Christian DeLutis, formerly of The Dogwood, The Wine Market, and other prestigious local restaurants, will be heading to Alizée Boutique Bistro and Wine Bar in the Colonnade as executive chef in mid-...
"Hip in Hampden" is how the new 13.5% wine bar bills itself on its website. And I have to agree. It definitely adds a sophisticated element to the other restaurants and bars along The Avenue.
I...
It’s not too early to make reservations at one of the 90-plus restaurants taking part in restaurant week, which runs Aug. 7-16 this year. The popular restaurants fill up quickly. And it’s such a...
If you’ve wanted to go to Baltimore Pho (one of our top 50 restaurants this year) in SoWeBo, tonight would be a good time. I got an e-mail from Pho’s general manager Hollis Albert, who used to own...
Last August, we gave Mother’s Federal Hill Grille a Best of Baltimore nod for its pub fare, citing its artery-clogging but absolutely delicious Heart Attack on a Plate. (It’s quite the burger: beer-...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
