The Dish: When in Ocean City, eat this
Foodie culture has officially come for Ocean City.
Hampden’s Common Ground coffee shop closes suddenly after 25 years
News of the closure stunned the clusters of customers who stopped by for their morning caffeine and favorite baked goods.
The Dish: ‘Goodbye crab cakes. Hello ramen’? Toki Underground has a Baltimore mission.
Can an award-winning ramen spot be a catalyst for change on Greenmount Avenue? The owners of Toki Underground are betting on just that.
The Grill at Harryman House owner pleads guilty to federal tax charges
The Grill at Harryman House owner John Worthington admitted to using money withheld from his employees’ paychecks for various personal expenses, including season tickets to the Baltimore Orioles.
The Dish: Church bar aimed to create a queer-friendly utopia. It went up in flames.
Church’s founders preached transparency and equality at a time of reckoning in the hospitality world. Though the bar was named one of the best in the country by Esquire magazine, its inner workings were far from sanctified, according to several former employees and investors.
Cross Keys will open a new upscale restaurant in 2024
Located in the east courtyard of Cross Keys, Cece’s Roland Park will include a wood-burning pizza oven and outdoor patio with fire pits, a bar and stage for live entertainment.
Guinness to move Baltimore Blonde production to New York
Despite moving to New York, Guinness' Baltimore Blonde will still maintain its name.
The Dish: Jumbo lump crabmeat is overrated
With food prices rising ever skyward, opting for backfin crab cakes in lieu of jumbo lump will save Baltimoreans money without skimping on flavor.
The Dish: Polock Johnny’s opens first restaurant in 10 years
A hot dog eating contest will help mark the launch of the restaurant, which first got started on The Block in the 1940s.
Does Hampden’s HonFest need a makeover? After Planned Parenthood dust-up, some say yes.
Hampden’s HonFest is a throwback to another era, but residents and business owners wonder if that’s a good thing.
Don’t gamble? Las Vegas still has plenty to offer.
Luxurious hotels, imaginative museums, sports and natural wonders are easy to access from Las Vegas.
Baltimore liquor board has suspended liquor sales at roughly 100 establishments since May 1
The reason for the liquor sale suspensions isn’t a renewed temperance movement, but something more prosaic: paperwork.
Where to eat steamed crabs or buy them to-go in the Baltimore area
Crab feasts can be complicated. Buying them doesn’t have to be.
Bramble Baking Co. to close July 16, with owner citing ‘bone-crushing ennui’
In a letter to customers, Bramble Baking Co. owner Allie Smith wrote that the business, which started out as a pop-up in 2017, “isn’t personally sustainable.”
The Dish: Pop-up restaurants are reviving Baltimore’s food scene
Pop-ups are reinvigorating Baltimore City’s vacant spaces and serving everything from buttermilk biscuits to Neapolitan pizza.
Feds hit owner of The Grill at Harryman House with tax charges
Federal prosecutors have charged John Worthington, the owner of Reisterstown’s The Grill at Harryman House, with failing to pay $1.5 million in taxes and diverting business funds for his personal use.
The Dish: How to not get ripped off at Las Vegas restaurants
The house always wins in Las Vegas. If you’re looking for value meals that don’t come from McDonald’s, your best bet is to eat like a local.
For $499, Frontier promises an all-you-can-fly summer pass. We tested it out.
Frontier Airlines’ GoWild! summer pass comes with myriad fees and caveats. Is it worth it?
Flying Dog Brewery will end production in Maryland as it sells to New York company
Frederick’s Flying Dog Brewery is being sold to New York’s FX Matt Brewing Company, and the company will shift all its operations from Maryland to New York.
The Dish: Hungry at the airport? Here are BWI’s best places to eat.
With generous portions of Old Bay, these Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport restaurants offer a taste of Maryland.