Monday, April 2, 2012

Rumors About A New Brewery, The Next Blog Party, And Comments On Bars, Ice Cream & More

Korean barbecue at Shin Chon Garden
Time to catch on the ideas that people in the comments.  First up, the good news:  People have stepped up to help the Portalli's waiter injured trying to break up a fight at a friend's home.  Lee Biers said they raised $3,200 for medical bills.

Then the rumors.  People gave some ideas and some jokes about what is happening at the former Rocky Run.  Best rumor so far: Another brew-pub kind of place.  Anyone know when the Bon Chon Korean fried chicken will open?  Ryan and I were emailing.  Their Facebook page said on March 20 that it was coming soon.

Wegmans looking for employees
Then a question:  Does anyone have advice about how to get the authentic menu at a Chinese restaurant?  I have enjoyed authentic items at Noodles Corner in Columbia, and Yaka vouched for the homestyle Taiwanese food.  but T.J. tweeted that they denied having a second menu when he asked.  How do we convince Chinese restaurant owners that we actually want the items aimed at their Asian customers?

Then some planning:   Call Wegmans if you want a part-time job.  Kristi found them advertising in the mall.  Mark your calendar for HocoBlogs' next blog party at Second Chance Saloon on April 11.  These are aimed at bloggers and readers, and they're free and fun.

Then some blog links.  Food Nomad tried to the crepes at the Crepe Cafe next to Cafe de Paris.  Blogger FN didn't love them.  Adam grabbed tacos at R&R Taqueria.  He posted on the Option Pitch and Waffle Crisp blog that the trip was inspired by the Food Network show, even though tacos are normally his thing.

And a sample of the other helpful comments:

8 comments:

  1. The cupcakes at Cooks and Cakes are still overbaked. They wrote to me and said they made adjustments to their ovens, but they're still so dry. But, their icing is really fantastic.

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  2. I thought the CNN article was referring to Looney's in Canton...

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  3. @Jody, they probably were but they used the Maple Lawn street address tagged with Baltimore as the city. Probably they just went to the website for the street address, typed the first one they found (Maple Lawn) then put Baltimore because that's what they meant. Just thought it was funny that in 101 sports bars in the country the two listed from Maryland were within a few miles.

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  4. On Cafe de Paris. I've never tried their crepes, so no comment on that. We went to the restaurant a few times when it first opened and I was not impressed. I had high hopes because it seemed so popular when it was in Laurel. We have been there twice recently for wine dinners, the food has definitely improved. I'd say give the restaurant (not crepe side, that definitely looks like an afterthought) a try before writing the whole place off.

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  5. Thanks for the link to my relatively new blog. I would imagine that dinner is better than the crepes but I'm not sure if I'll make it back there. I've just moved back to the area and there are so many other places higher up on the list to try. Maybe one day, I'll give it another try.

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  6. Re: Authentic Menus. Thats a added benefit of marrying a Asian is that we get those menus handed to us at most places that offer them.

    And the bread with the egg is Italian, my grandmother used to make it and so did my Mom and now I do. It's a special Easter treat. This is the closest that I've found to what I use. But of course, I have a secret incgredient :P

    Easter Bread

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  7. HowChow shhhh! We love River Hill Sports Grill, and one of the best parts is that it's never too crowded! Service remained fairly prompt even through the games of the final four! Don't make it too popular like Iron Bridge; traffic from it on 108 after about 6:30 had become the bane of my existence!

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  8. Rocky Run is going to be a Columbia Ale House (Oliver Breweries).

    http://beerinbaltimore.blogspot.com/2012/04/pratt-streetoliver-breweries-to-open.html

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