Baltimore's
Woodberry Kitchen earned top honors in Gourmet Magazine's October issue. The mag for serious-minded foodies named Spike Gjerde's restaurant one of the "Restaurants Worth the Money: Northeast."
Here's an excerpt:
Eleven great places to spend your hard-earned cash in Maryland, Massachusetts, Maine, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania...What could be more enticing than a stylishly rustic farm-to-table restaurant in a rehabilitated foundry with a chef named Spike?
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Woodberry Kitchen has been on a roll recently. This is the second month in a row that the Hampden area restaurant has received national recognition. In September, Bon Appetit, selected Woodberry Kitchen as one of it's "Top Ten New Restaurants in America."
Here's an excerpt:
Today's most exciting restaurants have a lot in common. They represent the new standard: simple, satisfying local food�all served with zero pretense. They support local farmers, sustainable agriculture, and regional cuisine. For a taste of our ten favorite new restaurants, cook these delicious recipes...
In the early 1990s, long before sustainable, local, and organic became the calling cards of chefs everywhere, Spike Gjerde was showcasing the abundance of the Chesapeake Bay.
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