Lunch for $10 or Less: Village Square Cafe

Hand-carved turkey club carefully layered with quality ingredients.

Silo.5% adds just enough substance to its style

The views are stellar at this sister restaurant to Hampden's 13.5%.

You can feel the love at Nora's Kabob

Two brothers' passion for Middle Eastern cuisine comes through at Ellicott City restaurant.

Lunch for $10 or Less: DiPasquale's

Tuna diavolo is a tasty, filling treat.

Tooloulou brings Cajun flavors, southern hospitality to Hamilton

Chef Shawn Lagergren, who co-owns Hamilton's new Cajun spot, Tooloulou, has cooking in his blood.

A flight of competent cuisine at Red Parrot Asian Bistro

Diverse fare soars, but service stumbles at McHenry Row restaurant

Turkish delights amid humdrum decor at Rudy's Mediterranean Grill

The service may be sluggish but the food is worth a visit

Brio Tuscan Grille energizes a moribund downtown space

While bumpy, the menu suits tourists and convention clientele.

Frank's Pizza & Pasta makes you feel like family

Friendly staff, traditional recipes help Overlea spot rise above the rest.

Heavy Seas Alehouse takes a winning tack

At new Little Italy restaurant, drink and food menus are buoyed by beer.

With dinner service, Spoons is an oasis in rowdy Federal Hill

Longtime breakfast staple now has global comfort foods, served at a later hour.

Manor Tavern proves that slow and steady wins the race

New owners take care in updating the restaurant in the heart of horse country.

Yum's Asian Bistro lives up to its name

Tasty, traditional Chinese-American favorites in a sophisticated space.

Tavern on the Square still shaping up

Canton restaurant needs time to tackle its ambitious menu.

Innovative cuisine, sophisticated wine list at VIN 909

Annapolis restaurant serves creative dishes made from local ingredients.

After years of seasoning, Cinghiale reaches its prime

Since its opening in October 2007, Cinghiale has been in a state of change.

Is your Maryland crab cake true blue?

Soft-shell crab celebration starts May 17

Faidley's crab cake to compete on Travel Channel sandwich show

Spike shows America the soft-shell crab sandwich

Ocean City's Seacrets files another trademark infringement lawsuit

The Seacrets branding crusade continues.

Pittsburgh cafe offers cuisine from the U.S. conflict du jour

PITTSBURGH — Jon Rubin had an important question, and he knew where to find the answer: at the North Korean Embassy in Cuba, which he was visiting in March on a business trip.

Dining on the B&O: Baltimore restaurants remember the golden age of rail dining

Maryland Crab Flakes au Gratin, Finan Haddie Delmonico, Ham and Panned Oysters on Toast, Ginger Bread Pudding with Coffe Sauce. Dining on the rails was apparently quite something, with or without Eva Marie Saint at your table.

Panel: Obesity fight must shift from personal blame

America's obesity epidemic is so deeply rooted that it will take dramatic and systemic measures - from overhauling farm policies and zoning laws to, possibly, introducing a soda tax - to fix it, the influential Institute of Medicine said on Tuesday.

Soft-shell crab celebration starts May 17

Some 20 area restaurants will trot out their best soft-shell crab recipes for the fourth annual Soft Shell Crab Celebration. The promotion is organized by Dine Downtown.

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. opens at Harborplace

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. is now open at Harborplace. The restaurant and market takes over the old Phillips anchor space. The restaurant will be open seven days a week for lunch and dinner.

Food truck rally today at University of Maryland

There is a food truck gathering today 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at the University of Maryland Medical Center. The event is being held in conjunction with the opening day of the University Farmers' Market.

Self-checkout at the supermarket: You call this progress?

If you've shopped at a supermarket the last few years, you've probably come across the self-checkout lanes. You know, the ones where you're expected to do all the work yourself -- scanning, keying in codes, and usually bagging -- without getting paid or receiving a discount on your grocery items.

Oyster planting season begins

Spring's time for planting more than flower and vegetable gardens.  it's oyster planting time, too.

Groceries seeking ways around wine sales ban

Unlike most other states, Maryland shoppers have to make one extra stop for a cabernet to go with that steak they bought on sale at the supermarket —grocery stores in the state generally are banned from selling alcohol.

Hippodrome headliner Andrew Zimmern wins James Beard Award

Andrew Zimmern's "Bizarre Foods" picked up a James Beard award for TV Show, On Location at Friday night's Book, Broadcast and Awards. Zimmern, the headliner for this Saturday's Foodie Experience event at the Hippodrome, won an individual James Beard award in 2010 for TV Food...

Woodberry Kitchen steeping Artifact Coffee for June opening in Hampden

Spike Gjerde and the Woodberry Kitchen team have released some more information about its forthcoming Artifact Coffee project, which they plan to have open in June.

Name change: Harbor East Greek restaurant will be named Ouzo Bay

The contemporary Greek restaurant coming to the Promenade in Harbor East will not be named Limani. That name was taken, by a Greek restaurant in Roslyn, N.Y.

Baltimore Farmers' Market: Week Six report

Strawberries and asparagus were once again the big stars of Week Six at the Baltimore Farmers' Market, and the mild, overcast morning brought out big crowds.

Put Duff in your pantry: Duff Goldman puts name on baking products

Now you can bake like Duff Goldman and the gang at Charm City Cakes. A new line of cake decorating products has just been released by Gartner Studios, a Minneapolis-based stationery company.

PABU opens Tuesday in Four Seasons Baltimore Hotel

PABU, the second restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore, is set to open Tuesday night.

Bryan Voltaggio's diner project has a name: Family Meal

Bryan Voltaggio's diner project, coming later this spring to East Street in Frederick, has a name.

Kentucky Derby: Mint julep recipes from Alton Brown, Rachael Ray and more

The 138th Kentucky Derby is being run Saturday, May 5 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY, which means thousands of people will be on hand to wear big hats, bet on their favorites and of course drink mint juleps.

It's Happy Hour! Frappuccino Happy Hour, that is

Starbucks is offering half-off any flavor and size of its blended beverages starting Friday and running through May 13, between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. The blends, mixes of syrup, coffee, milk and ice, include flavors such as Mocha Cookie Crumble, Chocolate Cookie Crumble Crème and Mocha Coconut.

Study: Kids who play sports eat more junk food

We parents like to believe that signing the kids up for soccer, hockey and other sports can keep them lean and fit.