Food & Drink

If you’re in Annapolis Saturday, should you celebrate Kunta Kinte or the Day of the Dead? The answer is both. The twin festivals are two of seven great things to do in Annapolis through Nov. 1.

Allora owners Brendon Hudson and David Monteagudo, rising stars in Baltimore’s dining scene, have recently weathered a firestorm of bad press and legal action.

Since 1944, a generational ideology has inspired the local grocer. They’ve invested and renovated as other grocers have closed.

Fuzzies Burgers will open its first permanent post, and has an eye on local stadiums.

Lidl officially signed a lease for a 36,000-square-foot space this past February in the Perkins-Somerset-Oldtown footprint, ending a long hunt for a grocer in the area.

Atlas will take over Pusser’s Caribbean Grill inside the Annapolis Waterfront Hotel, creating two separate restaurants and an expanded banquet space that will open in 2025.

As Lexington Market celebrates one year in its new space, we checked in to see how everything is going. The answer was a bit of a mixed bag.

Chris Franzoni tells us his favorite places to get steaming hot bowls of soup, the perfect fall and winter food.

To make matcha, a barista whisks ground green tea powder with water and frothed, steamed milk.

No Napa? No problem. Virginia's Monticello Wine Trail, which is advertised as the “birthplace of American Wine” and has at least 40 wineries, had plenty to choose from for a solo trip from Baltimore during the first weekend of fall.

For decades, the tangy entrée has drawn diners to the main hall of Zion Church of the City of Baltimore and other German churches in the area.

For small-business owners like Little Donna’s owner Robbie Tutlewski, such big-name acclaim can come with unwanted baggage.

Maillard Pastries, the Hampden shop known for its croissants and other treats, is expanding to Hamilton.

It’s the first of two boat show weekends in Annapolis, but there’s more to do than just tour that trawler you’ve dreamed of piloting into the sunset. You could take in a musical comedy, catch some blues music, see a burlesque or support local police. Here are seven of the best things on the calendar through Oct. 12.

There’s nothing fancy about the food at M&T Bank Stadium. And that’s just fine by us.

Atlas Restaurant Group founder Alex Smith called the move from Harbor East to a bigger space nearby “a testament to our enduring commitment to Baltimore.”

Independent coffee shops with with their own flavor and flair offer people something beyond the big chains.

“It really sets us back when we have to spend time fighting for the funds that we were promised,” said Nicole Foster, who spent months attempting to track down the $25,000 BASE awarded her small business, Cajou Creamery.

You could listen to great progressive bluegrass this weekend or hear a stirring symphonic requiem for Holocaust victims, You could buy a book to support literacy, get info on home improvement or catch an artists’ roundtable. Here are some of the best things to do in Annapolis through Oct. 5.

After years operating as a ghost kitchen in a Federal Hill church, Codetta Bake Shop is moving to a brick-and-mortar store in downtown Baltimore.