Palmisano's Italian Deli

Warning! Don't let the brevity of this review be confused for lack of interest on my part. Palmisano's Italian Deli is awesome! The reason this post might be a bit shorter than the average review is because we came across this place completely on accident. Because of that I didn't have my "blogger" mindset and that lead to short notes to look back on and no pictures.

You might remember me mentioning the trip I made to The Thirsty Brewer a few weeks back for a Homebrewer's class. I got there a little early that night because I wanted to pick up a few things before the class started. Being that I was there early and the fact that the class was running a little behind led to a hungry Doug looking for some food. Well, I don't know how familiar you are with Baldwin, MD but there aren't all that many places to stop off for food. Our only option was to walk down the street to Palmisano's Italian Deli.

Palmisano's is part country store, part deli, and part pizza shop. Not wanting to cart a pizza around we decided to split their Super Italian Cold Cut Submarine. Emphasis on the Super. This bad boy was about 14 to 16 inches of soft roll deliciousness. It was more than enough for two, but I'll be damned if I wasn't silently wishing I had the whole thing to myself when it was all said and done. The Super Italian has Italian ham, salami, and capicola all freshly sliced. We added provolone cheese, lettuce, onion, mayo, hots, and their homemade vinaigrette. The vinaigrette was delicious and the sub as a whole was just soft, fresh, submarine nirvana.

I don't know anyone who doesn't enjoy a good sub here and there and this is one you won't soon forget. By far, Palmisano's has my favorite sub in the Baltimore area as of today. It's out in the middle of nowhere (a little past Boordy Winery for those familiar) for a lot of you, but it's worth the drive.

Price: Cheap
Recommendation: Make the drive. It's a very pretty drive and the food at the end of the rainbow is great.
What to order: Super Italian Cold Cut Sub

 

The Thirsty Brewer

I've been meaning to take up brewing my own beer for well over a year now. I've read books 2 inches thick, watched videos on YouTube, visited homebrewing forums, and talked to home brewers themselves all in preparation to get ready to make my own beer. However, I was missing the one ingredient even more important than malt and hops when it comes to brewing beer. I was missing all the necessary equipment!

Thanks to my wonderful girlfriend that's no longer an issue. She found a great deal on a beginners brew kit and with a few additions of my own I'm now ready to brew my own beer.

I'm one of those people who like to know how to do things before they actually do things. I want to know what's going happen before I make a move. As I mentioned up above, I've been preparing to brew for quite some time now, but even with all that preparation I was still a little hesitant to jump into the world of homebrewing. After taking a trip to The Thirsty Brewer last night and taking part in a Beginners Brew workshop I'm now confident I have the skills to brew on my own.

The Thirsty Brewer offers the workshop on the first Wednesday of every month from roughly 6 to 9 PM. You should go with the expectation that they'll be running a bit behind and you probably aren't going to be starting at 6 on the dot. Our class didn't begin until 6:30 but that left enough time to look around their shop and buy everything I needed. Oh yeah, and it gave me enough time to walk down the street and get a sub that I'll be blogging about it the near future. In addition to the knowledge they are handing out for free you'll also get fed and the chance to drink some free beer that other home brewers bring along to sample. Last night they served up some Brats cooked on a charcoal grill and offered about 4 or 5 beers that were delicious. They definitely gave me something to shoot for.

If you've ever had any interest in home brewing I highly recommend making a trip to the Thirsty Brewer for one of these workshops. Even if you don't own any of the equipment it's a great place to get a feel for what's involved and help you decide if you want to pursue the hobby.