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Food & drink

    It’s not over: The ‘Keith Lee effect’ hits a pop-up outside Hollins Market
    Keith Lee’s impact on Oh Honey on the Bay, outside Hollins Market in Baltimore, shows that his powerful effect on restaurant sales can start even before he posts his videos.
    TikTok food reviewer Keith Lee, seen here at a basketball game in 2023, posted a video of yet another stop on his food tour of Baltimore.
    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.
    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.
    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.
    Miriam Wockenfuss, the matriarch of the family that owns Baltimore's Wockenfuss Candies, died Sept. 6, 2024.
    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.
    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.
    Nick’s Fish House sells to its longtime operators
    Online property records show the property changed hands in July for $750,000.
    Nick’s Fish House may look a little different soon.
    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.
    Gas station chains like Sheetz, which opens its first branch in Baltimore County this week, are increasingly emphasizing their non-gas offerings.
    The Dish: The hottest trend in beverages? It’s water.
    Water — with minerals, without minerals, carbonated or still, flavored or not — is in vogue.
    Julia Strasdauskas demonstrates how the Berkey water filter works in her home on Aug. 19, 2024.
    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.
    Pawpaws ripen on a tree in a forest.
    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.
    The space at Pure Raw Juice.
    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.
    Can one of Keith Lee’s 16.5 million TikTok followers let him know how to pick a blue crab?
    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.
    The Labor Day celebration will be held at the Chrysalis stage at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Monday Sept. 2, 2024.
    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.
    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.
    Maryland ice cream factory behind U.S. 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.
    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.
    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.
    “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.
    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.”
    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.”
    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.
    Would there even be a pumpkin spice latte without Baltimore?
    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.
    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.
    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 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.
    Alisha Adibe, head chef and owner of Oleum, shows off her new location at Harborplace.
    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.
    The former executive chef of Alma Cocina Latina is suing the restaurant owners.
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