Drinks by Anna Ditkoff: After dinner at Thai Arroy, my boyfriend and I walked around Federal Hill looking for a place to have a laid-back drink. We stumbled upon Nevin's in the block encircling Cross Street Market, and found what may be the least Federal Hill-ish bar in the neighborhood--it and Mum's would probably have to ...
Feedbag by Mary Zajac: The Wine Market (921 E. Fort Ave, [410] 244-6166) has just extended its happy hour to include Sundays. This means that every day but Friday, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., patrons can enjoy small plates and select wines by the glass for $4 each. The restaurant will also offer beer and cocktail specials. Hap ...
Feedbag by Mary Zajac: Move over wine tastings. With their first annual Beer, Cheese, and Chili Festival, the folks at Clipper City are out to prove once again that beer is as able a match for food as wine. This time, the brewery offers five different kinds of chili, cheese tasting stations, cheese and beer pairing semina ...
Feedbag by Mary Zajac: Following a tip from one of her readers (who read the news on Chowhound) Elizabeth Large reports via her Baltimore Sun blog, Dining@Large, that Hampden favorite McCabe's has closed.We called McCabe's (no answer) and did a drive-by (closed sign in the window), both signs that point towards the not- ...
Drinks by Michael Byrne: The Station North bar hop has added another checkpoint. It seems like just yesterday we were rolling into a stageless, very gallery/gallery Metro Gallery with a six pack of Boh in our bag. Though it seemed like it was subject to endless delays, Metro Gallery finally opened as a bar just a few weeks ...
Cheap Eats by Wendy Ward: Leaving the Harbor East Whole Foods via Central Avenue always finds us singing "Kab-bobi" when we pass this tiny corner take-out joint that serves Indian food, but we waited until we were starving for lunch on a Friday afternoon to run inside and place a carry-out order. First impression: The inter ...
Free Range by Mary K. Zajac: Baltimoreans have long memories. They refer to buildings called "The Civic Center" and give directions based on long-gone structures, confusing newbies in the process. ("The YMCA? It's over where Memorial Stadium used to be.") But this historical memory is a harmless nod to the past and part of what ...
Drinks by Michael Byrne: 737 W. Pratt St. The stadium area has lots of nice bars and pubs, but many of them are remodels with the same paved-over vibe of the stadiums themselves and, grubby or not, they're all sports bars. At the corner of MLK and Pratt Street, effectively guarding the entrance to the tiny Ridgely's Delight ...
Cheap Eats by Chris Landers: Ordinarily, Lucy's Irish Pub, across the street from the Hippodrome, wouldn't be what we would consider cheap eats. The wood paneled former bank building caters to a more upscale, theater-going crowd. (The sandwich it calls "the Killer" seems worth saving up for, though: American bacon, Irish bacon, ...
Free Range by Mary K. Zajac: If you're not looking for Sushi Bar Geisha, you'll never find it, which makes its discovery, in the basement of a commercial building just south of the intersection of Charles and Saratoga all the more rewarding. Reaching Geisha's dining room involves descending through a lobby painted a dazzling or ...