Fine dining comes to Towson

Executive chef Daniel Henry, formerly of The Capital Grille in Baltimore, will be offering upscale cuisine at Towson Tavern, which opened this week.

To start, the restaurant has a light-fare menu ($4-12) with items including black-truffle, sea-salt popcorn; grilled shrimp with arugula and shallot relish; and petite lamb porterhouse with Israeli couscous, caramelized red onions, feta, and black-lava sea salt. An expanded, seasonal menu will be available in the spring after a kitchen expansion, according to a press release.

Towson Tavern is owned by brothers Brian and Scott Recher, who also operate Recher Theater and the Rec Room and Patio in Towson.

I couldn’t find a website, but the restaurant’s address is 516 York Rd.

There’s a bit of history also attached to the restaurant. The name Towson Tavern is a tribute to the original establishment run by Ezekiel Towson in the 1760s. It’s believed by many to be the place that put Towson on the map as a commercial center.