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The jimmy truffle is one of the most popular candies at Rheb’s Candies.
The Dish: An hour in line for Valentine’s Day chocolate? To Rheb’s customers, it’s worth it
Rheb’s cult-like fan base includes fourth-generation shoppers, who come in for assortments on Valentine’s Day and other holidays just like their parents and grandparents before them.
Lost Ark Spiced Rum
‘Trailblazer’ Howard County distillery to close
Columbia’s Lost Ark Distilling Company is shutting its doors.
Rachel Crout makes a neo-Neapolitan pizza at ZaVino’s.
The Dish: 2 new Italian markets in North Baltimore that need to be on your radar
Scittino’s and ZaVino are leading the Italian renaissance in North Baltimore.
The lamb pit beef sandwich at David and Tonya Thomas' Nostalgia Diner in Harborplace.
This Harborplace pop-up is reinventing the pit beef sandwich
David and Tonya Thomas' pit lamb sandwich, served at their Nostalgia Diner pop-up in Harborplace, is too good to keep to ourselves.
Southside Diner’s menu features many egg-based dishes, such as this crab cake Benedict.
Egg prices are at record highs. Yes, restaurants are scrambling.
High egg prices “aren’t going to drop overnight” as bird flu spreads. Restaurants and farmers are nervous.
Restaurants are turning to pricey mocktails to compensate for lost revenue from booze.
The Dish: Drinking less is good for your health, but is it bad for business?
For restaurateurs who have long relied on profits from alcohol sales to compensate for the high cost of food, customers drinking less can be a buzzkill.
Amber closed on E. Fort Ave over the weekend. Photographed Monday, January 27, 2025.
Locust Point restaurant closes after almost 7 years in Anthem House
Amber, a Locust Point cafe serving coffee, craft beer and gastropub-style fare, closed permanently over the weekend.
The Baltimore Farmers' Market needs someone to run it.
Wanted: Someone to run the Baltimore Farmers’ Market
Baltimore is looking for a new operator to run its largest farmers’ market, which was previously managed by BOPA.
Baltimore-based snowball syrup manufacturer Koldkiss said it made the switch from red dye No. 3 years ago.
Your snowballs are safe from the FDA’s ban on red dye No. 3
The FDA recently announced its ban on red dye No. 3. But, if you still want a bright red snowball, you're in luck.
The Urban Oyster owner Jasmine Norton is now a James Beard semifinalist in the Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic category.
James Beard Awards recognize a Baltimore chef, bartender and, of course, Charleston
Semifinalists for the James Beard Awards include nods for the chef at Urban Oyster, the bar director at Clavel and the drinks at Charleston.
Baltimore restaurants like Cinghiale participate in Restaurant Week to offer discounted meals to diners.
The Dish: Did Downtown Partnership drop the ball on Baltimore Restaurant Week?
Some business owners participating in Baltimore Restaurant Week say they have dealt with slow responses from Downtown Partnership and a lack of promotion.
The space at 801 S. Broadway in Fells Point will soon house a diner.
Amid closings, a new restaurant to open in Fells Point
Amid a spate of closures, a new diner is coming to the old Jimmy’s Restaurant space in Fells Point. And that’s not the only good news.
A sign indicates the impending opening of Alexander’s Tavern on Harford Road.
Can Alexander’s Tavern fill a void on Harford Road?
Formerly Papi’s Tacos, Alexander’s Tavern will open on Harford Road this weekend.
Rendering of Jamaican restaurant at Baltimore Peninsula
Baltimore Peninsula adds a Jamaican restaurant to its growing lineup
The owners of popular Jamaican restaurants in Harford and Baltimore counties are opening a concept in Baltimore Peninsula next year.
Hana Scott, right, with her husband Mayor Brandon Scott and two sons Ceron and baby Charm at Frank’s Pizza & Pasta.
The Dish: The best restaurants to bring your baby to (and not feel bad about it)
No babysitter? No problem. Here are restaurants that won’t shame parents for showing up with their children.
Riptide in Fells Point.
Another Fells Point restaurant shuts its doors
Riptide, a bar and seafood restaurant, is the latest closure in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood.
How will Baltimore’s pizzerias rank?
Dave Portnoy rates his last pizza in Baltimore
Dave Portnoy, the controversial media mogul labeled “the most influential person on the American pizza scene” by The New York Times, completed his sizing up of Baltimore’s pies.
Tony Foreman, left, and Cindy Wolf
Foreman Wolf is no longer, but Foreman and Wolf aren’t going anywhere
Nothing is happening to the Foreman Wolf restaurants you know and love. But they’ll no longer be called Foreman Wolf.
TinyBrickOven in Fells Point, Baltimore, Maryland.
The Dish: Why doesn’t this Dave Portnoy-approved pizza spot have its liquor license?
TinyBrickOven, which recently received $60,000 from Barstool Sports' Dave Portnoy, doesn’t have a liquor license. But the issue isn’t as simple as one lawmaker waving a magic wand.
Many local kids will have up to three days to play. Beyond that, several area school systems will pivot to virtual learning.
What Maryland parents need to know about snow days
It’s beginning to look a lot like snow days, with a large winter storm predicted to bring 4 to 10 inches of accumulation to the region starting Sunday night.
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