Take dad to Baltimore Coffee & Tea on Sunday, and he’ll receive a free medium coffee for Father’s Day. What a great gift—and just the right price!
You’ll find this promotion at the Timonium, Annapolis, Frederick locations. The Timonium store is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Happy Father’s Day.

Don’t miss the National Aquarium’s final event in its “Fresh Thoughts Dining Series” on Tuesday, June 23. It’s geared to families and sounds like a lot of fun. I checked the Weather Channel’s website and, yay, the forecast is for mostly sunny and a high of 85 degrees that day.
Here’s what you can expect besides [...]

God help him. Really! Earlier this week, Father Leo Patalinghug was summoned to Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmittsburg for a taping by the Food Network. He didn’t know any details. Then, the celebrity chef star of “Throwdown with Bobby Flay” was standing next to him.
But, first, some background on Father Leo. This Baltimore priest [...]

Sharpen your knives. Bravo’s “Top Chef Masters” starts tomorrow (June 10) at 10 p.m. But what’s really going to be fun is having a locally produced blog to turn to for all sorts of tidbits and recaps about this competition as well as the regular “Top Chef” challenge, when it starts again in the fall. [...]

If you can’t make it to the Waverly farmers’ market on Saturday mornings, there’s another option now. The Green Spring Station farmers’ market starts Saturday (June 6) with afternoon hours.
It goes from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and will run through Nov. 21. There’s plenty of parking at the market, tucked between the Green Spring [...]

“A Summer Evening at The Station” not only benefits the Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital but allows guests to sample great cuisine from Casa Mia’s, Joey Chiu, Linwoods, Naron Candy, Stone Mill Bakery, Tark’s Grill, and other places. Wines from The Wine Merchant and Bacchus Imports will help wash it all down.
The event, which also features [...]

I had my first soft-shell crab of the season on Mother’s Day, courtesy of my chef-daughter Brigitte. After a hard day’s work at Miss Shirley’s, where people were lined up before the doors opened at 7:30, she cooked up amazing soft shells in her own kitchen later that day.
And what a treat it was. Brigitte [...]

Alizée’s special foie-gras dinner on June 25 certainly celebrates the delectable delicacy, but it also will feature the skills of several fine, local chefs, who will work together to present a six-course tasting menu.
On board for the cooking extravaganza will be: Winston Blick of Clementine, Christian DeLutis of The Dogwood, Jeff Smith of Chameleon Cafe, [...]

A new wine and social club called Socially Uncorked will meet tomorrow (April 29) from 8-10 p.m. at Petit Louis Bistro in Roland Park. The first event discusses “Adventures in French Wine.”
In a press release, the club’s founder, Christopher Vaeth, said the group “was created as a way for young people to explore and enjoy [...]

Forget your chem books. The Maryland Science Center event isn’t as ponderous as it might sound.
“Science Uncorked: Wineology 101” (6:30-8 p.m. April 30) is geared to amateurs, novices, or anyone who wants to know more about the liquid grape that comes out of a bottle.
Knowledgeable folks from The Wine Market will discuss wine and the [...]