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The best gifts for foodies and people who eat well
Here are some useful, and in some cases, edible, gifts for the foodies on your list.
It’s been a long, strange year on the Baltimore food scene without the farm-to-table fare of Woodberry Kitchen that is expected to reopen as Woodberry Tavern.
Woodberry Kitchen to reopen as 30-seat Woodberry Tavern
Closed since last year, Woodberry Kitchen — Spike Gjerde’s 120-seat restaurant near Hampden — is relaunching as the comparatively tiny Woodberry Tavern, a 30-seat eatery.
MOM’s Organic Market Rotunda in Hampden on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022.
Workers at MOM’s Organic Market in Timonium vote to unionize in growing trend
Workers at the MOM’s Organic Market in Timonium have voted to become the second location in the Baltimore area to unionize in recent months.
Who can resist sweet potato cake from Baked In Baltimore, sold by the slice (pictured) or as a whole cake?
Let’s dish: Inside Faidley Seafood’s Catonsville restaurant and why you should eat ice cream with ants in it
This week, I swing by Faidley Seafood’s new location in Catonsville and check in on a bakery in Baltimore known for its sweet potato cake. I also make the case for sampling ice cream with ants in it. Trust me on this.
Two scientists and lab equipment in front of tank of fish
Baltimore scientists are changing the face of aquaculture. Are farm-raised blue crabs next?
At this lab in Baltimore, scientists can play God, manipulating the conditions to get fish to spawn more frequently than they do in the wild.
Alli and Matt Krist with their dog, Chomsky.  The couple is opening Backwater Books, a bar and bookstore on Ellicott City's Main Street.
Let’s dish: Bookstore and bar coming to Ellicott City; Asian street food in Towson; Who makes Maryland’s best craft beer?
Meet a couple of former teachers who are launching a bar and bookstore in Ellicott City.
The new dive bar from Sally O's owner Jesse Sandlin features a large mural on the exterior by local artist Kait Kluse.
Let’s dish: Chihuahua Brothers comes to historic tavern; Sally O’s owner will open ‘The Dive’; What happened to Lucky Buns?
Old spaces, new faces for Baltimore's food scene.
Easton realtor Tim Miller resurrect National Premium from obscurity. Now, he's getting it brewed in Maryland.
National Premium, Natty Boh’s classy older brother, to be brewed in Maryland again
Natty Preme is now being brewed at Halethorpe’s Heavy Seas, the first time in more than two decades the quintessentially-Baltimore beer been made in the Baltimore area.
Tom Wagner, co-owner of Well Crafted Kitchen, has a full time job in addition to running the restaurant. "We're tired," he said in an interview about the decision to close the business, despite its success.
Let’s dish: Well Crafted Kitchen will shut down; Kandahar Afghan Kitchen nears opening
Employees were shocked to hear that this popular pizza place would shut down.
Jumbo pretzels at Prost are just one of the many Bavarian specialties on the menu at this Aberdeen hall.
Family-friendly biergartens to check out this weekend in Baltimore and beyond
Perhaps in part because of the pandemic and an increasing interest in al fresco dining options, the past few years have seen an uptick in German-style biergartens in the Baltimore area.
Bar at Hotel Ulysses.
Let’s dish: Inflation still killing Baltimore restaurants, a glitzy new venue to try, and a top Ravens tipper
Lingering inflation, Mount Vernon's new see-and-be-seen destination, and can you guess which Raven is a big tipper?
The Baltimore campus of Stratford University. The for-profit university closed its doors, leaving students uncertain for their academic futures.
Baltimore students ‘stuck in limbo’ after Stratford University abruptly closes
School president Richard Shurtz blamed the closure on a “set of unfortunate circumstances,” including a federal agency decision.
School administrators work hard to ensure that the thousands of means consumed by students across the district comply with the strict nutrional guidelines imposed by the federal government to establish healthy eating habits at a young age.
Cheeseburgers, ‘emoji fries’ and fruit: Inside Baltimore City’s school lunch program
Making school lunches happen is a feat of coordination and heart.
Irish-themed sports bar Delia Foley has 40 varieties of wings on the menu.
Let’s dish: Wings for the Ravens vs. Bills, vegan eatery moving and changes at Columbia lakefront
Chicken wings are required eating for any football game in my book, but especially when the Ravens are playing the Buffalo Bills.
Old Bay seasoning has its own TikTok account, because of course it does. A recurring star is this mascot.
Whether on TikTok, Goldfish or ice cream, Old Bay is in on the joke
The brand has only grown stronger with time, developing an intense cult following with Baltimore as its locus.
Takeout chicken and sides from Chachi's (as seen at the home of Baltimore Banner reporter Christina Tkacik).
Let’s dish: A chicken dinner for your weeknight rotation and a new coffee shop coming
Is Baltimore’s restaurant scene finally shaking off its pandemic hangover?
The hot dog and tater tots from Glizzy's, both topped with Wagyu chili. Owner Casey Jarvis previously worked at Chuck's Trading Post in Hampden.
Let’s dish: Glizzy’s gets rolling, Hotel Ulysses nears opening
Despite the many restaurants that have closed and workers who have left the hospitality industry during the pandemic, new businesses are launching all the time in Baltimore.
McCormick & Company has launched a new limited-edition seasoning.
With Old Bay Caramel seasoning, McCormick says: ‘Move over, pumpkin spice’
Hunt Valley’s McCormick & Company launched a limited edition Old Bay Caramel seasoning with fighting words.
The crab cake made by Pappas Seafood Company is a favorite of media mogul Oprah Winfrey.
Let’s dish: Pappas Seafood Co., maker of Oprah’s favorite crab cake, will expand in Harford County and beyond
Pappas Seafood Co., which turns 50 this year, is adding a new location in Harford County as well as a central distribution center in Baltimore County to make its signature item.
Baltimore's Avenue Market was closed Tuesday in the wake of the discovery of E. coli in water nearby, leaving area residents lacking an important food source.
West Baltimore’s Avenue Market shuts down in wake of E. coli finding
It's “almost impossible to run a food business in a Boil Water Advisory," wrote Paul Ruppert, president and CEO of the Baltimore Public Markets Corp.
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