Christina Tkacik is the food reporter for The Baltimore Banner. She joined the staff of The Baltimore Banner in August of 2022 to cover all things food. Prior to that, she spent more than six years at The Baltimore Sun, including three years as the newspaper's dining reporter and restaurant critic. After all this time in Charm City, she can pick a crab but still can't shuck an oyster.
Some business owners participating in Baltimore Restaurant Week say they have dealt with slow responses from Downtown Partnership and a lack of promotion.
Dave Portnoy, the controversial media mogul labeled “the most influential person on the American pizza scene” by The New York Times, completed his sizing up of Baltimore’s pies.
TinyBrickOven, which recently received $60,000 from Barstool Sports' Dave Portnoy, doesn’t have a liquor license. But the issue isn’t as simple as one lawmaker waving a magic wand.
It’s beginning to look a lot like snow days, with a large winter storm predicted to bring 4 to 10 inches of accumulation to the region starting Sunday night.
Cocina Luchadoras, a restaurant whose handmade tacos made it a staple in Upper Fells Point, is closing its brick and mortar after eight years in business.
Updated Jan 5, 2025
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