Food & Drink

Food social media influencer Chris Franzoni recommends some of his favorite outdoor restaurants to eat and drink at in Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Carroll County.

A liquor board hearing took an unusually contentious turn as Atlas Restaurant Group and Sacré Sucré’s licenses were approved despite vocal and written objections from Fells Point residents.

Can’t get away this summer? The Food Market owner Chad Gauss is bringing Ocean City vibes to Columbia with his latest concept, Vacation.

Ekiben’s Fells Point location announced Monday it would temporarily close due to a plumbing issue. Baltimore freaked.

Baltimore’s own Royal Farms was named “best gas station for food,” beating out Rutter’s, TravelCenters of America and Buc-ee’s.

Owner Samantha Claassen said that although she was considering moving Golden West Cafe, it is staying put at its current location on West 36th Street in Hampden.

Care for a Preakness Cream Ale? A fresh take on a black-eyed Susan? Bars, restaurants and breweries in the Baltimore area are using the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes as an opportunity to carry on old traditions and create new ones.

The 3rd Floor Cocktail Club, a speakeasy tucked away in Judge’s Bench in Ellicott City, aims to cater to “cocktail nerds” in Howard County and beyond.

With the closure of Edmondson Village’s Giant Food on June 13, the West Baltimore neighborhood will qualify as a food desert.

Red Lobster restaurants in Gaithersburg, Columbia, Silver Spring and Laurel have officially closed — but the equipment and furniture inside the Maryland locations is up for grabs.

The recent brick-and-mortar closures of HoodFellas and RYMKS have led to Soul Street, a new barbecue restaurant from both teams in Little Italy.

Maryland was once one of the largest dairy-producing states in the country. But the number of dairy farms has fallen sharply over the years, especially in the past three decades. There were 297 dairy farms still in existence as of March, down from 1,400 in 1991, according to the Maryland Departments of Health and Agriculture.

Allora, the Roman bistro in Mount Vernon, is "closed indefinitely" in the latest shuttering for restaurateur Brendon Hudson's hospitality group.

Several thousand people are expected to attend for the third annual Asian American and Pacific Islander Festival this weekend at The Chrysalis at Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods, which is free to the public.

Frederick native and chef Nick Sharpe wants diners to come — and come back — to Cece's Roland Park in Cross Keys.

Here’s a look at great things to do in Annapolis for the week starting May 9.

Seal the deal as the favorite child by celebrating Mother’s Day at one of these 10 restaurants recommended by food social media influencer Chris Franzoni.

Some salads restore you to health, and some salads are vehicles for brown sugar bacon. We’ll take them all.

A fire damaged property at Papi Cuisine early Monday in an incident the business believes was a “deliberate attack.”

Known for its fried catfish, chicken and shrimp boxes, the popular spot RYMKS Bar & Grille will shutter its doors May 19.