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The Dish: Raw milk is controversial. For one local creamery, it’s the future.
Some locals prefer to drink raw milk, even though it’s illegal to sell for human consumption in Maryland — for now.
Matt Prigel of Glen Arm’s Prigel Family Creamery stands in the field where his cows graze.
L. Drew Pumphrey, former owner of The Smoking Swine, was quick to lend a hand
L. Drew Pumphrey, the larger-than-life pit master who eventually left his business behind to pursue a quieter career as a civil engineer, died of a heart attack on Feb. 4. He was 48.
Drew Pumphrey of The Smoking Swine food truck died in February.
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.
The jimmy truffle is one of the most popular candies at Rheb’s Candies.
‘Trailblazer’ Howard County distillery to close
Columbia’s Lost Ark Distilling Company is shutting its doors.
Lost Ark Spiced Rum
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.
Rachel Crout makes a neo-Neapolitan pizza at ZaVino’s.
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.
The lamb pit beef sandwich at David and Tonya Thomas' Nostalgia Diner in Harborplace.
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.
Southside Diner’s menu features many egg-based dishes, such as this crab cake Benedict.
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.
Restaurants are turning to pricey mocktails to compensate for lost revenue from booze.
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.
Amber closed on E. Fort Ave over the weekend. Photographed Monday, January 27, 2025.
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.
The Baltimore Farmers' Market needs someone to run it.
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.
Baltimore-based snowball syrup manufacturer Koldkiss said it made the switch from red dye No. 3 years ago.
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.
The Urban Oyster owner Jasmine Norton is now a James Beard semifinalist in the Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic category.
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.
Baltimore restaurants like Cinghiale participate in Restaurant Week to offer discounted meals to diners.
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.
The space at 801 S. Broadway in Fells Point will soon house a diner.
Can Alexander’s Tavern fill a void on Harford Road?
Formerly Papi’s Tacos, Alexander’s Tavern will open on Harford Road this weekend.
A sign indicates the impending opening of Alexander’s Tavern on Harford Road.
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.
Rendering of Jamaican restaurant at Baltimore Peninsula
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.
Hana Scott, right, with her husband Mayor Brandon Scott and two sons Ceron and baby Charm at Frank’s Pizza & Pasta.
Another Fells Point restaurant shuts its doors
Riptide, a bar and seafood restaurant, is the latest closure in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood.
Riptide in Fells Point.
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.
How will Baltimore’s pizzerias rank?
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.
Tony Foreman, left, and Cindy Wolf
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