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Sometimes, you get distracted, and you need tacos, pizza and ice cream shake you out of it. It's been a nice fall, but life kept me ...

Tacos from The Jolly Pig truck Tacos seem to be the heart-and-soul of the current food truck revival -- traditional, Korean, exotic, alm...

Seafood dolset As I'm getting better at understanding Korean food, I feel like the Korean food is getting better in Ellicott City. ...

La Pasta's ravioli pan-fried by Mrs. HowChow Roots Market in Clarksville is celebrated a renovated store with a "re-grand open...

A drive-through Starbucks has open on Rte 108 near Coal Fire Pizza in Columbia. (This post has been updated early Thursday morning with ...

Joey Vanoni of Pizza di Joey Food trucks aren't just for cities anymore, and I want to get in on the ones that make the trek out to ...

A Cuban sandwich that doesn't look like a Cuban, but tastes delicious Who is working on getting Atwater's to open in Howard Coun...

Fried dumplings at Tian Black Flag Brewing is coming to Columbia.  The Black Flag folks and I surprised each other -- a liquor board ...

Luna Bella's pizza -- with parmesan topper When the woman leaned over and busted me as HowChow, she said it was the Parmesan cheese ...

Miso soup and onigiri at Matcha Time Cafe It's a small spot with a small menu, but there are big reasons to stop into Matcha Time C...

Bananas and wine -- The devil's combo Someone appears to be trying to open another brewery in Columbia called the Black Flag Brewery...

Renata's Is Open Now Have a delicious Labor Day weekend.  If you're looking for fun, you can't beat the shady trolley trail ...

Local ice cream at the Scoop & Paddle food truck People often ask me where to find homemade ice cream in Howard County, and now I ne...

Challah from The Breadery in Oella The trolley trail from Ellicott City remains one of the great local adventures -- and the Breadery a...

DOnut and latte at Tous Les Jours All summer, I have found myself drawn back to Tous Les Jours -- the bakery that opened in a March sno...

Burger and fries I swear that I planned to order something when we took my parents to Victoria Gastro Pub for my father's birthday....

Pizza and pasta at Facci While I've been out, Facci Ristorante turned itself into an even-better restaurant -- and surprised us int...

What's coming to the new construction in Maple Lawn? So what have I missed? One of the great parts of HowChow has been collecting ...

Gyro at Hickory Ridge Grill While I've been out, the good food has kept rolling.  Even when I couldn't post, I appreciated all t...