Emma’s Torch in Silver Spring is receiving regional recognition after being named to Eater DC’s “Best New Restaurants Around D.C.” list for July 2026. It is the only restaurant in Maryland to make this month’s roundup, which highlights the Washington region’s most exciting restaurants that have opened within the past six months.


The Big Dill, which bills itself as “America’s Premier Pickle Festival” and the “Most Entertaining Pickle-Themed Experience in the World,” is returning to Baltimore’s Power Plant Live! this fall with pickle-inspired food, entertainment and competitions. (more…)


Three Montgomery County ice cream shops have been included on PETA’s newly launched Maryland “Nice Cream Trail,” a statewide guide highlighting businesses that offer vegan ice cream and dairy-free frozen desserts. (more…)


Arepa King is expanding into Montgomery County with a new restaurant coming to 109A Market Street in Kentlands Square in Gaithersburg. The restaurant will take over the space most recently occupied by Potomac Cookie Co., with plans to open before the end of the year.

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