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Chefs Harley Peet of Bas Rouge in Easton and Tony Conte of Inferno Pizzeria Napoletana in Darnestown are vying for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic at the 2024 James Beard awards.

Prepare crab cakes, gumbo, and more with the beautiful savory swimmer.

Once grown almost solely by enslaved people, the fish pepper was nearly lost forever until a chance find in a freezer revived the plant and it's now more popular than ever.

Crab cakes are made by mixing pieces of crab meat with associated fillers such as breadcrumbs, binding agents like egg yolks, and seasonings to form a patty.

Steward, an online crowdfunding platform for regenerative farming finance, enables mission-driven individuals to invest as little as $100 in interest-bearing loans to farmers.

The Halal Guys, a popular Middle Eastern and Mediterranean restaurant chain, finally opens in downtown Baltimore this weekend.

Restaurant reinventions happen for all kinds of reasons. Many are economic: As consumer habits, preferences and even taste buds evolve, so must restaurants, if they want to stay in business.

Restaurant reinventions happen for all kinds of reasons. Many are economic: As consumer habits, preferences and even taste buds evolve, so must restaurants, if they want to stay in business.

In this week's Bits & Bites: Berger cookies gets its fix, Noisy Burger is set to leave R. House and Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is a fan of home cooking.

Questions have been raised about the effectiveness and oversight of the COVID-19 relief program, which awarded $28.6 billion in grants to thousands of businesses.