Latest content by Christina Tkacik
The Dish: When a Howard County mom asked for help, local restaurants offered a hand
A budding young chef battling cancer will get her first chance to cook in a professional kitchen.
That Sagamore rye you’re drinking is now actually made in Baltimore
For the past seven years, much of the rye whiskey Sagamore Spirit sells under its name has actually been made in Indiana. Not anymore.
Need a bite before going to The Lyric? Angeli’s Pizzeria to replace former Noona’s
Noona’s Pizza has shut its doors in a Bolton Hill apartment complex, but residents won’t be pizza-less for long with the planned arrival of Angeli’s Pizzeria.
The Dish: Here’s why you’re seeing so many dang chicken restaurants
From Dave’s Hot Chicken to Zaxby’s to Ekiben to Rooted Rotisserie, in the food world these days, it seems like it’s chicken, chicken and more chicken.
When one brewery closes, another opens (and the first one relocates)
Mystique Barrel Brewing and Lager House opens this week in Pigtown in the former home of Suspended Brewing Company, which has plans of its own in Hampden.
The viral Thanksgiving ‘cupcake’ to stuff your feelings with this week
Get a taste of the holidays at the Food Market, where a Thanksgiving cupcake combines stuffing and mashed potatoes.
Guinness Baltimore Blonde will no longer be sold in stores
Guinness owner Diageo announced that Baltimore Blonde “will now be brewed and sold exclusively” at the Open Gate Brewery in Halethorpe.
The Dish: These restaurants are super haunted
No place in Baltimore is haunted like Fells Point, where ghosts show up on restaurant barstools.
Mick O’Shea’s reopens after underground fire: ‘It’s so good to be home’
After closing for nearly a month due to an underground fire on North Charles Street, Mick O’Shea’s reopened this week — and not a moment too soon for its regulars.
After 24 years in Parkville, Pavan Foods serves its final customers
The closure of Pavan Foods in Parkville, one of the only vegetarian Indian restaurants in the area, is devastating for customers.
The Dish: The two restaurants Howard County can’t get enough of
Move over, cheesesteak craze: Gyro mania is here in Howard County.
Can a new menu (and more pizza) amp up business at this Hampden eatery?
Rebrands, redesigns and cheaper dishes are becoming par for the course as restaurants like Hampden's Cosima fight for longevity.
The Crazy Tuna Bar & Grill shuts down in Essex
The Crazy Tuna Bar & Grill announced Thursday that it would shut down its Essex location for good this weekend.
The Dish: And the winner of Baltimore’s Italian sub war is ...
Readers of The Baltimore Banner voted Di Pasquale’s the winner of best Italian sub in a series of matchups that pitted 16 local favorites against one another.
Baltimore has its first hot pot spot. Here’s what you need to know.
Broadway Hotpot & Bar is finally open in Fells Point, bringing the hot pot tradition from ancient China to a Baltimore restaurant.
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