When you’re on vacation, there’s always one meal you look forward to – right? My side of the family goes away late-July/early-August every year, and regardless of whether or not we’re at the beach or the lake my absolute favorite meal is when my brother-in-law makes grilled pizza. Homemade crust and…
There are certain restaurants considered to be staples in a town like Frederick. Privately owned, with a local devoted following, they are never empty. Ever. Brewer’s Alley is one of those restaurants; I’ve written about it once or twice here. And for me, when you go to Brewer’s, you go…
The other day a friend of mine said, “If you’ve never tried the pizza at Olives, then you’re missing out. Their pizza rocks!” So, on Saturday, my sister and I decided to try it out – and yes, it was awesome. Tomato, Basil, Fresh Mozzarella This 10″ round of hand-tossed…
On Twitter last night I stumbled upon a tweet by Beth Schillaci that talked about a local, family owned pizza place in Frederick struggling with a lawsuit regarding faxes they’ve sent to other local business to market their pizza. Two hundred thousand dollars – that’s right $200K – is on the…
Some nights even 15 minutes of cooking is 15 minutes too much. It took me two hours and fifteen minutes to get home from work last night. Normal commute from that part of my territory? One and a half hours, sometimes a little less if the traffic lights cooperate.…
Well, sort of. Today “out and about” takes me to our vacation house’s back patio, where Josie’s boyfriend, Shawn, made the most delicious grilled pizza I’ve ever had. He made the dough by hand, literally since the house doesn’t have a stand mixer or bread machine. And once placed on…