*The Black-family-owned restaurant Crust by Mack is reportedly coming to Baltimore’s Harborplace.
According to the Baltimore Banner, the festival market is being renovated, Black Enterprise reports, and developer P. David Bramble is looking to bring Black businesses into the space. Bramble has been communicating the Crust by Mack owner Amanda Mack to bring her popular pastries to the city.
“I knew at some point I wanted her to be part of some of the things we were doing in Baltimore,” Bramble said to the Baltimore Banner. “I wasn’t able to eat the stuff that people love the most. But I’ve had lots of the other stuff. And man, it’s delicious. And it’s mostly sold out when you get there. She’s a natural fit.”
“It was truly the heart of Baltimore. It didn’t matter how much money you had; it was a central point and meeting point for residents to take in all the beauty that Baltimore has to offer,” Mack said of bringing her business to the iconic Harbor.
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“We’re going to bring music, entertainment, culture, and art. We’re going to bring the culture down to the Inner Harbor,” Mack said.
According to the Baltimore Banner, Mack is the first temporary tenant at Harborplace.
“Culturally, we were brought here, sold here. The Harbor was one of the ports that our ancestors were brought to and sold. To be on the water and be connected to the ancestors, it’s not just a humbling experience; I want to pay homage to them,” Mack said.
“This is where we came from,” Mack’s mother, Tiffany Wingate, said. “My heart melted when I found out she was getting a space here because our history is on this water. Where we started does not determine where we end up.”
