Big Greek Café has announced the return of its annual Big Greek Gyro Eating Competition, with this year’s event taking place at 5 p.m. on Saturday, September 12, during the Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Festival at 721 Norwood Road in Silver Spring.
Pizza Monkey will take over the longtime home of Gilly’s Craft Beer & Fine Wine at 2009 Chapman Ave. in Rockville.
Agora Restaurant has officially opened its first Maryland location inside the Hyatt Regency Bethesda at One Bethesda Metro Center, bringing the popular family-owned Mediterranean restaurant to the heart of downtown Bethesda.
Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal’s fast casual restaurant chain, Big Chicken, has officially opened its first Maryland location at The Villages at Waugh Chapel, located at 1407 South Main Chapel Way #103 in Gambrills (Anne Arundel County).
Hawkers Asian Street Food has signed a lease to take over the 5,228 SF space that was home to Ted’s Montana Grill at Downtown Crown in Gaithersburg.
A new family-owned restaurant serving Indian and Himalayan cuisine has officially opened in Germantown.
I originally set out to rank my top 10 cheesesteaks (or steak and cheeses) in Maryland. After eating well over 100 of them across the state, I figured narrowing it down to a simple top 10 would be easy.
The cocktails at Fallen Oak Distilling’s speakeasy typically range from $14 to $16, but one new addition to the menu stands apart. Meet the Zeitgeist, an $86 cocktail created to tell the story of the farm’s iconic 250-year-old Lone Oak tree, with nearly every element of the drink tied to its history. A video of the cocktail can be seen below.
Eater DC has released its Summer 2026 edition of its “38 Best Restaurants Around DC” list, and Maryland once again has six restaurants recognized, with five of them located in Montgomery County.
Things continue to move quickly at the future TOUS Les JOURS bakery in Olney, with permanent signage now installed just a few weeks after a $140,000 permit was approved for the interior fit-out.
After 25 years of serving Montgomery County, Rockville’s Mosaic Cuisine (186 Halpine Rd.) is looking toward its next chapter. The family-owned French fusion restaurant has been listed for sale as owner and founder Chef Thierry J. explores retirement and searches for the right person to carry on the business he established in 2001.