We’ll be spending a weekend in the vicinity of Laurel, Maryland and haven’t a clue where to eat. We’re willing to drive within a 10-20 mile radius for worthwhile fare. Any suggestions?

try: huitlacoche (corn smut) and casu marzu, that forbidden cheese that’s left to rot in the sun and only eaten when crawling with maggots.

Fellow hounds: Our group (4 adults and 4 kids) will be camping at Greenbelt over the holiday weekend...and yes rain it might. I’m building a backup plan which includes going to dinner Sat night. Not high line, perhaps a...

i am from san diego, california and have had no luck finding decent mexican food in the district. i don’t drive, but would be willing to hop on the metro if it meant some good carnitas or machaca. or even just a basic beef...

a little late since i haven' tbeen following this thread religiously... but for those who are curious about the maggot cheese (casu marzu) and illegal roasted birds in france (ortolans), the article is here and the writer was in...

if you’re on a limited budget. However, if you were a big fan of the Batali joints in New York (Lupa, Esca, Sotto, Voce, Vaca, Casu Marzu, Nome, Altro Restaurante Batali, Esca Jr., Esca III, Acqua and Genitalia) then you...

Orangequats. I’d never heard of them until yesterday. Guess they’re an orange-kumquat hybrid. Scorpion soup. Yak butter tea. Part of me really really wants to try stuff like lutefisk, casu marzu, and balut. And, of...

Well, I finally got around to visiting El Pollo Rico and Pollo Campero (both in Wheaton). According to award winning reviews, posts here and lines at the restaurant, El Pollo Rico seems like it would be a destination restaurant....

This reminds me of the Sardinian casu marzu (formaggio marcio), which is a pecorino Sardo that has been (overly) fermented by cheese fly larvae — I would be very curious to hear the opinion of anyone who may have sampled...

I’m frequently asked: “Are there places you love that you don't tell anyone about?” The answer is, to me, simple. I’ve seen countless great places close from lack of interest. But only a tiny handful close...

The following was posted on the Cleveland Park listserv: > > Tonight my fiance and I went to Yanyu in Cleveland Park, one of our > favorite upscale Asian restaurants, and we were stunned to see a > hastily-drawn sign in the window noting...

I’m with you, Ironmom. I’ve lived in countries with lax food and safety standards (Spain being one of them). I can attest that I would much rather go without “delicacies” like Sardinian Casu Marzu cheeses...

eels with cheese, pasta with bottarga, sevadas. I’ll skip the casu marzu, thanks. :) Puerto Rican — not a single Puerto Rican place in Los Angeles, believe it or not. Eastern European — specifically, Polish and...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_Marzu I think this must be what you are thinking of Velma. I don’t think its something I want to try and clearly one of the most strange foods I have seen on this post so far. Apparently...

Ah, casu marzu. Ick, ick, ick.