Crust & Crumb, a new Asian bakery and cafe located at 718 Rockville Pike in Rockville, will host its grand opening celebration on Friday, November 13, from 12pm to 2pm.

The event will feature a ribbon-cutting ceremony, live DJ, giveaways, and activities. The first 50 customers will receive free gift bags, limited to one per person while supplies last.

The bakery, which recently opened in the former Roy Rogers location, offers a variety of Asian-inspired baked goods, pastries, coffee, specialty teas, and desserts. Menu items include taro milk tea, brown sugar oat lattes, mango pomelo sago, shaved ice, and tofu pudding.

Crust & Crumb has also announced a separate grand opening giveaway featuring 20 winners. Prizes include store credits ranging from $25 to $100 and free bread. Participants can enter through the bakery’s Instagram account, @crustandcrumbrockville, with winners scheduled to be announced on November 2.

 

View this post on Instagram

 

A post shared by Crust & Crumb | Bakery Cafe (@crustandcrumbrockville)

Along with the rest of the world, we at Ars are mourning Sir Patrick Stewart—the beloved award-winning actor best known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men franchise—who died yesterday at the age of 86.

A statement released by Stewart's representatives said:

We announce with great sorrow the passing of Sir Patrick Stewart yesterday at his home in Los Angeles, in the loving care of his beloved wife Sunny, following a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia. He has been held in the warm embrace of family and friends, surrounded by live music, prayer, tears, laughter, and the kind of profound emotion that only he could inspire after a lifetime of devotion to us all. We will forever cherish the peaceful ease and reflection on his face, an enduring reminder of his invincible grace.

Through the actor's X account, the family has requested that, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Fund and the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Caregiver Resources.

Read full article

Comments

The City of Rockville has announced upcoming facility closures and schedule changes for Election Day, Veterans Day, and Thanksgiving in November.

City Hall will be closed Tuesday, November 3, for Election Day; Wednesday, November 11, for Veterans Day; and Thursday, November 26, and Friday, November 27, for Thanksgiving. The Rockville Senior Center, Glenview Mansion, and F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre box office will also be closed on those dates.

On Election Day, Lincoln Park, Thomas Farm, and Twinbrook community centers will be open from 10 am to 6 pm, and trash and recycling collection will follow the regular schedule.

For Veterans Day, Wednesday and Thursday trash and recycling collections will be delayed by one day. During Thanksgiving week, Thursday collections will take place Friday, November 27.

Several recreational facilities will operate on modified schedules during the holidays, including community centers, Croydon Creek Nature Center, and the Rockville Swim and Fitness Center.

Parking will be free at city-owned meters on November 3, 11, 26, and 27.

Residents can find additional information about collection schedules at rockvillemd.gov/recycling-trash or by calling 240-314-8568.

Popular Maryland food creator Nomtastic Kim has shared her “Maryland Dumpling Bucket List,” highlighting eight must-try dumplings from restaurants across the state, with Montgomery County well represented among the selections (full list below).

Kimberly Kong, better known as Nomtastic Kim, selected everything from soup dumplings and pan-fried pork dumplings to har gow, siu mai, mandu and Nepalese momos.

Bob’s Shanghai 66, located at 305 N. Washington Street in Rockville, comes in at No. 2 for its soup dumplings. Kim calls them the “BEST soup dumplings in MD and the entire DMV,” with the pork and crab-and-pork varieties among her favorites. Kim has previously singled out Bob’s Shanghai 66 for its soup dumplings, calling the Rockville restaurant a must-visit for fans of the dish.

Shanghai Taste, located at 1121 Nelson Street in Rockville, is No. 3 for its Sheng Jian Bao, or pan-fried soup dumplings. Kim also recommends the restaurant’s traditional soup dumplings.

A&J Restaurant at 1319 Rockville Pike is featured at No. 4 for its pan-fried pork dumplings. Kim also recommends pairing the dumplings with the restaurant’s spicy beef noodle soup.

Peter Chang at 637 N. Frederick Avenue in Gaithersburg comes in at No. 6 for its har gow. Kim notes that the restaurant makes its dumplings by hand and recommends its all-you-can-eat dim sum as an opportunity to try a variety of dishes.

The four selections outside Montgomery County are Pepper House’s Zhong Dumplings in Ellicott City at No. 1, Shin Chon’s Mandu in Ellicott City at No. 5, Mai Dragon’s Siu Mai in Hanover at No. 7 and Momo Hub’s Jhol Momo in Clarksville at No. 8. Momo Hub also has a Montgomery County connection, with a location inside Commas Food Hall at Ellsworth Place in downtown Silver Spring.

 

View this post on Instagram

 

A post shared by Kimberly Kong || what to eat, see & do in Maryland + beyond (@nomtastickim)

Food & Wine has selected Baltimore-based Angeli’s Pizzeria as Maryland’s representative on its new “50 States of Award-Winning Pizza” list, which highlights an acclaimed pizza destination in every state.

For the list, Food & Wine sought out pizzerias that have received recognition from major pizza competitions, rankings, local publications, and reader polls. The publication described the selections as pizza destinations “consistently recognized for the quality and taste of the competitive pies.”

Angeli’s has accumulated several national accolades in recent years. The pizzeria ranked #44 in the 2026 edition of 50 Top Pizza USA, climbing three spots after making its debut at #47 in 2025. Food & Wine also noted Angeli’s previous appearance on Yelp’s 2023 list of the Top 100 Pizza Spots in the U.S., where it ranked #77. The restaurant also received additional recognition last year after being named Maryland’s top New York-style pizza spot by The Washington Post.

Angeli’s story began well before its recent run of national recognition. The family-owned pizzeria originated in New Orleans in 1986 before the original operation eventually closed following the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. The concept was later revived in Baltimore’s Little Italy, bringing its New York-style pizza and family recipes to Maryland.

Angeli’s has since expanded beyond Little Italy. The business now operates multiple locations in Baltimore and recently opened an Ellicott City restaurant at 10039 Baltimore National Pike, Suite C, in the Forest Green shopping center. The approximately 1,500-square-foot restaurant replaced River House Pizza Co.

The Food & Wine recognition adds to a growing list of national accolades for Angeli’s, which has gone from a neighborhood Little Italy pizzeria to one of Maryland’s most frequently recognized pizza destinations.