Vocelli Pizza will open its 88th franchise store this month in Owings Mills, the latest in a round of expansion for the Pittsburgh-based chain eatery.
Read More »College Park: An eat-able community?
College Park is the latest jurisdiction to launch what has become an ubiquitous marketing tactic: the restaurant week.
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Read More »Baltimore restaurants offering meal deal
Restaurants around Baltimore are offering special meal deals for Restaurant Week. Approximately 100 area restaurants began offering special fixed-price meals for lunch and dinner starting Friday. Two-course lunches cost $15.12 and dinners are $20.12 and $30.12. The deals continue through ...
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Read More »Restaurant Week an opportunity to bring in new clientele
Five of Baltimore’s top restaurateurs doled out hundreds of bite-size delicacies to a lunchtime crowd Wednesday as they competed to win the “Appetizer Challenge,” the kickoff event for Baltimore’s sixth annual Summer Restaurant Week. The contest, held inside Light Street ...
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Read More »Columbia Mall continues its evolution as it turns 40
Some things just get better with age — fine wine, a chunk of bleu cheese. And with the right vision and planning, a shopping mall. That’s been the case for the Mall in Columbia, said many patrons Tuesday as they ...
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Read More »Jose Andres: Ambassador of food from his DC base
WASHINGTON — Jose Andres is moving from small plates to big ideas. The Washington chef best known for popularizing tapas — the Spanish custom of dining on small, shared dishes — has been not so quietly refocusing, keeping one eye ...
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Read More »Top Chef contestant Voltaggio to open 2nd restaurant in Frederick
FREDERICK — A former “Top Chef” contender plans to open a second restaurant in downtown Frederick where his family has roots. Bryan Voltaggio opened his first Frederick restaurant, called Volt, in 2008. It offers modern American cuisine, local produce and ...
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Read More »Xit Poll: so easy a caveman could do it
You know those white security tags stores attached to clothing to prevent theft? I met the guy that invented those in Las Vegas this weekend at the International Council of Shopping Centers’ RECon conference. Larry K. Canipe, of Boca Raton, ...
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Read More »Dinner brought to you by Joe Flacco
And we’re talking literally. Get ready to meet some of the highest-paid waiters you’ll probably ever have. On Monday, Morton’s The Steakhouse in Baltimore is hosting a celebrity server night featuring Ravens players including quarterback Joe Flacco, center Matt Birk, ...
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Read More »Stamping your way to a free lunch at B&O Brasserie
Rewards cards or frequent diner cards are pretty old news when it comes to walk-up establishments like coffee shops or delis. And you might find them at chain restaurants like Applebees or T.G.I. Friday’s. But you just don’t see them ...
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