Food & Drink

    No need to chase her truck: Miss Twist Ice Cream to open first Baltimore shop
    After 30 years of passing through in their baby blue truck, Miss Twist’s Ice Cream is setting up shop in Locust Point this spring.
    The truck has serviced the Locust Point neighborhood and surrounding area for 30 years. The image is a screenshot from the company’s Instagram and was captured on April 22, 2016.
    Don’t stop at Old Bay: Tamarind is McCormick’s flavor of the year
    Stop eating bland food: McCormick has named tamarind its flavor of the year for 2024.
    McCormick announced its 2024 flavor of the year is tamarind. The company’s tamarind and pasilla chile seasoning is one way it can be consumed.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    Here are 7 Things to do in Annapolis for the week starting Dec. 7, 2023.
    Downtown Annapolis dresses up for the holidays, with Midnight Madness on Thursday a key event in he schedule.
    The Dish: Food influencers do it for the ‘gram. Do restaurants benefit?
    With the rise of food influencers in Baltimore comes an opportunity to provide platforms to communities, voices and cuisines that have been traditionally alienated. But what’s in it for restaurants?
    Sade Castro runs a bakery out of her home called Cake Out, where she makes Filipino-style cakes with her sister.
    Charmington’s in Remington to close by the end of the month
    In a Friday morning email to customers, Charmington's did not provide an explanation for the closure after 13 years in business.
    Charmington’s in Remington announced it is closing after Dec. 23 in an email to customers this week.
    Hiking, hops and history: Discover Shenandoah Valley in a weekend
    My family loves Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, but we usually only take day trips. Visiting for a full weekend meant a little more time to explore.
    The bottom of Dark Hollow Falls in Shenandoah National Park.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    Is there anything not holiday-themed to do this week? Who cares! You could watch the immortal tale of Ebeneezer Scrooge, shop holiday markets and eat a lot of chocolate during the week through Dec. 6.
    Twenty Maryland Avenue small businesses will open Friday night for a holiday open house.
    Suspended Brewing plans to close, move to smaller spot in North Baltimore
    After seven years, Suspended Brewing Company will close its location in Pigtown to search for a smaller spot in North Baltimore, citing pandemic-era losses for the switch in venues.
    Suspended Brewing Co. announced it is closing its Pigtown location and moving to a spot in North Baltimore.
    The Dish: For this chef with pet pigs, bringing home the bacon has 2 meanings
    Sally O’s chef Jesse Sandlin’s version of pigs in a blanket is a little more literal.
    Chef and restaurateur Jesse Sandlin brushes the hair of her pet pigs, Fernie and Olli, on the back patio of her East Baltimore rowhome.
    Mount Airy restaurateur pleads guilty to dodging $1.7M in employee tax scheme
    Carroll County restaurant and property management company owner Francesco Illiano pleaded guilty to taking taxes from more than 100 workers employed at his three companies and failing to pay them to the IRS.
    Income tax numbers at the accountants office
    Baltimore’s best international markets, plus an editor’s favorite cookbooks
    Since moving to Baltimore I’ve been exploring the region and slowly replenishing my pantry bottles and jars of Chinese vinegars, Thai curry pastes and other ingredients I had to throw out when I left Los Angeles.
    This Abell neighborhood gem, Punjab Groceries & Halal Meat, is walking distance from where we live — and dangerous for their $1 samosas, cooked fresh daily and sitting enticingly close to the cash register.
    How to deal with Thanksgiving guests, from the way too early to the constant complainer
    Yes, it’s too late to cancel, order pizza and turn off all the lights off. Here’s some advice for navigating the assorted cast of holiday characters coming to your house on Thanksgiving.
    A meal to linger over will be the theme for Thursday's Thanksgiving dinner family gathering dinner party based around the turkey.
    7 things to do in Annapolis in the next 7 days
    The holiday season is upon Annapolis. You could catch a production of the musical “White Christmas,” shop at the first of several holiday markets or enjoy the century-old tradition of the Annapolis tree lighting. Those are some of the best things to do starting the day after Thanksgiving through Nov. 29.
    The Classic Theater of Maryland premieres one of its holiday productions Friday, a stage adaptation of the movie musical "White Christmas."
    Cafe Dear Leon owners plan dinner spot on same Canton block
    Owners of the Canton hit Cafe Dear Leon announced plans to open a restaurant on the same block this March. Its current focus: Pasta.
    The popular Cafe Dear Leon is adding another restaurant two doors down.
    How the Black diaspora will influence your holiday meal
    When you sit down to a holiday meal this season — particularly in Maryland — there’s a good chance you’ll be eating at least one dish invented or inspired by the Black diaspora.
    Illustration of food items set on a holiday table.
    The Dish: The quirky sides ruling readers’ Thanksgiving meals (stuffed celery, anyone?)
    Pumpkin ravioli, raw oysters on the half shell and persimmon pudding are just some of the unconventional items Banner readers add to their families' Thanksgiving feasts.
    The family of Banner reader Jason Molidot gather for Thanksgiving to eat copper pennies, seen in the far right corner.
    The Grill at Harryman House owner, called 25-year tax cheat, dodges federal prison
    John Worthington, owner of Reisterstown restaurant The Grill at Harryman House, was instead ordered to serve three years of probation in addition to paying more than $2.8 million in restitution.
    Income tax numbers at the accountants office
    The best bars to ignore your family and drink on Thanksgiving Eve
    The Banner has got you covered on what bars and grills to check out on Drinksgiving.
    Thanksgiving Eve approaches.
    Here we go, Annapolis catches sugar plum fever for the holidays
    Travel & Leisure just put Annapolis 15th on its annual list of the top 25 towns to visit for Christmas for the second year in a row. The website, frankly, is late to the party. Annapolis has been a Christmas town for more than a century. Here, then, is an essential guide to the holidays in Annapolis.
    Annapolis will light its tree Sunday, Nov. 26 in the Grand Illumination. It's a tradition stretching back more than a century.
    This is the best strategy to save money shopping for Thanksgiving dinner
    Simply put, if you’re willing to do a little extra legwork, there is money to be saved on Thanksgiving dinner.
    Turkey on a scale with money.
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