Harford’s Food Facility Inspection Violations for April 2009

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by Brian

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Each month the Harford County Health Department conducts routine inspections of 1,893 food service facilities. Some pass, some fail. These are their stories…

Below are all the critical health inspection violations for Harford County in April, 2009.

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Vote for the Best Burger in Harford County at Eats!

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Every month, The Dagger’s Harford Eats! will be allowing you to vote for the best restaurants in Harford County. This month, Eats! is asking you where to find the best burger in the county.

Who makes the best burger in Harford County? Is it a local place or one of the chains? Select from the list below or fill in the other box with your favorite. We need your help with this one, so any burger joint that receives 2 other “other” write-in votes will be added to the main poll. Voting will close May 31st!

We’ve added the poll below, but be sure to check out Harford Eats! for all the latest local restaurant reviews and information.

Best Burger in Harford County?(online surveys)

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Vote for the Best Crabcake in Harford County at Eats!

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Every month, starting with April, The Dagger’s Harford Eats! will be allowing you to vote for the best restaurants in Harford County. This month, Eats! is asking you where to find the best crabcake in the county.

If you don’t see your favorite listed, add it in the “other” box in the poll. If you favorite gets multiple votes, it will be added to the main list. Voting will close at the end of the month.

We’ve added the poll below, but be sure to check out Harford Eats! for all the latest local restaurant reviews and information.

Best Crabcake in Harford County? ( online surveys)

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Someone in Kansas is eating their first Maryland Crabcake…

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…and thanks to Golden Corral, the eater probably isn’t getting what the big deal is all about. Check out the “Maryland-style crabcake” at the top of the picture below:

I guess after ingesting your 5th “Maryland-style crabcake” from the buffet, you may start to tast Maryland in every bite!

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Can’t Decide Where To Eat? Check Out Our New Restaurant Review Site

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by Steve

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Check out our new local food and dining site – Eats! We have moved The Chew Blog to Eats! and have added a new feature – user-submitted restaurant reviews!

We are adding new restaurants in daily (as of this post, we are around 70) and allowing our visitors to write the reviews. Simply use the search box in the upper right corner of the site, click on a restaurant, and write your review and leave a rating. All user reviews will be averaged on the restaurants profile page. If you don’t see a restaurant you want to review, use the “Submit a Restaurant” form to email it to us, and we will enter it as soon as possible.

Check it out and let us know what you think. We are adding features to it every day and would love your feedback!

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Where Is the Best “Corned Beef and Cabbage” for whatever is Celebrated on March 17?

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Ah, the wearing of the green…the lads and lassies twirl about the parking lots and insane asylums with all manner of green apparel…

The little munchkins tromp out from under the Billy Goat Gruff’s lair…and the evil Troll casts spells far and wide…

Being Scots-Irish the coming weekend is a special event for me…not that I’m slowing down as age 70 approaches, but I’ve had to take in the reins a bit over the many years of celebrating my heritage and the heritage of anyone else at the bar…

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Havre de Grace’s First Ever Chili Cook-Off Sunday at Laurrapin Grille

First Ever Havre de Grace Chili Cook-Off

This event will take place at the Laurrapin Grille 209. North Washington Street Havre de Grace, MD 21078 3:00 PM – ???

For more information please contact Dan Tracey Dan@laurrapin.com

With almost 20 Participants competing for Cash & Prizes. The Rules are posted below

“Troegs Brewery”

Havre de Grace

Chili Cook-off Sunday January 25th 2009

Category 1 – Chili Master – $250 prize – $20 entry fee

Meet at Laurrapin Grille at12:00 PM to set up, competition begins at 1:00 PM

Chili must be prepared from scratch on premise, marinated meats, pre cut vegetables and spices will be permitted. Any style or type of chili is welcome (vegetarian, seafood, beef etc.)

You will have 3 hours to complete your chili and 30 minutes to be ready for judging, but no additional cooking will be allowed after 4:00 PM

Please bring all items needed for cooking and displaying your chili (pots, pans crock pots, chafing dishes, cooking ...Continue Reading

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The Grist Mill In Perryville: Over The River And Through The Woods For Fine Dining

FROM THOSE HUNGRY GOURMETS….JIMMY AND GUY STILLWELL

The big mirror behind the bar declares…” Eat Well….Drink Well” and well, that’s what we came here for…well, that and the Wallis Boys…who make music and entertain the folks. Our foray to the Grist Mill on a Friday evening was a pleasant experience and we recommend it for all.

Back when it was the Island Inn we ventured forth and nearly got the hell beat out of us. Since then, Mike Andrews and Erik Lidums, took on the old gal and renovated the entire joint, save the beer box directly under the big mirror.

Rustic early American décor lends the visitor a chance to feel comfy, not crowded with a fine dining room, elegant bar and good service. Best of all is the chef, Mike, who puts forth some mighty fancy and delicious entrees.

Tonight I had the seared medallions of pork tenderloin, drizzled with ...Continue Reading

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Do I have to eat that? A fan’s guide to Top Chef Season Five Elimination Challenge dishes – Episode Two

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After watching last week’s season premiere episode of Top Chef, I think there was probably a consensus among fans that this was going to be a fun season full of talented contestants.

But then last night happened…

What the hell was that? My train of thought while watching that gastro-disaster unfold on the television was not on the different techniques and ingredients being used, but how can I possibly pick a top 3.

Last night was a three course meal: an appitizer, entree, and dessert. I’ll play along, and pick one one from each to comprise my top and bottom three for the week. Remember, the criteria is simply what this blogger would choose to eat.

The Top 3:

Chilled Sweet Corn Soup with Mint and Chili Oil – Not big on cold soup, but I dig the ingredients.

Southern Chicken ...Continue Reading

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You would eat that? A fan’s guide to Top Chef Season Five Elimination Challenge dishes – Episode One

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Leading up to last night’s season five premiere of Top Chef, I couldn’t decide how I wanted to cover my favorite reality show on The Chew Blog for The Dagger. I thought about live blogging each show, but decided against that for many reasons*.

So I decided to highlight the top and bottom three dishes from the elimination challenges based one one simple criteria. What would I chose to eat? I am, by no means, a food critic, and have probably not even tasted half the stuff on the contestants plate. Still, I love food.

So here are last nights top and bottom three elimination plates, in no particular order, chosen by me and not the judges, with pics:

Bottom 3

Radhika: Jerk rubbed halibut with ginger beer cocktail – Looks like an overseasoned piece of fish on top of ...Continue Reading

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