Comments for Another Grape Day...

Comment on The importance of Eating at your own Risk by tina

tina — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:05:30 +0000

I tried the restaurant breakfast also and it was lousy.

Comment on Ok – I know it’s supposed to be more often by Dining Dish

Dining Dish — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:29:54 +0000

So glad lunch was inspirational. Good food, good company and great basil lemonade. Let’s not wait so long again for lunch.

Dara (aka Dining Dish)

Comment on June 25th, Women’s Wine and Dine event at Christopher Daniel by Bartholomew Broadbent

Bartholomew Broadbent — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:48:05 +0000

I was very happy to see that you enjoyed our Broadbent Vinho Verde, however, may I ask where it was purchased from? We have been tightening our belt painfully to keep the wine under $11.

Comment on June 25th, Women’s Wine and Dine event at Christopher Daniel by Molly Choi

Molly Choi — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:57:56 +0000

Hello!
We are the importers for Excelsior, and just wanted to thank you for sharing your comments on the Chardonnay.
Kind regards and thank you again!
Molly Choi
SVP, Cape Classics

Comment on Ok – I know it’s supposed to be more often by The Occasional Gourmand

The Occasional Gourmand — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:25:29 +0000

Great idea, great place. Was there to catch a client last week for a quick glass of wine before an event, and (although I admittedly didn’t receive the same attention that the two of you command) I had the same delightful time. It’s a real gem, and worth strong support.

Comment on About by bibomedia

bibomedia — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:45:00 +0000

Comment on Great Tastes & Heart Ball – One Yummy Weekend! by The Occasional Gourmande

The Occasional Gourmande — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:03:48 +0000

Foodies and wine afictionados DO have a place to meet and greet at Great Grapes. Aside from the throngs that ALWAYS accompany you, our Blogger and wine enthusiast, making wherever you go about town “the event”, the Great Grapes crowd did, indeed, fill the (quite accommodating) place on Saturday, and were aggressive line place-holders, even for the most modest of morsels. Could have been a little more efficient in the use of the space, and the time, but the combination of presenters, purveyors and patrons (and Patron) made for an enjoyable day.

Comment on Where to eat on Valentine’s Day in Baltimore by Tara

Tara — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:23:25 +0000

I agree…it is NOT a good night to dine out! Every couple of years I forget this and learn to regret it all over again! We went to Aldo’s where we had a reservation for 7:45, didn’t get seated until about 9:15. We had to wait in a crowded bar area where people were continuously lined up outside the door (meaning, we had the chill from outside all evening) and then our service was slow and not very good! We didn’t leave the restaurant until 11:45pm. This was my first experience there and I didn’t get the romantic dining experience I was looking for…no soft lighting or cozy feel. I had the lobster risotto which was wonderful but overpriced ($48!) and my date didn’t really care for his dish..So, lots of money, long wait, not great service (though he did make us laugh-we both independently noticed a striking similarity between him and Mr. Bean, to give you an idea), food just good, not much in the way of romantic ambiance. And the kicker-we were automatically charged a 20% gratuity for our table of 2!!!

I won’t be going back there, or out on V day for quite a while (in a couple of years when I forget and have to learn all over again!)

Anyway, I like your yummy grocery store idea better!

Comment on Ambassador, still the bomb – Holy Frijoles – if you turn a blind eye to the service, maybe by The Occasional Gourmande

The Occasional Gourmande — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:06:03 +0000

Great that you keep plugging the “tried and true”, in addition to what everyone is clamoring for. There are the “can’t get in” restaurants all around (I was lucky enough to get into Woodberry Kitchen last nite, but it wasn’t about my pull in the gastronomic community; it was more about Mother Nature making Clipper Mill a slip n’ slide. Good food, by the way, there’s a reason for THOSE lines, not only to be “to be seen”. (PS, I do now a certain Baltimore Blogger who was touting farm-fresh cuisine before, waaaaay before, it was featured in restaurants that packed ‘em in at refurbished mill buildings). Nice, juxtaposition, by the way. . . .free range chicken, sustainably harvested salmon and unbelievably decadent martinis. Now, that’s a life in balance.

But for every Woodberry, or Dogwood, there remains, for us City Dwellers, an Ambassador, with all the ambience and all the good food you describe. For anyone not interested in exclusively sampling the newest hipster dishes, (like the lovely savory quarter chicken with olive and roasted peppers special I sampled over a harder-than-usual crossword at Rocket to Venus, a now-from a trendy restaurant/bar half-life standpoint-venerable re-do of Showalter’s, tucked into a nondescript corner of Hampden (there IS live after The Avenue), and instead wanting authentic Mediterranean food, try, just around the corner from the Ambassador, on University, the Carlyle Club Restaurant in the Carlyle Suites Hotel. Every bit as good, dish, by dish, as the lovely meal I just had at Tabrizis, on the water, downtown. But nowhere near as “trendy”. Just good, authentic Lebanese food. Not on a night like last night, (when I slipped on my, fortunately, still well-padded keester-despite my ongoing New Years’ workouts-on the way in) but in a cool summer night, it’s a great time to sit outside in their outdoor cafe tables with a sweater (or a hug) and enjoy a nice dinner, there. Meantime, M, keep dining and keep blogging. I’ll pass you one day, perhaps over a dessert bar. We can jog the calories off together.

Comment on In the interest of educating the food loving public by Teresa S.

Teresa S. — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:09:34 +0000

Thank you very much for your generous offer to join your group at Christopher Daniels, but I must decline. I appolagise for sounding harsh but there wasn’t even a website showing Fountainside’s menu, nor were there any other personal opinions offered online. I am glad you enjoyed your meal there, but it is not a place I could recommend.
Regards,
Terri S.