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For A True Taste Of Southern Maryland, Grab A Seat At These 5 Old Country Kitchens

Southern Maryland has a food personality all its own, where crab cakes share the table with biscuits, grits, and pork chops. The best way to taste it is not at a fancy spot but at a busy diner counter or an old house with a front porch. These five kitchens,...

Charles County, MD · 5d
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Restaurant chain quietly closes only Maryland location, affecting 45 workers

A popular upscale restaurant has quietly shut its doors at a Maryland shopping center, leaving dozens of workers affected and diners with one fewer option for steaks and seafood. The…

Annapolis, MD · 2d

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Maryland Restaurant Named One of the Best Hole-in-the-Wall Spots for Comfort Food in America

Chick & Ruth’s Delly in downtown Annapolis has been selected as Maryland’s representative on The Takeout’s list of the “Best Hole-In-The-Wall Spots For Comfort Food In Every State.”. For the list, The Takeout set out to highlight mom-and-pop restaurants across the country known for familiar comfort...

Annapolis, MD · 10d
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This Chesapeake Bay Cooking School Keeps A Family’s Food Legacy Alive

When Gwyn Novak was young, she would spend summers helping out in the kitchen at Bowen's Inn on Solomons Island, Maryland. It was owned by her grandmother, Althea McKenney, who had taken it over from her father, Mortimer Bowen. Bowen had built the inn in 1918 along the waterfront where...

Solomons, MD · 22h
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Iconic Maryland crab house closes after 61 seasons on the waterfront

Maryland has lost another beloved seafood institution with the closing of The Crab Claw in St. Michaels. The family-run restaurant completed its 61st and final season on November 1, 2026,…

St Michaels, MD · 1d

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The Pulled Pork At This Hidden Gem BBQ Spot In Maryland Will Have You Licking Your Fingers

You know a restaurant is doing something right when the building itself looks like it’s trying to keep a secret. The Hideaway in Odenton, Maryland does exactly that, disguised as an ordinary gray house while quietly serving some of the best pulled pork in the state. Let’s start with...

Odenton, MD · 3d

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Why Do Eastern Shore Families Keep Driving To These 6 Small-Town Seafood Diners?

Some of the best crab cakes on Maryland’s Eastern Shore come from towns with fewer residents than a big-city high school. Families pile into the car and head down two-lane roads to watermen villages, island communities, and marina hideaways just to grab a booth and a plate of local seafood.

Maryland · 1d

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Beloved Maryland Chinese Restaurant Sold After Nearly 50 Years

Lee’s Kitchen, a longtime restaurant in Silver Spring, has been sold and will transition to new ownership in November after nearly 50 years of serving the community. Located at 14448 Layhill Road, the restaurant will remain open under the Lee’s Kitchen name. The current owners announced that a new owner and their family will take over beginning November 16, 2026. “Lee’s Kitchen has been serving our community for nearly 50 years. Now it’s time for our next chapter,” the family shared in a farewell message.

Silver Spring, MD · 1d

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Muskrat for Dinner? Thompson’s Seafood Serves Up A Maryland Tradition

MECHANICSVILLE, Md. — Eating muskrat may sound strange to many, but it is a familiar tradition on Maryland tables, and while local trapping season does not open until January, you can buy frozen muskrat now at Thompson’s Seafood Corner Market. If your dinner plans have never included it, Kevin Thompson has a suggestion: onions, pepper, gravy and biscuits.

Mechanicsville, MD · 2d

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From Bay to Table: Discover the Best of St. Mary’s County Oysters

ST. MARY'S, MD (7News) — Oysters are a staple in the culture and economy of St. Mary’s County. They have a perfect blend of fresh water from the rivers and streams, plus the saltwater flowing from the Atlantic Ocean to the Chesapeake Bay that creates the signature taste of the region’s oysters. Not-too-salty, not-too-sweet: just right.

St Mary'S County, MD · 2d

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Port of Leonardtown Cabernet Franc Beats 162 Wines For Maryland’s Top Honor

LEONARDTOWN, Md. — Port of Leonardtown Winery is celebrating a remarkable achievement after being awarded the prestigious Governor’s Cup Best in Show at the 2026 Maryland Governor’s Cup Wine Competition awards ceremony held Thursday evening, November 5, for the 2023 Cabernet Franc Reserve. The event was hosted by Windridge Vineyards, Maryland Wineries Association, and Edible DC.

Leonardtown, MD · 4h

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The Tiny Amish Town In Maryland With Homemade Food So Good It Belongs On Your Bucket List

Most bucket lists are full of places that require a passport, a layover, and a mild existential crisis at the airport, but Oakland, Maryland asks nothing of you except your appetite. This tiny town in Garrett County is sitting quietly in the western corner of Maryland, doing extraordinary things, and...

Garrett County, MD · 7d

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Prince William County families get a look, and taste, at proposed school lunch menu items

WOODBRIDGE, Va. (7News) — Chicken dumplings, ceviche, cinnamon banana oatmeal muffins, and waffles were some of the items Prince William County students and their families sampled on Thursday. The goal: help shape what students will see on their lunch menu next year. Prince William County Public Schools held its...

Prince William County, VA · 1d

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Sink Your Teeth Into The Overstuffed Sandwiches At This Beloved Virginia Deli

There’s a deli in Fairfax, Virginia, that will make you question every sandwich decision you’ve ever made in your life. Chutzpah Deli is the kind of place that doesn’t just feed you, it reminds you what food is supposed to feel like. Let’s talk about the name...

Fairfax, VA · 8d

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The Pies At This Virginia Bakery Are So Good, They Earned A Presidential Stamp Of Approval

There are places you visit once and forget, and then there are places that quietly rearrange your expectations of what food can actually be, and Red Truck Rural Bakery in Marshall, Virginia falls firmly into that second category. The pies coming out of this small-town bakery are so genuinely good...

Marshall, VA · 7d

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Popular D.C. Italian Restaurant to Relocate to Virginia After 47 Years

Floriana, an Italian restaurant that has operated in Washington, D.C., since 1979, has announced plans to close its longtime Dupont Circle location at the end of the year and relocate to Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. The restaurant, located at 1602 17th Street NW, will hold its final day of service...

Washington, DC · 3d

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This Iconic Virginia Dairy Bar Scoops Up Some Of The Tallest Ice Cream Cones You’ll Ever See

There’s a soft serve cone in Manassas, Virginia that will make you question every life decision that kept you away from it for this long. Nathan’s Dairy Bar is the kind of place that reminds you why summer was invented. Now, before you scroll past this thinking it’s...

Manassas, VA · 7d

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Maryland’s Best Crab Cake Has Been Named by Tasting Table

Tasting Table has named Jimmy’s Famous Seafood in Baltimore its pick for the best crab cake in Maryland as part of its new list highlighting the “hands down best crab cakes in every state.” A video of the crab cake can be seen below. For the list,...

Baltimore, MD · 11d

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Everyone In Maryland Should Try The Old-School Breakfast At This 1950s-Style Diner

This deserves an immediate mention: there’s a gleaming stainless steel diner with red stripes that looks straight out of the mid-1950s. It was actually built in 1992. Nobody seems bothered by the math, and honestly, neither am I. The building replaced an older wooden diner from 1946 that was...

Maryland · 19h