Food + Drink

Oak & Barrel

Montgomery County’s Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) is rebranding its Montrose store to the Oak & Barrel retail line. ABS is the county’s wholesaler of...

Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken

Rise Southern Biscuits will open its third Maryland location in Gaithersburg this fall, serving up award-winning buttermilk and cheddar biscuits made from scratch and...

Paris Baguette

Paris Baguette, a South Korean-based bakery born in 1986, plans to open a location in Rockville Town Square by the end of 2022. Franchise...

Eko House brings West Africa home to Rockville

Rockville-area foodies looking for a new type of dining experience can turn to Eko House, marketing itself as an upscale, pan-African restaurant serving patrons...

Paris delights in the heart of Wheaton

When Oscar Trujillo was a teenager, he took a part-time job cleaning tables and floors in a Harlem bakery. La Tropezienne, founded by the...

Odessa Davis brings home cooking to a kitchen near you

When baking her much beloved oatmeal and chocolate chip cookies, caterer Odessa Davis follows specific steps to get them just right. “Butter has to be...

Look for the union Venti

  Employees of a Starbucks location on Georgia Avenue in Olney have voted to unionize, the first Starbucks location to do so in Montgomery County.,...

Confectioner Amy Servais has the sweetest job in Silver Spring

Photographs by David Stuck Step inside the Original Velatis Caramel Company, an artisan, small batch candy maker in downtown Silver Spring, and your senses whip...

Where everybody knows somebody’s name

Photos by David Stuck Dig into a plate of chicken and waffles at Tom and Ray’s in Damascus and you’ll notice that almost every other...

Vietfood to open in Twinbrook

Vietfood has plans to open a location in the Twinbrook neighborhood of Rockville, according to Montgomery Business Scene. The 1,500-square-foot store was previously occupied...