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We have gone PINK-ish for BREAST CANCER MONTH & FOR SAVE CAFE HON'S FLAMINGO ! Problems with a 6 year old flamingo on  a roof in Hamden--are you kidding me? Doesn't the City of Baltimore have bigger er--fish or birds to fry?? Denise Whiting has done gobs of good to help Hamden grow into the vibrant community it is. Her HONFEST is regionally known and the shops and restaurants like cousin Susan's BREATHE BOOKS, ATOMIC BOOKS, HOLY FRIOLE, 13.5 wine bar, wine source, AVENUE ANTIQUES, SOBA NOODLES, FRAZIER'S are staples and area favorites.

Lots of news to report-some food-some condos-some just interesting info. Because of the economy and declining ad sales, legendary Conde's GOURMET magazine is folding after its November issue. Also, note 500 restaurants are known to have closed in New York in the last year--so some of the news is just a sign of the times.... We are just back from a 2 day Mid-Atlantic Food, Beverage & Lodging Expo full of events.

Did you hear? GOURMET magazine has folded?? Save ur copies!Like a lot of you, we were shocked and saddened to read this October 5th morning that Gourmet magazine, one of the jewels in Condé Nast's publishing crown, is ceasing publishing after the November 2009 issue. Ad pages at Condé Nast have been falling drastically, but the smart money was on the impending folding of its more populist but less talked-about magazine Bon Appétit, or perhaps even on folding it into Gourmet.

Come to the Mid Atlantic Food, Beverage & Lodging Expo hosted in Baltimore next week. Oct 7--CITYPEEK Patti will be moderating a marketing panel along with Susan Gordon, Lebanese Taverna, Bridget Forney, Profiles Inc and Bill "Mr. Bow Tie" Irvin of Koopers/Slainte/Burger Wagon. October 7 12:45pm @ Baltimore Convention Center. Many wonderful hospitality events over the 2 day show orchestrated by Tom Foulkes Team, Kelly Morris and area restaurant associations like RAM and RAMW!

TALARA Baltimore, Baltimore's Nuevo Latin-inspired tapas restaurant, is now open for lunch. We answered a twitter invitation and were one of the 1st to sample Talara Baltimore’s new menu created and overseen by Chef/Owner himself, Yves Carreau (who also runs Sonoma Grill in Pittsburgh), his right-arm, General Manager, Nick Rizzo (both seen to the left w/CITYPEEK.com Patti Neumann) and the handsome, Asst. General Manager, Ari Cohen.