Author Archives: Julekha

About Julekha

Maryland (sub) urbanite who writes about food, art, travel, and commercial real estate.

Spain seduces the second time around

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Julekha

Would you entertain a second date with someone who didn’t leave a good impression the first time? That’s how I feel about destinations, which don’t get second chances with me. I made an exception for Spain last summer, giving in … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Art, Food & drink, Travel | Tagged 9/11, alhambra, barcelona, cadaques, cordoba, europe travel, goya, granada, jane austen, madrid, madrid subway bombing, malaga, mercado de san miguel, mr. darcy, parque, parque del buen retiro, pimientos de padron, prado, pride and prejudice, puerta de alcala, restaurante de san botin, san sebastian, sevilla, seville, spain, valencia | Leave a comment

Mussel Bar & Grille now open in Baltimore

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Julekha

Biere, moules et frites. Those are the specialties at Robert Wiedmaier’s ode to the Belgian roadside dive, Mussel Bar and Grille, which opened March 10 in Baltimore’s Harbor East neighborhood. The 8,000-square-foot restaurant will open at 1350 Lancaster St., home of the former … Continue reading →

Posted in Baltimore food and drink, cocktails, DC food news, Food & drink | Tagged arlington, baltimore, bethesda, brabo, harbor east, job fair, marcel's, mussel bar and grille, rw restaurant group, townhouse kitchen and bar, wildwood | Leave a comment

Firenze restaurant opening Feb. 12 in Reisterstown

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Julekha

Pizza, lasagna and spaghetti and meatballs are making their way to Reisterstown’s historic Main Street. The 100-seat Firenze will open to the public Feb. 12 at 2 Hanover St. The upscale casual restaurant will also feature craft beer, cocktails and … Continue reading →

Posted in Baltimore food and drink, cocktails, Wine | Tagged baltimore, baltimore county, brian and larry leonardi, craft beer, firefighters, firenze, lasagna, little italy, meatballs, pasta, reisterstown, restaurant firenze | Leave a comment

Morty’s Delicatessen is betting on Maryland Live Casino

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Julekha

Maryland Live Casino’s newest restaurant is a New York-style deli that serves up corned beef and pastrami sandwiches. The 84-seat Morty’s Delicatessen opened in early January and is located on the casino floor, next to the Maryland Live buffet. The Papa Louie … Continue reading →

Posted in Baltimore food and drink, Food & drink | Tagged arundel mills, bagels, luke fu, maryland live casino, morty's delicatessen, new york deli, omelet, pastrami, phillips seafood, russian, swiss, the cheesecake factory, the prime rib | Leave a comment

Exploring the historic streets and spicy cuisine of Charleston, S.C.

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Julekha

You’re a (sub)urban Maryland couple looking for a short U.S. getaway late October/early Nov. There should be a direct, nonstop flight from BWI to said destination. The locale should be at least 10 degrees warmer than Baltimore. There should be good, … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Food & drink, Travel | Tagged baltimore, blossom, bwi, charleston, coast, escolar, fish, historic architecture, historic charleston city market, maryland, middleton place plantation, muse, nathaniel russell house, old south carriage co., oyster point walking tours, palmetto, pescatarian, santa fe, scallops, seafood, south carolina, southwest airlines, tampa, travel, u.s. custom house | Leave a comment

Ryleigh’s Oyster opening Mount Vernon location Dec. 16

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Julekha

Soon you’ll be able to slurp some oysters before listening to Beethoven in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood. The owner of Ryleigh’s Oyster will open his third location Dec. 16 across the street from Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, home of the Baltimore Symphony … Continue reading →

Posted in Baltimore food and drink, Food & drink | Tagged baltimore symphony orchestra, cross street, facebook, federal hill, joseph meyerhoff symphony hall, mari luna mexican bistro, mount vernon, ryleigh's oyster, spike and charlie, spike gjerde, timonium | Leave a comment

#FBF: Finding a Chagall in Zagreb

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Julekha

So the tagline for this blog is food, art and travel. So I’d better take a short detour from my food obsession to write about my love of globetrotting, museum hopping and finding an unexpected treasure in the Museum of the City … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Travel | Tagged color, contemporary museum zagreb, croatia, cubism, dubrovnik, marc chagall, museum of broken relationships, museum of the city of zagreb, pablo picasso, plitvice, prague, split, surrealism, zadar, zagreb | Leave a comment

New chefs and menu on deck at the Boathouse, Pazo and B&O

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Julekha

Winter is a time of rebirth and renewal, making it an ideal season for restaurants to revamp their menus. Or something like that. It’s also a good time to ditch the low-carb diet to savor some comfort foods. Leave your … Continue reading →

Posted in Baltimore food and drink, Food & drink | Tagged b&o american brasserie, bacon, baltimore, bay cafe, boathouse, brussels sprouts, bucatini, canton, carbs, food market, gnocchi, hampden, harbor east, italian, julian marucci, lobster, matt campbell, mike ransom, pazo, potato and leek pancake, restaurants, salmon, sm+p, tony foreman, wine, winter, woodberry kitchen | Leave a comment

The Milton Inn debuts new lounge and small plates menu

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Julekha

The Milton Inn in Sparks added a new casual lounge and small plates menu this month to the Northern Baltimore County restaurant. A total of 26 dishes are on the menu, including blackened catfish étouffée, French onion soup, clams casino … Continue reading →

Posted in Baltimore food and drink, Food & drink, Howard County | Tagged catfish, french onion soup, highland, howard county, mac and cheese, milton inn, northern baltimore county, small plates, sparks | Leave a comment

Here’s a look at the latest bar trend: Cocktails on tap

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Julekha

There was a time when drinking a cocktail to meant imbibing something sickly sweet and/or girly (like a Cosmo) or far too much alcohol than my 5-foot-one-inch frame can withstand. So I stuck with my fume blancs, malbecs and cabernets. Well … Continue reading →

Posted in Baltimore food and drink, cocktails, Food & drink | Tagged baltimore, baltimore sun, bookmakers cocktail club, canton, cocktail, craft cocktails, downtown, federal hill, fells point, fork and wrench, harbor east, mount vernon, of love and regret, warehouse 518, wit and wisdom | Leave a comment