From the Bel Air Downtown Alliance: December 10, 2010 – On Saturday, March 5, 2011 the Bel Air Downtown Alliance will be celebrating their 10th Annual Chocolate & Candy Festival at the Bel Air Reckord Armory in Downtown Bel Air from 10am to 3pm. To mark the occasion, the Bel Air Downtown Alliance is inviting […]
Early Bird Tickets Available for Harford Community College’s Wine Expo 2011
From Harford Community College: An early bird special is available through December 15 on the purchase price of tickets to Harford Community College’s 18th Annual Wine Expo that will be held on Sunday, February 27, from 3 to 6 p.m. in the College’s Susquehanna Center. The special price of $36 per ticket is available only […]
Harford County’s Food Facility Inspection Violations For October 2010
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 October 2010: 7-Eleven Store #19677 1752 Jarrettsville Road Jarrettsville, MD 21084 Violation: Potentially hazardous food must be held at proper […]
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 […]
Bel Air to Declare “Gets Famous Day” in Celebration Restaurant Grand Opening
From Famous Dave’s Bar-B-Que: Famous Dave’s Legendary Pit Bar-B-Que®, a down-home total dining experience reminiscent of a good ole’ backyard barbeque, brings slow-smoked ribs, BBQ and so much more to Bel Air, MD as doors open following pomp and celebration at 10:45 AM on Monday, August 16th. On Monday, August 16th at 10:45 AM, executives […]
The Chew Renew – The Latest in the Harford Food and Drink Scene
It’s been a while since The Dagger has written anything on our Chew blog, and with the recent news of the release of local Zagat ratings, I figured it would be a good time to bring it back. So what has happened since our last post on “The Chew”? – Our restaurant review site, Eats!, […]
Taste of Harford and Restaurant Week Kick Off June 9
From Harford County government: The Office of Economic Development and Tourism along with the County Executive’s Office is promoting Harford County’s Restaurant Week from June 10-16, 2010. The week kicks off with the popular Taste of Harford event and concludes with a grand prize drawing for a basket of local restaurant gift certificates for each […]