There seem to be two factions of brownie lovers — those who love them chewy and firm, and those who love them soft and gooey. I fall strongly in the chewy and firm faction, and will be that jerk who eats all the corner and edge pieces. (They make special pans for people like us.) Lucky for me I was the happy recipient of some of the new chewy brownies created by executive pastry chef Tiffany MacIssac for Buzz Bakery.

According to this Washington Post report, a group of six students at Potomac High School in Oxon Hill had to be transported to a hospital this morning after — wait for it — they ate some brownies which resulted in them “not necessarily feeling sick, but different.” The brownies in question were not provided by the school’s cafeteria, and were reportedly consumed by a “‘isolated’…group of students.” Ahem….

Dish of the Week: Otterbein’s Chocolate Chip Cookies Where: Giant, Magruder’s, Wagschal’s One of the better known cookies from Baltimore is Berger’s – a soft cookie slathered in fudge frosting. It is a cookie for the true frosting or fudge lover. It can be overwhelming, which is why I tend to go for another company’s cookies – Otterbein’s Bakery. If you were like me, you might have glimpsed the red bag at the grocery…