We hear you growling. Yes we do. It's the middle of October, your parents just sent you a fat wad of "hope you're well" cash, and all you can think about is how the gravy at Terrace has long since congealed. The question isn't whether you want to grab some off-campus eats, it's where.
Ah, the eternal question of Hopkins life: Where to escape for tasty victuals without spending too many of the dollars for which you slaved away three months at the Sports Authority. And how in the heck do you feed your date?
Once again, your friends at the News-Letter are here to help. Our troop of intrepid reporters scattered about Baltimore's most eclectic neighborhoods in search of the finest restaurants, bars, diners and eateries of every cuisine imaginable.
The results, as always, were underwhelming.
After administering a beating to all involved, we told them to go back out and do it right this time. The result was markedly improved, if not half-assed. It is the issue you see before you.
The format is a little different from past years. Rather than divide our guide by food types, we did it by geography. Each section represents one of Baltimore's neighborhoods, each with its own personality and spirit. That hood's character is often reflected in the restaurants they're home to. Hampden is certainly not Mount Vernon, nor is Charles Village like Towson.
We wouldn't have it any other way. After you've seen what's in the pages ahead, you're certain to agree.
As always, we could not have delivered to you this handy-dandy directory to Balto delectables without the help of some of Hopkins' finest individuals.
Many thanks to S. and Shannon for being the keystones upon which we stand (har), to Jay for reminding us how much we suck and why, to Charles for his Doomsday plan, to Holly and Liz for giving us pictures to entertain the brutes, to Marc for showing us how to handle a stick, to Eric for making a mean chicken quesadilla, to Jeremy for saving us from many a jam, to Amanda for her jug, to Sara for her hash, to Chris for his French, to Tom for pissing off the nation, to Jean DeVito and Dining Services for making the dining guide a real necessity, to our significant others (whom we both love) for staying the hell out of the way, to Mr. and Mrs. Barakat and Mr. and Mrs. Cheung for our genetic perfection and, of course, to all the News-Letter editors and staff writers whose work you see before your eyes. Any errors within are ours alone.
This one's for the people.
Viva la revolucion!
Charbel Barakat and Kathy Cheung
Focus/Special Editions Editors
This issue is dedicated to the men and women of Hopkins who lost their lives during the course of the tragic events of Sept. 11. To the victims, their families and friends and to all Americans everywhere, our hearts go out.
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