I had an offal weekend; an awfully offal weekend. Finding myself in Frederick at Mick’s New American Bistro where my nephew is doing his internship for culinary school, the chef gave me course after course of his favorite foods; snout to tail. It started with lamb’s heart tartare, served with a pullet egg yolk and… Read more »
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Chickens roost in Berlin; OPA drops a GM; and elections fuel the year
BERLIN – It is time to buckle down and take a look at what got done this year. Since 2010 was an election year the best way to conceive of it is: lots of motion, little of it forward. In addition to the elections that played a part in nearly every issue this year there… Read more »
Seahawks lose home opener
BERLIN – Stephen Decatur started slow against Parkside on Tuesday evening and never really recovered losing to the Rams 52-25. The Seahawks spotted Parkside an 11-0 lead before Jamie Parker scored Decatur’s first two points with less than two minutes in the first quarter. Trailing 15-5 to start the second quarter, Decatur used a zone… Read more »
Gertrude R. Howard
BERLIN – Gertrude Rose Howard, age 86, died Friday Dec. 10, 2010. Born in Washington D.C., she was the daughter of the late Antonino and Gertrude Pedone. She is survived by her daughters, Nancy Howard, and Diane Howard and her husband Ted. No service is planned at this time. Arrangements are in the care of… Read more »
Jeannette Patricia Huesman
OCEAN CITY – Jeannette Patricia Huesman, age 91, died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010 at Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Baltimore she was the daughter of the late Edward Malstron and Bessie Webster Malstron. She was preceded in death by her husband Frederick David Huesman. Mrs. Huesman was a member of the Optimist Club… Read more »
The Palette Bistro and Bar
SNOW HILL – During the 10 days between hearing the Palette was available and taking day-to-day ownership of the establishment, Phillip Cropper generated an immense amount of interest in the eatery. The Berlin resident was working as the pastry chef at the Atlantic Hotel in Berlin at the time and word that he intended to… Read more »
Local Student has Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience
BERLIN – My once-in-a-lifetime experience began on July 5 with almost a 24 hour plane ride with several stops in other African countries in order to reach my final destination – Malawi. Besides my dreams, I was carrying with me an amazing assortment of school supplies and sports equipment that had been donated graciously by… Read more »
Managing Your Waistline While Quitting Smoking
BERLIN – As if fighting off mood-altering cravings wasn’t difficult enough, many people who quit smoking have to deal with the possibility or even the reality of weight gain related to quitting. Although the average gain is about 10 pounds many people experience an even more significant increase weight, which can be a quitting-deterrent and… Read more »
Spicy Chicken Wings with a Touch of Vietnamese Influence
“Cooking is messy, dirty work. The work involves bare hands, sticky fingers, licks of this and that, whacks on fleshy lumps, hissing lids and miscellaneous smells. It is also dangerous, the basic tools being either very sharp or very hot.” So wrote Michael Symons, an Australian food historian a dozen years ago when delving into… Read more »
Health Department Warns of Inspection Scam
BISHOPVILLE – The Worcester County Health Department warns local businesses about scammers pretending to be health department inspectors. WCHD recently received reports of callers identifying themselves as local health inspectors and attempting to schedule inspections at local restaurants. The callers are attempting to use business information fraudulently. The health department issues the following reminders to… Read more »