Food & Drink

COLUMN | The cyclosporiasis outbreak, probably caused by iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms, has reminded me and others that science is good and shopping from local farms is great.

Maryland Chick-fil-A One users could have had their data breached in a cyberattack in June.

Northwest Chinese Food will reopen for dinner service Aug. 15 in its sibling eatery, Li Chun Café.

A beloved Eastport restaurant is closing because of issues with its lease, and former mayor Gavin Buckley is selling a prime building he co-owns downtown.

Chef Andrew Weinzirl hopes Hello Trouble's mid-August opening in Hamilton-Lauraville will mark his "triumphant" return to the neighborhood.

Lourdes Karina Pinto, a North Laurel resident, opened Tasty Empanadas in 2018 before expanding the food stall into a food truck.

A monthslong effort by Arnold residents to stop a proposed Chick-fil-A drive-thru restaurant along Route 2 ended in a victory this week when the Anne Arundel County Board of Appeals denied the company’s latest request for preliminary plan approval.

Atlas is expanding its Annapolis footprint with new restaurants, but the growth has sparked debate among residents.

Here’s what to do this weekend and beyond in the capital region, including National Ice Cream Day deals and a free outdoor movie.

Leon’s Backroom, Baltimore’s oldest gay bar, announced Wednesday that it will temporarily close on July 16 after the death of owner Ron Singer last week.

Nan Xiang Soup Dumplings, a Michelin-recommended restaurant that began in New York, is coming to National Harbor. It is one of two Maryland locations that will open this year.

Urbano Mexican Fare opens Tuesday in Baltimore Peninsula’s Rye Street Market. Developers say it’s the first of several additions coming soon.

Baltimore-area bakeries and cafes are hopping on the dot cake trend with macarons, doughnuts and lattes covered in tiny round rainbow nonpareils.

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.

Here are some of the best pit stands, restaurants and pop-ups to find pit beef sandwiches, according to food social media influencer Chris Franzoni.

The Food Market, a longtime Baltimore favorite restaurant serving elevated comfort foods, is now open in Bethesda.

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.

Trader Joe’s is opening its 12th store in Maryland at the Anneslie Shopping Center on York Road.

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.

Restaurateur Desmond Reilly and his companies — Star Restaurant Group LLC and Chicken + Whiskey Columbia LLC — are facing lawsuits and tax liens more than a year after leaving The Mall in Columbia.