All Blog Posts Tagged 'dara' (11)

I need your vote to win the Baltimore Mobbies for best food blog

I'm not being shy here. Tonight and tomorrow are the end of the competition. My DINING DISH blog has been nominated by the Baltimore Sun as one of the leading foodie blogs and now it is down to the public to vote. This is a close race and every vote counts.

So if you see this tonight, Thursday, October 8th please vote tonight and tomorrow Friday, October 9th up until 5 p.m. when the voting ends. You can vote once a day.

You can vote 1. for best foodie blog and 2. for best… Continue

Added by Dara Bunjon on October 8, 2009 at 5:39pm — No Comments

Night of the chefs at Le Bec Fin

Here comes one of the “back in the days stories.” When I was young, well, when I was younger, single and hanging out in Philadelphia I heard of Le Bec Fin. My friend Lois would talk incessantly about it, the premiere restaurant in the City of Brotherly Love. Over the 40 years, Chef Perrier has run the kitchen he has won accolades left and right, both nationally and internationally.

Read the whole story, see the slide show and watch the video tour at… Continue

Added by Dara Bunjon on September 8, 2009 at 4:25pm — No Comments

Dan Aykroyd is coming – who you gonna to call?

Ghostbuster, Blues Brother, Saturday Night Live’s Dan Aykroyd is coming to Baltimore on Friday, September 11th to Cranbrook Liquors to promote his Crystal Head Vodka. Entrepreneural Aykroyd, whose interest in the spirit world is both literal and figurative, with his Dan Aykroyd Wines, Patron Tequila, and his Crystal Head Vodka as well as his interest in the supernatural, will be meeting the public and signing bottles of his vodka from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

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Added by Dara Bunjon on August 29, 2009 at 6:57am — No Comments

Tidbits: coming soons, winners & week in review

You still have today to get to the Italian and Greek Festivals. I’m hoping to get out to one or both this afternoon. I was amazed at the response to my video interview with Top Chef’s –Season Five, Carla Hall – she is well-loved, that is for sure and quite generous with her time.

Read the entire story, new restaurants to come and the contest winners at… Continue

Added by Dara Bunjon on June 14, 2009 at 6:44am — No Comments

It's getting ugly in grilled chicken land

El Pollo Loco has a beef with KFC and if you don’t eat beef, so will you. It seems that El Pollo Loco has discovered the use of beef powder in KFC's grilled chicken.

read the entire story and check out fight at DINING… Continue

Added by Dara Bunjon on June 12, 2009 at 12:39pm — No Comments

You’ll never look at dinner the same

The turnout to hear Michael Pollan, author of Omnivore’s Dilemma-An Eater’s Manifesto, at the Enoch Pratt just last month was over 900 people. That is telling you that we are becoming enlightened to what food has done to us. Food allergies abound, obesity and diabetes are almost at plague levels and eating processed foods, fast food is killing us.

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Added by Dara Bunjon on June 12, 2009 at 6:20am — 1 Comment

Ice cream that doesn't melt but becomes pudding

Can you believe an ice cream that instead of melting turns to pudding? Well Cold Stone Creamery has developed the new product. I don’t know about you but I’m curious to see the ingredients in this item, aren’t you?

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Added by Dara Bunjon on June 3, 2009 at 12:34pm — 2 Comments

Anthony Bourdain, Alice Waters, Duff Goldman - need I say more?

Local Baltimore TV Food Network Star, Duff Goldman shares the stage with Anthony Bourdain and Alice Waters discussing the pros and cons of organic food. All three gathered at the Connecticut Forum for the “food for thought” panel. Check out the video at… Continue

Added by Dara Bunjon on May 26, 2009 at 4:21pm — No Comments

Food safety, handwashing and Swine Flu - Oh My!

Seinfeld episodes were notorious for dealing with day-to-day incidents. Some themes are classics, I myself refer to someone I know as a close-talker. Probably the one that was the scariest was Seinfeld in the men’s room, the chef came out of the stall and didn’t wash his hands and proceeded back to his kitchen.

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Added by Dara Bunjon on May 26, 2009 at 5:47am — No Comments

The batch is back

Ben and Jerry’s was one of the originals and still is a leader in social responsibility. They recently kickoff a limited partnership with Sir Elton John. It was a one week launch of a limited edition flavor honoring John’s first trip to Vermont and to raise money for the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF). Read the full story at Dining… Continue

Added by Dara Bunjon on May 23, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Random food questions

Like Seinfeld asking “what’s the deal with,” I have my own questions, food questions. If you have the answers, let us know. If you have your own perplexing food questions, do share.

Do you know the answers to any of the questions - check them out at Baltimore Dining… Continue

Added by Dara Bunjon on May 21, 2009 at 11:39am — No Comments