Giant Food = giant discounts?
If you shop at Giant Food, you may be in store for a pleasant surprise this weekend — more little red-and-yellow discount tags. The grocer launched a new initiative Friday […]
Under $40 for a 3-course meal? Rachael Ray would approve.
Aldo’s Ristorante Italiano has a nice promotion out this summer that’s refreshing for its straightforwardness: $39 for three courses from the Little Italy restaurant’s “Summer Stimulus” menu all summer long. […]
Checking in with Morton’s co-founder Klaus Fritsch
Klaus Fritsch, co-founder of Morton’s The Steakhouse, was in Baltimore and Annapolis this week promoting the restaurant’s new cookbook, and I had a chance to speak with him Thursday. Although […]
Green Drinks event invades Little Havana
Last night at Little Havana on Key Highway, local business people gathered to network, catch up with colleagues and enjoy a few drinks on the breezy outdoor deck overlooking the […]
Sharfstein’s on the job
st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } Dr. Joshua Sharfstein is already hard at work at his new job. On March 30, Sharfstein’s first day as acting commissioner of the FDA, the government issued a […]
On campus, ethnic foods are a hit
College campuses have forgone serving simple dishes like tacos in favor of crab cake sliders, mini samosas and tilapia, according to Sodexo, a food service provider to 600 campuses in […]
The 420-calorie rainbow cookie
Is ignorance bliss? I ask because I’m not sure I’ll ever again be able to justify having a rainbow cookie from Starbucks now that I know that one of my […]
Divorce while you lunch
Why shouldn’t you be able to get a divorce in the same amount of time it takes the drycleaner to clean and press your pants? I guess that’s the kind […]
2009 flavor forecast
I think I might have finally found my true calling: sensory analyst. In compiling its 2009 Flavor Forecast, McCormick & Co. Inc. consulted with “sensory analysts, chefs, trend experts and […]
Snyder a confirmed Top Chef contestant
After weeks of speculation and waffling answers from managers at Red Maple, the Bravo network has finally confirmed that Jill Snyder, the Baltimore tapas lounge’s executive chef, will be a […]
Got milk?
Think you’re paying a lot for a gallon of milk now? Just wait. An association representing more than 40,000 dairy producers across the country is using the basic economic principal […]
Baltimore’s Top Chef
Baltimore already has some presence in the world of food TV, what with Chef Duff Goldman and his team of hipster bakers over at Food Network’s Ace of Cakes, which […]






