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Christina Tkacik

Christina

Christina Tkacik is the food reporter for The Baltimore Banner. She joined the staff of The Baltimore Banner in August of 2022 to cover all things food. Prior to that, she spent more than six years at The Baltimore Sun, including three years as the newspaper's dining reporter and restaurant critic. After all this time in Charm City, she can pick a crab but still can't shuck an oyster.

Latest content by Christina Tkacik

Beloved restaurateur Qayum Karzai, owner of The Helmand, dies at 77
Qayum Karzai, the owner of The Helmand restaurant and brother of a former president of Afghanistan, died Thursday. Karzai, who lived in Glenwood, was 77.
Jul 10, 2024
Oysters on the half shell at The Local Oyster.
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The owners of the Local Oyster announced Monday they are shutting down the eateries’ branches in Mount Vernon Marketplace and Locust Point, a wrenching decision they chalked up to the lasting effects of COVID.
Updated Jun 19, 2024
Oysters on the half shell at The Local Oyster.
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The owners of the Local Oyster announced Monday they are shutting down the eateries’ branches in Mount Vernon Marketplace and Locust Point, a wrenching decision they chalked up to the lasting effects of COVID.
Updated May 22, 2024
Oysters on the half shell at The Local Oyster.
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The owners of the Local Oyster announced Monday they are shutting down the eateries’ branches in Mount Vernon Marketplace and Locust Point, a wrenching decision they chalked up to the lasting effects of COVID.
Dec 13, 2023
Oysters on the half shell at The Local Oyster.
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The owners of the Local Oyster announced Monday they are shutting down the eateries’ branches in Mount Vernon Marketplace and Locust Point, a wrenching decision they chalked up to the lasting effects of COVID.
Nov 16, 2023
Oysters on the half shell at The Local Oyster.
[Test Live Variant] The Local Oyster will close Mount Vernon and Locust Point locations
The owners of the Local Oyster announced Monday they are shutting down the eateries’ branches in Mount Vernon Marketplace and Locust Point, a wrenching decision they chalked up to the lasting effects of COVID.
Nov 15, 2023

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