Archive for January 20th, 2008

Night of the Cookers — Baltimore, MD

Posted in Review on January 20th, 2008

Tonight we went to a concert in Baltimore, MD. Pre-concert we decided to try out the newly opened Night of the Cookers at 885 N. Howard St., Baltimore, MD. The menu is very southern, in fact, New Orleans fare predominates as the chef is from the New Orleans area. The atmosphere is very nice — wood floors, comfortable tables and chairs, light enough to see but not put you in a spotlight, and friendly servers. It was also comfortable to talk. There’s a bar area and seating area.

The restaurant is very new, having opened one week ago — along with the advent of the cold, wet, rainy/snowy weather. We weren’t a rowdy crowd (there were 6 of us) but we’re all reviewers and thus into asking lots of questions. The server was friendly and informative about the menu, the restaurant, and the selections. In fact, since things were a bit slow (we were the only customers — if was early for dinning), we got to meet the manager and the chef came out to talk with us. Chef Joshua Hill certainly has the credentials for New Orleans cooking as he lived in the area.

Among the six of us we tried most of the dishes and all were excellent. A couple of us thought some of the food was a bit sweet but we had colds so our taste was a bit off — but it was still delicious. I don’t drink beer but was told that the beer on tap was great. Here’s the chef to show a bit of the menu:

Really, if you’re heading for an evening of music at the Baltimore Symphony in the Meyerhoff, plan to eat at Night of the Cookers. Food is great. Prices are reasonable and the atmosphere downhome friendly. Soon there will be takeout as well.