What’s New in Maryland
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MD Food Bank Improves Food Delivery
The Maryland Food Bank has a new delivery truck that it has received through the “Partnership for Hunger Relief” by Ford Motor Company, Newman’s Own, Inc., and Feeding America. The 2009 14-foot refrigerated Ford box truck is being used to deliver perishable food donations to the Maryland Food Bank’s local partners.
2009 Ford Maryland Food Bank food delivery truck
The Maryland Food Bank takes donations of food to give to hungry Marylanders, distributing over 16.7 million pounds of food annually. Facilities are located in Baltimore and Salisbury.
Baltimore Restaurant Week Summer 2009
Baltimore Restaurant Week is here! Three-course $30.09 dinners and $20.09 lunches at participating restaurants run until August 16th. Check out the list of participating restaurants and their menus at http://www.baltimorerestaurantweek.com/
Share a Recipe with OLD BAY Seasoning…Win OLD BAY Gift
OLD BAY Seasoning is still celebrating its 70th birthday…and you can be involved in the summer celebration!
Submit a summer recipe with OLD BAY Seasoning for a chance to win an OLD BAY gift bag. The gift bag will most likely include OLD BAY Seasoning, an OLD BAY seafood steamer bag, a beach bag, a beach towel, a keychain with a bottle opener, a temporary OLD BAY tattoo, and some OLD BAY recipes to try.
One winner will be chosen based on a tasty recipe submitted. Send as many recipes as you’d like – just one recipe will win the gift bag! The winning recipe along with the winner’s first name will be posted at What’s New in Maryland. So share a great recipe with Maryland for a chance to win an OLD BAY gift bag!
Simply email whatsnewinmd@gmail.com with your recipe or paste it into the comment field below. The winner will be notified by email.
The recipe submitted must not be one on the OLD BAY website. Make it your own; you can even describe why it is delicious, an occasion to make it, what makes it a good Maryland recipe, etc. Be sure to list all ingredients used and in what amount, as well as clear steps others can follow to make the dish.
The winner will be chosen no later than July 10th and announced no later than July 31st . The winner should have a mailing address in Maryland. If the winner does not respond by email within three days, a new winner will be chosen.
OLD BAY Seasoning Turns 70
On Saturday, June 13, 2009, OLD BAY Seasoning will be celebrating its 70th birthday at Camden Yards. What’s more Maryland than OLD BAY Seasoning on seafood? Happy Birthday, OLD BAY Seasoning!
The first people at least 15 years and older at the stadium for the Baltimore Orioles vs. Atlanta Braves game will receive an OLD BAY mallet. Before the Orioles game, a large cake that models the container of OLD BAY seasoning, a yellow and blue can with a red lid, made by Baltimore’s Charm City Cakes will be presented. Sounds like a celebration!
Chocolate Affair Winners
Last night was the Chocolate Affair at M&T Bank Stadium to benefit Healthcare for the Homeless.
There was so much chocolate. So delicious. Truffles, cake, pudding, candies, hot chocolate, chocolate covered strawberries, fudge, brownies, ice cream, other sweet desserts like baklava and flavored fortune cookies. After just a few samples, I realized I was so thirsty. Good thing for the water I got with my drink ticket. There was also some savory samples mixed in, like shrimp, bagel pieces and soup which were a nice break from the sweet tastes.
Here’s a list of the winners:
Tastiest Chocolate Treat: Ice cream from Coldstone Creamery
Tastiest Savory Treat: Shrimp from Bonefish Grill
Tastiest Candy: Edible Favors
Best Booth Display: Kali’s Mezze
Best Food Presentation: Hershey Entertainment and Resorts
Most Creative Use of Chocolate as an Ingredient: Sascha’s Catering
Best Beverage: Testimony Teas
Best New Vendor: Sweet Fortunes – flavored fortune cookies
Best Vendor (participating at least 5 years): Chef’s Expressions – chocolate truffle with sea salt for one thing
Wished I had grabbed a few more wrapped candies. At the the time I felt like I couldn’t eat any more chocolate.
Baltimore Chick-Fil-A Restaurants Offer Way to Help Veterans November 10th
Eat at a Baltimore Chick-Fil-A restaurant Monday, November 10th and part of the costs will go to the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) if you wish. Though Veterans Day is usually observed on November 11th, certain Chick-Fil-A restaurants in the Baltimore area will donate 20% of the day’s sales to the VFW, a nonprofit that supports U.S. troops and veterans. To include your order in calculation of the donation, visit http://www.helpvfw.org/chick-fil-a to print out the coupon and present it when placing your order.
Ocean City Restaurant Week 2008
Ocean City Restaurant Week is underway and it ends this Sunday, October 12th. Not including gratuity and tax, select restaurants are offering a two-course dinner menu for $20 or a three-course one for $30.
Check out http://www.oceancityrestaurantweek.com/ for a list of participating restaurants. There’s about 20 of them, which include Olive Tree Restaurant, Fresco’s Fine Dining, The Shark on the Harbor, and 32 Palm.
A Maryland Farmers Market Online
Are you a Marylander who is interested in buying or selling locally grown food? Forget that stand on the side of the road – or not, but either way, check out Maryland Online Farmers Market, a website where you can buy, sell, or trade locally grown food. The site allows anyone to browse listings but to provide or request items, you must register for an account, which means providing your name and contact information.
The site has categories like Wanted – where people can request food they are looking for in the form of a post, Available – where people can list food they are selling, Free – where I suppose people can list food they are willing to give away, Donations, and Events.
A person’s contact info is listed under their post so you can contact the person about the price and arrange for a time to pick up the food. The site is a great way to find more unusual food items as well as to save time by making sure the person has the food item you are looking for instead of going to a fruit stand or farmer’s market only to find that they don’t have the corn, tomatos, or perhaps more unusual ingredient you are looking for.
If you’re interested in visiting a farmer’s market in person, the site lists hours, location, phone numbers, and websites of farmer’s markets throughout Maryland.
With the popularity of organic food and people wanting to save money on driving around, it should be interesting to see how popular this site gets.
Baltimore Restaurant Week Summer 2008
Well, once again Restaurant Week is here in Maryland. Baltimore Restaurant Week starts Saturday July 26 and runs until August 3, 2008. Enjoy a three-course meal at a favorite Baltimore restaurant or one you’ve been wanting to try. $30.08 for dinner or an even better deal – $20.08 for lunch. Remember, you’ll still have to add gratuity and tax to the price.
Many restaurants are offering this deal not just in the city, but in a couple nearby counties. If you go to the city, some of the garages are offering discount parking. Be sure to pay attention to the time offered; garage prices can often change throughout the day depending on the events going on. Visit http://baltimore.about.com/od/fooddrink/a/REstaurantWeek.htm for more information on the parking and many of the individual restaurants. Yum!
