911 West 36th Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21211
Parking in rear of building
410-889-0952
Monday–Thursday
11am-9pm
Friday–Saturday
11am–10pm
Eat a delicious meal--and help change lives.
The Dogwood restaurant is a training school for the Dogwood Gourmet Institute, a cutting edge, scholarship-only, culinary and hospitality institute for those recovering from addiction, homelessness, and incarceration. Imagine a university with classes taught by leading chefs and industry professionals attached to a real-world, award-winning restaurant. Imagine the restaurant business: chaos, brutally hard work, creative joy . . . theater . . . partnered with the quiet energy of the classroom, where students learn the theories, history, and technique behind great cooking and sincere hospitality.
That’s the Dogwood Gourmet Institute.
We are a husband and wife team, Bridget and Galen Sampson, who founded the Institute with the dream of providing the equivalent of an expensive culinary arts degree—for free. The restaurant provides real-world training for the school’s apprentices as they work to change their lives.
Our deli is open 6 days a week with delicious sandwiches, smoothies and gourmet-to-go meals.
Catering comes second nature to us. Get all the details about our offerings.
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