Restaurateur Tony Foreman and his team are spending nearly $2 million to open a dining spot where Café Hon used to be, making it one of the biggest investments made for a new business on The Avenue in Hampden and roughly four times what the liquor board requires.
Baltimore’s liquor board voted 3 to 0 last week to approve a ‘Class B’ Beer Wine and Liquor license for the proposed restaurant after attorney Caroline Hecker said how much the owner is investing and provided other details about the project. The city liquor board requires a capital investment of $500,000 for applicants seeking a ‘Class B’ restaurant license.
“The project represents a capital investment of nearly $2 million,” Hecker told the liquor board. “The restaurant, which will be called The Duchess, will be open for dinner service Wednesday through Monday and will offer lunch on Friday through Sunday as well. The restaurant is proposed to be closed on Tuesdays. The exact hours of operation are still being determined.”
The Foreman Wolf Group will operate the restaurant at 1000 W. 36th Street, where Café Hon closed in April of 2022. Hecker introduced Foreman, the applicant for the liquor license, and said Kelly Campanella would oversee operations at the restaurant.
