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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.
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.
Maryland restaurant Phillips Seafood has a branch at BWI.
Allora bistro will relocate to former Grand Central in Mount Vernon
In addition, Roggenart Bakery and Cafe will join Allora as a neighboring business within the same building, now known as City House Charles.
Allora Cacio e Pepe

Allora
1005 N. Charles St

Baltimore’s Roman bistro serves pastries and espresso drinks for breakfast and paninis and pasta for lunch
Baltimore County pledges $500,000 to keep Guinness Baltimore Blonde local
The future of the ale, the signature offering from the Guinness manufacturing plant in Relay, has been in question since Diageo, the parent company of Guinness, confirmed it will lay off approximately 100 workers when the facility shutters in June.
Baltimore Blonde, the flagship ale for Guinness' Open Gate Brewery, will be produced in Maryland until June. What happens next is unclear.
The Dish: Do recent restaurant closures signal trouble in Baltimore’s dining scene?
The closure of Joe Benny’s, Forno and Baba’s are just the latest reminder that eateries in the area are still feeling the effects of rising food costs, the labor shortage and COVID-19.
Ricky Johnson, owner and chef at Forno Restaurant and Wine Bar, stands for a portrait inside his restaurant on Monday, March 21. Johnson is one of several property and business owners who say they have concerns about the low levels of foot traffic in the district, which they need to stay in business.
Sandlot returns to Harbor Point, but only for private events
A few public events are still being planned for the space throughout the summer, including Memorial Day, the Fourth of July and Labor Day.
The Sandlot is re-opening in 2023 as a private events venue. Handout photo courtesy of Beatty Development.
Rye Street Tavern to relaunch under Clyde’s ownership
The new direction for the restaurant is in line with a pivot toward more casual and outdoor dining that many eateries have undertaken during the pandemic.
Digital rendering shows hypothetical aerial view of Baltimore Peninsula with new development, with Federal Hill, Inner Harbor and rest of Baltimore City in background.
How lemon sticks became ‘a Baltimore brand’ thanks to Flower Mart
Spawning cocktails and dessert flavors, lemon sticks have traveled from the Chesapeake Bay to Chrissy Teigen’s table.
Lemon sticks, which feature a peppermint stick in a piece of fruit, are a Baltimore tradition going back more than 100 years.
Joe Benny’s to shut down in Little Italy: ‘I’m a wreck, y’all’
Just weeks after Baltimore Banner readers voted for Joe Benny’s as the best pizza in town, owner Joseph Gardella announced that he “can't push anymore” and the shop will close.
Joe Benny’s chef and owner Joseph Gardella stands behind the bar.
Forno closes in downtown Baltimore
After struggling to stay open for the last three years, owner Ricky Johnson said the Italian spot near the Hippodrome has officially shut down.
Ricky Johnson, owner and chef at Forno Restaurant and Wine Bar, stands for a portrait inside his restaurant on Monday, March 21. Johnson is one of several property and business owners who say they have concerns about the low levels of foot traffic in the district, which they need to stay in business.
Doppio Pasticceria opening brick-and-mortar shop in Remington
Doppio Pasticceria has rented a stall at R. House as the business prepares to move into the former Cahoots Brothers building next year.
Megan Cowman and Luke Ilardo run Doppio Pasticceria. The business' name translates into “Double Pastry Shop," and is a reference to both the couple that runs it as well as what Cowman calls “the duality of Sicilian food.”
The Dish: Why these Baltimore restaurants won’t return to Preakness
Several small, Black-owned businesses that were invited to sell food in the Infield as part of an initiative called Restaurant Row lost thousands of dollars on unsold goods.
Preakness 147
Former Dizz space is up for sale — again — as Let’s Brunch closes
“Doing business in Baltimore City is not convenient for business owners,” said restaurateur Rikki Vaughn.
The restaurant at 300 W. 30th Street, formerly Let's Brunch Cafe and, before that, longtime icon The Dizz, has closed.
Last remaining vendor to leave Whitehall Market food hall in Hampden
Heritage Kitchen, a Filipino-inspired restaurant from chef Rey Eugenio, announced it will be leaving Hampden’s Whitehall Market at the end of May.
Whitehall Market, in Hampden, Wednesday, April 12, 2023.
Baltimore’s liquor board renews licenses of 3 businesses despite resident objections
Despite concerns raised by community members and, in some cases, Baltimore Police, the city’s liquor board voted to renew the liquor licenses of Mo’s Seafood, Lithuanian Hall and Fayette Liquor Plus.
MO's Seafood at 219 S. President St., BAltimore, Md., on November 18, 2022.
The Dish: Deli to open in Howard County; eatery in former Clyde’s spot welcomes diners to Columbia
The chef behind the wildly successful Walker’s Tap & Table is opening Rosie’s Delicatessen, and Offshore had its first guests at an invite-only event and will welcome the broader public starting May 3.
Chad Wells (left) and Anthony DiGangi (right) are opening a new deli in the same shopping center as Walker's Tap & Table.
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