Restaurant Deconstructed March
1157 bartender Brian Palus shakes one up. Despite sweet success, Jason Ambrose was feeling a little tired…. Well, maybe tired isn’t the right word,...
good tastes february
Skim the recipe section of most January magazines and you’ll find a slew of diet dishes purporting to help you “lighten up” and keep...
Restaurant Deconstructed February
Azumi has taken over the space adjacent to the Four Seasons Hotel formerly occupied by Pabu. While its predecessor was a casual izakaya—the Japanese...
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Want Fries with That?
When James Clark was a college student in Ottowa, he and his friends would gorge on poutine—fries slathered in gravy and...
chef talk dave thomas
Dave Thomas and his wife, Tonya, along with business partners Brandon Taylor and Yuriy Chernov, opened Herb & Soul in Parkville in 2012. The...
Drink Me February
Put down the bloody mary. Your “hair of the dog” go-to may be making you feel worse with its high dose of dehydrating sodium...
Skinny Supper
Everything about Seasons 52 at the Mall in Columbia is alluring: seasonal dishes presented with aesthetic flair, mindful of color, flavor and texture. The...
Cups Coffeehouse
James Stewart is showing off his shoes, a pair of Reebok sneakers almost as new as the ink needled into his biceps. On his...
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Jamie Hubbard had been eyeing the building at the corner of Aliceanna and Wolfe for years. He ran the bar at Jack’s Bistro and...
Hot Spot
There are similarities between the new Birroteca in Bel Air and the original on Clipper Road in Baltimore. The youthful wait staff wear plaid...