Think You Know Where the Best Subs or Pizzas are in Town? Think Again!

Posted on Friday, May 17th, 2013

Devito’s Famous Pizza and Subs

143^rd Street & Coastal Highway

(In the Resort Plaza)

Ocean City, MD 21842

410-250-1122

Sam DeVito opened the first pizzeria/Italian restaurant in Washington, DC in 1934 and the family ran restaurants there until 1981 when his son, Mike DeVito, left the DC area to open a pizza/sub shop/deli in Ocean City, Md.  Now Mike, realizing that he needed an education in a brand new kind of undertaking, apprenticed in New York and New Jersey where he felt they; at the time, had the best Italian deli/sub shops.  During this time Mike made contacts and learned the ins …

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HEALTHY ALTERNATIVE

Posted on Friday, May 10th, 2013

(May 10, 2013) Nancy Bolt was a general building contractor for 19 years, but the dream of opening her own eatery was “20 years in the making.”

Now was the right time for a career change, she said Monday while sitting inside her new business, The Greenhouse, located at 1503 Philadelphia Ave. in Ocean City.

“Everything has a time and a place,” Bolt said. “This location was the right fit.”

A unit in the shopping center between 15th and 16th streets became available and she took over the space on March 6. After some renovations, which included painting, new electric and plumbing, …

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Rosenfeld’s Jewish Deli now open

Posted on Friday, May 3rd, 2013

(May 3, 2013) A few months after retiring last May as CEO of VennGogh, LLC, a startup social media Web site focusing on nonprofit fundraising and crowd sourcing,  at the age of 57, Warren Rosenfeld started to become a bit antsy.

When his wife, Dana, asked him if he were only to live another three months, what would he regret not doing? His response was “open a Jewish Deli.”

“All of my other businesses I feel I filled a need, a hole, in that marketplace,” he said. “I thought a Jewish deli would do so well [in Ocean City].”

He did some research and started planning his menu is September. He gathered…

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The Hardcore Foodies 2013 “Best Of” List

Posted on Sunday, April 21st, 2013

This past week Oceancity.com released its “Best of” Readers Poll.  The winners were decided by voters from the Oceancity.com web site and Facebook pages.  Needless to say, some of the results were obvious while others were very surprising and some even amusing and shocking.  Being a resident of the area for some time now and also the food writer for Oceancity.com I decided to weigh-in with my two cents worth on this poll. So here we go; The Hardcore Foodies 2013 “Best of” picks for restaurants and bars of Ocean City, Md and the surrounding area.

Best Breakfast:  When I read that the Crabcake…

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FACELIFT: Renovations under way at uptown shopping center include new façade and storefronts

Posted on Friday, January 11th, 2013

(Jan. 11, 2013) With new management in place, the Ocean City Square, located between 118th and 120th streets bayside, is currently undergoing renovations to give the shopping center a major facelift.

“It will have a more clean, modern updated look,” said on-site property manager Randall Coburn.

Ocean City Square, constructed in 1983, was built to serve residents who live in the northern end of the resort as well as visitors, and it continues to do so, according to Coburn.

“It’s one of the oldest and largest shopping centers on the island and we’re not going anywhere,” Coburn said.…

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A Bagel And… good food made by people who care

Posted on Friday, October 12th, 2012

A Bagel And …

South Gate Ocean Pines

11304 Manklin Creek Road

410-208-0707

Bill and Mary Jaeger moved to the eastern shore from New York and realized rather quickly what we long time residents have always known; that a good bagel is as hard to find as a rainbow colored unicorn running around Assateague Island.  But instead of bemoaning their loss they decided to remedy the situation and we should all be eternally grateful.

A Bagel And … is a small, unassuming store on the corner of the South Gate in Ocean Pines.  It has an instantly warm feeling with its large black and white tiled floor,…

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