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Hampdenfest 2012 ready to rock Sept. 8 with lots of bands, mac 'n' cheese cookoff and toilet races

McCormick's, the spice company, hold a Taste of Baytriotism contest in which restaurants make concoctions using Old Bay. Alonso's, the burger joint, wins. The prize: 70 pounds of Olds Bay seasoning delivered to the door.

In the competition to name Baltimore's Funniest Celebrity, former Lt. Gov. Michael Steele brings the funny

Cafe Hon's Denise Whiting and former Lt. Gov. Michael Steele and others will compete to be named Funniest Celebrity in Baltimore.

Among the teased and towering hair, the fluttering boas and the crowd sticky with snowballs Saturday at Hampden's Honfest wound a joyful party who were celebrating more than the neighborhood's quirky character.

Organizers expect 50,000 over the course of the weekend, on par with previous years

HonFest caps a rocky year for founder and Cafe Hon owner Denise Whiting after controversy over "Hon trademarking and Gordon Ramsay's makeover of her restaurant on "Kitchen Nightmares."

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Gordon Ramsay's 'Kitchen Nightmares' revisits Baltimore's Cafe Hon

Gordon Ramsay helped Cafe Hon owner Denise Whiting decide to kill the Hon trademark, and yet, mention of it appears in this year's Honfest literature.

Chef Gordon Ramsay's makeover show 'Kitchen Nightmares' will revisit Baltimore's Cafe Hon.

$17,000 short in matching funds with less than three weeks to go

Michael Vincent Manieri, a Baltimore City firefighter and medic, died of heart disease Wednesday at St. Joseph Medical Center. He was 40 and lived in Towson.

The Cafe Hon owner says it wasn't Gordon Ramsay that changed her mind

The "Kitchen Nightmares" episode featuring Cafe Hon is an absorbing account of a restaurant in crisis.

Denise Whiting will be watching the Kitchen Nightmares show featuring "Cafe Hon" at the Hon Bar

'Cafe Hon: The Relinquishing' to debut on Friday night's episode of "Kitchen Nightmares"

Denise Whiting posts that the 'Kitchen Nightmares' reality show featuring 'Cafe Hon' will air on Feb. 24

For the Ravens bye weekend, reviews of the post-makeover Cafe Hon and a new Thai joint Towson. Plus, start planning your restaurant weeks.

The "Kitchen Nightmares" makeover has re-energized the Hampden restaurant.

No matter whether "Hon" is trademarked or not, Hampden isn't the same

After 10 months of simmering controversy, Cafe Hon owner Denise Whiting said that she will relinquish her "Hon" trademark. "I'll take it off the register," she said. "It was never mine to have in the first place."

UPDATE: On the morning after, the Hon team put on their hard hats for Habitat for Humanity

The Light Street Pavilion will get a new food court in 2012, including a new outdoor seating area

Baltimore's mayoral primary election drew low turnout despite high number of needs in the city.

Hampdenfest this year features the toilet races, a mac and cheese cook off, the Hampden Film Festival and lot of bands

Moveable Feast set for Sept. 22

Restaurants extend restaurant-week menus beyond restaurant week

Take this list as personal suggestions, from one neighbor to another.

Time to draw the line between aggressive opposition to Café Hon owner and illegal harassment

Carl Stokes, Jody Landers defy honfest politics ban

There was no shortage of feather boas, bedazzled rhinestoned cat's eye glasses, leopard print and bouffant hairstyles at the annual Honfest Saturday.

Cafe Hon's Denise Whiting loses grip on Twitter

Good food and smooth service at Hampden Hon spot.