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.
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.
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.
Chinese dumplings are one of the many options at Dumpling District, one of Takumi chef Daven Pan’s favorite local restaurants.
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.
All signage has been removed from RA Sushi Bar Restaurant, which now has a lock on its front door.
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.
The deli counter at Scittino’s Italian Market Place in Catonsville.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Varieties of pumpkins are on sale at Weber’s Cider Mill Farm in Parkville.
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.
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.
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.
Carlos Raba chops spiced cauliflower for vegan tacos at Nana — one of a different Baltimore County chef's favorite restaurants.
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.
Ashe County families look through donated supplies the Kraai family has helped drop off at a North Carolina fire station after Hurricane Helene.
Fire destroys restaurant, and an Ethiopian family’s lifeline: ‘Your dream burning in front of you’
The owners of Jano Ethiopian Restaurant and Lounge are cleaning up and attempting to carry on after a five-alarm fire destroyed their business downtown.
Eskedar “Mimi” Worku, left, and Fikremariam Worku, owners of Jano Ethiopian Cuisine & Bar, stand outside the remains of their restaurant, destroyed in a recent 5-alarm fire, in Baltimore on Friday, September 27, 2024.
Why is this Baltimore library opening a free grocery store?
The Pratt Free Market grocery store in the Highlandtown library is a pilot project for addressing citywide barriers to food access by offering goods at no cost.
The Pratt Free Market opening Saturday in the Southeast Anchor of the Enoch Pratt Library will offer produce, dry goods and toiletries at no cost to anyone.
The only spot in Maryland to make The New York Times’ best restaurant list
Syrian fine-dining spot Ammoora was lauded by the New York Times as a “revelation” in its best restaurants list, and the only one from Maryland to make the cut.
From left, hummus, beet mutabal and muhammara from Ammoora, which just made the New York Times' 2024 list of the best restaurants in the country.
Heading to CFG Bank Arena? Here’s where to eat within a 10-minute walk.
If you’re catching a show at CFG Bank Arena or the Hippodrome and want to grab a bite pre-show, here are some of the restaurants you can find within a 10-minute walk.
There are a ton of shows happening at CFG Bank Arena. We’re here to help you eat before them.
Listeria ended it all: The rise and fall of a Maryland ice cream factory
Totally Cool’s shutdown and bankruptcy after its facility tested positive for listeria shocked business owners. The manufacturer is now a cautionary tale.
A once-bustling lot sits empty outside Totally Cool in Baltimore County in 2024.
It’s not over: The ‘Keith Lee effect’ hits a pop-up outside Hollins Market
Keith Lee’s impact on Oh Honey on the Bay, outside Hollins Market in Baltimore, shows that his powerful effect on restaurant sales can start even before he posts his videos.
TikTok food reviewer Keith Lee, seen here at a basketball game in 2023, posted a video of yet another stop on his food tour of Baltimore.
Cloudy Donut Co. plans to reopen both Baltimore locations
Baltimore-born entrepreneur Derrick Faulcon is bring his vegan bakery back home with a Cloudy Donuts Co. pop-up on Sept. 15.
Some of the rotating options at Cloudy Donut Co. Baltimore-born entrepreneur Derrick Faulcon is bring his vegan bakery back home with a pop-up on Sept. 15.
Rural Marylanders faced more food insecurity this summer
Food insecurity in rural Maryland has been especially pronounced this summer, local advocates say. Low-income families are grappling with soaring grocery prices and unusually high temperatures that hit at the same time as federal reductions in food assistance programs.
Mandy Gordon of Cumberland pulls her wagon full of food she received from Western Maryland Food Bank.
Maryland ice cream factory behind U.S. listeria recall files for bankruptcy
Owings Mills ice cream manufacturer Totally Cool filed for bankruptcy and laid off nearly all its workers after shutting down its plant following a listeria outbreak.
Maryland has the second highest number of cases of Listeria, a bacterial infection that can cause flu-like symptoms, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday.
James Beard-nominated chef sues Alma Cocina Latina over alleged fraud
David Zamudio, the former executive chef of Alma Cocina Latina, is suing the restaurant owners over claims they exploited his labor and tricked him into staying there on promises of being a part-owner.
The former executive chef of Alma Cocina Latina is suing the restaurant owners.
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