Food & drink

A USDA program encouraged farmers to bring on immigrant workers legally. Now, it’s in limbo and farmers are stuck with workers they can’t afford.

Café Dear Leon, the popular Canton bakery known for its long lines and crab dip bagel, will open a second location this fall.

Score a free gas station coffee on Thursday when Sheetz opens its first Anne Arundel County location just about a five-minute drive from BWI.

After Costas Triantafilos’ sudden death, his family powered through their heartbreak to see his dream come to life. Now, a new branch of Costas Inn is open at the Maryland State Fairgrounds.

If McDonald’s ever doubted it needed to bring back the Snack Wrap, consider this: Nine years after the fast-food powerhouse discontinued the item in the U.S., customers have continued to order it at drive-thrus.

The first Friday in June marks a day for all those with sweet tooth: National Doughnut Day.

Fans of Hamilton Tavern are not happy with Hamilton Spice, which has taken its place. But the building's owner says the new concept delivers what was promised.

Orange crush drinks are the official cocktail of Maryland. Take that, Delaware.

The loss of Idle Hour bartender J. Mooy, who died May 24 at age 40, is “really affecting a lot of people pretty deeply,” one restaurant owner said.

Empa511, the new empanada restaurant in Fells Point from the owner of Puerto 511, is easy to miss, but the food is hard to forget.

Farmers are seeing more people subscribe to their direct to consumer programs, known as CSAs, as concern over food prices and trade plays on Marylanders' anxieties.

From crab dip served with bone marrow to crab dip on a pizza, these nontraditional versions of the classic Baltimore dish are worth checking out, according to food social media influencer Chris Franzoni.

On a recent trip to Ocean City, Julie Scharper managed to find six restaurants that made the whole family happy.

More than two years after the owners of Bertha’s Mussels called off an auction of their historic Fells Point building, the property was finally sold Thursday.

A new unit in the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office aims to enforce the city’s liquor laws and crack down on unlicensed sellers.

Doppio Pasticceria, a Sicilian-inspired bakery and cafe, has finally opened at its forever home on 300 W. 29th St. in Remington.

Rize + Rest, the eatery known for its biscuits, breakfasts and trendy dinners, is closing with hopes to move from its intimate Patterson Park confines to a larger space.

Root City is opening in Mount Vernon with kava-infused mocktails and traditional drinks, despite continued questions over the plant's effects.

Zaxbys is a Georgia-based chain with locations in Northern Virginia and other Maryland spots planned for the Eastern Shore.

Summertime is the best time to be obsessed with food. From tomato sandwiches to Thrasher’s fries, here's what chefs are excited to eat this season.