef from Nick Maravell in Potomac (Nick's Organic Beef), admittedly not HoCo. The beef does not melt in your mouth, but it's not tough, it's how beef that is not mass-produced should be. My uncles used to raise Angus beef for the family, not using any weird fattening-up methods, and this is how their beef was.

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  3. AdamJanuary 2, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    I'd go with any of Bistro Blanc's sandwiches. That Peppercorn Turkey made one of my Top 10 Eats of the Year at GrubGrade!

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  4. lucky little birdJanuary 2, 2011 at 10:29 PM

    I don't know about the sausages at Scittino's, but we order their white pizza regularly, and love their Italian cold cut subs (Elizabeth Large made mention of them sometime ago...)

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    Random Question: DOes anyone know where I can find fresh kielbasa?

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    I have not found fresh kielbasa in HC but go to Ostrowski's at the Broadway Market in Fells Point. Don't know if they have it all the time but always have it for Easter.
    Bonny

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  7. JessJanuary 3, 2011 at 7:46 PM

    We bought beef from Clark's several times this summer. I don't think it's the best beef I've ever had, but pretty good, and I like knowing what I'm getting.

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  8. AmeliaJanuary 4, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    I bought a link of fresh kielbasa from Treuth's in Oella a few days before Christmas. Tasty and cheap but very garlicky. Maybe I'm just used to the smoked ones.

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I love comments -- especially comments that specifically recommend dishes or items to buy. Tell people what you like and why. If you can, please don't leave it as "anonymous." Just choose "name/URL" below, type in a nickname and leave the URL part blank. I like following people's comments even if I don't know your name.