Chocolate and pour over coffee? That's always a win in my book. Black Eyed Susan is a locally owned…read moreand family run establishment featuring fun Maryland giftware and an assortment of local Maryland coffee, chocolate by a historic Baltimore company, and Maryland snacks/spices/cookies. There is a very fun family history pertaining to this shop's unique rights to sell exclusive Wockenfuss chocolate. Rachel, the owner's niece, was very friendly and knowledgeable about all products in the store. She also made a delicious pour-over coffee. Would definitely come back!

Sent a gift basket to my dear friend in Virginia. Sherry went above & beyond to make it special &…read morefilled with delicious Baltimore/Maryland made cookies, candy, popcorn, nuts, crackers, old bay etc. My friend was overwhelmed in a good way & now needs to have a party to share all the goodies. It was a great value, shipping was prompt w/o additional fees. Highly recommend & will order again THANK YOU

Absolutely love this place! Love their baked goods, especially the muffins! We had friends visit…read morefrom Alaska and Cali and took them here to try the loux bagel cause they were craving one and they all enjoyed it! I love the variety of coffee latte flavors and bow it changes with the seasons! Such a cute cafe! Love the space upstairs and if you ever need a place to work or study! This is the one! Love supporting local. The ladies working the front are always so welcoming and nice even if I notice a little back n forth going on in the kitchen, that energy stays back there. I do love that I receive text coupons as well! Definitely recommend

Great coffee shop to dive in for an espresso. Even when they were about to close with 10 minutes…read moreleft on the clock. I came in. They told me that food is not currently available but that's ok. I needed an espresso before the movie to keep me awake. The caffeine slinger got me set right and I was wide awake for the next two hours. The movie was not great but the coffee was excellent.

I've been coming to JeannieBird for a number of years, spanning back to when the dearly departed…read moreJeannie was still running the business. It's not only a joy to see the business still enjoying good success, but to also taste the enhanced skill of the bakers here. Make no doubt about it, the croissant here are authentic and delicious. Just the right amount of butter to bring out their savory character, with just a kiss of natural sweetness. The ham and Gruyère is an absolute pleasure. They have actual content; not just a tease of baked in ingredients. The financier were also perfect! I'm very much looking forward to seeing any additional Parisian pastries added to their counter. The traditional stars of their menu remain outstanding: the iced tea and sweet potato biscuits. While JeannieBird isn't always on my way to my usual destinations, this business is always worth a special trip.

Today service was so bad. Everyone has bad days though, I guess…read more My food was given to somebody else after I waited forever and ever they ran outside to try and track it down till they give me secondhand recycled stuff what?? Gross. Apparently, if two different people use the register somehow the orders are not known about and therefore you stand around and wait so make sure the person running the register is who actually takes your order.

I had forgotten to order a cake for my Moms 90th birthday party…read more The party was Dec 27 and with Christmas a lot of bakeries were closed on the 26th and would not take my order but Starry Night came through. They made a beautiful and delicious cake. My family was very impressed with it and so was I . I can't thank you enough for helping make my mom's party a success !!

Thank you for the most beautiful and delicious cake for my mother's 101st birthday! I must come up…read morewith more reasons to celebrate so I can order another fabulous cake. It got rave reviews from all. Fresh, moist , delicious. I ordered from the website and chose one of their designs. I decided on chocolate cake with raspberry filling and would highly recommend .

got the peach and lemon italian ice and it was pretty good!! the peach was pretty sweet and the…read morelemon was very tart. $4 for a large is definitely a steal and was refreshing on a hot day! would def recommend if you are driving by yummy rating: 9/10

The Cow is a staple treat haven in the Historic Reisterstown area for many many years…read more There are lines at the stand-a-lone location at any given time they are open that would confirm the hype into the tasty creamy treat. On Sunday I had the opportunity to partake in their italian ice from the mobile truck that was contracted out into our HOA community end of school gathering. The mobile vehicle served up soft served icecream in cones or a come (vanilla or chocolate), various italian ice and gelatis. The lady in the mobile vehicle was very attentive and friendly to all that came for a treat in our HOA community. If you are looking for an addition to a party or gathering you are having dont hesitate to add THE COW to your next engagement gathering.

