Food & Drink

    7 things to do: Warmer days mean boating season has begun in Annapolis
    April is finally warming, and that means there are opportunities to get out on the water in Annapolis. There’s also free music, a festival for female voices, a maritime collective market day and student art to enjoy through April 24.
    Volunteer crew Brian Fleming, left, and Philip Smith stow the mainsail aboard the Wilma Lee, an 83-year-old skipjack operated by the Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park.
    Zander’s fine dining restaurant closed after 5 months downtown
    On Wednesday, Zander’s restaurant announced they had closed, one week after allegations that the fine dining spot’s owner was struggling to pay employees.
    Restaurateur Brendon Hudson stands inside the Alexander Brown building, where he operated Zander’s.
    The Dish: One of Baltimore’s best restaurants is open just 2 days a week
    For Blacksauce Kitchen owner Damian Mosley, food is a means of exploring what it means to be Black in the world.
    Damian Mosley runs Blacksauce Kitchen in Remington on his own terms. The restaurant is open just two days a week and at a nearby farmers market.
    HoodFellas downtown restaurant will close
    The news prompted grief from customers, one of whom commented: “Please don’t take my cornbread away from me.”
    HoodFellas will close its restaurant on Calvert Street in downtown Baltimore by the end of the month.
    Looking for a bite to eat in Carroll County? Here are some spots to try.
    Food social media influencer Chris Franzoni gives his take on culinary hot spots in Carroll County.
    Orchard apples from Baugher’s.
    Pariah Brewing shut down and evicted after 2 years in Hampden
    Pariah marks just the latest in a series of Maryland breweries and beer makers to shut their doors.
    The Hampden-area brewery announced it was closing, marking another blow to the area’s craft brewing scene.
    The Dish: They came to Zander’s restaurant for work, but say they left with debt and bounced checks
    The experiences of employees of Zander’s followed similar reported issues at the Liliahna Hospitality Group’s Allora restaurant.
    Restaurateur Brendon Hudson stands inside the Alexander Brown building, which is home to his restaurant, Zander’s.
    Timonium will soon have a new place to get buzzed
    The “all day and all night” business, a combination coffee roaster, cafe, brewery, taproom and pizza kitchen, will operate at 9490 Deereco Road in Timonium starting this fall.
    Diamondback Brewing Co. is opening a new concept with Aveley Farms Coffee Roasters in Timonium.
    Maryland has a blue catfish problem. Start eating them to help.
    The invasive blue catfish is suspected of reducing populations of local rockfish, crab and other native fish, and altering the balance of aquatic life in the Chesapeake Bay as we know it.
    One of the biggest changes that we have seen in Maryland waters over the last 10-years is the expansion of an invasive species - the blue catfish.
    Why this invasive, tasty species should be on your menu
    Save the fancy cuts for special occasions. Blue catfish can be eaten as everyday protein, with zero guilt.
    The blue catfish at True Chesapeake Oyster Co. is breaded and comes served with squash, potatoes and salad greens.
    This cafe near the Key Bridge is reopening. One seat is painfully empty.
    Key Bridge collapse victim José Mynor López often waited for hours for his wife to finish her shift as a cook at Owls Corner Cafe in Dundalk.
    Lilly Ordoñez sits in Owls Corner Cafe, the Dundalk restaurant she opened in 2021. The husband of one of her employees was working on the bridge when it fell.
    A very useful list of Baltimore-area farmers markets
    When and where to find farmers' markets across Howard, Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties as well as in Charm City proper.
    Flowers at a Baltimore County farmers' market.
    Two Maryland chefs and Baltimore’s Clavel advance to finals of James Beard Awards
    Tony Conte of Inferno Pizzeria Napoletana in Darnestown, Harley Peet of Bas Rouge in Easton and Clavel Mezcaleria in Baltimore are all finalists for a James Beard Award.
    The crab causa at Bas Rouge in Easton, Maryland, features a delicate arrangement of lump crabmeat atop layers of avocado and potato.
    Anne Arundel County to host first Asian American festival on Sunday
    Anne Arundel County’s first Asian American festival will have food vendors from different regions of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands.
    Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds in Crownsville, Maryland.
    7 things to do: 94-year-old June Squibb’s star turn opens the Annapolis Film Festival
    The list of things to do in Annapolis opens with 70 movies, includes lots of original music and wraps up a partial eclipse of the sun.
    June Squibb and Fred Hechinger in "Thelma" a new film by Josh Margolin. It will be the opening night movie of the Annapolis Film Festival.
    Atlas Restaurant Group owners plan new Fells Point concept
    Atlas Restaurant Group owners Alex and Eric Smith have plans for an as-yet-unnamed concept set to open at 1704 Thames St. in Fells Point.
    Thames Street in Fells Point.
    The Dish: Rosie’s Delicatessen is a food oasis in rural Howard County
    Chef Chad Wells knows what separates a good sandwich from a great sandwich at Rosie’s Delicatessen, a New York-style Italian deli that recently opened in Glenwood.
    The Rosie’s Italian cold cut sub at Rosie’s Delicatessen is the most popular item on the menu — and it’s not even close.
    French bistro owners to take over 44-year-old Fells Point scotch bar
    The owners of Le Comptoir du Vin in Station North are buying the building that housed quirky Fells Point scotch bar Birds of a Feather.
    The exterior of Le Comptoir Du Vin.
    No kids, no mallets: The unspoken rules of eating crabs
    Pay attention to the crab rules and etiquette for the next outing or risk getting future invites revoked.
    Nick’s Fish House is located in the Baltimore Peninsula offers freshest seafood, regional specialties, and the some of the best-steamed crabs in town.
    Over-the-top crab dishes from the county to the city
    Chris Franzoni recommends these over-the-top crab dishes in Baltimore County and Baltimore City, from crab rangoon pizza to chicken Chesapeake quesadillas.
    Crab grilled cheese at Bill’s Terrace Inn.
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