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Toki Underground to open Saturday after permit flap
Toki Underground co-owner Jeff Jetton said the ramen restaurant was “shut down before we were ever open,” but the Baltimore City Health Department said its staff "observed and documented evidence that Toki’s was in fact operating."
Scenes of the new Toki Underground location, located at 2731 Greenmount Ave. This is the company’s first location outside of Washington, D.C.
The Dish: When in Ocean City, eat this
Foodie culture has officially come for Ocean City.
Fried green tomatoes and a berry and beet salad are appetizers at Shark on the Harbor, a West Ocean City staple for inventive, locally sourced fare.
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.
Hampden’s Common Ground coffee shop has permanently closed.
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.
Co-owner Jeff Jetton used his background in marketing to design a series of billboards promoting Toki Underground. (Handout photo courtesy of Jeff Jetton)
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.
Income tax numbers at the accountants office
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.
From left, Marisa Dobson, Chelsea Gregoire and Martha Lucius, the founders of the queer and women-owned bar Church.
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.
An artist’s rendering depicts the outdoor bar at Cece’s Roland Park, set to open next year.
Guinness to move Baltimore Blonde production to New York
Despite moving to New York, Guinness' Baltimore Blonde will still maintain its name.
Baltimore Blonde stocked in the Open Gate Brewery on March 14, 2023.
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 backfin crab cake at Faidley Seafood is  as delicious as the jumbo lump version (right) but costs around $10 less.
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.
Polock Johnny's, famous for their sausages and sauce, will open their new location on June 10, 2023.
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.
Could HonFest use a makeover?
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.
Out-of-use signs get a new lease on life at Las Vegas' Neon Museum, where visitors can explore the city's kitsch history away from the crowds.
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.
A  beer at Suspended Brewing in Pigtown.
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.
Crabs after being steamed at Conrad's Crabs & Seafood Market in Parkville, Thursday, June 1, 2023.
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 Buche de Noel from Bramble Baking Co.
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.
New business owner Amanda Mack takes in the view with her partner Jarrod Mack, stand on the balcony of her new retail space in the Harborplace shopping complex, in Baltimore, MD., on March 11, 2023.
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.
Income tax numbers at the accountants office
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.
The shrimp cocktail at Saginaw's Delicatessen, located inside Circa Resort & Casino on Fremont Street in Las Vegas.
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?
Frontier Airlines offers a "Go Wild" pass that lets customers book as many trips as they want.
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.
Flying Dog is leaving Frederick.
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