Full disclosure: Before moving to the DMV area and starting as The Baltimore Sun’s new food reporter, I had never had a pit beef sandwich. Embarrassingly, I didn’t even know what tiger sauce was! (For ...

At Chaps Pit Barbecue, meat-loving foodies won't find neon signs or flashing arrows. Instead, the roadside barbecue joint dutifully spouts meaty aromas into the surrounding air. It's almost hidden in ...

The unmistakable aroma of sizzling beef fills the air, drawing both locals and visitors to a place where the art of pit beef is perfected. For decades, one roadside shack has been a staple in the ...

Art from a country under siege gains hard-won luster in a city of postwar intrigue.