Your weekly dose of some cool food and dining finds around town!
Healthy Kids’ Menu, $50 Meal Deal, Summer Supper Pop-Up, Summer Biergarten, and Dinner Under the Stars
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- Healthy and kid-approved meals do exist in the same sentence! Toastique in Annapolis now offers a kids’ menu that is sure to excite the little ones featuring toasts, bowls, and smoothies. Highlights include the Blue Mystique Bowl (blend of pineapple, banana, mango, blue spirulina, and almond milk, and then topped with pineapple, banana, coconut, granola, and honey), PB + J Toast (peanut butter and berry jam on multigrain toast with bananas and strawberries on the side), and Kid Charcuterie (hummus, celery, bananas, strawberries, blueberries, avocado smash, and sourdough toast).
- Adult favorites include the Smoked Salmon Toast, Avocado Smash Toast (Pro tip: add a poached egg!), PB + B Bowl, Lavender Cold Brew, and their Superfruit Smoothie.
- Meal Deal Alert! All American Steakhouse in Edgewater now offers a $50 Meal Deal for Four, featuring fresh baked rolls, crab dip, four full-sized entrees (mix and match between: 6 oz sirloin, BBQ chicken, mushroom marsala chicken, teriyaki chicken, and parmesan peppercorn chicken), and eight homemade sides (choose from fries, mashed potatoes, wild rice, baked potato, broccoli, coleslaw, sweet potato, or the veggie of the day.) Available for carryout on Fridays and Saturdays, or dine in and carryout on Sundays.
- Pencil in date night at April’s Table in Severna Park for their Summer Supper Pop-Up on July 25 from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. Grab your date and enjoy this all-inclusive, elevated-dining experience. On the menu is a grazing board and libation to start, followed by crispy halloumi, Amarillo ceviche, watermelon carpaccio, steak tartare, seared scallops, and lilikoi (also known as passion fruit) panna cotta. Tickets are $175 per person.
- Prost! Summer in the Biergarten is booming at Old Stein Inn in Edgewater with a recent summer menu launch featuring a Pork Belly Wassermelon Salat (crispy pork belly skewers, mixed greens, watermelon, goat cheese, spicy pecans, tajin, and honey lime balsamic vinaigrette), Crab Dip Fondue (pretzel bread bowl, bier cheese, Maryland lump crab, old bay, and pretzel crostini), and a Wild Elk Jalapeño Cheddar Dog (wild elk and jalapeño cheddar sausage, sauteed onions, beer cheese, bacon, pretzel roll, and inn-cut frittes). Complete your meal with a pretzel and choose between a Chocolate Pretzel Bread Pudding (crème anglaise, butterscotch, and whipped cream) or Das Pretzel Dessert (Das Pretzel Haus Pretzel, powdered sugar, crème anglaise/butterscotch, and chocolate/summer berry sauce swirls).
- Fun fact: Old Stein Inn has trivia on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm!
- Dine and dance under the stars in Downtown Annapolis at Dinner Under the Stars on Wednesday and Saturday evenings from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm until September 28. With nine participating restaurants—Luna Blu Ristorante Italiano, Tsunami, 49 West Coffeehouse: Winebar & Gallery, Stan and Joe’s Saloon, Rams Head Tavern, Picante Cocina Mexicana, Level: a Small Plates Lounge, Reynolds Tavern, and Curate—there’s plenty of food and outdoor dining options to enjoy! Reservations are recommended. Check out the 2024 music schedule online!
- Pro tip: Gallery 57 West also offers beginner painting lessons during Dinner Under the Stars!