Artistic Desserts specializes in wedding cakes, but from what I saw, Mike does cakes for all…read moreoccasions and other desserts and unique chocolate sculptures as well. We met with Pastry Chef Michael Markwitz at his (very nice) home to go over our wedding cake selections. We were served full-sized slices of his incredibly delicious moist cakes in his dining room, on Lenox china with a freshly brewed pot of coffee. HUGE slices of delicious cake - so you can taste each one several times as you're narrowing down what you want. He combines whatever filling you want with whatever kind of cake you want, so again - big slices of fresh delicious cake really help when you're mixing stuff up to make an educated decision. He helped us select the number of tiers we wanted and even suggested keeping the cake shorter and offered to make a couple of cakes on the side to save money. Not sheet cakes, the same awesome round cakes with fabulous fillings. The cake is cut and served in the back anyway, so no one would notice either way and the quality of the cake is identical. Since we're having a backyard wedding, he even gave us tons of detail on how to cut and serve the cake and drew me a little diagram as well (there is an art to cutting a huge wedding cake without butchering it and I'm grateful he took the time to explain.) We have three tiers and he doesn't charge any extra if we wanted to do all three tiers with different cake flavors and fillings. The Cakes: Red Velvet with cream cheese frosting - the cake and icing were dense and delicious without the cloying sugary sweetness or unsweetened butter greasiness of a lot of other bakeries' cakes and icings. Some kind of white italian cream cake with a layer of Swiss imported seedless raspberry marmalade and a second layer of custard creamy goodness. Dense and delicious lemon cake with raspberry cream - we went with this one. Again, not too sweet, not TOO dense - just right. The chocolate - holy goodness. There was some kind of incredible ganache filling in there that was to die for. He made another cake with crushed peanut butter cups in the filling - this was my fiance's fave and it was delicious as well. Believe it or not, I am not a huge fan of cake overall, but you can't NOT love this guy's cakes. They are fabulous and they are beautifully decorated. He spent well over an hour with us at 7:00pm on a weeknight to accommodate our work schedules. He scrolled through endless pictures of cakes he had decorated so we could see some examples and he made some great recommendations. He let us try samples of fondant even though the cake we were selecting was iced with buttercream. It was light and soft and tasted almost like marshmallow. Not at all what I expected fondant to taste like, but he makes his own and it is delicious. When I went off on a holy-crap-i-never-even-thought-of-that-what-an-awesome-looking-cake tangent, he brought me back to my original vision for a simple, plain, classic wedding cake, even though the other option that caught my fancy would have cost a significant amount of money and truly would have been an impulse-buy. The man is a professional. Damn it I love independent businesses who haven't gotten so big and self-important that they forget about their customers. What a drastic difference between a tasting in the home of someone who loves what they do, and an impersonal tasting at a busy bakery that barely gives a crap about you and expects a healthy deposit in advance before they do you the huge favor of serving you silver-dollar sized stale morsels of inferior cake. He takes consultations by appointment only, so you'll want to plan in advance if you need a cake. His site has a lot of great pictures as well. I highly, highly recommend Michael and his wonderful cakes. We drove an hour to get to our tasting and it was so worth it. He is very friendly, very knowledgeable and very interested in making sure you get exactly what you want for a fair price. It was a great experience and a fabulous reminder of why I love shopping small, independent operations most of all.

Michael was awesome to work with. The tasting at his house in Westminster was great. He served us…read moreon his china and offered us tea and coffee. He gave us lots of different options to choose from as far as flavors and decorations. He also suggested that we have one of our flavors on a sheet cake that guests never see to save money, which we did. I've been to a lot of weddings where cake slices are left abandoned on the table, there is lots of cake leftover, etc. Our wedding was NOT like that at all. Everyone was talking about the cake and there was hardly any left! We had Italian Creme Cake w/Chocolate Ganache & Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Red Velvet w/Bourbon Cream Cheese Frosting, and Italian Creme Cake with Vanilla Pudding & Swiss Raspberry. All were amazing, but if I had to choose my favorite it would be the Reese's peanut butter cake! The cake looked and tasted wonderful! Seriously, this was one of those wedding vendors that just blew me away. I expected the cake to look and taste good, but it was AMAZING!

If you want a "just average" eating experience you should skip Rock Salt…read more It was fantastic. But, get there early, make a reservation, or be prepared to wait. My brother and I wanted something for lunch after going to a car swap meet. We landed on Rock Salt Grille. I'd eaten there several times before. We arrived at 11:45 AM (Saturday) and there was a 30 minute wait, so we grabbed two comfortable seats at the bar. A good call. I had the Rock Salt Oysters, broiled with bacon and parmigiana. Delightful. I also had the cream of, and Maryland crab, soup combination. My brother had the crab cake sandwich. I'd had it before, but wanted the oysters. His crab cake sandwich was double the size of any I'd ever seen, without exaggeration. He guessed it was 8 ounces or more, without exaggeration, with no visible filler, (Broiled). I had a few beers and we split the Bread pudding with Grand Marnier sauce. It was enough for four. The bar and food service was spectacular with "tag teaming" to make sure we didn't wait for anything. I'd like to thank the bartenders who served us perfectly: Kelsey and Nikkea. Award winners. Rock Salt is not inexpensive, but the quality of the food and the great service justify the premium. I'll be back more often

First visit for lunch at this popular grill in the Westminster Maryland downtown. While away from…read morethe sea, the menu features many appetizers and entrees on the seafood side. The food was very good, as we tried the crab soup, steamed mussels, fried oysters & oyster sandwich, tuna poke, and key lime pie. My fave were the mussels. Service was prompt and attentive. They have full bar and seating in the bar, main dining room or patio.

It's the nicest dining experience I've ever been associated with…read more My opinion only: This venue should be reserved for the most special occasions and for you, it may be simply waking up for the day. During our visit we heard several birthday cheers, noticed a retirement gathering and for us it was to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. To our surprise, the restaurant created a special dining menu noting our last name and our celebration. I was taken back with that gesture and acknowledgment although it's a testament to the service and care you will experience. This venue and team do the little thing right and will exceed expectations! Regarding the service, it was second to none with multiple staff and waiters at your side. The Smokehouse offers several dining options and host large parties and even weddings. The restaurant is huge and in associated with the historic Atrium 1844 hotel and property nestled on about 25acres. To the food: There are a few options to order from the menu and if you like wine pairing this is the spot. I chose the pairing option for my duck appetizer, scallop dinner and desert although didn't opt for champagne that complemented the surprise chef offering or my dinner salad. My wife had the beet salad, cod entree, dinner salad and orange cake. Every dish was incredibly prepared with no complaints. I envision the kitchen being hustled like the Netflix series, BEAR with echos of, "yes Chef". This was truly a special dining and something I strongly recommend if it's in your budget. The ambiance of the old early American estate is breathtaking and the piano puts you in a calm for the evening of wonderful indulgence. Again, and my opinion reserve this venue for a special affair. Total bill was $270 minus tip. Sounds crazy but if you have the time and wish to create a special touch to a special occasion, the Smokehouse is a sound choice. Note: reservations were 7:15 and we walked out at 9:45. Might want to consider staying at the Atrium at this point.

Beautiful place with amazing food and wonderful service. Highly recommend for an anniversary or…read moreromantic date.