Baltimore Country Club (reviewed Dec 17, 2008)

Let's just say that Baltimore's finest won't be making the black ball list in the foreseeable future and as such, has earned a new designation of "untouchable". It was a great experience from start to finish and it is pretty difficult to find something to critique but I will just the same. The only thing that really annoyed me were the Christmas decorations that were stapled into the fine woodwork of 120+ years old. People, have you seen the commercial for the 3M thing where the pull off the hook and it leaves no marks? These aren't telephone poles!
There were carolers but I think they might have been lip-syncing because they had a too good to be true quality and you could only hear them if standing directly in front. So, back to the food. Normally, I would not even begin to sanction a non-sneeze guarded buffet (pronounced boo fay) but thankfully, there was plenty of waitstaff on hand to tackle any one looking a little twitchy. I liked everything as it was excellently prepared. The quail, however, was weird for me; I felt like a giant eating a roasted chicken. Scallop and shrimp scampi over rice was the editor's pick.