Go green with organic and biodynamic wines

Organic products are getting a lot of buzz these days. They are trendy and becoming part of the consumer purchasing decision in a...

Owner says Highland restaurant will feature 'casual fine dining'

Diners familiar with the historic Milton Inn in northern Baltimore County needn't whet their appetites for a carbon copy of the iconic...

Reading wine labels can be an art

Label art and label law are two completely different things, but sometimes there can be a real art to reading the label.

The skinny on wines and dieting

Most are feeling the urge to shed those winter mantles and get ready for summertime. As the prospect of heading "downeyoshen" looms large,...

Sizzle some steaks for Mother's Day

Your family may be the stay-at-home-on-the-holidays type. If that's the case, you might think breakfast in bed is just the thing to honor...

Ends today: Vote now in Howard Magazine's Best Of Dining Survey

Howard County is home to an incredible assortment of dining experiences. From haute cuisine to grab-and-go, from special occasion to...

Ellicott City restaurant owner wins top state award

An Ellicott City restaurant owner has won a top award from the Restaurant Association of Maryland.

Another Wilde Lake shop gone as KFC closes

The KFC fast-food restaurant in Wilde Lake has closed and been boarded up, shuttering another business in a beleaguered village center.

The Front Burner: Smokin' Hot barbecue is true to its name

Brian Boston to open Highland Inn but will remain at Milton Inn

Brian Boston, executive chef and owner of the Milton Inn, is opening a new restaurant in Highland, an unincorporated community in western...

When it comes to barbecue, Jessup's Richter is off the scale

After competing in his first barbecue contest 10 years ago, Mike Richter decided it was too much work. Then, after entering the next several...

The Front Burner: Stuff your fish for Friday Fish Night

Many of us grew up in the Friday night is Fish Night tradition. At our house on the North Shore of Boston, Fish Night could include cod fish...

The Grapevine: Soil and climate define Riesling flavor profile

Nothing stirs up more intellectual ferment within the world of wine than the concept of "terroir." Terroir is, in essence, a captured "sense...

Pratt Street Ale House to open new ale house in Columbia

Come this fall, Pratt Street Ale House will have a sister location in Columbia.

Fun brunch follows up the egg hunt

One thing about the weather: We haven't figured out how to control it, so you never know what's going to be emanating from the heavens on...