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Food & drink

    7 more new restaurants to try in Baltimore right now
    From Hungarian chimney cakes to Chinese comfort food, here are the newest restaurants making Baltimore tastier, according to food influencer Chris Franzoni.
    Churros from Riverside Cantina.
    Sunflower Bakery fills orders ahead of Hanukkah — and trains chefs with special needs
    Sunflower Bakery, based in Montgomery County, provides job training in pastry and culinary arts as well as resources for adults with learning differences and developmental disabilities.
    Marion Pitcher, left, pastry chef instructor, works alongside Kareem Amaout and Courtney Wheeler at Sunflower Bakery in Rockville.
    Pit beef ramen, coddies on sticks: Local chefs reimagine Baltimore food traditions
    Baltimore chefs are putting their own — delicious — twists on nostalgic ingredients such as pit beef, crab soup and coddies.
    Pit beef ramen from Ejji Ramen at 711 S Central Ave.
    Spike Gjerde to open tapas bar in former Mount Vernon Stable & Saloon
    Celebrity chef Spike Gjerde will open Bar Dalí, a Spanish-style tapas bar, in the basement of the former Mount Vernon Stable & Saloon.
    Woodberry Kitchen owner Spike Gjerde is photographed at Woodberry Kitchen on July 10, 2024.
    Maryland farms expect relief from new wage rule, but their workers may pay the price
    A new Labor Department rule may provide some relief to farms and help stabilize food prices long-term, but labor advocates say it exploits workers.
    A combine harvests corn at sunset on the eastern shore near Easton.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Eastport lights parade honors a life on the water
    We’re in peak holiday season. Here are seven great things to do in Annapolis through Wednesday, Dec. 17.
    The Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade embarks on the night of Dec. 13, 2025 for the 43rd year.
    The Dish: This Chinese restaurant has an AI-powered robot in the kitchen
    At new Chinese restaurant Mahjong by Johns Hopkins University, the sous chef is a set of artificial intelligence-powered robots.
    Mahjong just opened at 3105 St. Paul Street near Johns Hopkins University. A Mahjong staff member with the Botinkit robot.
    One of The New York Times’ best dishes of the year is in Hampden
    Critics for The New York Times called the shrimp and corn patties at The Duchess in Hampden one of the best dishes they ate this year.
    Patrons line the bar during dinner at The Duchess in January 2025.
    Maryland is a rich state. So why are its people going hungry?
    In all the rhetoric spilled over suspension of food benefits, I never heard a discussion about the root causes. Why, in a wealthy nation, in wealthy Maryland, do people not have enough to eat?
    Volunteers put canned goods and fresh produce into the backseat of a car at a food relief distribution on Dec. 4, 2025 in Annapolis.
    Shaken and stirred: Baltimore’s Mount Vernon a growing haven for high-end cocktails
    Mount Vernon has become one of the city’s top locations for high-end bar hopping.
    The Coral Wig, located in the alley of Hotel Ulysses in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore.
    Baltimore bar closes after ‘literal dumpster fire’
    A dumpster fire spread to Harford Road bar and live music venue Micky's Joint, which is now closed for an indeterminate amount of time.
    Baltimore Police and fire officials are investigating the cause of a Dec. 4 fire that has shuttered three businesses on Harford Road.
    Cheesecake Factory at Harborplace to close after decades in business
    The closure of the Inner Harbor Cheesecake Factory on Jan. 24, 2026, will result in the loss of 115 jobs.
    The Cheesecake Factory, one of the last holdouts of the changing Harborplace, will close in January,
    These local chefs competed on Food Network. Do customers care?
    A national television appearance once nearly guaranteed publicity and a sales boost. That’s not necessarily the case anymore.
    Doron Petersan won Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars” twice, in 2011 and 2012, with cupcakes from her vegan bakery, Sticky Fingers, based in Takoma, D.C., a block away from Takoma Park, Maryland.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: The heartbreak of Wildberry’s final Christmas markets
    For Matt and Bridget Jones, a dream launched from the depths of COVID-19 isolation will end before Christmas. There are just two runs of Wildberry Farm + Market, but something new is on the way.
    Matt and Bridget Jones say they learned not to assume business partners are always friends. "I thought we were all in this together."
    Two Story Chimney Ciderworks announces closure before year’s end
    The cidery and gluten-free brewery in Gaithersburg will have its last day of operations on Dec. 21.
    Two Story Chimney Ciderworks in Gaithersburg announced it will close after Dec. 21. Customers often brought their own food to the tasting room for ciders made with apples grown on the orchard and gluten-free beer from its partner operation, Silly Yak Beer.
    The Dish: When a 27-year-old Baltimore County bakery suddenly goes viral
    Bonjour’s take on the viral crunchy fruit mousse trend tastes as good as it looks.
    Bonjour owner Nicha McInnes shows off the different varieties of crunchy fruit mousse sold by her shop.
    Fast-growing, much-maligned food hall chain Wonder is coming to Annapolis
    Wonder, a dining hall that promises a wide array of options from celebrity chefs, is coming soon to Annapolis.
    A selection of food delivery options from Wonder in Canton Crossing.
    Culinary Architecture to move to Little Italy amid rising costs and a changing Pigtown
    Culinary Architecture, a specialty grocer and mainstay in Pigtown, is moving to Little Italy early next year.
    The specialty market beloved by Baltimore foodies announced their move to Little Italy over Instagram on Saturday.
    McCormick drops plastic, brings back classic Old Bay tin
    McCormick & Company is bringing back tin packaging for Old Bay Seasoning, the spice blend’s original packaging before the brand switched to plastic in 2017.
    Old Bay is switching back to tin packaging.
    At this Owings Mills restaurant, latkes and matzoh ball soup get a foodie spin
    Matthew Zafrir, who has worked at Michelin-starred restaurants in D.C., returned to his hometown to become chef at The Tillery, inside an Owings Mills Marriott.
    Matthew Zafrir previously worked at Woodberry Kitchen and D.C.’s Minibar.
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