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Say good bye to the turtle and hello to the rooster as, Iron Rooster, has inked a deal for approximately 7000 square feet within McHenry Row, a mixed-use project located off Key Highway in South Baltimore's Locust Point neighborhood.

Baltimore City, 'date-night and a movie' just got an upgrade. CinéBistro, located at the newly renovated 'The Rotunda,' 727, is Baltimore's first luxury dinner and a movie concept, officially open its doors to the public, Friday, February 24. It is the 11th CinéBistro theatre that joins Miami FL., Tampa, FL., Sarasota, FL, Atlanta, GA., Vail, CO., Richmond, VA., Hampton, VA, Raleigh, NC, and Cincinnati, OH.

UFood Grill, a fast-casual restaurant franchaise of 18+ locations in the USA, with an emphasis on the use of fresh ingredients, healthy eating and menu items that are never fried, has opened its first Maryland-area location at Metro Centre at Owings Mills. ALL menu items are made from a scratch kitchen at 700 calories or less. What else is novel, is you can order your protein by the ounce!

After closing in November 2016 for renovations, a new, fresh Trinacria Cafe , is now reopened at 111 Centre Street, at the corner of Park and Centre Streets, in Baltimore City’s Mount Vernon neighborhood. Trinacria Cafe is no stranger to Italian food.

Rachel, a new restaurant from one of Baltimore’s hottest chefs, Barry Fleischmann, opened this week at 554 East Fort Avenue. A terrific addition to the neighborhood, the restaurant offers farm-to-table New American Cuisine. Rachel is operated by owner and Federal Hill resident, Barry Fleischmann and his seasoned management team including locally renowned chef, James Taylor and leading operations manager, Spencer Kent.