"Any wine that comes like this," the restaurateur began, tapping the screw cap that adorned a delicious, charming bottle of pinot noir, "is vinegar. I won't even cook with it." It had been a while...
The mint julep has long been associated with the Kentucky Derby, so it's no surprise that Marylanders have been known to tipple a few during Preakness (May 17 this year), the second jewel in the...
Forget the fancy fare, local chefs crave mom's comfort food.
While some of the area's top chefs are laboring over ambitious presentations like saffron-poached sea scallops and red-wine-braised veal cheeks, they often experience pangs for more familiar foods...
Yellow Dog Tavern has had an impressive growth spurt in the kitchen. Not that there wasn't talent from the start behind the creative cuisine of chef Anita Scheiding, who owns the upper Canton...
Minato capitalizes on its many strengths, from maki to noodles, in new space.
Let's face it: There is no truly great Japanese cuisine in Baltimore. You have to travel about an hour south to D.C. for the culinary innovation of, say, the venerable but inventive Sushi-Ko, or...
I was living in Florida a few years ago, feeling a little homesick for Maryland when Bon Appétit magazine landed in my mailbox with a feature on soft-shell crabs, including a recipe by Baltimore...
Not-so-Desperate Dave’s stakes out Broadway Market.
Desperate Dave's Spice Company and Emporium (1641 Aliceanna Street, 410-878-2024) might seem like a high-falutin name for a small enterprise at the Broadway Market in Fells Point. But once you push...
Looking for a soupçon of hip with your sushi? Then head to Ra Sushi (1390 Lancaster Street, Harbor East, 410-522-3200), Baltimore's newest chopsticks palace. Push open the massive doors, go up a...
When I called to make a reservation, the chef surprisingly answered the phone and asked how I had heard about the restaurant. I told him truthfully that I'd read about it, and I had—in snippets on...
The 55 best places to eat right around the corner from your home.
What makes a good neighborhood restaurant? It's a question we discussed at length while working on this story. And it turned out that a lot of different elements went into making a place not just...
