The Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) recently announced the finalists for the 2025 RAMMYS Awards & Gala during an exclusive reception attended by local chefs, restaurateurs, and industry leaders. Among the nominees for “Best Brunch of the Year” is Maryland’s J. Hollinger’s Waterman’s Chophouse in Silver Spring.
Eater DC has unveiled its list of the “Best Breweries Around DC,” noting that “beer lovers across the region can experience tours and tastings at full-scale production warehouses, sip a […]
The Washington Post’s Tom Sietsema has been the newspaper’s food critic for 25 years. This past week he released his review of Germantown, MD’s Mamma Lena and praised its “bountiful portions of expertly made pastas and more.”
Gordon Ramsay’s new series, “Secret Service,” premiered on May 21st and featured the beloved local Greek restaurant Parthenon, located near the DC/Maryland line at 5510 Connecticut Ave. NW, DC. Later this summer, Callahan’s, located at 1808 Rosemont Ave. in Frederick, MD, will be showcased in a special two-part episode.
In October, we reported that Zaxbys was entering the Maryland market with three locations along the Eastern Shore. Now, Zaxbys is planning to open four additional restaurants across Baltimore and Howard counties. Zaxbys menu includes fried chicken sandwiches, wings, chicken fingers known as “Zingers,” crinkle-cut fries, and Texas toast.
Several new restaurants are opening soon at Westfield Wheaton Mall (11160 Veirs Mill Rd). (more…)
Port-au-Prince (PAP) Authentic Haitian Cuisine, which opened at 7912 Georgia Ave. in Silver Spring in 2018, has closed, according to a report by Source of the Spring. (more…)
Chick Fil A, located at 825 Ellsworth Dr Lot D1-A in Downtown Silver Spring, will reopen on Wednesday, May 21st after a four month closure for renovations.
Vegan Junk Food DMV has officially opened its doors at Solaire Social, located at 8200 Dixon Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Solaire Social’s newest stall takes over the space previously […]
Baltimore’s Ekiben is set to open its first location outside the city in Frederick, according to the Baltimore Banner. Founder and Quince Orchard High School alumnus Steven Chu shared two photos on Instagram– a view of a building’s interior and a floor plan for a commercial kitchen accompanied by the caption “#4.” The upcoming Frederick restaurant will occupy 500 N. Market Street, a space that formerly housed Affiliated Barbershop and, prior to that, a State Farm branch. No opening date has been announced.
Founded in 2014 by Ephrem Abebe, Steve Chu, and Nikhil Yesupriya, Ekiben began as an Asian fusion fast-casual stand selling unique takes on Asian and Ethiopian cuisine from a hotdog cart at the Fells Point Farmers Market. Since its inception, the restaurant has grown to operate three brick-and-mortar locations in Baltimore– in Fells Point, Hampden, and South Baltimore– and a catering operation.
Jon Thompson, a Montgomery County native and Clarksburg High School graduate, has been in the restaurant industry since he was 16. In 2020, he created Fifty Fifty– a burger concept featuring patties made of half beef and half bacon– currently located inside Olde Mother Brewing at 526 N Market St in Frederick, MD. This innovative recipe has attracted diners from across Maryland and beyond (photos below).