Remember Blue Grotto in Towson? No? I’m not surprised. It had to be one of the most short-lived restaurants in the Baltimore County proper. One day, it was serving Mediterranean and Greek food; the...
Freda’s Kitchen will soon have new owners and be renamed The Falls. It’s amazing. I was out on medical leave for four weeks and I came back to a crazy quilt of restaurant news that I’ll catch up with...
Moveable Feast’s fund-raiser on Thursday (Sept. 17) has particular meaning to me this year. First, if you’re not familiar with the nonprofit group, it delivers nutritious meals to people who are...
Chef Gianfranco Fracassetti—originally from Bergamo, Italy—has joined the kitchen staff at the popular Little Italy restaurant. The menu at Cafe Gia will stay the same, assures owner Gia Blattermann...
Look for margaritas on the go next. Kooper’s Chowhound Burger Wagon has been on the road for a week now, and already owners Bill Irvin and Patrick Russell are looking ahead to having more burger...
Kooper’s Tavern now has its Chowhound Burger Wagon on the road. Look for it tomorrow (Wednesday) between 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the 1000 block of Hull Street.
I’ve seen the distinctive beige-and-brown...
Brunch must be the new dinner. I’m just finishing up a roundup of 35 top places for brunch and breakfast for our October issue and was surprised by how many restaurants are serving brunch these days...
Add Blue Sea Grill to the sad list of our Best Restaurants ’09 closings. Its last day was Saturday (Aug. 29). It was No. 20 (out of 50) in our rankings.
Babalu Grill—also run by the Big Steaks...
Look for Federales, a Mexican cantina, to open in Federal Hill later this year, says Brian McComas, a partner with the Federal Hill Hospitality Group (FHHG). The chef will be Francisco Lopez, who was...
The Brass Elephant has closed, according to its Facebook page. The building has been for sale for a couple of months, but I kept hoping this elegant restaurant could hang on. It didn’t.
That’s the...
