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Nacho Mama’s will close its Towson, pictured, and Canton locations in January 2025.
Nacho Mama’s to close in Canton and Towson after decades in business
Nacho Mama’s, a beloved staple in Baltimore and Baltimore County, will close its Canton and Towson locations in January.
The restaurant in Baltimore's Power Plant appeared to have shuttered Tuesday.
Docks on the Harbor appears closed less than 2 years after restaurant’s opening
Inner Harbor restaurant Docks on the Harbor, which opened in May 2023, appeared closed Tuesday morning.
File photo of the exterior of Mother's Bar & Grille in Federal Hill.
Mother’s to close its Federal Hill location with aim to expand in the counties
Mother’s Federal Hill Grille will close its flagship location in Baltimore City after 27 years, but plans to expand in the surrounding counties.
A vehicle crashed into an Eddie’s grocery for the second time this year. The incident this week happened at their recently renovated 5113 Roland Ave. location.
Eddie’s of Roland Park is ‘2 for 2′ after another car hits grocery store
Eddie’s of Roland Park’s Roland Avenue location reopened Tuesday after a car hit its storefront Monday.
This cucumber thyme fizz with lemon and simple syrup will freshen up your holiday meals.
A mediocre bartender’s guide to ‘rockin’ the zero proof’ holiday cocktails
Here are some easy to make mocktails to keep friends and family sane during your holidays.
The Williams Sonoma stuffing looks beautiful with its firm cubes of rice flour and stew of veggies.
A guide to the best gluten-free Thanksgiving recipes — and inedible ones to avoid
Break gluten-free bread on a bread-heavy holiday with celiac-friendly Thanksgiving recipes for stuffing, gravy and cake. (They aren’t all winners, though.)
Black Label is the hottest spice at Old Grumpy Mark's, a hot sauce company that has been around since 2002.
I tried 40-plus hot sauces at this Baltimore festival and lived to tell about it
I kept a running diary of Baltimore’s inaugural hot sauce festival at Peabody Heights Brewery. Things got dark.
Leo Annapolis offers a plate of duck breast over braised greens, a celery puree and a beet and red wine reduction.
Where Anne Arundel County chefs eat when they’re off the clock
We asked Anne Arundel County chefs where they eat on a day off — that’s not their own restaurant. Here’s what they said.
The Giant that left Edmondson Square Shopping Center in June is set to be replaced by an LA Mart in February.
With new grocery store, Edmondson Village will no longer be a food desert
LA Mart will fill the space the former Giant Food left in Edmondson Village.
Elliott’s Craft Kitchen in Columbia is eyeing an opening for February 2025.
One Columbia restaurant gets the OK, one pumps the brakes at liquor board hearing
Elliott’s Craft Kitchen got the green light to serve liquor in Howard County and Celia’s Cuban Cuisine withdrew its application.
Crust by Mack owner Amanda Mack and her partner Jarrod Mack stand outside the eatery’s Harborplace retail space in March 2023. It closed Nov. 1.
Crust by Mack closes its Harborplace doors, but the business ‘isn’t going anywhere’
Crust by Mack has closed its Harborplace location so the eatery can focus on catering.
Chinese dumplings are one of the many options at Dumpling District, one of Takumi chef Daven Pan’s favorite local restaurants.
Where Howard County chefs eat when they’re off the clock
We asked Howard County chefs where they eat on a day off — that’s not their own restaurant. Here’s what they said.
All signage has been removed from RA Sushi Bar Restaurant, which now has a lock on its front door.
RA Sushi in Harbor East has closed — kind of
RA Sushi in Harbor East has transitioned from a restaurant with sit-down service to a pickup or delivery-only spot.
The deli counter at Scittino’s Italian Market Place in Catonsville.
Scittino’s Italian Market Place to open second larger space in Baltimore County
Get ready for another Scittino’s Italian Market Place Baltimore County — soon with sit-down service.
Farm animals graze on the Hearn family property in Salisbury, MD, on Oct. 24, 2024. The property neighbors the Perdue Agribusiness plant which has been found to be contaminating local groundwater with PFAS. Surrounded by farmland, many residents are concerned over their private drinking water wells for both themselves and their livestock.
Perdue’s contamination sparks fear in town where company once felt like ‘home’
Salisbury, a Maryland town that’s grown alongside Perdue’s chicken plant, fears what’s to come after forever chemicals were found in the groundwater.
Officials at NAFCO, a wholesale seafood processor in Jessup, said the source of the illness was a noodle dish that was brought onto the property.
Dozens of workers at Jessup facility were sickened by bad noodles, company says
Dozens of workers at NAFCO, a seafood distributor in Jessup, were sickened after eating a Filipino noodle dish that was prepared elsewhere and brought onto the property, said representatives for the company.
Varieties of pumpkins are on sale at Weber’s Cider Mill Farm in Parkville.
Here’s where to pick your pumpkins and apples this fall
For all you fall aficionados, here are the prime spots across Howard, Anne Arundel and Baltimore County to find your pumpkins and apples.
New York, NY - December 18, 2018: Chef Ashish Alfred of Duck Duck Goose and George's Chophouse in Maryland presents dinner at the James Beard House in Greenwich Village.
Former chef of Duck Duck Goose to develop menu at Columbia restaurant
Chef Ashish Alfred, formerly of Duck Duck Goose and Osteria Pirata in Fells Point, is taking on a new start redesigning the menu of The Walrus Oyster & Ale House, a Howard County neighborhood pub.
Carlos Raba chops spiced cauliflower for vegan tacos at Nana — one of a different Baltimore County chef's favorite restaurants.
Where Baltimore County chefs eat when they’re off the clock
We asked Baltimore County chefs where they eat on a day off — that’s not their own restaurant. Here’s what they said.
Ashe County families look through donated supplies the Kraai family has helped drop off at a North Carolina fire station after Hurricane Helene.
Baltimore breweries band together to help after Hurricane Helene
Pickett Brewing Company Beertender Eric Kraai and his kids are leading local Baltimore breweries in the call to help North Carolina residents after Hurricane Helene.
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