Lane Harlan’s Clavel is one of five national finalists for outstanding bar at the upcoming James Beard Awards. But the seed of her next project, a small hotel in Spain, was born from her desire to take a break.

Qayum Karzai, the owner of The Helmand restaurant and brother of a former president of Afghanistan, died Thursday. Karzai, who lived in Glenwood, was 77.

In a bit of blue crab diplomacy, the owners of Baltimore’s Cafe Campli filmed an Italian-language tutorial on how to enjoy Maryland’s favorite crustacean.

Tony Foreman, co-founder of one of Baltimore’s biggest and most respected restaurant empires, was saved by a heart and kidney transplant surgery so tricky John Hopkins couldn’t do it.

A liquor board hearing took an unusually contentious turn as Atlas Restaurant Group and Sacré Sucré’s licenses were approved despite vocal and written objections from Fells Point residents.

Can’t get away this summer? The Food Market owner Chad Gauss is bringing Ocean City vibes to Columbia with his latest concept, Vacation.

Baltimore’s own Royal Farms was named “best gas station for food,” beating out Rutter’s, TravelCenters of America and Buc-ee’s.

Owner Samantha Claassen said that although she was considering moving Golden West Cafe, it is staying put at its current location on West 36th Street in Hampden.

Care for a Preakness Cream Ale? A fresh take on a black-eyed Susan? Bars, restaurants and breweries in the Baltimore area are using the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes as an opportunity to carry on old traditions and create new ones.

Frederick native and chef Nick Sharpe wants diners to come — and come back — to Cece's Roland Park in Cross Keys.

Some salads restore you to health, and some salads are vehicles for brown sugar bacon. We’ll take them all.

The co-owner of G&M Restaurant brings crab cakes to Estiatorio Plaka in Greektown.

After years of delays, vegan favorite The Land of Kush is close to opening a second location near Johns Hopkins hospital.

The Baltimore liquor board ruled Thursday that Papi Cuisine and its South Baltimore neighbors have to learn to play nice.

As more and more craft breweries in Baltimore are set to open, a large number have shut down.

The Mint Express, a new quick-service Indian restaurant in Howard County's Columbia Palace Plaza, will offer diners a faster option for takeout or a quick bite.

Joseph Gardella said his new restaurant will be “like Joe Benny’s, but all grown up.”

For Blacksauce Kitchen owner Damian Mosley, food is a means of exploring what it means to be Black in the world.

The news prompted grief from customers, one of whom commented: “Please don’t take my cornbread away from me.”

Pariah marks just the latest in a series of Maryland breweries and beer makers to shut their doors.