A quick trip to Baltimore to check out 3 places that were on DDD resulted in mixed results from myself, my cousin and friend.
<<< First stop was Di Pasquale's Marketplace, a very old school Italian grocery, bakery, deli and all things Italian, in the Highlandtown
In my life, I have never experienced
such a big and spectacular sandwich as this!!! Fresh baked, rustic style bread, 4 billiard size excellent meatballs and fresh, homemade "mutz". One could only eat this with a fork and tear
off the bread and then dip it in the sauce. This was totally unexpected and was a treat.
"Hand crafted" Stromboli....the Size of A Small Cinder Block! |
Meat and Rice Stuffed Artichoke |
Everything Is Fresh as Well As A Vast Selection Of Imported Olive Oils, Coffee, Water and Drinks. |
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The second stop on the weekend culinary adventure was G&A Restaurant a few blocks away in Greektown, where owner Andy slaves away behind
his hot dog grill and his wife and crew of waitresses serve up typical diner
Brandy, our very sociable waitress informed us about the behind the scenes happenings for the DDD shoot and things in general and made our visit very enjoyable as did the other girls there. "Brandy, you're a fine girl, what a good wife you will be" Looking Glass 1972!!
As with every restaurant in Baltimore, they all claim to have the best crabcakes in town. Andy of course, insisted we try his. Served up fresh, they were very good and we all enjoyed them...in fact BETTER than the Sip and Bite Diner that DDD went to. We were told the secret, but it's a secret, so you're on own! As with all Greek diners, rice pudding HAS to ordered for dessert. G&A's style of custardy ricey goodness holds up the Greek tradition in Baltimore. Thank you.
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