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Like the best Italian mothers, Rose Savalino Uddeme spent a lot of time cooking for her kids when the family lived off the corner of Central and Eastern avenues on the edge of Little Italy in the 1960s. One of her go-to meals was a staple of hard times: an egg cracked into simmering tomato sauce thick with peas. "It was one of those growing-up meals," said Uddeme, 75, who waited tables in Little Italy and Highlandtown before retiring to Essex. "It was cheap. " A less frequent dish, something special when there was a little extra money in the grocery purse, was braciole.

Like the best Italian mothers, Rose Savalino Uddeme spent a lot of time cooking for her kids when the family lived off the corner of Central and Eastern avenues on the edge of Little Italy in the 1960s. One of her go-to meals was a staple of hard times: an egg cracked into simmering tomato sauce thick with peas. "It was one of those growing-up meals," said Uddeme, 75, who waited tables in Little Italy and Highlandtown before retiring to Essex. "It was cheap. " A less frequent dish, something special when there was a little extra money in the grocery purse, was braciole.

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In mid-January, Jim Burger took a routine stroll around his neighborhood, Remington. The freelance photographer walked along the same streets and passed the same buildings he normally does. Then, out of the corner of his eye, Burger watched someone walk into a building he had long considered vacant. He knew of the corner rowhouse for its previous failures as bars: Joe's Tavern, Molly's Public House and, most recently, the Kitty Kat Bar. Curious, he followed. Without a sign outside, Burger had no idea he had entered WC Harlan, a wonderfully quaint, dimly lit bar that seemed plucked from the Prohibition era. From the black-and-white photos on the wall to the crank-to-open cash register, every well-placed detail helped transport him to a forgotten time.

On Wednesday, June 11, 2002, WILLIAM BERNARD LOUNGE, 75, of Lewes, DE, died of cancer at his son's home in Pasadena, MD. He was a retired salesman for F.A. Davis & Sons in Baltimore, retiring after 46 years of service. He was a veteran of WW II, serving in the U.S. Navy. He was a Trustee of Conley's Methodist Church in Lewes, Delaware, Past Grand Tall of the Tall Cedars and a Masonic Lodge Member. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marian Lounge. Survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Brentwood and Deborah Lounge, and granddaughters, Brittany and Keri Lounge.

Since it's been more than a decade since Bill Murray did his scathing lounge singer act on "Saturday Night Live," it may be safe to come out strongly in favor of lounges. At these magical places, noun blends seamlessly with verb. After all, what do you do at a lounge? You lounge. They're like waiting rooms with better conversation and mixed drinks.An old favorite of dyed-in-the-wool lounge lovers, Johnny Dee's has been around. A great lounge needn't have great food, but among Johnny Dee's charms is a pleasant and inexpensive menu.

Jack's Place, a Severn lounge and restaurant, was fined $1,000 Wednesday and lost its liquor license for 30 days for refusing to serve five black men.But the lounge will continue to serve patrons until an appeal is heard in county Circuit Court.The county liquor board issued the penalty Wednesday after five black men testified that three Asian employees turned them away Sept. 20.But Anne Arundel Circuit Judge Warren Duckett issued a stay yesterday after Gary R. Maslan, a lawyer for lounge manager Ok Cha Murphy, filed an appeal.

Not everybody is into the high-velocity conversations and dance floor moves at Warfields, but those who want an alternative to that club's bright neon and happy noise need not even leave the Sheraton Towson.Only a glass hotel wall separates Warfields from its more sedate sister club, Carnegie's Lounge (a k a the Lobby Bar)."We have an older, more business-type crowd at Carnegie's than at Warfields," says bar manager Lisa Dow. "We're quieter and so it's easy to hold a conversation here."Although not named for anybody in particular, it doesn't hurt that Carnegie's Lounge may remind you of the business acumen of Andrew Carnegie.

A glass-enclosed aircraft observation lounge planned for Baltimore-Washington International Airport has been delayed at the departure gate because bids on the project came in 50 percent to 75 percent higher than a contract engineer estimated it would cost."

For years, Zeeba Lounge has been in a league of its own. When it debuted in 2004, it was Baltimore's first hookah bar. Even though a handful of other hookah bars have sprung up around town, Zeeba is still the city's swankiest spot for puffing flavored tobacco through big glass water pipes. And it's indisputably in demand: On Friday and Saturday nights, lines routinely snake out the door and onto the sidewalk. A few years back, a hookah bar called Three Kings of Egypt opened right across Light Street from Zeeba.

Hotel restaurants often get a bad rap. Many are known for boring decor, pricey food and lackadaisical service. FountainSide at the Doubletree by Hilton in Pikesville fits some of those descriptions - but the service is anything but lazy. The restaurant and its lounge occupy a large space on the Reisterstown Road side of the Doubletree. We entered through the lobby, finding the space fairly easily, despite the lack of clear signage. Later we realized that the hotel's side door was actually more convenient to the restaurant, but first-time visitors would have trouble finding that entrance.

