Dining
Sweet and Sassy
Blackrock Barbeque celebrates flavor, family, and moving forward. By April Bartel and photos by Turner Photography Studio 2020 pummeled restaurants. Plenty of long-established favorites floundered under waves of unprecedented restrictions, consumer fear, and crippling...
Building a Dream on Desserts
Lillian Jameson has finally found the secret ingredient to the recipe of life: It’s never too late to make your dreams into a reality. By Crystal Schelle Jameson, who jokingly said she’s “pushing 60,” is owner of Lillian’s Bakehouse at Mulberry Lofts in Hagerstown....
Southside Oasis
Rik’s Cafe earns fan loyalty with hearty portions of tasty, creative food. By April Bartel and photos by Turner Photography Studio Find a geode and it looks pretty much like any other rock, plain and unassuming. It’s not until you get into it that the beautiful...
Bistro 11
Unpretentious Classics and Understated Elegance Make This a Welcome Addition to Hagerstown’s Restaurant Scene. By April Bartel and photos by Turner Photography Studio Serial entrepreneur Stuart Kelman is back for seconds, or maybe it’s thirds and fourths. After 30...
Hot List 2022
The Hottest Restaurants, Businesses and Professionals! Whatever you’re looking for in and around Washington County, we have the scoop on where to find it. We asked the experts. You voted, HM readers, and we listened. DINING Have you got a craving? We’ve got you...
Wiz Wit
Authentic Hoagies and Cheesesteaks reign at the Philly Sandwich Company. Story and photography by April Bartel You can’t go to Philadelphia and not try the cheesesteak. It would be like visiting Maryland and not sampling a crab cake or two. Sacrilege. Indeed, it...
Sol Food
Café del Sol serves up a bright interpretation of global cuisine. Story and photos by April Bartel It all started with pizza, that humble Italian flatbread Americans adopted as their own. David Juarez was a veteran pizzeria owner by the time he created Café del Sol,...
Antietam Creek Vineyards
Delicious Wines from Plant to Bottle By Karen Gardner, Photos by Turner Photography Studio One of the first steps to making wine at Antietam Creek Vineyards involved a deer fence. That was back in 2011, after George Warmenhoven and Joan Larrea spent months testing the...
