The Grumpy Gourmet has been absent from cyberspace due to some illness followed by an extended period being out-of-state with family. However, I am back in my kitchen and my stomach is growling. Thus, it is time to think about and discuss food. The posts by readers during the past several weeks have been interesting […]
Grumpy Gourmet: Can Harford Diners Achieve Culinary Glory?
Let’s talk about diners this week. There’s a good description of what a diner is in Wikipedia. There are several examples of diner types locally. I’d call the New Ideal in Aberdeen a typical small town USA diner. It definitely looks like a diner and is oriented mainly around a counter, stools, and booths. The […]
Grumpy Gourmet: The Birth and Introduction of a Harford Food Snob
Sometime in the relatively distant past, there was a restaurant in the Campus Hills shopping center called the Campus Cafe. If my memory serves well, it was an attractive place, with a bar and separate dining room. Pricewise it was on par with other local white tablecloth places and the menu was a relatively simple […]