A new Hampden restaurant proves fertile ground for a local chef.
Up until now, The Food Market on The Avenue has been a somewhat mysterious relic of another Hampden. The small grocery store was a refuge for John Waters’s character Pecker; off-screen, it was a...
Chefs and farmers forge bonds to bring fresh, local products to your table.
Order a steak and a salad at a Baltimore-area restaurant these days, and chances are the greens and beef were raised nearby—probably the goat’s cheese, tomatoes, and green beans, too—as more and more...
<p>The old-time décor and impressive gastropub menu at The Fork & Wrench create a welcome modern-day throwback.</p>
Word has it that film-industry set designers were involved in fashioning the interior of The Fork & Wrench, the new corner gastropub in the Canton hotspot where Good Love bar and Pur Lounge once...
On a busy night, about 70 percent of the business at Baba’s Mediterranean Kitchen—on the Locust Point end of Federal Hill— is carryout. Good thing, as it’s hard to imagine owner Farid Salloum making...
Earth, Wood & Fire is a clever riff on the name of the eclectic, decades-old band. But the moniker suits the new restaurant, which offers coal-fired pizza, small plates, salads, burgers, and...
The new Mo’s Seafood (1528 E. Joppa Rd., Towson, 410-823-3030)—with its pristine fish, giant menu, and handsome dining rooms—may bring the building back to its glory days. For years, the classy...
<p>A beer-based restaurant anchors near Little Italy.</p>
Our waiter was excited as he described the soup of the day: a creamy elixir with portobellos and springtime ramps. The chef, he explained, likes to get creative with the local produce that arrives in...
Last fall, Mt. Vernon was abuzz with the news that a new Thai place had suddenly popped up at Calvert and Preston Streets. Any new Baltimore Thai restaurant represents a statistically significant...
<p>Cafe Hon rebounds after a PR faux pas and an intervention.</p>
Here’s the deal, Hon. The camera crews and TV host Gordon Ramsay packed their bags months ago after filming an episode of Fox’s Kitchen Nightmares at Cafe Hon. The show, centering around the Hampden...
<p>Canton restaurant looks to the wild side for its menu.</p>
Tavern on the Square was rocking the night we visited. The happy-hour crowd spilled over to the few outdoor tables. Inside, the banter was loud and the music even louder. Uh oh. We surmised quickly...
