Dames in the kitchen

Damion is in the kitchen and the food is yummy!

Vito's is off to San Diego!

Join us at Dego's to send off Vito with positive wishes! Tuesday October 27th.

Sorry for the Interruption!

Sorry for the lapse in blogging. I took a month off to drive cross country. It was very inspiring and motivational. I highly recommend the challenging adventure!

Thanks for your continued support and patience while I was away!

Suicide Prevention Week: Third leading cause of death in adolescents

Suicide is an unpleasant and too often avoided topic. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people ages 15 - 24. It is only third behind homicides and accidents as stated in the Amercian Association of Suicidology Statistics. And based on reports there are probably more suicides that are reported as homicides and accidents for a number of reasons. The statistical fact sheets are always overwhelming. Some of the youth facts are listed below from the 2006 Statistics. It takes almost 3 years for these annual statistics to be complied and publicized.

• Each day, there are approximately 11.5 youth suicides in our nation.
• Every 2 hours and 5 minutes, a person under the age of 25 completes suicide in our nation.
• In 2006, 216 children ages 10 to 14 completed suicide in the U.S.
• Suicide rates for those between the ages of 10-14 increased over 50% between 1981 and 2006.
• Maryland ranks 34 in 2006 and approximately 9.1 youth ages 15-19 completed suicide per every 100,000. That equals 4189 young people in 2006.

The primary focus of Suicide Prevention Week is to raise awareness that suicide can be prevented. If more people were informed about the warning signs and basic prevention skills many lived could be saved.

There is much to understand and learn about suicide. Everyone is not expected to become an expert, but just as people learn preventative measures for so many other safety and health issues, people should be motivated to learn more about the prevention of suicide.

It is important that people understand the trends, possible causes, and warning signs for youth suicide. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has published articles to help keep others informed.

One important point is that there is no type of person who commits suicide and the reason that any one person might consider suicide can be very different from the reasons that might cause another person to become suicidal. Everyone has mental health and can become ill or suicidal, so anyone could be at risk for suicide.

Warnings signs and symptoms of suicidal thinking are not always blatant or obvious but can be more subtle. Warnings signs are important to know and are listed on many reputable sites (warnings signs and risk factors), however, people must feel informed and confident about what to do when they recognize potential warning signs. Warning signs in children or adolescents might be even more masked or underlying since children are less able to recognize unhealthy thinking, are afraid, embarrassed, or have the needed vocabulary, and are more vulnerable in general.

There are many reputable sites and many professional ready to help provide information or intervention. Please be aware, get informed, and prepared to take action in the event you or someone you know is in need of help. A few minutes to listen, talk, learn, or find help could save your life or the life of someone you love.

Lifeline is a national suicide prevention organization among many available for assistance regarding suicide prevention and intervention. Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center is a local suicide prevention and intervention agency available located in Columbia, Maryland.

Please call if you or someone you know has any questions or concerns to get the support, resources, and help that can save a life.

SOUP and CRABCAKES !

New Soup ...Vegatable beef...really good ...I know it's hot but soup is always mmmm ...mm.. good

AND

FRESH crabcakes today..homemade by Vito!

Appreciate our freedom!

Joey is home from the war zone! Safe and Sound! Thank goodness.
Welcome home Joey.

Stop by Dego's today!

Specials :

Minestrone Soup
Hot Corned Beef Sandwich
Pasta Special - Pasta with veggies and cream sauce

There are more too but you have to come in to see...:-)

NEW PRODUCT - Dam Good Dressing!

In the bottle and ready to go. Order some dam good dressing on your cold cut, chicken sandwich,
with your pizza for dipping or on your salad!

Take a bottle home to marinate or on your salads!

Sunday Funday!

O's at Dego's 1$ natty bohs and dogs!

Launch of new product - Dam Good Dressing

Available today and forever! Dam Good Dressing! Have it on the side , on the salad or your sandwich, but try it...you'll love it!

YUMMY SPECIALS

Vito's - Penne pasta with homemade meatsauce & garlic bread

Meaghan Sandwich - Grilled chicken , portabella mushrooms and melted provolone on a Kaiser roll(your choice of dressing)

yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum.......................burp! excuuuuuse me! :-)

Dam Good Dressing

Dames will will introducing a new house dressing the end of this week . So be sure to come down and get some...you can marinate with it, dip bread or pizza crust in it, pour it on your cold cut or chicken sanwich....or a novel concept use it on your salad! hahaha
Happy Days at Dego Dame's

Dame's Back!

