Food & drink

Baltimore may be known for its seafood, but the city is rife with options for vegetarians, vegans and those dabbling in plant-based eating.

If Thursday’s opening of Dave’s Hot Chicken in Rockville is any indicator, another hot chicken place doing it well doesn’t hurt.

COLUMN | I had rejected my inheritance of macaroni and cheese. This holiday season, I’m proud to have reclaimed it.

Of all the community arts performances in Annapolis over the holidays, none may be more unique than Live Arts Maryland's performance of Handel's Messiah in one of the city's oldest churches.

Tersiguel's, a mainstay restaurant of old Ellicott City for classic French cuisine, will serve its last meal this weekend.

Kneads Bakeshop & Cafe, a Baltimore-based bakery with a large local following, plans to open its first Montgomery County location next year in Chevy Chase.

Char’d, which has two food trucks that roam Maryland and Virginia, will open in North Bethesda, according to its Instagram account. The burger shop serves smashburgers as well as fries cooked in duck fat.

Jollof Bowl, which opened in Federal Hill’s Cross Street Market this summer, aims to make West African cuisine accessible through fast casual meals.

From Hungarian chimney cakes to Chinese comfort food, here are the newest restaurants making Baltimore tastier, according to food influencer Chris Franzoni.

Sunflower Bakery, based in Montgomery County, provides job training in pastry and culinary arts as well as resources for adults with learning differences and developmental disabilities.

Baltimore chefs are putting their own — delicious — twists on nostalgic ingredients such as pit beef, crab soup and coddies.

Celebrity chef Spike Gjerde will open Bar Dalí, a Spanish-style tapas bar, in the basement of the former Mount Vernon Stable & Saloon.

A new Labor Department rule may provide some relief to farms and help stabilize food prices long-term, but labor advocates say it exploits workers.

We’re in peak holiday season. Here are seven great things to do in Annapolis through Wednesday, Dec. 17.

At new Chinese restaurant Mahjong by Johns Hopkins University, the sous chef is a set of artificial intelligence-powered robots.

Critics for The New York Times called the shrimp and corn patties at The Duchess in Hampden one of the best dishes they ate this year.

In all the rhetoric spilled over suspension of food benefits, I never heard a discussion about the root causes. Why, in a wealthy nation, in wealthy Maryland, do people not have enough to eat?

Mount Vernon has become one of the city’s top locations for high-end bar hopping.

A dumpster fire spread to Harford Road bar and live music venue Micky's Joint, which is now closed for an indeterminate amount of time.

The closure of the Inner Harbor Cheesecake Factory on Jan. 24, 2026, will result in the loss of 115 jobs.