Sicilian cuisine coming to Baltimore. Classy Sicilian.

Italian food speaks to me like the very tiny cake spoke, in currents, to Alice, “Mangiami.”

A few weeks ago Food Republic published a list of the 10 Most Exciting Restaurant Openings in the Mid-Atlantic. I was thrilled to see that Donna Crivello and Alan Hirsch (of Donna’s and City Cafe fame) are close to opening a new venue, Cosima, near our neighborhood.

Food Republic’s Drew Lazor wrote that Crivello and Hirsch will be opening Cosima late fall 2015 in Mill No. 1, a former Baltimore cotton processing facility that’s been converted to a multi-use complex, apartments, retail, and offices. According to Lazor, “The kitchen will skew more ambitious than the comfort food theme of Donna’s, focusing specifically on Sicily and its many-layered cooking tradition; they’ll be working with a wood-fired oven to crank out pizzas and other roasted/toasted specialties.”

Some of the proposed menu items have me ready to make reservations at Cosima, without any reservation at all.

CARCIOFI IN EMBERS, Charred Stuffed Artichokes, Lemon Olive Oil

CONIGLIO AGRO DOLCE, Sicilian Sweet + Tangy Rabbit, Olives, Capers, Oranges, Cavatelli

POLPETTI, Momma’s Meatballs, Ragu/Ricotta

LOBSTER + FETTUCINI NERO, Grilled Lobster, House Made Squid Ink Pasta, Charred Grape Tomatoes

FALSOMAGRO, Rolled Beef Stuffed with Sausage, Hard Boiled Egg, Mortadella, Smoked Mozzarella, Peas, Ragu

(The goodness goes on and on.)

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Terra Nova Ventures, LLC is the site redeveloper and is managing the restaurant component of Mill No. 1; they share a bit of it’s history:

Mill No. 1, Baltimore, Photo courtesy millno1.com

Mill No.1 enjoys an important history along the Jones Falls, starting as a cotton mill in 1847 and in 1973 becoming the home of Life Like Products. The Mount Vernon Company, which operated several mills in the Jones Falls Valley, became the world’s largest producer of cotton duck in the late 19th century, supplying cotton for sails, uniforms, tents and parachutes for the army. The collection of buildings, listed on the National Register for Historic Places, dates from 1845 to 1918.

Cosima is named after Crivello’s grandmother and she promises that the atmosphere will represent the importance of family and friends that Italians are known for.

Located in the Jones Falls Valley, the restaurant, opening this winter, is adjacent to Hampden and Woodberry along Falls Road, just a mile from Penn Station and the Charles Theater. (And a just a hop, skip, and a jump from our front door.)

COSIMA

3000 Falls Road, Mill No. 1
Baltimore, MD 21211
443.708.7352

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You misspelled Cosima throughout the entire article. It’s not Cosmia

Stephen Brockelman – Baltimore, Maryland – As a Sr. Writer at T. Rowe Price, I work with a group of the best copywriters around. We belong to the broader creative team within Enterprise Creative, a part of Corporate Marketing Services. _____________________________________________ A long and winding road: My path to T. Rowe Price was more twisted than Fidelity’s green line. With scholarship in hand, I left Kansas at 18 to study theatre in New York. When my soap opera paychecks stopped coming from CBS and started coming from the show’s sponsor, Proctor & Gamble, I discovered the power of advertising and switched careers. Over the years I’ve owned an ad agency in San Francisco; worked for Norman Lear on All in the Family, Good Times, Sanford and Son, and the rest of his hit shows; and as a member of Directors Guild of America, I directed Desi Arnaz in his last television appearance— we remained friends until his death. In 1988 I began freelancing full time didn’t look back. In January 2012 my rep at Boss Group called and said, “I know you don’t want to commute and writing for the financial industry isn’t high on your wish list, but I have a gig with T. Rowe Price in Owings Mills…” I was a contractor for eight months, drank the corporate Kool-Aid, became a TRP associate that August, and today I find myself smiling more often than not.

Brockelman says:

November 10, 2015 at 4:11 PM

Thanks for copy check. I must have been thinking of the moth.

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Emily says:

November 8, 2015 at 9:26 AM

You misspelled Cosima throughout the entire article. It’s not Cosmia

1. Stephen Brockelman – Baltimore, Maryland – As a Sr. Writer at T. Rowe Price, I work with a group of the best copywriters around. We belong to the broader creative team within Enterprise Creative, a part of Corporate Marketing Services. _____________________________________________ A long and winding road: My path to T. Rowe Price was more twisted than Fidelity’s green line. With scholarship in hand, I left Kansas at 18 to study theatre in New York. When my soap opera paychecks stopped coming from CBS and started coming from the show’s sponsor, Proctor & Gamble, I discovered the power of advertising and switched careers. Over the years I’ve owned an ad agency in San Francisco; worked for Norman Lear on All in the Family, Good Times, Sanford and Son, and the rest of his hit shows; and as a member of Directors Guild of America, I directed Desi Arnaz in his last television appearance— we remained friends until his death. In 1988 I began freelancing full time didn’t look back. In January 2012 my rep at Boss Group called and said, “I know you don’t want to commute and writing for the financial industry isn’t high on your wish list, but I have a gig with T. Rowe Price in Owings Mills…” I was a contractor for eight months, drank the corporate Kool-Aid, became a TRP associate that August, and today I find myself smiling more often than not.
  
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  November 10, 2015 at 4:11 PM
  
  Thanks for copy check. I must have been thinking of the moth.

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