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Let beer be your guide at Riptide in Fells Point

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

M y rule of thumb in ordering at the new Riptide by the Bay in Fells Point is this: If it goes with beer, go for it.

Dining for $25 or less: Fuji San

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Fuji San is an agreeable, little, 10-table Thai restaurant. It doesn't give much in the way of ambience and, in return, it doesn't ask much of its customers.

Clementine, a new neighborhood darling

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Y ou may feel like the new Clementine in Hamilton is deja vu all over again in a good way if you enjoy the SoBo Cafe in Federal Hill. After all, Winston Blick, who is chef and the owner of Clementine along with his wife, Cristin Dadant, headed SoBo's kitchen for a decade.

Dining for $25 or less: Grano

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

New Hampden joint run by Gino Troia, formerly of Cafe Troia, returns to the basics

New Hampden joint run by Gino Troia, formerly of Cafe Troia, returns to the basics

New chef brings lighter fare to Oregon Grille

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

W hen Mark Henry retired as executive chef of the Oregon Grille in Cockeysville a few months ago, it felt something like the end of an era for those who follow the local dining scene. That's impressive considering that for the past 11 years he's headed the kitchen of a restaurant best known for its steaks, chops and traditional Maryland seafood.

Dining for $25 or less: Dutch Kitchen

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The Pennsylvania Dutch Market, which moved from Westminster to Cockeysville nearly four years ago, is a foodie's dream come true.

Here's the raw truth about second Sushi Hana

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Who knew North Baltimore was so hungry for sushi?

Dining for $25 or less: M & J's Soul Food

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The great thing about M & J's is that it is exactly what it presents itself to be -- a family-run restaurant serving inexpensive home-style food that has not been modified to meet current dietary standards or culinary trends

Saute has imaginative food, an identity crisis

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Saute, a fancy new bar-restaurant, opened in March where the Duck Inn was in Canton. It generated a lot of buzz, and it's the kind of place I would normally review a month or so after it opened. But, like Three... near Patterson Park, there was considerable turmoil in the kitchen after the first few weeks. The executive chef, Cyrus Keefer, left and was replaced by Mark Suliga, who had been at Cosmopolitan and Dooby's, and then Brian Mathias, formerly at Hampton's, Joy America and Brasserie Tatin.

Dining for $25 or less: River Hill Sports Grille

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Despite its high-visibility location in a Howard County village center, across from the Columbia Gym, the spot occupied by the River Hill Sports Grille has seen several restaurants come and go, including Bill Bateman's Bistro and the Luna-C Grille.