Baltimore Style

If there’s one thing that signals fall is in the air, it’s the transition of shoes from summer sandals to must-have-a-different-pair-for-every-possible-outfit boots. Whatever your taste in fashionable footwear, we have you covered from head to, err, toe! From tall, slouchy over-the-knee waders to platform and chunky options, sleek knee-highs to …

Wine and seafood lovers are uniting for an epic weekend full of flavor. b Scene Events & Promotions, LLC will host the inaugural Susquehanna Wine and Seafood Festival on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 25 and 26, at the Concord Point Lighthouse in Havre de Grace. The two-day event will celebrate …

It’s apple-picking season. Head out to a local farm to stock up. We found a few farms and pick-your-own apple orchards in our area that you can explore with your family. Baugher’s Orchards & Farm Market 1015 Baugher Road, Westminster At Baugher’s, apple pickers can hop on a wagon for …

Apples are the sweetest part of the fall harvest. Although available in the market throughout the year, the apple harvest season lasts from September through November, and it is then that this crisp, sweet, slightly tart fruit is at its best. There are as many kinds of apples as there …

Intense and emotional, scent memory transports us to a time, place or feeling, but fragrance choice is more than a whim. To help select fabulous fall fragrances, Theresa Cangialosi, owner of SoBotanical in Hampden and Federal Hill, and Lydia Mesekale, fragrance specialist at Nordstrom at Towson Town Center, share some …

Beekeepers in Maryland and elsewhere are sounding the alarm on a significant decline in the bee population and the effects it could have on everything from the food Americans eat to cherished High Holiday traditions like Rosh Hashanah. ‘Insect Armageddon’ Kara Brook Brown | Photo by Kirsten Elstner “I didn’t …

Although Amy Pollokoff’s grandmother, Bess Fedder, had Alzheimer’s disease, she was able to remember enough to pass down a family tradition. For more than 30 years, Fedder, who died in the early 1990s, would hold an open house on the first day of Rosh Hashanah with as many as 21 …

John Brown General and Butchery (JBGB) wasn’t actively looking for a place to open a second location. Its original butchery and coffee shop in the Worthington Valley in northern Baltimore County maintains a loyal customer base. But when a space in Baltimore’s Remington neighborhood that was already outfitted to serve …

Groundwork Kitchen, the latest social enterprise from Paul’s Place, offers Pigtown residents a space to find farm-to-table dishes and pursue culinary passions. The new initiative, which launched July 20, serves as a restaurant and a culinary arts training program where students gain practical experience from back-of-house to front-of-house operations. William …

Aug. 26-Sept. 6 Maryland State Fair The Maryland State Fair returns for its 140th year at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium. Enjoy fun rides, delicious food, livestock shows and competitions. Tickets are available at marylandstatefair.com. Aug. 21 Penguin Coast Yoga At The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore’s monthly yoga class, …

Explore some of the best places in the Baltimore area to eat crabs. Conrad’s Seafood Restaurant With its beach-chic décor and plenty of dining space for lots of crackin’, Conrad’s Seafood Restaurant in Perry Hall offers waterman Anthony Conrad’s best crabs and freshest seafood. 9654 Belair Road, Perry Hall 410-529-3474 …

It’s no secret that Marylanders love their crabs. When I think of the Chesapeake Bay region, which includes coastal Maryland and Virginia, I immediately associate that body of water with steamed hard-shell blue crabs caked in spicy seasoning. Whether it’s this month or next, don’t miss out on this most …

Like sourdough starters and floral focaccia bread, the cottagecore look took off during quarantine. A back-to-basics approach to life and style—basking in sunlit fields, gardening and tending to cattle—inspired the trend and its eponymous hashtag on social media. With its easygoing vibe, cottagecore is the perfect mix of whimsy in …

Since coming to work as executive chef for the historic Lord Baltimore Hotel in 2019, Chef Elizabeth (Beth) Dinice has embraced Charm City and brought her signature culinary style to this community. Dinice, a graduate of the Bucks County (Pennsylvania) Community College culinary program and American Culinary Federation apprenticeship, has …

“The lesson I have thoroughly learnt, and wish to pass on to others, is to know the enduring happiness that the love of a garden gives.”—Gertrude Jekyll Who among us hasn’t experienced the satisfaction of immersing oneself in a garden? A garden’s ephemeral beauty—the ever-changing nature of its existence—mirrors life …