Food & drink

Several months after closing his Fells Point restaurants Duck Duck Goose, Osteria Pirata and the Anchor Tavern, chef Ashish Alfred filed for personal bankruptcy.

High rent, increasing food and product costs, fewer customers. It’s a trifecta of business killers that has hit local eateries hard in recent months. Now it has come for Charm City Chocolate.

From authentic pubs with Irish decor to Canton’s biggest street party, here’s where to raise a glass (or several) this St. Patrick's Day, according to social media influencer Chris Franzoni.

The establishment’s longtime proprietor said he was devastated that he could not keep the business going.

This is the chain’s first restaurant in Howard County since the 2023 closure of Eggspectation in Ellicott City.

The owners of Toki Underground are doubling down on Baltimore with Tomboy, a new bar and restaurant set to open on Greenmount Avenue.

The FDA requested a permanent injunction this week for Owings Mills ice cream plant Totally Cool, which closed in June after a listeria recall.

R. House vegan restaurant Koshary Corner started selling meat to stay in business. The backlash was immediate.

From paczki to king cake to bombolino, eating sweet, fried dough just before Lent is a tradition that spans the globe. Here are the Baltimore bakeries where you can find your Fat Tuesday fix.

These restaurants in Ellicott City and Columbia are sure to meet your pasta needs (and make you very full).

The Di Pasquale’s sign, a part of the Italian market and restaurant’s history since 1988, had been stolen earlier this week from its Gough Street building, owners said.

Charming Elephant, Baltimore’s first distinctly Laotian restaurant, grapples with its identity and a lack of customers.

The Wren, from the owners of Le Comptoir du Vin, embraces the quirky history of its Fells Point neighborhood.

Baltimore has several new restaurants worth checking out, according to food social media influencer Chris Franzoni.

Equitea founder and West Baltimore native Quentin Vennie is hosting a matcha pop-up, bringing his healthy beverages to his hometown.

HomeSlyce, a Mount Vernon restaurant of more than a decade, was left in disarray after ICE removed multiple staff members.

The same day he closed down his Hampden pizzeria, Paulie Gee’s owner Kelly Beckham told Facebook he’s working on a comeback.

As a seafood city, it’s only right that Baltimore has some fish sandwich gems.

Every year, Annapolis Restaurant Week rolls around and the message is clear. Eat out. But is it worth your time and money? It’s one of seven things to do in the coming week.

Maryland lawmakers are weighing an expansion to Howard County’s liquor laws that would pave the way for movie theaters to serve alcohol as well as for licensed taverns to offer delivery service.