A 25-year-old man wanted by police for more than a week in the shooting of two other men at a bar near Fort Meade has been arrested, Anne Arundel County Police said Friday. Raynard Leo Boston, of no fixed address, was arrested without incident on Wednesday - after being called potentially armed and dangerous by police - after county investigators located him in the area of Cross and 6th streets in Brooklyn Park, which is on the city line, police said. Police first announced they were searching for Boston on Jan. 22, three days after he allegedly got into an early morning argument with a bouncer at My Place Bar and Lounge in the 1600 block of Annapolis Road in Odenton and opened fire, striking the 45-year-old bouncer in the lower body and a 34-year-old male bar patron in the hand, police said.

A division of the Baltimore-based Cordish Cos. has been named as a co-defendant in a lawsuit alleging discriminatory practices at The Maker's Mark Bourbon House and Lounge, a tenant at Cordish's Fourth Street Live! property in Louisville, Ky. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, alleges that the lounge's employees "demanded to know the ratio of 'black people' to 'white people'" who were expected to attend a party, then denied entrance to every black person who showed up. Andre Mulligan, the plaintiff in the lawsuit, is suing Louisville Bourbon LLC (doing business as Maker's Mark Bourbon House and Lounge)

Southworth reflects: I chose this particular dish because I love the smell of slow-cooking meat on a brisk fall day. The slow cooking breaks down the meat to make it melt in your mouth. And I just love blue cheese (Gorgonzola) with beef; the flavors burst in your mouth. The Calvados Sidecar pairs nicely with the meal, especially because of the fall-evoking apple flavor of the brandy. Cab Braised Short Rib Ingredients: Short Rib: •    4 pounds beef short ribs •    1 tablespoon fresh rosemary •    1 tablespoon fresh thyme •    1 tablespoon kosher salt •    1 tablespoon black salt •    ¼ cup vegetable oil •    1 750-milliliter cabernet sauvignon •    1 tablespoon butter •    1 tablespoon all-purpose flour Polenta: •    5 cups chicken stock •    1 ¾ cups polenta •    ¾ cup crumbled Gorgonzola •    ¿ cup heavy cream Gremolata: •    ¼ cup chopped parsley •    3 tablespoons grated lemon zest •    2 cloves garlic, minced •    2 tablespoons chopped rosemary •    2 tablespoons chopped thyme Directions: Mix rosemary, thyme, salt and pepper and sprinkle over ribs.

Macy's secured a suite - aptly named the Macy's Lounge - inside the Empire Hotel as a place for fashionistas to relax between the fashions shows held in Lincoln Center. Situated directly across the street, it was easy to pop in for a quick snack or a suitable place to wind down for a few moments. Upon entering the suite, visitors could take a seat on the lush couches in the center room or enter one of the rooms off to either side. On one side was a room that held pieces from Nicole Richie's capsule collection, which she designed for the retailer.

Filling the shoes of the former Brass Elephant, which closed in August 2009, is like slipping into an $800 pair of Christian Louboutins. Located in the heart of Mount Vernon, the building is so elegant and beautiful that it immediately demands to be taken seriously. Unfortunately for Museum, the new restaurant and lounge that held its grand opening in June, that type of scrutiny did not exactly help its case on a recent Friday night. It's a shame because the night was filled with dancing to a solid DJ. But there was no mistaking the red flags.

Mafalda "Bigue" Caringi, former owner of a Highlandtown lounge that catered to soccer fans, died of pneumonia Sunday at Franklin Square Hospital. The former longtime Highlandtown resident was 82. She was born Mafalda Maulone in Steubenville, Ohio, and moved to Baltimore with her family in the 1920s. She attended Our Lady of Pompei parochial school and later left to help support her family. She was married in 1947 to Pete A. Caringi Sr., and the couple owned and operated the Gold Post, a Little Italy bar, during the 1950s.

That neon Natty Boh guy up on the hill in Canton has a little something more to wink about these days. He's got a brand-new hangout named in his honor. The Natty Boh Lounge recently opened on Conkling Street, right above the Canton Station bar. And the place is packed with Bawlmer history. Co-owner Darren Petty, a lifelong Canton/Highlandtown resident, says the building itself was built in 1886, around the same time the National Bohemian brewery was built across the street. In fact, he says, it was the boardinghouse for some of the Natty Boh brewmasters.

Willow, a new Latin-fusion lounge and bar in Fells Point, aims to dazzle. The elegant, dimly lit upstairs is lined with plush seating, including two large leather couches in its center. Downstairs, a back lounge and front-of-the-house seating area play bookends to the striking, triangular-shaped bar. A large, vintage-looking chandelier anchors the layout. The immaculate liquor bottle display makes quite a centerpiece behind the bar. The spare backlighting draws you in, and the three rows of mid- to top-shelf liquors are presented like trophies.

Warmth emanates from every corner of the bar: the improvised electric bass groove from the jazz quartet; the patrons' hearty laughs; the glowing orange sign above the bar, proudly announcing the arrival of one of the city's most promising new bars - Phaze 10. To call this new restaurant, bar and lounge on the western edge of Mount Vernon a pleasant surprise would be an understatement. Driving up North Howard Street, along the tracks of the light rail, there wasn't much to gaze upon: some vacant buildings, an antiques store, Maryland General Hospital.