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The latest from Christina Tkacik
The Dish: He sold one brunch empire. Now he’s building another in Baltimore.
Where other brunch spots trade on vibes and Instagram-ready decor, for chef Sammy Davis Jr., it’s all about the food.
10 newish spots to try during Baltimore Restaurant Week
Whether you eat out all the time or it’s been too long, consider Baltimore Restaurant Week an excuse to reacquaint yourself with the city’s ever-evolving food scene.
The Dish: The chef behind some of your favorite restaurants is opening his own cafe
Chef Andrew Weinzirl hopes Hello Trouble's mid-August opening in Hamilton-Lauraville will mark his "triumphant" return to the neighborhood.
A Tex-Mex restaurant opens in a Baltimore Peninsula still waiting to fill in
Urbano Mexican Fare opens Tuesday in Baltimore Peninsula’s Rye Street Market. Developers say it’s the first of several additions coming soon.
The Dish: 10 dot cake and rainbow-sprinkle sweet treats for less than $10
Baltimore-area bakeries and cafes are hopping on the dot cake trend with macarons, doughnuts and lattes covered in tiny round rainbow nonpareils.
STK Steakhouse is coming to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Probably.
Posters in the former Kona Grill location say a branch of the STK Steakhouse chain is “coming soon,” but details about the eatery appear shrouded in secrecy.
Baby’s on Fire will close — but owners and employees don’t agree on why
The owners of Baby’s on Fire blame “significant losses in revenue due to the economic downturn.” Workers say news of the closure came after they announced plans to unionize.
Cuples Tea House and Vinyl and Pages will both close at Harborplace
Cuples Tea House and Vinyl and Pages will close their Harborplace location at the end of the summer, owners Lynnette and Eric Dodson announced Thursday on Instagram.
The Dish: The Maryland restaurant that won’t serve tap water
At Osteria 177 in Annapolis, guests can choose either still or sparkling bottled water, but the stuff from the spigot is strictly off the table.
Why Spike Gjerde chose a hospital for his newest restaurant
Johns Hopkins Hospital’s food options are getting a farm-to-table upgrade, courtesy of James Beard Award-winning chef Spike Gjerde.
The Dish: This chef shaped American cuisine. Do you know his name?
James Hemings, the enslaved chef of Thomas Jefferson, was famous in his own right for the contributions he gave to American cuisine.
Slutty Vegan to open at Cross Street Market amid Northwood Commons landlord lawsuit
Slutty Vegan will open in Federal Hill’s Cross Street Market on Aug. 1. The company is also facing a lawsuit from Baltimore’s MCB Real Estate related to a different location.
Dangerously Delicious Pies to close in Hampden
Hampden’s Avenue is losing its honky-tonk pie shop as Dangerously Delicious Pies prepares to close this weekend.
The Dish: I went to this Baltimore strip club for the steak. Really.
The Penthouse Club reopened this month after a $5 million renovation with hopes that its steakhouse will entice guests as much as the dancers will.
Wockenfuss Candies is losing its post office
“Seventy-five percent of our customers are post office customers first and shop candy on the way out,” said co-owner Jennifer Wockenfuss Waters.
The Wren, named a top restaurant by New York Times and Bon Appétit, is up for sale
The $1.25 million listing price for The Wren includes the liquor license, furniture and fixtures, and name of the Fells Point pub.
The Dish: Many restaurateurs love ChatGPT. Many diners don’t.
AI use has exploded across industries, but its adoption in the food world appears fraught with controversy as customers and others speak out against it.
Slutty Vegan is leaving Baltimore Peninsula
A press release by Pinky Cole called Slutty Vegan’s closure in Baltimore Peninsula as a “relocation,” with a new spot planned near the campus of Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Slutty Vegan’s next Baltimore home will be near, not at, Johns Hopkins’ campus
Pinky Cole Hayes announced Wednesday that Slutty Vegan was moving to a “new location at the campus of Johns Hopkins Hospital on Monument Street.”
Banh mi and blackjack: Live! Casino wants to attract foodies, not just gamblers
Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland’s owners hope Truong Tien, a Vietnamese restaurant that opened there in late May, will appeal to their changing customer base.
