2nd Annual Sisters Who Can Burn

A feast for the senses awaited the scores of folks who turned out at the Eubie Blake Cultural Center for an afternoon featuring Baltimore area women chefs of color.

9th Annual BBW Homebrew Extravaganza

Beer drinkers' bliss at Checkerspot Brewing Company at this Baltimore Beer Week staple. The place was packed with brew buffs, there to sample beers created by some 30 to 40 homebrewers

2nd Annual #OMGFood

It was all about good food and good company at the big benefit for The League For People with Disabilities. Guests roamed La Cuchara, tasting a variety of wines and spirits...

12th Annual Moët Oyster Ball

The combo of oysters and champagne proved irresistible to the scads of folks who turned out at Ryleigh's Oyster, Federal Hill. The soldout shindig raised the roof...and some funds for Living

Gertrude’s 20th Anniversary Party

Gertrude's Chesapeake Kitchen celebrated its 20th year at the Baltimore Museum of Art with an event filled with stories and tasty treats from the last 20 years. The sold-out shindig attracted

9th Annual Farm to Chef

Food - in all sorts of fabulous forms - was the big draw for the annual fundraiser for TasteWise Kids' Days of Taste program. 30 local chefs were paired with 30

5th Annual Maryland’s Top Crab Cake Challenge

Talk about mixing business with pleasure in Glen Burnie... A full house at Michael's Eighth Avenue for Maryland Business Connection's fundraiser benefiting the National Kidney Foundation - Serving Maryland & Delaware.

Hot Spots: Party On!

The redeveloped Rotunda, which straddles the neighborhoods of Hampden and Roland Park, now has so much to offer!

Hot Spots: Remington Mexican

What a hot little neighborhood Remington has become! Like its big brother to the north, Hampden, it’s now a hipster hotspot. Like Hampden, Remington offers a worthy collection of food and

Hot Spots: Asian On The Avenue

I’ll admit, I was really sad to see the closure a few months ago of the Corner restaurant and its cozy back room The Other Corner charcuterie bar. I spent many an evening with friends

Hot Spots: French Fowl

For years, if you wanted French bistro food in Charm City, you had one choice: Roland Park’s Petit Louis (still a dependable stalwart). Now, within the past few months, the city has added two more

Hot Spots: Make it a Double!

A gleaming new office tower just outside the gates of Merriweather Post Pavilion is home to one of Columbia’s newest and special dining and drinking experiences. The sprawling space houses two

Juneteenth at Ida B’s Table

Hosted by Ida B's Table June 19, 2018 A full house at Ida B's Table for its Juneteenth celebration. Folks gathered to meet and greet guest-of-honor and award-winning culinary journalist Toni

Bubbles: 22nd Annual Evening of Traditional Beverages

Benefiting Homewood Museum June 13, 2018 - Johns Hopkins University Folks gathered at Johns Hopkins University's Mudd Hall to for the Homewood Museum's annual fundraising event, "Evening of Traditional Beverages."

Spirits of Maryland: Baltimore

Hosted by Maryland Distillers Guild June 3, 2018 - Baltimore Museum of Industry A rainy Sunday didn't keep folks away from "Spirits of Maryland: Baltimore," which was held undercover at the

Hot Spots: Market Place

Anyone who knows me knows that one of my top go-to food destinations in town is The Food Market on “The Avenue” in Hampden. Opened six years ago by Chef Chad Gauss, it’s as popular

Hot Spots: Woodberry Watering Hole

I think we’re all familiar with La Cuchara, the cavernous Spanish/Mediterranean-themed restaurant helmed by Chef Ben Lefenfeld. Opened in 2015, it’s been a stunning success and a great addition to the

Miner & Kasch Whiskey Night

Hosted by Miner & Kasch May 8, 2018 - Rye Street Tavern Baltimore Snap Featured Event Miner & Kasch - a Baltimore-based AI solutions and data science consulting firm - welcomed

Hot Spots: View from the Top

I was recently a guest at the soft opening of the new Topside bar and restaurant high atop the recently opened Hotel Revival on the square in Mt. Vernon. The new hotel is a complete

Hot Spots: M&S Grill

M&S Grill calls itself the “casual sibling” of big brother chain McCormick & Schmick’s, and indeed, that’s what it is. Anchoring the western end of Harborplace’s Pratt Street pavilion, it opens

Hot Spots: Hey, Neighbor!

For years, Long John’s Pub on 29th Street in working-class Remington was the very definition of a neighborhood bar. But aside from the locals, cheap drinks and a low-key vibe made it a gathering spot for

Exclusive Whiskey Tasting

Hosted by Lee's Pint & Shell March 27, 2018 - Lee's Pint & Shell Whiskey aficionados gathered on the second floor of Lee's Pint & Shell for its first exclusive whiskey

7th Annual Taste of Pikesville

Hosted by Pikesville Chamber of Commerce March 27, 2018 - The Suburban Club "Taste of Pikesville" was an evening all about being stuffed. The Suburban Club was stuffed with folks...

Hot Spots: Chez Hugo

In 2006, the Miss USA Pageant was broadcast to the world from right here in Baltimore, at the Royal Farms Arena. At the time, as Editor-in-Chief of STYLE magazine, I was invited to the broadcast