Escoffier once wrote and often preached that the greatest dishes are very simple. It is this maxim that guides modern cuisine well after a century of this tenet’s existence. This is not to say that everything is easy, just simple. Let me explain. If you take a small grouping of fresh and lovely ingredients, your… Read more »
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May Day Play Day
BERLIN — If you’re familiar with Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb” you know that what makes the song distinctive is the counterpoint. The part where half of the instruments are playing the song and the others are playing the baseline theme is what holds the album “The Wall” together. If it’s a song that, for some… Read more »
Still smokin'
WEST OCEAN CITY — As it turned out, Carl Glenn didn’t have to have Denise Venable killed, which was probably best for all involved. Glenn had developed the recipe that had made Smoker’s BBQ Pit famous and, like most experienced cooks with their own way of doing things, sometimes joked about having to kill anyone… Read more »
Slow and steady…
BERLIN — As any racing enthusiast will tell you, pacing is as important as speed. There’s no point in being the fastest car in the race if you run out of gas before the finish. But this year’s youngest Wor-Wic Community College graduate, Tory Vaughan IV still has plenty in the tank as he prepares… Read more »
Historical tourism
POCOMOKE — To call “Worcester County Then and Now” a pictorial history fails to get at the fact that the book is more a tour of a place that no longer exists than a collection of photographs and facts. Compiled by mother-in-law, daughter-in-law team Norma Miles and Robin Chandler-Miles, the book is the result of… Read more »
Trash talk
SNOW HILL — Higher tipping fees and an increase in the cost of landfill use permits were put on the table Tuesday, as the Worcester County Commissioners continue to look for ways to make their new budget work. The commissioners heard arguments from Jennifer Savage, county enterprise fund controller, in support for raising the cost… Read more »
M. Elizabeth Lawton
OCEAN PINES — Mrs. M. Elizabeth Lawton died May 10 at her daughter’s home. She was the daughter of the late James Cleveland Moore and Anna Garrett Moore. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Lawrence E. Lawton. They resided at 5 Patrick Avenue, West Chester, Pa. She is survived by… Read more »
Ann D. Lewis
SALISBURY — Ann DeRisi Lewis of Ocean City, age 76, died May 14 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, surrounded by her family. Born in Bristol Pa., she was the daughter of the late Frank DeRisi and Amelia Conti DeRisi. She was preceded in death by her husband, David A. Lewis. She is… Read more »
Marian C. Lankford
Marian Cropper Lankford, age 85, died Monday, May 9 at her home in Berlin. A lifetime resident of Ocean City, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Quillen Cropper and Laura Edith Colby Cropper. She was preceded in death by her husband, retired Ocean City Fire Marshal, Dave Lankford, in 2001. She is survived… Read more »
Robert A. Bliss
Robert A. Bliss, age 75, died Tuesday, May 10 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Born in Baltimore he was the son of the late John and Mildred Bliss. Bliss was a U.S. Army Veteran. He was a successful entrepreneur and business owner. He enjoyed fishing, crabbing and computers. He also had his pilots license… Read more »