Guide To Howard County Restaurants And Food (A 2009 Tour Of Where To Eat And Shop)

Without much planning, HowChow has become a de facto guide to restaurants and food in Howard County. For me, this is an inspiration to check out new places. Much of what I learned has been mentioned before in reviews or blogs or Chowhound, but this is centralized enough that some people stumble on the site and click around to read more.

For several months in 2009, I wrote a series of thematic posts about "What I Learned," linking back to prior profiles and trying to summarize little things that I have learned. Where is great Chinese food? Where can you find Mexican groceries? The best take-out tacos? The best bread? It built on a "Best Of" post that people seemed to enjoy.

Browse through the existing posts in the three 2009 "rings" below.  Or check out the continuing series of "Best Of Howard County" posts that have run annually since 2009.

Ring One: What I Learned -- Restaurants

• Chinese Restaurants in Howard County
• Indian Restaurants in Howard County
• Pizza in Howard County
• Barbeque in Howard County (and Kabobs!)
• Burgers in Howard County
• Asian Restaurants in Howard County
• Mexican Restaurants in Howard County
• Coffee Shops in Howard County

Ring Two: What I Learned -- Shopping

• Bakeries in Howard County
• Seafood Markets in Howard County
• Vegetable Shopping in Howard County
• Meat Markets in Howard County
• Organic Shopping in Howard County
• Ethnic Shopping in Howard County
• Asian Grocery Stores in Howard County

Ring Three: What I Learned -- Ideas

• Beer in Howard County: The Sudsy Triangle
• Cheese in Howard County
• U.S. 1: The Foodie Frontier
• Why I Want Wegmans in Columbia
• Great Takeout in Howard County
• Ice Cream For A Summer Night