The first night of two extraordinarily successful inaugural charity meals to benefit cancer research at the Dana Farber Institute in Boston and for the AppleTree Institute which supports disadvantaged children...

I had avoided dining at Tony Foreman and Cindy Wolf's new Mediterranean tapas restaurant simply because it has become the hottest destination in Baltimore, apparently drawing a noisy, hip crowd....

This was another brilliant meal from Baltimore's top chef, Cindy Wolf. While I enjoy many of her dishes, I tend to fall back on some of my favorites. Her corn...

My favorite smoked salmon, from Brown Trading Company, is a special Scottish salmon smoked to the specifications of New York's great French chef, Daniel Boulud. The subtlety of its intense...

For a Michelin three-star restaurant, this was a technically proficient meal, but it lacked anything compelling or profound. It was enjoyable, albeit uninspiring, cuisine. My favorite course was the langoustines...

No matter how many times I dine at Baltimore's finest culinary destination, Charleston, I am never bored. The food is always brilliant and the service impeccable at this wonderful restaurant....

It's rare to start a meal without Champagne, but two of my guests do not care for Champagne, so we began the evening with three California Chardonnays. The 2001 Kongsgaard is a...

A sumptuous meal began with some of my wife's wonderful deep-fried jumbo back fin crab fritters (I can eat these anytime, anyplace), drunk with a spectacular 1996 Deutz Cuvée William Deutz...

An exquisite meal prepared by Chef Eric Ripert, who is a magician when it comes to seafood, was filled with fabulous courses. The dishes were remarkably light yet intensely flavored....