The owner is my sister, Danae Schrock! She started helping in our mom’s bakery and café when she was young, worked at a farmer’s market/deli, and then got her first official restaurant job in Chestertown, Maryland after high school. She became one of the line chefs at Brooks Tavern, and credits 90% of her food and knife skills to the owners Kevin and Barbara McKinney.

Danae moved to Baltimore in 2010 to attend Culinary school. After a year and a half of schooling and working in restaurants, Danae worked a “front of house” position as server and bartender for a year, and then became one of the restaurants’ managers. From there, Danae moved to a General Manager position at a restaurant in downtown Baltimore and enrolled in Business School. In 2016, she graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business with a major in Service Management and specialization in Restaurant Enterprise Management. The dream was always to start a restaurant of her own, and after years of talking about it, Danae decided to make it a reality. In recognition of her love for Baltimore (“Charm City”), Charmed. was derived. The entire menu was created by Danae, and she gained inspiration for dishes from our mom, her foodie friends, and from visiting small cafés in Chicago, during a 3-month stint there.

Can’t wait to see you at Charmed.!

-Donna