Charleston

To some, food drives life of a city

2013-05-20 00:04:02

You can get a plain, old hamburger just about anywhere. What you can't get everywhere are works of meaty art featuring juicy, grass-fed beef topped with artisan cheeses and locally grown vegetables, all sandwiched between freshly made buns produced by...

Spring brings new chefs at Salt, B&O Brasserie and B, a Bolton Hill Bistro

2013-05-07 00:00:00

After seven years running his own kitchen at Salt, his Upper Fells Point restaurant that put duck-fat fries, Wagyu sliders and changing menus on Baltimore's food map, Jason Ambrose is stepping aside. Ambrose is turning over Salt's day-to-day kitchen...

Winner of TV's 'Chopped' caters to South Floridians at Eating House

2013-04-23 10:33:00

Name: Giorgio Rapicavoli Title: Chef/co-owner Location: Eating House, 804 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables; 305-448-6524, EatingHouseMiami.com Age: 27 Time at this location: 1 year Style of food: Contemporary American Background: Rapicavoli's...

Cindy Wolf to give business lecture at Notre Dame

2013-04-16 05:33:00

The Charles J. Busta III lecture series at Notre Dame presents "Cindy Wolf: Mixing Business with Culinary Pleasure" on April 23. Wolf, two-time finalist for the James Beard Foundation award for Best Chef in the mid-Atlantic region, is a partner in...

Chef Cindy Wolf to reveal secrets to her success

2013-04-16 08:45:00

Chef Cindy Wolf has the recipe that helped create several of Baltimore's top restaurants and she's willing to share it. Wolf will speak April 23 at Notre Dame of Maryland University, a talk that's open to the public. They're calling it: "Cindy Wolf:...

Wine expert Paul Lukacs dishes on drink's history, his tastes

2013-04-01 11:10:00

Unlike those of us who merely sip wine and try to appreciate it, Paul Lukacs has channeled his passion for the drink into a second career, one in which he's increasingly recognized as one of this country's most authoritative voices on the topic. Lukacs'...

Lee brothers dish about their new cookbook, 'Charleston Kitchen'

2013-03-22 16:01:00

When James Beard Award-winning authors Matt and Ted Lee talk about their hometown of Charleston, S.C., there's an unmistakable air of reverence in their voices. "It's hard to separate the passion (for the food) from having grown up there, having grown...

Cindy Wolf and Spike Gjerde are James Beard Award semifinalists

2013-02-19 09:55:00

The James Beard Foundation announced the list of restaurant and chef semifinalists for the 2013 James Beard Foundation Awards. Cindy Wolf of Charleston and Spike Gjerde of Woodberry Kitchen are among the 20 semifinalists for Best Chef Mid Atlantic, one of...

Charleston debuts new Wednesday supper-for-two with 'Downton Abbey'-inspired menu

2013-01-22 10:58:00

Starting this Wednesday, Charleston will offer a supper-for-two menu in the bar. Think of it as a way to soak up some of Charleston's atmosphere, and Cindy Wolf's cooking, without committing to the full tasting menu experience. The menu, which will...

James Bond himself, Daniel Craig, spotted in Baltimore

2012-11-28 08:58:00

Rumors swirled yesterday that a certain debonair, James Bond type was about town. And it's true: Daniel Craig was hanging out in Baltimore. Chef Cindy Wolf confirmed this morning that Craig dined at Charleston last night. "I love that I can say this --...

Johnny's aims for the everyday

2012-12-07 11:49:00

Foreman Wolf wants Johnny's to be an everyday destination for the folks of Roland Park, a place they can show up at, on a whim, for breakfast, lunch or dinner. And they have been. Johnny's is the fifth restaurant from Baltimore restaurateurs Tony Foreman...

Chefs look back, predict 2013 trends

2013-01-03 00:00:00

A new year is synonymous with new beginnings, especially in the dining industry. Restaurants change up their menus, business models evolve, and chefs rejuvenate their cooking styles to service an ever-growing number of "foodies" with increasingly...

There he was in a fedora at Preakness, there he was at a Naval Academy game and sipping cocktails with friends in Annapolis on the deck of Metropolitan Kitchen & Lounge and, whoa, he showed up at a Mount Vernon Starbucks with none other than Bill Clinton.

2012-12-21 05:05:45

Cindy Wolf shared her approach for making her classic shrimp and grits dish in a food section story in 1999: "She sautes the shrimp with minced andouille sausage and tasso (spicy Cajun sausage and smoked ham), deglazes with white wine, swirls in some pieces of cold butter to make a sauce, and pours

2012-08-20 12:33:26

and Petit Louis, went for an eclectic approach for his casual table setting. "It's all beautiful things that I love," he said. "I chose this because I thought it was beautiful." Foreman said that it is nice to have a rich neutral background that reflects the season.

2012-02-02 00:00:00