Come on over to Dame's today. HE'S back!

Another Great Week at Degos

Meaghan is back!

Please be sure to visit Corin, Jeff, Meaghan, and Laurie! Dyana is on vacation in Montana.

Vito has some good food specials this week. Healthy ...haha for those who want healthy!

Tuna Salad Platter with fresh fruit ..yum!
Cajun Chicken over pasta salad...mm...mmm good!

See ya there.

Good Bye To Michael Jackson

A few of the favorites..

Smile...though your heart is breaking
ABC
Dirty Diana
I’ll Be There
Got to Be There
Dancing Machine (Single Version) – The Jackson 5
Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough
Rock with You
Off the Wall
She’s out of My Life
Bad
The Way You Make Me Feel
Man in the Mirror
Smooth Criminal
Remember the Time
Black or White
Someone Put Your Hand Out
Wanna be starting something
The Girl Is Mine?
Thriller
Beat It
Billie Jean
P.Y.T.
Someone in the Dark
We Are the World
You Are Not Alone
Unbreakable
You Rock My World (Album Version)
Beautiful Girl
The Way You Love Me
We’ve Had Enough

We will remember you always...family of Dego Dames!!

Food recommedations - Three most ordered this week

There are many choices for food at Degos, but there are a few that are favorites. From time to time, we will list three favorites of the week. If you are looking for recommendations.

Wings -Deep fried fresh not frozen and dego sauce is flavorfully spicy!
But the old bay wings are awesome too!
Pizza - Fresh Dough and delicious
Cold Cut - Dames house dressing and the perfect blend of meats, cheeses, and other necessary stuff
Please come by and try one!

4th of July

Today is Independence Day for the United States of America. One of Dego Dames's finest is yet again overseas. We are all counting the days until his return from one of his many tours there. He is in the midst of the greatest aspects of combat.

Joey D'Alessio - Father,son, husband, brother,cousin, best friend, friend,and soldier.

He is the father of two beautiful young children. He has sacrificed and is devoted to his continued training and efforts in order to protect our freedom as well as others.

If you come to Dego's and find this photo on the wall...Just mention it and the bar will have have a toast to the troops and all of Joey's comrades!

He is loved, missed, and appreciated by many. Thank you Joey and all the troops...!
Please come home safe!

A little bit about Dames

Well hello all you hungry and thirsty people looking for a great place to go.

If you happen to be near Little Italy and want good food, without the Little Italy prices you must try out Dego Dame’s. Yeah he caught a little slack from some of the neighborhood grumpy guys about the name, but the owner is Italian and his name is Damion. (Brother to Dominic owner of the Stackhouse in Canton). It is O.K., he is one of the sweetest guys you’ll ever meet and he intended no harm…just trying to generate a few smiles as always. Sort of like Pollock Johnnies…you get it. After 6 six years or so everyone does now.

Anyway, Dego Dame’s is a place where many local artists (and actually from other cities) chill, graffiti artists mostly, but the artwork in the bar is Baltimore and Sports themed for the most part and quite unique. Oh it’s not a fancy place but the food is great, drink varieties offer enough that even beer snobs can find something to please the pallet, like PBR to Guinness, and the service is on point, especially if the little sister Dyana, (better known as squirt, DD, lil D, and a few others cute, small nicknames…she’s got quite a few) is bartending. Prices and portions will make anyone happy.

Most items are homemade, like the meatball sub, marinara sauce, pizza, and shrimp salad. The cold cuts, chicken wings (Dego sauce especially), and chicken cheese steaks are to die for. And you can get a huge plate of delicious pasta with garlic bread for only $8.95. Which are probably a few reasons why they do quite a bit of carry out orders too. All the Italian food is prepared by a very experienced, truly Italian cook who puts all kinds of love in his food. Many people know one another at Dego’s, but new faces are warming welcomed always…if you want to chat it up, this is the place. And the little fireplace on cold days is nice too!

Like the sign says behind the bar “it’s 5 o’clock somewhere”. Dego’s always a great place to stop by anytime and bend the elbow a bit!