Welcome to Baltimore

[erika]

The city is so pretty...


It gets attacked by giant kitty!

[John Junk]

even though it says "Carolina" on them, I am going to include these:



I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!

Those are the best potato chips I've ever had.  I can't find them anywhere else!

[erika]

You can buy those delightful chips here:

http://www.utzsnacks.com/

It's totally worth it. Yum.

This weekend I dipped the Sour Cream and Onion into Low Fat Ranch Veggie Dip and I was in heaven.

[Sarah]

But there are so many varieties!  Which do you recommend?  Or are you in fact swooning specifically over the Carolina BBQ flavor?

[erika]

I recommend the following, in order from favorite to less-favorite:

- Plain non-ripple (trust me, they're the best)
- BBQ non-ripple
- Salt n Vinegar
- Carolina BBQ
- Sour Cream and Onion (non-ripple)
- Salt and Pepper

and then all the others are good too. I don't love the Crab Chips (old bay) but some people adore them.

[John Junk]

Carolina BBQ all the way!

[Sarah]

How about the garlic-and-onion flavor?  And any comments on the pretzels?  I'm particularly intrigued by the "Seven Whole Grains Sticks."

I like the idea of buying my junk food online.

[erika]

How about the garlic-and-onion flavor?  And any comments on the pretzels?  I'm particularly intrigued by the "Seven Whole Grains Sticks."

I like the idea of buying my junk food online.

I was surprised about the existence of garlic and onion -- i've never had them or heard of them before. All their snacks are good -- pretzels and chocolate covered pretzels included.

I'd say make sure, no matter what, that you try at least one of the flavors of BBQ and the plain ones, and then any of their other snacks. Even the cheese curls are good and I don't usually like those. Too much powdery cheeze.

[Sarah]

I'm going to invest in a sampler case of chips and some pretzels.  It'll be a good addition to my portfolio, which will also be swelled soon by a bunch of assorted liquor a friend of mine who is giving up drinking plans to palm off on me along with assorted bar paraphernalia.

[kenkwan]

My favorite are the Grandma Utz's. I also like the Old Bay.

[chrisfoll577]

i'm one of the many boston red sox fans who make short vacations out of traveling with the sox down to baltimore and turning camden yards into fenway park south.  my first time down there i expected to just spend most of my time in washington dc, but baltimore grew on me and now i devote at least a couple of days exploring the city. we have most of the utz chip line here too, and i finally gave in and tried the crab chip when i found out that there was no actual crab in it, but old bay seasoning.  here's my little tribute to baltimore.

boardwalk fries!


lacrosse!


old bay seasoning!

[Laurie]

Those fries look ridiculously good. Are they seasoned or something? They look seasoned and also golden and delicious.

[erika]

Mmmmm boardwalk fries! I went to OC this weekend and had Dumsers Ice Cream (twice!), Dough Roller Pizza and both Boardwalk Fries AND Thrashers.

(from reading this thread, you might think I'm either 200 lbs or that I have an eating disorder. neither is true. but some day soon I'm afraid my digestive system is going to stage a revolt.)

[dave from knoxville]

Sadly, I am on the wrong side of 200. You want one of my fries? I SAID ONE!

[Sarah]

Hey, I just received confirmation from Utz that my chip and pretzel order is on its way.  Very exciting.  And my lovely UPS man will be most relieved to deliver the package, after having had to heave a sixty-six-pound box of kibble into my house earlier today.