Brian Lawrence Live
Dec. 2011
Kicked off this round with a wonderful dinner for media folks on Dec. 5 at the beautiful new TenTen restaurant in the Bagby Building, hosted by David & Jane Smith. Great food, moderately priced, in a beautiful, intimate space (you’ll see it in the ‘Epicure’ pages of the new January issue of STYLE). Tuesday morning included a stop at the Baltimore School for the Arts ‘Good News’ breakfast and performance, and chats with Sam Polakoff, Terry Reed and Tracy Kwiatkowski. On Sat., Dec. 10, we attended the 30th anniversary screening of ‘Diner’ at JHU’s Shriver Hall, followed by a panel with director Barry Levinson and several actors from the film. I managed to chat with local boy Josh Charles after the screening, whom I hadn’t seen in a number of years— he’s a big fan of the film, and recalled watching them film parts of it here when he was 12 years old. On Tues., Dec. 13, I joined several area food writers for a sampling dinner at B&O American Brasserie— the short rib roast and the butternut squash doughnuts were clear standouts on chef Thomas Dunklin‘s new seasonal menu— definitely order those the next time you’re there for dinner (BTW, the bar there is one of my local favorites, particularly in the colder months, and barmeister Brendan Dorr always has a new drink up his sleeve— just ask him to recommend something). Thursday night, I joined Carolyn O’Keefe (who’s also featured in the Dec. issue with her jewelry line, American Estate), Stiles Colwill (see the layout in the Dec. issue on his Christmas decor at his Green Spring Valley farm), and lots of others for a delightful black-tie holiday dinner at the Mt. Vernon Club. After that, I stopped by the Metro Gallery to see the new photography show, “Big Girls,” and stayed to talk with Joe Giordano, Jill Andrews, Dean Alexander, Lindsay Hite and lots more who were there for the show. Friday night was the annual Tour de Dundalk to benefit BARCS, and Saturday night included stops at Anne Boone Simanski‘s annual Ugly Sweater party and Willis Macgill‘s annual Christmas bash. Then on Monday, Dec. 19, it was back to TenTen for a media happy hour hosted by Dot Fuchs and Lisa Shenkle, where I caught up with Gregg Wilhelm, Cindy & Kerry Plackmeyer, Randi Rom, Merritt Dworkin and a slew of others before heading home. Tonight? You’ll find me at the bar at The Peppermill with freelance writer/photographer Jim Burger toasting the season (and the Peppermill’s mention in his story as one of Baltimore’s best classic martinis in the Dec. issue of STYLE).
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