If there’s one thing the city of Baltimore is known for, it is for its delicious food. Indeed, Baltimore is known not just in Maryland, but the entire country for its sumptuous food of wide choices. Dubbed as the world’s crab capital, crabs and seafood in the city are definitely world class. But there are more to offer in Charm City than just its crab and seafood, and a lot of tourists really loved them.
First up is the delicious pizza. Corey McLaughlin wrote an awesome review in Baltimore Magazine about one of the most delicious pizza and pies in Baltimore. Read the review below to see for yourself.
Easy as Pie
Two couples move their pizza business into Union Collective.
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The seed for Well Crafted Kitchen—the pizza counter serving delicious wood-fired pies from a space at Union Collective—was planted six years ago when co-owners Liz and Ryan Bower, then working as local wedding photographers, were taking engagement shots of their best friends Laura and Tom Wagner.
After the session, the four Bucknell University alums sat around a campfire in Upstate New York and mulled the idea of running a food business together, though they relegated it to their wish list at the time.
Two years later, in 2015, the Bowers embarked on a cross-country RV trip. They dubbed it “The Amazing Marriage Adventure.” The idea, hatched from their disillusionment with wedding-day drama, was to meet, interview, and photograph couples in all 50 states, ranging from newlyweds to 50-plus-year partnerships, to see what real married life looked like around the country and pass that knowledge on to their clients.
On the yearlong journey, they shared their experiences and continued to discuss the possibility of running a food business with the Wagners. Before they returned from the road trip, which also included a three-week European jaunt, where they ate pizza and photographed a wedding in Florence, Italy, they solidified plans to launch Well Crafted Pizza, convincing Laura and Tom to move from Brooklyn to Baltimore. By spring of 2016, the business was born in the form of a modernized 1949 Dodge pickup truck.
Now, in addition to the food truck, there’s Well Crafted Kitchen, a brick-and-mortar joint inside the industrial-style barroom at Union Collective, the redeveloped former Sears warehouse off I-83. Read the rest of the review here…
It is indeed one delicious pizza and pie. And the owners of this restaurant is looking to expand their business to cater more customer. Next on our list is the delicious taco in Hampden and their planned expansion in March. Ethan McLeod wrote about this famous taco in Baltimore in his article at Baltimore Fishbowl.
Team behind Papi’s Tacos in Hampden eyes mid-March opening
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Baltimore restaurateur Charlie Gjerde says his team is “coming down the home stretch” for its anticipated Papi’s Tacos location in Hampden, and is tentatively eyeing an opening in mid-March.
The eatery and bar, being built out of the space at 3820 Falls Road that for decades housed Dmitri’s Tavern, will have space for 110 customers and a setup similar to its sister, flagship Fells Point location, with a bar side and a dining side. Gjerde said the property “needed a complete overhaul, so we went down to the bare walls and started from scratch.”
Everything inside is thus brand new, said the restaurateur, who runs several other restaurants with his wife, Lori, and sister-in-law, Carrie Podles, including Wicked Sisters just up Falls Road, Alexander’s Tavern in Fells Point and Huck’s American Craft in Brewers Hill.
The new space is larger than the original Papi’s, allowing more room for events and, uniquely, the ability to serve al pastor tacos, in which meat is cooked over a spit and apportioned for tacos freshly cooked. And with the 25-space parking lot out back, they’re planning an outdoor Cinco de Mayo party, complete with live music.
But before they can open, Gjerde’s team still has to obtain a liquor license, for which they have a transfer hearing scheduled next Thursday. They also need to obtain all necessary permits from the city, which means they don’t have an exact opening day just yet. But it’s approaching soon. See full post here…
For taco lovers out there, this is really some good news. Their planned new space is much larger and can cater more people. There are also function rooms for groups of people. As mentioned in this post, several of the best restaurants in Baltimore was already featured on TV. There are a bunch of these restaurants and dining experience as seen on TV, and these restaurants are compiled in Visit Baltimore.
As Seen On TV Dining Experiences
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With Baltimore’s quickly growing reputation as a top culinary destination, it is no surprise that a number of its restaurants have been featured on top television shows. Check out these Baltimore restaurants to see why they were featured on national TV.
The Zimmern List
Andrew Zimmern shared his favorite spots to eat in Baltimore on his new TV series “The Zimmern List.” He highlights Baltimore as undergoing one of the largest renaissances in the country and dubs Baltimore “America’s best kept secret” with “simple dishes cooked to perfection.” Zimmern enjoyed Krause’s turkey and Faidley’s crabcakes at Lexington Market. He also stopped by the historic Italian market and eatery DiPasquale’s in Highlandtown, LP Steamers for crabs in Locust Point, and James Beard Award-winning chef Andrew Carmellini’s Rye Street Tavern.
Cheap Eats
“Cheap Eats” host Ali Khan hunted for the best deals in Baltimore while on his budget-friendly culinary tour of America. Golden West Café, known for its New Mexican cuisine, in Hampden was featured for its bacon-infused pancakes. The Cooking Channel show also featured tender pit beef at Beef Barons, fried cheese balls at La Cuchara, which offers Basque cuisine, and Korean-inspired street noodles at Dooby’s.
Delicious Destinations
Andrew Zimmern returned to Baltimore, “a gritty city where the food is alive with original flavor,” for an episode of “Bizarre Foods Delicious Destinations.” In this Travel Channel show, Zimmern travels the world, tasting the most unique, traditional fare he can find. From Maryland blue crabs at Captain James Landing and crabcakes at Faidley’s to the pit beef sandwich at Chaps Beef and the iconic Berger Cookies, Zimmern featured the unique foods that define Baltimore. Find more good restaurants here…
As mentioned above, there are lots of good and delicious restaurants in Baltimore, some of them are even featured on local television. This is one of the reasons why tourists flock in the city all year round. A lot of them fell in love with the Charm city’s delicious foods and cuisine only unique in the city.
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