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Food and drink

    Ruth Wang and Brendan Morrison play with one of their two house cats in their cat playroom. The moveable cat wheel Wang sits on was constructed by her father-in-law.
    They want to build the region’s largest cat café. They’re just short $150K.
    Two entrepreneurs are raising funds to build the Taiwanese-style Luna Cat Collective in Howard County by December.
    Miriam Wockenfuss, the matriarch of the family that owns Baltimore's Wockenfuss Candies, died Sept. 6, 2024.
    Wockenfuss family matriarch and Baltimore’s candy queen dies at 98
    The lessons of Marian Wockenfuss echo for generations of her candy store employees across Baltimore.
    Some of the rotating options at Cloudy Donut Co. Baltimore-born entrepreneur Derrick Faulcon is bring his vegan bakery back home with a pop-up on Sept. 15.
    Cloudy Donut Co. plans to reopen both Baltimore locations
    Baltimore-born entrepreneur Derrick Faulcon is bring his vegan bakery back home with a Cloudy Donuts Co. pop-up on Sept. 15.
    Nick’s Fish House may look a little different soon.
    Nick’s Fish House sells to its longtime operators
    Online property records show the property changed hands in July for $750,000.
    Gas station chains like Sheetz, which opens its first branch in Baltimore County this week, are increasingly emphasizing their non-gas offerings.
    Sheetz brings shnackz to Baltimore County. Can it compete with Royal Farms?
    Sheetz is opening its first Baltimore County location this week. Grab free coffee while you can.

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    Julia Strasdauskas demonstrates how the Berkey water filter works in her home on Aug. 19, 2024.
    The Dish: The hottest trend in beverages? It’s water.
    Water — with minerals, without minerals, carbonated or still, flavored or not — is in vogue.
    Pawpaws ripen on a tree in a forest.
    Pawpaws: Everything you need to know about Maryland’s ‘hillbilly mango’
    September means it’s peak pawpaw season in Maryland. Here’s where you can find — and celebrate — the greenish-yellow fruit with a custard-like flesh.
    The space at Pure Raw Juice.
    Ditch the home office: 7 of Baltimore’s best cafes and eateries for working remotely
    Switch up the home office for hopping hot spots with food social media influencer Chris Franzoni’s recommendations for the best Baltimore cafes and eateries for remote work.
    Can one of Keith Lee’s 16.5 million TikTok followers let him know how to pick a blue crab?
    Keith Lee, your family can pick crabs however they want. But there are easier ways.
    TikTok star and food critic Keith Lee and his family stopped by Kahler’s Crabhouse in Rosedale. His family had their own way of eating crabs, but Marylanders may know of better ways to eat.
    The Labor Day celebration will be held at the Chrysalis stage at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Monday Sept. 2, 2024.
    7 things to do in Howard County, from a Ravens paint party to a Labor Day concert
    From a Caribbean wine festival to a Ravens paint party, here are some of the activities coming up in the county for the week ending Sept. 4.

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    Lee Rosebush, cofounder and distiller at Rosie Cheeks Distillery, pours a tasting of the Key lime moonshine in the Exhibition Hall at the Maryland State Fair in Timonium.
    Three strange food and drink trends to try at the Maryland State Fair
    Pickles, moonshine and candy, oh my! Put aside the deep-fried and try these food and drink trends at the Maryland State Fair.
    Maryland has the second highest number of cases of Listeria, a bacterial infection that can cause flu-like symptoms, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday.
    Maryland ice cream factory behind US listeria recall files for bankruptcy
    Owings Mills ice cream manufacturer Totally Cool filed for bankruptcy and laid off nearly all its workers after shutting down its plant following a listeria outbreak.
    “I don’t think any chef wants to be giving an ultimatum for getting people in the door,” said George Marsh, the owner of Heritage Smokehouse.
    The Dish: Heritage Smokehouse is on the verge of closing. Can customers save it?
    Heritage Smokehouse has not made any money in three years between rising beef prices and rough sales, said owner George Marsh.
    Owners Joe and Amanda Burton stand in front of a wall of family photos at Rooted Rotisserie. Their restaurant may soon feel the “Keith Lee effect.”
    Rooted Rotisserie is already feeling the ‘Keith Lee effect’
    TikTok’s Keith Lee gave a glowing review to Baltimore’s Rooted Rotisserie, calling it “one of my favorite restaurants I had in a while.”
    Would there even be a pumpkin spice latte without Baltimore?
    Pumpkin spice lattes are back. Thank Baltimore for that.
    When you enjoy a pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks, you’re actually taking a big sip of Baltimore history.

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    Fred Nelson and Laurie Simonds return to the Maryland Renaissance Festival this year as Henry VIII and Queen Jane Seymour. The festival runs from Aug. 25 through Oct. 20.
    7 things to do in Annapolis: Maryland Renaissance Festival royalty ready for opening day
    The king and queen of the Maryland Renaissance Festival are ready for you. Fred Nelson and Laurie Simonds return Saturday for opening day at the long-running, singular Maryland event. It’s one of seven things to do around Annapolis during the week ending Aug. 29.
    Two Giant grocery stores in Baltimore will enforce youth curfew
    Two Giant grocery stores in Baltimore are implementing a youth supervision policy to combat what the company calls a recent rise in theft.
    The former executive chef of Alma Cocina Latina is suing the restaurant owners.
    James Beard-nominated chef sues Alma Cocina Latina over alleged fraud
    David Zamudio, the former executive chef of Alma Cocina Latina, is suing the restaurant owners over claims they exploited his labor and tricked him into staying there on promises of being a part-owner.
    Alisha Adibe, head chef and owner of Oleum, shows off her new location at Harborplace.
    The Dish: Hooters may be gone, but Harborplace now offers local bites
    In some ways, Harborplace still looks like the neglected 1980s-era mall that it is. But a number of new restaurants are setting up shop in the pavilions, offering new tastes to downtown Baltimore.
    Keith Lee should try the neighborhood bird at Ekiben.
    Forget about the DMV, Keith Lee. Here are 5 Baltimore restaurants to try instead.
    Popular food reviewer Keith Lee is bringing his famous TikToks to the DMV area. But we have Baltimore-specific restaurants he should try first.