Downtowners will now be able to get their Miss Shirley’s breakfast/lunch fix, well, downtown instead of going to the Roland Park location on West Cold Spring Lane. A second Miss Shirley’s is scheduled to open in August at the Constellation Energy building on Pratt Street near President Street. Initially, the 90-seat restaurant will be open [...]

It’s Memorial Day weekend, and for me, the start of the summer season. A caller (thanks, Roxanne) also got me thinking about Baltimore’s Summer Restaurant Week. The website, baltimorerestaurantweek.com, hasn’t been updated yet, but Michael Evitts at the Downtown Partnership filled me on the details to date. Unfortunately, he’s working today, too.
Dates for the annual [...]

Although Friday, May 23, is the official opening day of Fin Steak & Seafood in the lower level of the Admiral Fell Inn, I got a sneak peak of the dining room and sampled menu items during a visit on Wednesday. It’s too early for a review—every restaurant needs time to work out its kitchen [...]

Here’s a yummy way to spend your weekend. Baltimore has nine sister cities around the world, and in an effort to understand each other’s cultures, the cities participate in chef exchanges. Chef Amy Riolo, also author of the cookbook “Arabian Delight,” recently traveled to Egypt as part of the Baltimore Luxor Alexandria Sister City Committee [...]

Christian DeLutis, chef at The Wine Market in Locust Point and one of our top singles in the February issue, is going green—to the emerald isle of Ireland, that is. Chris has accepted a position as chef at the Baltimore International College’s Park Manor House Hotel. His last day at the restaurant is Tuesday.
The kitchen [...]

I got an e-mail this afternoon  from Sherry Cohen, director of food and beverage at Admiral Fell Inn Catering, letting me know that Fin restaurant will open May 23 in the space previously occupied by True, the restaurant that closed in fall 2007. Avi Cohen will be executive chef and owner, and Cole Shewbridge, restaurant [...]