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A Look at the Only Italian Restaurant in Maryland to Earn Prestigious ‘Forchette’ From Italy’s Gambero Rosso

By MCS Staff

Gambero Rosso, an Italian food and wine magazine that was founded in 1986, has been publishing its restaurant guide since 1990. The guide, Ristoranti d’Italia, describes the best Italian restaurants across the world. For each place it attributes a rating from 60 to 100 and, only for the best restaurants, a number of forchette (‘forks’) ranging from 1 to 3. Only one Italian restaurant from Maryland has ever earned a forchette (fork)— IL Pizzico in Rockville earned una forchetta/one fork (video of the experience available below).

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Iconic Clock Removed After More Than 25 Years As Exterior Construction Begins at Former Corner Bakery Location

By MCS Staff

Earlier this year we let you know that TOUS les JOURS, a French-Asian bakery will be taking over the space currently occupied by Corner Bakery in Rio. Corner Bakery’s last day of business in Rio was Thursday, February 22nd. Exterior construction has begun and it has included the removal of the clock that  was part of the Corner Bakery decor for more than 25 years.

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Two New Spirit Halloween Locations to Open in September

By MCS Staff
Courtesy Spirit Halloween

Spirit Halloween opened its first Montgomery county location at 30 Grand Corner Ave. in Gaithersburg’s Rio Lakefront in August this year. A second planned location is coming to Rockville and Spirit has just added a third Montgomery County location in Aspen Hill.

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Pizza Hut Officially Returns to Briggs Chaney

By MCS Staff
Courtesy of Brian Starin (@Insta_Starin on Instagram)

Pizza Hut has officially returned to the Briggs Chaney Shopping Center, opening its newest location at the Briggs Chaney Center (13884 Old Columbia Pike). The pizza chain previously had a larger, freestanding location in the shopping center for many years before it closed in 2017. The building was demolished and a new Popeyes restaurant opened in its place in 2021.

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