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A once-bustling lot sits empty outside Totally Cool in Baltimore County in 2024.
Local ice cream plant closed after listeria recall had prior violations for same strain
The FDA requested a permanent injunction this week for Owings Mills ice cream plant Totally Cool, which closed in June after a listeria recall.
Lao sausages and stir fry, menu staples at Charming Elephant.
Is there room for Laotian food in Baltimore?
Charming Elephant, Baltimore’s first distinctly Laotian restaurant, grapples with its identity and a lack of customers.
HomeSlyce in Mount Vernon is trying to make ends meet after multiple staff members were detained by ICE.
How one restaurant got caught up in Trump’s crackdown on immigration
HomeSlyce, a Mount Vernon restaurant of more than a decade, was left in disarray after ICE removed multiple staff members.
Sunset Raw Juice Bar owner Gerrard Sheppard, center, participates in a roundtable discussion at Twist Fells Point after receiving a grant from the DoorDash Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund.
10 restaurants each receive $10K in Key Bridge relief fund grants
Restaurants still reeling from the collapse of the Key Bridge received grants from DoorDash to help with food industry challenges.
Eddie's of Mount Vernon, which was expected to open in July 2024, remains under renovations.
Eddie’s of Mount Vernon grocer ‘praying’ for an early summer open
Eddie’s of Mount Vernon was expected to open in July 2024, but renovations at the grocery store have delayed its debut until at least May.
Baltimore County's Bar Louie has catering deals and gameday specials to celebrate the Super Bowl.
Our best bets for Baltimore-area restaurant specials on Super Bowl Sunday
The Ravens aren’t in the Super Bowl, but there are still plenty of local places to enjoy the game.
One Afghan family in Baltimore — a 53-year-old father, photographed here, and his wife and daughter — were relocated to Baltimore, but with President Trump’s freeze on new refugees entering the country, the family’s 20-year-old son remains stuck in Afghanistan.
There’s room but no refugees: How Trump has upended Maryland’s resettlement system
President Donald Trump’s freeze on new refugees entering the country has left one Afghan family in Baltimore divided between two lands.
Emergency response units assess airplane wreckage in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington Airport on January 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. An American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided with a helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport.
American Airlines jet with 64 aboard collides with Black Hawk helicopter above Potomac River
An American Airlines jet collided with a Blackhawk helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, causing one of the most harrowing plane crashes in the U.S. in recent memory and launching a massive, overnight emergency response in the Potomac River.
Popular Venezuelan restaurant Alma Cocina Latina in Station North employs immigrants of many backgrounds on several different visas. Many are Venezuelan and the food is authentically made.
Restaurants fear losing workers amid Trump immigration crackdown
Trump, who campaigned on linking immigrants to criminality, has not specifically addressed how his immigration policies will affect the restaurant industry.
Charm City Meadworks is closing its East Biddle Street taproom but isn’t going out of business.
Charm City Meadworks to partner with Peabody Heights Brewery, close taproom
Charm City Meadworks announced it will be moving its operation to Peabody Heights Brewery as part of an ongoing partnership.
Grocery Outlet Inc. cut the ribbon to celebrate the opening of its newest store in Overlea, Maryland on January 23, 2025.
As food prices rise, 1 discount grocery store in Baltimore County isn’t concerned
Grocery Outlet, a bargain chain with deep discounts on food, opened a new store in Overlea on Thursday.
The sweet and savory Tibetan lamb at Lao Sze Chuan in Charles Village is a must-try. Photographed on Friday, January 10, 2025.
Charles Village’s new Chinese restaurant is growing Baltimore’s Szechuan scene
Lao Sze Chuan, a large, modern Chinese restaurant, is open in the former Busboys and Poets space in Charles Village.
Crowds gather to tailgate before the evening’s Raven’s game at Mother’s Federal Hill Grille on Saturday, January 11, 2025.
Photos: A (maybe) last hurrah at the Purple Patio
On probably the last night for Mother’s to draw a mass of people draped in purple, Baltimoreans poured into the beloved Federal Hill grille about three hours before the Ravens faced off against the Steelers.
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.
The exterior of Mother’s Federal Hill Grille in Baltimore, Md. on Monday, December 9, 2024.
Mother’s space in Federal Hill to be taken over by restaurant group
Mother’s, the beloved eatery closing in Federal Hill on Jan. 19, may see its space become a White Oak Hospitality restaurant.
The exterior of Mother’s Federal Hill Grille in Baltimore, Md. on Monday, December 9, 2024.
Did your go-to restaurant close this year? Check out our map.
Check out our map to see the restaurants that closed in 2024, from established chains like Red Lobster in Howard County to newbies like JBGB’s in Baltimore’s Remington.
Boar's Head meats are displayed at a Safeway store on July 31, 2024 in San Rafael, California. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, Boar's Head has expanded its recall of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products to nearly 7 million additional pounds due to a listeria outbreak.
Yes, food recalls rose in 2024. Here’s what to look out for in 2025.
Food safety advocates say a 2024 rise in recalls is evidence of a well-regulated system. But that doesn't stop outbreaks from getting any weirder.
Customers lined up inside after waiting for hours in the cold.
Slutty Vegan comes to town: ‘Welcome home, baby girl!’
The Slutty Vegan's opening in the Baltimore Peninsula attracted a crowd of food enthusiasts on Saturday.
CAN, Community Assistance Network, is a program built to help port workers, but over time it found an even larger Baltimore County population in need of aid: undocumented families. They distribute food boxes weekly that include fresh produce, meats, dairy, bread, and non-perishables.
Key Bridge food pantry may close despite demand among undocumented families
A program to help port workers after the Key Bridge collapse is now on the front lines of aiding Baltimore County’s growing number of undocumented families. But will the funding last?
DiPasquale’s Italian Market is one of the few exceptions where people can purchase groceries and wine together.
Beer and wine at Maryland grocery stores? Gov. Moore says yes, please.
While Moore supports the idea, he is not submitting his own bill changing the law or adding this effort to his list of priorities for the session.
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