To celebrate the holidays and life, drink Champagne

The perfect wine for the holidays is champagne, the drink of celebration that celebrates life.

Thanksgiving restaurant dining options in Baltimore

These restaurants are open for Thanksgiving service. In most cases, reservations are either required or advised. On Tuesday morning, a few...

Thanksgiving turkey leftovers again? Plan on it

Dad could carve slices from a turkey so thin you could almost see through them. The idea, of course, was to feed a crowd, and to have...

Cheat sheet takes anxiety out of planning beverages for a party

It's every host's worst nightmare — running out of something, not having enough. How do you know how much wine, beer and spirits to...

Rooting for creative side dishes with carbs on Thanksgiving

For many of us, cranking out Thanksgiving dinner is like being the chef at a restaurant whose menu never, ever changes. And that's fine,...

Political winds of change put South Africa in charge of its wine industry

Politics have been top-of-mind. And for obvious reasons. Seemingly benign public policies have been proven to have a far-reaching and...

Ellicott Mills eatery has a solid foundation of food and drink

You have to be in pretty good shape to make it up the myriad stairs leading to the main dining room at the Ellicott Mills Brewing Company....

Sherry pepper and black rum add heat to Bermuda's cuisine

In the days of sail, those who plied the seas often added hot peppers to barrels of sherry to create a fiery "sauce" that was used to mask...

If you're bringing the wine, think 'little black dress'

Is there a little black dress of the wine world?

Boonsboro day trip feeds the mind and stomach

The recent coverage of the 150th anniversary of the battle of Antietam could be part of a wily enticement for a two-part day trip that can...

Old World meets the New in dinner fit for Columbus Day

It is to be hoped that the little dears are learning more in school than that Columbus Day is all about appliance and mattress sales....

For winemakers, finding middle ground is question of balance

Over the past several decades, the wine industry has witnessed a pendulum swing toward science and technology vs. tradition and time-honored...

True grits a source of good carbs for seasonal suppers

Unless you have the family on a no-carb diet – and we know how that fad has died out – you probably spend some meal-planning...