{"id":1012,"date":"2025-12-11T23:27:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T23:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.distinctmag.com\/?p=1012"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:10:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:10:55","slug":"served-with-a-side-of-nostalgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.distinctmag.com\/index.php\/served-with-a-side-of-nostalgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Served with a Side of Nostalgia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-bc0781d\" data-block-id=\"bc0781d\"><style>.stk-bc0781d .stk--block-align-bc0781d{align-items:center !important;}.stk-bc0781d-column{--stk-column-gap:var(--stk--preset--spacing--50, 1.5rem) !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-bc0781d-column{--stk-column-gap:var(--stk--preset--spacing--40, 1rem) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-center stk--block-align-bc0781d stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-bc0781d-column alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d60e621\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"d60e621\"><style>.stk-d60e621-container{margin-top:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;margin-right:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;margin-bottom:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;margin-left:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-d60e621 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(50% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}@media screen and (min-width:690px) and (max-width:999px){.stk-d60e621 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(100% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 0 \/ 1 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-d60e621-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d60e621-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-763e260\" data-block-id=\"763e260\"><style>.stk-763e260 .stk-img-wrapper{aspect-ratio:3\/4 !important;width:100% !important;height:521px !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-1134\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/upload.distinctmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/15063848\/PBM_1025_LizClayman_0577-1.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"a table set with many different elegant dishes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/upload.distinctmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/15063848\/PBM_1025_LizClayman_0577-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/upload.distinctmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/15063848\/PBM_1025_LizClayman_0577-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/upload.distinctmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/15063848\/PBM_1025_LizClayman_0577-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/upload.distinctmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/15063848\/PBM_1025_LizClayman_0577-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/upload.distinctmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/15063848\/PBM_1025_LizClayman_0577-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/upload.distinctmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/15063848\/PBM_1025_LizClayman_0577-1-364x546.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-c0ac178\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"c0ac178\"><style>.stk-c0ac178-container{margin-top:var(--stk--preset--spacing--70, 3.38rem) !important;margin-right:var(--stk--preset--spacing--70, 3.38rem) !important;margin-bottom:var(--stk--preset--spacing--70, 3.38rem) !important;margin-left:var(--stk--preset--spacing--70, 3.38rem) !important;max-width:1500px !important;min-width:auto !important;}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-c0ac178 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(50% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}@media screen and (min-width:690px) and (max-width:999px){.stk-c0ac178 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(100% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 0 \/ 1 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-c0ac178-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-c0ac178-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5af4282f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-66bc854\" data-block-id=\"66bc854\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-left\">Chef Michael Grande\u2019s culinary journey began in a Long Island, New York, kitchen, where, as a young boy, he learned the treasured family recipes of his mother and grandmother. After decades of formal training and experience in upscale restaurants across the country, he\u2019s infusing a dash of that early education into a new menu at Pendry Baltimore\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pendry.com\/baltimore\/dining\/rec-pier-chop-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rec Pier Chop House<\/a><\/strong>. Nearly everything on the menu tells a story. The Brunch Burger is Grande\u2019s decadent excuse to have a favorite dinner dish for breakfast\u2014the chef has even won a few burger competitions throughout his career. The orecchiette, prepared with broccoli rabe pesto, Italian sausage, and pickled chili, is a take on a childhood dish he\u2019s been tinkering with for years. 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