Baltimore mixologist Brendan Dorr needs your Facebook vote

Hangar 1 Vodka has a contest going on for mixologists, beverage chefs, and Baltimore’s own Brendan Dorr of the B & O American Brasserie is in the competition. There are three competing mixologists under Baltimore category but in reality, all three are from Frederick

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Summer weekends away, don’t forget the hungry

Just because summer is here and we head to the shore or the mountains for the weekends away or head off on our vacations there are still numerous families that are going hungry. Schools out and underprivileged children won’t have access to the school feeding programs – there will be no breakfast and no lunch for them.

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Middle schoolers on field trip to Baltimore are taken to Hooters for lunch

Hmmm, thinking back to my field trips in school, not many as a youngster, maybe Fort McHenry.  When I say a youngster, I mean elementary school and I think my mother was a chaperone.  High school was a different story;  New York, Washington DC and Harper’s Ferry. 

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Baltimore food history factoid – the Original Table Crumber

An evening out celebrating our anniversary and the husband’s birthday had us at the ever delightful, full service Prime Rib Restaurant last night.

 I don’t know about your dinner conversations with your husband, wife or life partner but in our marriage of 29 years it isn’t overly stimulating.  It isn’t about world affairs, finances or even children. My life centers around food and the food industry and the husband’s interests are the History Channel, flea markets, taking naps and World War II but they do say opposites attract.   Are you getting my drift?

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Obama, Trump and Omaha Steaks – 2011 White House Correspondents Dinner

Oh yes, I was a deer in headlights watching Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice episode where the teams were given the task of creating an infomercial for Omaha Steaks. If you have watched it or heard about it at the proverbial “water cooler” you know that the actor Gary Busey is an uncontrollable, unpredictable character that probably should have been fired from the show at the very beginning but that doesn’t make good TV. Trump, finally made the executive decision to fire Gary Busey two weeks ago.

Check out President Obama roasting Donald Trump:
Obama, Trump and Omaha Steaks – 2011 White House Correspondents Dinner

Hold your nose and eat a jelly bean: sense of smell

Wondering why the Dining Examiner is writing about being able to smell what you consume because it is vital to the enjoyment of food and beverage. Actually this little post was triggered by a story about recalled zinc based nasal sprays that are said to have caused loss of sense of smell.

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Snowpocalypse FREE cooking HELP LINE – send your questions

Okay you are stuck at home, hopefully you are a survivor of your neighborhood food store and you bought all these items but you might be missing an ingredient or haven’t a clue how to use them or want a new recipe. Reach out to me in the comment section OR via email at snomg@diningdish.otherinbox.com OR on Twitter @daracooks - I will get you answers.

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Snowapocalypse open forum food column – what’s on your mind?

Other than being locked up in your homes, shoveling snow and some romance, I figure you still have some down time. Today I turn the column over to you, it is yours to discuss any of the following topics:

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A foodie's attempt at a holiday poem

I’ve searched and searched for my holiday poem to share
It was cute and clever and showed that I cared
A rendition of The Night before Christmas foodie version
Alas it was lost, left off the new computer conversion

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The blizzard is coming and Kim Kardashian’s video shows salads are sexy

I was at Trader Joe’s by 9 a.m. looking for specific items for baking; after all, the blizzard is coming and one bakes and cooks during blizzards- at least I do. It was a simple in and out.

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The blizzard is coming and Kim Kardashian’s video shows salads are sexy

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Restaurant nightmares, the unexpected

As in all businesses, one should think of the ‘what if’ this happens what should we do, to be prepared. In the restaurant business the ‘what if’ could mean staff not showing up, someone getting ill in the restaurant, plumbing issues, fire, no water, no electricity, someone choking – these are all realities and many restaurateurs will tell you they have lived through many of these if not all.

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This is why you are fat website

You all can thank Downtown Diane for this link to This is Why You Are Fat website of photographs of foods so laden with calories it is mind-boggling. Sure enough they had a picture of the KFC Double Down sandwich that I wrote about earlier this week. The sandwich is two fried boneless chicken breasts that surround two cheeses, bacon and the KFC special sauce.

This is why you are fat website

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Where should President Obama eat when he comes to Baltimore?

A friend sent me a link to a photojournal of Barack Obama eating at various diners, hamburger franchises, pancake houses, rib shack and chili establishments. I thought it might be fun to come up with our own recommendation for the president as to where he should dine when he comes to Baltimore.

Where should President Obama eat when he comes to Baltimore?

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Toilet Themed Restaurant Has 10 Locations

Toilet Themed Restaurant Has 10 Locations

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Worth a watch

Check out what is in the closet

This is just one of those cute commercials

It's never too early to plan for Halloween

Cat Massages Dog

This has nothing to do with food. Nothing whatsoever. It brought a smile to my face and hope it brings one to yours.

Your Smile for the Day

This has little to do with food but more about pure happiness. The good old days