The Towson restaurant Blue Grotto, which only opened earlier this year, has closed. I reviewed the restaurant for our July issue and had a decent meal there (the focus was Mediterranean and Greek cuisine), though the service was below par.
When I called the restaurant today, the man who answered said they were clearing out the [...]

Here's an e-mail sent by Ixia's Brendan Dorr, who we picked as one of Baltimore's best bartenders in our March issue. There's a happy ending.
Dear Friends,
Today is a sad day. Ixia Restaurant Lounge and Bar will be closing its doors permanently. I truly think it is a loss to Baltimore. Un Kim, the owner [...]

I can’t believe Ixia, one of our favorite places and No. 22 on our Best Restaurants list, is closing at the end of June. I just talked to one of the restaurant's managers, who confirmed it.
I’ll have more details soon.

I went to Peter’s Inn last night with a friend who just moved to Baltimore a few weeks ago. It’s a great place to introduce a new resident to Baltimore’s quirkiness and creative food offerings, all at the same time.
And I didn’t even realize how quirky until I went to the ladies room. But that [...]

The Waverly restaurant is not closing. I was surprised to see a comment on Chowhound that Darker Than Blue had a “bank notice” on the front of its building and was going to be sold. That’s not true.
I just spoke to chef/owner Casey Jenkins. “We’re not being sold,” he confirmed. “We’re actually growing.”
Casey said this [...]

Harbor East is surely a dining destination with a number of upscale and casual spots within its expanding geographical boundaries. But there’s no pizza joint. Soon, there will be.
Bagby Pizza Co. is scheduled to open at the end of August in the old Bagby furniture building being redeveloped on Fleet Street. Blake Smith, who owns [...]

Glasz Cafe won’t be empty for long. Robb Banks, the new owner of the space in Lake Falls Village, is already hard at work, adding more tables and coming up with a menu for Banksy’s Cafe, named after his late grandfather.
If anyone can make this place fly, it’s Robb, a former Baltimore County judge and, [...]

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 [...]

E. Michael Reidt may not be a household name, but he certainly has a star-status pedigree—and he’s coming to Baltimore to head the kitchen at the new B&O American Brasserie, set to open in July.
A graduate of the elite Culinary Institute of America, he’s worked with such noted chefs as Patrick O’Connell at The Inn [...]

By Kelly Stevens
Editor's Note: While Suzanne is recuperating from knee surgery, several In Good Taste readers have agreed to share their food thoughts and experiences.
Al Gore might eat here.
One night, after yoga, I went to Harbor East’s Elevation Burger. I hadn’t gone to a yoga class in years, but it seemed an appropriate appetizer to [...]