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The plant-based restaurant Shouk opened its third location in the area on Tuesday.  The restaurant features global street foods ranging from mushroom shawarma to pulled jackfruit BBQ. Co-founder and chef Dennis Friedman describes the restaurant as fine dining in a casual setting with an environmental mission.  Diners order from two wide touch screen kiosks  and […]

Montgomery County officials want to address a shortage food in local animal shelters while pet stores throw away edible food. Congressman Jamie Raskin, and Representatives Fred Upton, Lucy McBath and Young Kim have introduced the Bring Animals Relief and Kibble Act (BARK). It would provide animal shelters protection from being sued against the effects of […]

The annual Silver Spring Arts & Crafts Fall Fair will go on as planned this fall after being canceled last year due to the pandemic. The fair will be held on Oct. 17, Oct. 31 and Dec. 5 at 1 Veterans Place at Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring and will run from 1 p.m. to […]

World Central Kitchen (WCK), the nonprofit founded by chef, humanitarian and Bethesda resident José Andrés, has served 160,000 meals in Louisiana following Hurricane Ida, according to a post from WCK on Monday. WCK feeds people in areas suffering from natural or man-made crises. The organization has been providing meals to those affected by the hurricane […]

Right now most food waste from large restaurants, grocery stores and produce distributors goes to landfill. And that’s because there’s no other option. But all that will change in Maryland starting in January of 2023. In compliance with a new state law, producers of large amounts of food waste will be required to redirect it. […]

Montgomery County police officers shot and killed a man following an “armed standoff” at a McDonald’s in Gaithersburg after someone reported he was refusing to pay or move his car from the drive-thru, according to the county police department. Emergency communications received a call for a trespasser at the McDonald’s at 18273 Flower Hill Way […]

The Angry Jerk, an authentic Caribbean restaurant, is hosting a soft opening Wednesday. The restaurant is located at 8223 Georgia Ave. in downtown Silver Spring, the previous home of The Big Greek Café. Takoma Park native Jason Miskiri, the owner of The Angry Jerk, told MyMCM, “I love Silver Spring, I grew up in Takoma […]

A GoFundMe online fundraiser has been set up to support the family of Corries Hardy, a barbecue food truck owner who died while working on his food truck on Sunday. “On Sunday June 27th, Corries Hardy, a beloved part of both the Bowie and Bethesda communities passed away while doing what he loved best, Barbecuing […]

A third Shake Shack restaurant has been recently proposed to open in Montgomery County, in the Rockville/North Bethesda area, according to plans on the construction project information and data website Construction Journal. According to the plan, the former Arby’s fast food restaurant at 11710 Rockville Pike would be renovated into the fast-casual burger restaurant. Shake […]

Shake Shack, the fast-casual burger restaurant chain with one current Montgomery County location, is planning to open in Bethesda and Gaithersburg. The restaurant is coming to Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda, Brand Communications Specialist Katie Scott confirmed to MyMCM in an email. It is slated to open in late 2021. Shake Shack also plans to […]