{"id":103,"date":"2011-10-13T00:35:39","date_gmt":"2011-10-13T00:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beckinabox.com\/blog\/files\/catching_up_with_me.php#unique-entry-id-279"},"modified":"2018-04-09T07:58:11","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T11:58:11","slug":"cathing-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beckinabox.com\/?p=103","title":{"rendered":"Catching up…"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve finally got a chance to mention a few things on my blog that I’ve been meaning to talk about.<\/p>\n

My birthday was back in August. Giovanni painted me a picture. I took a picture of it. It’s me with a Maker’s Mark bottle in my hand. On the floor are empty Maker’s Mark bottles. Even 3 1\/2 year old Giovanni knows that I have a problem. Thanks for the dino poop!<\/p>\n

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A few other things. Over the summer on one of my many visits to Baltimore I discovered a new restaurant\/bar. Alewife<\/a>. They opened up in September of 2010. They boast a 40 tap bar with over 100 bottles. All really great stuff too. The place itself is gorgeous and the service is wonderful. The food is out of this world. I got the smoke burger and was BLOWN AWAY by it. Look at the menu on their site to find out more about it. Here’s some pictures:<\/p>\n

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I was there a couple of weekends ago and once again had a great time. The burger this time around was stuffed with crab imperial. A very nice addition. During the last visit to Batimore I went to the Ravens game. GO RAVENS. To eat I went to the Blue Moon Cafe (had awesome Captain Crunch french toast) and went to the Paper Moon Diner<\/a>. Also made my normal stop to my favorite liquor store, The Wine Source. Here’s what I bought:<\/p>\n

Dogfish Head – Punkin <\/a>– 4 pack bottles
\nDuclaw – Mad Bishop<\/a> – 6 pack bottles
\nBrewer’s Art – Ozzy<\/a> – 750ml bottle
\nBrewer’s Art – Le Canard <\/a>– 750ml bottle
\nBrewer’s Art – Green Peppercorn Tripel <\/a>– 750ml bottle<\/p>\n

I know, mostly Baltimore beers, well, I was in Baltimore!<\/p>\n

This past weekend I took my parents to the M\u00fctter Museum in Philly. My good buddy Jen hooked us up with free passes! Thanks Jen! Afterwards we went to the Memphis Taproom<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Yes, everywhere I travel revolves around eating and drinking. I’ve been using the TV Food Maps<\/a> app and finding all these great places. I can hardly wait for my next trip!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve finally got a chance to mention a few things on my blog that I’ve been meaning to talk about. My birthday was back in August. Giovanni painted me a picture. I took a picture of it. It’s me with a Maker’s Mark bottle in my hand. 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