Food Fridays
Food Fridays: Fells Point Food Tour
Friday, November 29th, 2013 by WLOY Staff
What: Fells Point Food Tour
When:Wednesdays-Sundays between 3:00 and 6:30 pm
Where: Meets near Broadway Market in Fells Point (The exact meeting location will be provided upon ticket purchase)
Explore parts of Baltimore’s best preserved historic district that was founded nearly 280 years ago! Experience and learn about the significance of the small town once separated from Baltimore on this guided, narrated tour. During the tour, you will stop to sample specially made dishes at unique family owned restaurants. you will gain a true appreciation of the areas heritage, history and local food!
For $58 dollars you can take this tour too! Click here for more information.
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Food Fridays: Little Italy and Jonestown Food Tours
Friday, November 22nd, 2013 by WLOY Staff
What: Little Italy and Jonestown Food Tours
When: Thursdays-Saturdays between 3:00 and 6:30 pm. Check calendar for public tours, and call 202-683-8847 for private tours
Where: Meets near Jonestown (exact meeting location will be provided upon ticket purchase)
Take a walk with through Little Italy! An area rich with history and authentic Italian culture and cuisine. Meet the residents, shop owners and restaurateurs, and hear stories that make this neighborhood so culturally significant. You will enjoy different Italian specialties that have been passed down from generation to generation, and see important gathering spots as well as centers for sports and religion.
For $53 dollars you can be a part of this tour! Visit their website for more information.
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Food Fridays:The Helmand
Friday, November 15th, 2013 by WLOY Staff
What: The Helmand
Where: Afghani Cuisine
Love Afghani cuisine? Featured in Baltimore’s City Paper Dining Hall of Fame is The Helmand, an Afghani restaurant. Located just around the corner on 806 North Charles Street, get ready for an exotic experience with flavors from all around the Middle East. It’s the perfect balance of delicate and bold flavors.
Check them out online to make reservations!
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Food Fridays: 22nd Annual Pancake Eating Contest
Friday, November 8th, 2013 by WLOY Staff
What: Annual Pancake Eating Contest
Where: Pete’s Grille
When: Friday, November 22nd, 2013
Think you can beat the all time record of 18 pancakes in one hour? Head on down to Pete’s Grille on November 22nd for Baltimore’s famed pancake eating contest 7am. There is a Women and Men’s division and the all-time winner gets free Pete’s Grille for as long as they hold their record! Now your chance to prove the haters wrong and become an amateur competitive eater.
Sign-up now at the restaurant Monday through Friday between 7am and 1pm.
Check out Pete’s on facebook for more information and start training now.
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Food Fridays: Taharka Brothers
Friday, November 1st, 2013 by WLOY Staff
What: Great Ice Cream for a social cause
Where: Sold at various locations throughout the city
When: varies by location
Taharka’s isn’t your average neighborhood ice cream shop. In fact, they aren’t a shop at all! They have a unique business model; run by college aged young adults who’s main aim is to give back to the community and maintain social consciousness, Taharka Bros. provides premium ice cream with a higher purpose. They’re ice creams and sorbets are placed in various restaurant’s, dessert shops and ice cream shops across Baltimore. Taharka’s mission is to make things happen with ice cream as their medium. WIth social justice in mind, they offer a wide array of ice cream and sorbet flavors favorable for any pallet.
Check out their website for more about their mission, their flavors offered and their locations.
PS. COMING SOON! A Taharka Bros. Food Truck!
Tags: delicious, ice cream
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Food Fridays: The Helmand
Friday, October 25th, 2013 by WLOY Staff
What: Afghan cuisine
Where: 806 North Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21201
When: Sunday – Thursday from 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays from 5 p.m. – 11 p.m.
If you’re looking for interesting cuisine with flavors you haven’t tried before then you should visit The Helmand. This niche restaurant incorporates foods from India, Iran, Greece and Afghanistan to bring you bold flavors with many herbs and spices. Their exquisite atmosphere is located right in Mount Vernon and is very welcoming. They offer both vegetarian dishes and dishes that include meat and they pride themselves on using fresh vegetables. The Helmand also offers catering.
Stop by the restaurant or visit their website for a burst of new flavors!
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Food Fridays: The Lunch Box
Friday, October 18th, 2013 by WLOY Staff
What: No frill, delicious Breakfast and Lunch
Where: 1102 W 36th St, Baltimore, MD 21211
When: Monday through Saturday 6:30am-4pm, Sunday 7am-2pm, Closed Tuesday
The Lunch Box, where breakfast us served all day and the service is superb. Looking for delicious french toast at 1 in the afternoon? Then head to the Lunch Box. Looking for an overstuffed sandwich, then head to the Lunch Box. Located in Hampden, the Lunch Box offers great food, variety and great prices. They don’t have a website of their own, but they are on urban spoon, where a full menu is listed and raving reviews.
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Food Fridays: Papermoon Diner
Friday, October 11th, 2013 by WLOY Staff
What: A visual dining experience you will never forget
Where: 227 West 29th Street, Baltimore, MD
When: Sunday-Thursday: 7am to Midnight, Friday-Saturday: 7am-2am
The Papermoon Diner is more than a place to grab some great food. It is a work of art. In every direction, an interesting, slightly creepy or thought provoking object can be found on the walls. They offer a wide variety of foods and will never deny you french toast at 1am. They offer a small army of milkshakes from the classic vanilla or chocolate all the way to a Kaptain Krunch Milkshake! They also offer 16 varieties of omelets, an extensive quesadilla menu and reasonable prices. Their funky flavor doesn’t stop at the menu, it is at the core of the restaurant and in every piece of your dining experience. If you’re looking to enjoy a meal that you will never forget in a setting you will never forget, then you should consider the Papermoon Diner at the top of your list.
Visit their website for a full menu and more information.
Tags: delicious, papermoon diner
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Food Fridays: Dessert Fantasies
Friday, October 4th, 2013 by WLOY Staff
What: “The MOST DELICIOUS CUPCAKES EVER!” (so says Courtney)
When: Monday- Saturday: 9AM-8PM, Sunday: 10AM-7PM
Where: 1433 E. Fort Ave, Baltimore, Maryland
Located in Federal Hill just outside the Inner Harbor, Dessert Fantasies offers an extensive and impressive list of cupcakes, specialty cakes, ice creams and lollies. Your sweet tooth won’t go unsatisfied here. They also bake seasonal flavors of cupcakes and their pricing is very reasonable. Stop in or order a cake to fulfill all your sugar needs.
Hit up their website for a full list of flavors and products.
Tags: cupcakes
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Food Fridays: Big Bad Wolf’s House of Barbeque
Friday, September 27th, 2013 by WLOY Staff
What: Barbeque cuisine
Where: 5713 Harford Rd, Baltimore MD 21214
Hours: Monday through Sunday 11:30 am – 9 pm
You don’t have to huff and puff to get some top notch barbeque in the Charm City. This local restaurant has a variety of bbq sauces on different meats, multiple types of ribs and even a specialty sandwich, the “Big Bad Wolf” which features pulled pork, beef brisket AND hickory smoked bacon. Three delicious meats coming together on one ultimate sandwich.
Check out All Menus for their full menu. Prices are reasonable and the barbeque is real.
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