Food & Drink
The Dish: This Chinese restaurant has an AI-powered robot in the kitchen
At new Chinese restaurant Mahjong by Johns Hopkins University, the sous chef is a set of artificial intelligence-powered robots.
One of The New York Times’ best dishes of the year is in Hampden
Critics for The New York Times called the shrimp and corn patties at The Duchess in Hampden one of the best dishes they ate this year.
Maryland is a rich state. So why are its people going hungry?
In all the rhetoric spilled over suspension of food benefits, I never heard a discussion about the root causes. Why, in a wealthy nation, in wealthy Maryland, do people not have enough to eat?
Shaken and stirred: Baltimore’s Mount Vernon a growing haven for high-end cocktails
Mount Vernon has become one of the city’s top locations for high-end bar hopping.
Baltimore bar closes after ‘literal dumpster fire’
A dumpster fire spread to Harford Road bar and live music venue Micky's Joint, which is now closed for an indeterminate amount of time.
Cheesecake Factory at Harborplace to close after decades in business
The closure of the Inner Harbor Cheesecake Factory on Jan. 24, 2026, will result in the loss of 115 jobs.
These local chefs competed on Food Network. Do customers care?
A national television appearance once nearly guaranteed publicity and a sales boost. That’s not necessarily the case anymore.
7 things to do in Annapolis: The heartbreak of Wildberry’s final Christmas markets
For Matt and Bridget Jones, a dream launched from the depths of COVID-19 isolation will end before Christmas. There are just two runs of Wildberry Farm + Market, but something new is on the way.
Two Story Chimney Ciderworks announces closure before year’s end
The cidery and gluten-free brewery in Gaithersburg will have its last day of operations on Dec. 21.
The Dish: When a 27-year-old Baltimore County bakery suddenly goes viral
Bonjour’s take on the viral crunchy fruit mousse trend tastes as good as it looks.
Fast-growing, much-maligned food hall chain Wonder is coming to Annapolis
Wonder, a dining hall that promises a wide array of options from celebrity chefs, is coming soon to Annapolis.
Culinary Architecture to move to Little Italy amid rising costs and a changing Pigtown
Culinary Architecture, a specialty grocer and mainstay in Pigtown, is moving to Little Italy early next year.
McCormick drops plastic, brings back classic Old Bay tin
McCormick & Company is bringing back tin packaging for Old Bay Seasoning, the spice blend’s original packaging before the brand switched to plastic in 2017.
At this Owings Mills restaurant, latkes and matzoh ball soup get a foodie spin
Matthew Zafrir, who has worked at Michelin-starred restaurants in D.C., returned to his hometown to become chef at The Tillery, inside an Owings Mills Marriott.
Your guide to Baltimore’s holiday pop-up bars and restaurants
Food social media influencer Chris Franzoni knows the best Christmas pop-ups at bars and restaurants across Baltimore for the perfect holiday crawl.
For hungry people in Baltimore’s Penn North, Love & Cornbread is there
Love & Cornbread, the nonprofit is doubling efforts in a new era of food insecurity in Baltimore City.
Where to savor that hard-earned post-Thanksgiving cocktail
All around Baltimore, patrons can find inventive drinks with bold fall flavors at cocktail bars like the Bluebird, Sugarvale and Dutch Courage.
What some of Montgomery County’s best chefs are cooking for Thanksgiving
Standout chefs and restaurant owners in Montgomery County are serving up traditional American dishes alongside cuisine from their own homelands, including Italy, China, Jordan and beyond.
The Dish: Wonder may be the fastest-growing name in food halls. I hated it.
Run, don’t walk, away from Canton’s new Wonder food hall.
We tried the Annapolis doughnuts that appear in Apple TV’s ‘Pluribus’
Ben Wang, who owns Sandy Pony Donuts with his wife, Brea, said the phone rings daily at one of their locations since the show debuted Nov. 7, with people mostly wanting to know if it’s a real store.
