Elaine Marie Benes is a fictional character on the American television sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Elaine's best friend is her ex-boyfriend Jerry Seinfeld, and she is also good friends with George Costanza and Cosmo Kramer, although she does not have much respect for either of them (having called them a "loser" and a "doofus", respectively).Unlike her three close friends, Elaine was missing from the pilot episode (episode one). She first appeared in the second episode, "The Stakeout." NBC executives felt the show was too male-centric, and demanded that creators Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David add a woman to the cast as a condition for commissioning the show, as revealed in the commentary on the Season 1 and 2 DVD. In addition to the first episode, Elaine did not appear in two other episodes: "The Trip, Part 1", "The Trip, Part 2". meaning she has made fewer appearances than the other main characters.Elaine is supposedly a composite based on comedian Carol Leifer, Seinfeld's one-time real-life ex-girlfriend, and Monica Yates, Larry David's real-life ex-girlfriend.Julia Louis-Dreyfus has received critical acclaim for her performance as Elaine, winning one Emmy, one Golden Globe and two SAGs.

BALTIMORE - A U.S. District Court judge on Friday rejected a request for a temporary restraining order barring Tyson foods from continuing its "Raised Without Antibiotics" chicken marketing program.

Director Martin Whittier of Brumar Films is now casting for a Pilot TV Show (Television) host in Baltimore starts November / DecemberBrumar Films is looking for a person to host a pilot episode for a newly developed food show. This person should be personable, have good interview skills, and preferably have knowledge about cooking. The pilot

New York Times food critic Jim Meehan and Kevin Patricio, a cooking consultant originally from Balti, are trying to find investors for Pony Trading Co., a restaurant and lounge that "will revolve around the foods of Baltimore" and "the rye whiskeys of Maryland and Pennsylvania.” If they stock Natty Boh, I could move to NYC.

Impero Foods & Meats, Inc., a Baltimore, Md. establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 65 pounds of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture�s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.

McDonalds franchises around the country and around the globe offer local specialties, like McCrabcakes in Baltimore, McPork in Tokyo, McPaneer in India, and McBiryani in Sri Lanka. Have some local insight to add?