Christina Tkacik is a 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.
Three of the four members of Baltimore’s Board of Liquor License Commissioners, including longtime head Albert Matricciani Jr., have been removed by Gov. Wes Moore.
Geo Concepcion, CEO of the Greene Turtle, has said the end of “Thirsty Thursday” promotions forced him to close its $4 million flagship location. But the restaurant’s problems began when it opened in 2022.
Greene Turtle CEO Geo Concepcion plans to close the York Road location, calling it “the most expensive and shortest-lived project in the Greene Turtle’s 50-year history."
Chihuahua Brothers, once a vegan taco business, has added meat options to its menu, a move its founder hopes will help the restaurant draw more diners.
The former Baltimore Colt started a pit beef stand in a nursery parking lot to supplement his NFL paycheck. The idea would grow into Andy Nelson's Barbecue Restaurant on York Road in Cockeysville.
Amy Gjerde is taking full ownership of Artifact Coffee while ex-husband Spike Gjerde will assume control of nearby Woodberry Tavern and its attached event space.