"pltrgyst" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 18:29:54 GMT, "WhansaMi" > wrote:
>
>>We will be attending a conference in Baltimore, MD in early November. We
>>will be staying in the downtown area, near the inner harbor. I'd like to
>>get suggestions for good places to dine while we are there. We enjoy all
>>kinds of food, and particularly love to go to new and unusual places.
>
> Hmmm -- we just drove in from Baltimore a few minutes ago, having spent my
> birthday weekend up there.
>
> Cindy Wolf's Charleston offers the best food in the city in most foodies'
> opinions.
>
> A close second is Corks, in Federal Hill. Wonderful wines, great cheeses,
> outstanding food. Trust Chris, the sommelier, to both feed and set you up
> with
> appropriate wines, and you'll have a terrific evening. (This is the only
> restaurant in the entire US in which I am willing to place myself entirely
> in
> the hands of a sommelier for wine selection.)
>
> The Baltimore outpost of Roy's, right across the square from Charleston,
> is
> excellent -- one of his best. His fusion food, both the several Roy's
> standard
> dishes and his local executive chef's creations, are always interesting.
> (I
> think we've now been to every Roy's in the lower 48, including the one
> [Denver]
> that has since closed... 8
)
>
> Peter's Inn and Hamptons are also very good.
>
> The Brass Elephant is better than Zagat would have you believe.
>
> Wolf's Petite Louis, on the north side of town, is a fun place for
> traditional
> French bistro food.
>
> Skip anything in Little Italy. While there are many decent places, there's
> nothing intersting there, nothing that you can't equal or beat in any
> large
> city.
>
> -- Larry
Larry, just reading your posting today, I'm wondering if you've ever been to
Pazo's.
It's been rated pretty good in reviews, and may be in Little Italy -- or on
the edge of Little Italy.
The architecture is interesting -- an old machine shop. Excellent and
varied menu - Service par excellence.
Dee