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It's everything delicious about the Chesapeake Bay. Where to dine, great food in season, what to cook, drink, classes, events, topics — in short, everything for Chesapeake foodies.
 
Right: "Three Watermelon Desserts" from Bistro Poplar for the "Chef of the Shore" competition
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AUGUST 2008
     Local Doug Rae and Molly Butz give us the inside scoop.
 Foodies, Note! Labor Day's the last weekend lto enjoy their breads and    croissants at the Chestertown Farmers Market (Sat. 8 -12)
 
      Ian Campbell of Bistro Poplar and Tim Petraitis of the Chesapeake Bay Hyatt Resort face off at the farmer's market in Cambridge.
 
Plus recipes: Watermelon Mojitos, and Watermelon Soup with Tuna in Crispy Won Tons. Yum.
 
     Ten Facts and FAQs about Grilling Pastured Meats
 
What's in SeasonA Summer Trio: Tomatoes, Corn and Eggplant
   with Recipes from Rachel Rappaport
 
Rachel's popular site and blog, Coconut & Lime, features her own original recipes, and she's from right here in Chesapeake Foodie-land. We're pleased to team up with her for delicious ways to use What's in Season.
 
  The week is over. The challenge continues.
  the Executive Chef at the Government House.
 
   Barbara Helish's Bella Luna in Royal Oak, MD
 
 
The Talbot County Chef's Crab Cookoff
    Talbot's greats square off. Article and Photo Gallery
 
In Archives: The Chesapeake Bay BBQ Cookoff, Berry Bountiful, The Way of Mole,  Town Dock in St. Michaels,  St. Brigid's Pastured Beef and Veal
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Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Wine Cellars Feastival (and Pre-Feastival Eve) June 9th
It’s time for the fifth annual Wine Cellars of Annapolis Feastival! On June 9th, WCA sets up its tents and serves up 30 wines from winemakers and distributors as well “small plates/tastes” from twenty restaurants, markets and culinarias (I made that word up) from across Annapolis. Tickets are $50 and they’re going fast. Proceeds benefit the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts.

Event sold out? If you’re really into wine, you might prefer the Winemakers Tasting the night before, from 7 to 9 at Maryland Hall. It’s real one-on-one time with the winemakers coming in for the event, and your chance to try an extended selection of their wines. Tickets: $75. For more information, click here.


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Monday, May 21, 2007

"Red" Alert. Oh Glorious Day!

Calloo, callay! Driving home at 7:00 on a lovely May evening and what do I spy? Big red berries proudly beaming in the setting sun, at the produce stand up the road! The local strawberries are in, and the older couple who run the place are just tidying up the yard before calling it a night. "C'mon, Ma, my back is talkin' to me." They'd just put in the sweet potatoes and are already fussing about the corn. I love these people. The berries are everything you want them to be. Fully red, fully ripe, fully...full. As I intend to be soon. Come and get 'em — but not before I do. $3 for a brimming quart of perfection, right on Deep Landing Road. I normally wouldn't share this info, but the season invites abundance and generosity. God bless us, every one!

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Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Talking to people vs. Talking to companies.

Last week, I was strolling around Trader Joe's in Annapolis, marveling at the products and prices they offer. Creme fraiche, grass-fed beef, goat brie, on and on, and thinking that if foodies didn't know about this place, they should. So I approached the customer service desk to see if I could schedule an interview. Whew! the iron curtain came down. They simply wouldn't talk to me, handed me a phone number for "corporate," and turned away. 

I guess I shouldn't have been surprised, but conversely, the next day, I visited with Craig Sewell of Cook's Cafe, who talked to me at length about a new project he's working on — reducing the carbon footprint of his restaurant. No fear. More about Craig later. Probably not much more about Trader Joe's later.

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Sunday, May 6, 2007

Bamboo-nanza!

Note to self: First weekend in May means Cinco de Mayo.  Kentucky Derby. And bamboo picking! 

In the corner of the woods nearby, somebody, at some point, planted bamboo. Thick around, dense, green, exotic and actually gorgeous. Also -- quite invasive... that is, until we learned how to pick, cook and chow down on the young shoots. Even pickle them, which is fab. The bamboo shoots are up and ready for harvest this weekend. Article to come. But there's a lesson here in how to take a species from sinister to sustainable side-dish. If you can't beat them...um....eat them?

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On Chesapeake Foodie's "FoodTube"

 

Barbara Helish of Bella Luna tells us about turning fresh cheese curd into mozzarella. For more info, see our article.

 

 
 Michael Quattrucci and the Restaurant Local team won the 2008 Talbot County Chef's Crab Cookoff. Here, Michael demonstrates his crab tacos from 2007.
 

VIDEO: Join us at the BBQ Cookoff

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