baltimoresun.com - Food & Dining

What makes Pappas popular?

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Parkville fixture features food that satisfies yen for an Old Baltimore meal

Here I am having dinner at Pappas Restaurant on a weeknight in summer, supposedly a dead time for restaurants, and every table is filled. This Parkville institution must be doing something right, but I'm not sure what it is. Sometimes the reasons for a restaurant's success are obvious. Not this time.

Piv's Pub takes the middle ground

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

But better food might help out the upscale casual eatery

But better food might help out the upscale casual eatery

Tahina's offers good food, and fun

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Mediterranean focus at Owings Mills restaurant

Mediterranean focus at Owings Mills restaurant

Talara: A fine meal, if you time it right

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Not a cheap meal, but carefully thought out, prettily arranged food is worth it. Go at an off hour if you can't stand noise.

Kabob Place helps fill a niche

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Midtown Belvedere carryout adds an Indian tang to the city neighborhood

Midtown Belvedere carryout adds an Indian tang to the city neighborhood

Village Square Cafe is a flavorful addition to Cross Keys

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The success of eating places in the Village of Cross Keys has been spotty at best. The hotel no longer has a fine-dining restaurant, and its coffee shop doesn't have the cachet the old Village Roost did. The popular Cross Keys Deli disappeared.

Pratt Street Ale House is a step up

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

New space is cleaner, more accommodating than the Wharf Rat

Good restaurant, heavy on crepes

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Crepe du Jour charms with comfortable bistro fare

Crepe du Jour is a pleasant spot that may have fallen off your radar.

Red Canoe: Muffins and more

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Red Canoe Bookstore Cafe in Lauraville provides good food in a pretty setting

Before anything else, I want to say right away that this place makes the best sweet and savory muffins I think I've ever had. Really, really great muffins.

Fruit of the vine; good food, too

Sun, 7 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

I was a fan of Marc Dixon's cooking when he was at the Iron Bridge Wine Company six years ago, and I was delighted when he resurfaced last fall at the new Bistro Blanc in Glenelg after a stint at Cafe de Paris. But somehow, other restaurants closer to home kept me busy until it struck me recently that time was slipping away, and I was probably missing a very good meal.