Brian Lawrence Live
Black Eyed Peas show
Tues., Aug. 10
Tonight, the Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D. Tour came through town for a sold-out show at the 1st Mariner Arena. Rapper T-Pain opened the show, then the stage gave way to the slick, highly produced, hit-friendly show for the next hour and a half. The crowd was energetic, on their feet for the entire…
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Tues., July 20
Fun night out tonight with some of my favorite media peeps— Dara Bunjon, Randi Rom, Diane Macklin and Celeste Corsaro— for a dinner at Sotto Sopra. First up: a perfectly mixed sazerac. Then, chef Riccardo Bosio personally delivered all of our food to the table— platter after platter of fabulous stuff— fried polenta in…
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Thurs., July 15
Several stops this evening: I first meet up with Celeste Corsaro of Charm City Food Tours at 13.5% Wine Bar in Hampden, where bartender Brendan takes good care of us, and I say hello to manager Peter Keck. Then it’s on to Mt. Washington Mill to Gore Dean, where they’re hosting a reception for…
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June 14-15
I was selected to be a media judge at this year’s Taste of Elegance— the National Pork Board’s chef’s competition, being held in Baltimore at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel. So I spent three hours in the afternoon sequestered with four other judges from various media outlets around the country (including local blogger Holly Barzyk). We…
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Wed., June 2
This year’s Evening of Traditional Beverages at Homewood House centered around beers brewed in Baltimore. Guest speaker Rob Kasper of The Baltimore Sun covered the history of brewing in Charm City, hitting all the familiar names: Gunther, Arrow, American, National Premium and Bohemian. It was a beautiful summer evening on the lawn for the…
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Wed., May 26
I got a last-minute invitation from my friend, PR maven Lisa Shenkle, to a cocktail reception aboard the HMS Sutherland, docked at the Broadway pier in Fells Point. The frigate of the British Royal Navy is in town for a few days and was throwing a reception for approximately 50 people. I called my…
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May 19-22
Lots going on this past week: First, on Wed., I joined some fellow media peeps at the B&O American Brasserie to sample some of master mixologist Brendan Dorr‘s new springtime elixirs. Our group of 10 or so included notorious bon vivant Jim Burger, Jess Blumberg from Baltimore magazine and Cindy Plackmeyer, who blogs on Baltimore…
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Wed.,May 12
Today I headed downtown to the Inner Harbor to join some fellow media peeps for the introduction of the Harbor’s newest attraction: the new Seadog boat tours. I boarded the Spirit of Baltimore and was greeted by Amy Taubenfeld and Dot Fuchs. Tom Noonan took a few minutes to talk about the new attraction, then…
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May 3-10
Springtime brings a slew of benefits, and Style has been on the scene at most of them. On Monday, May 3, I headed downtown to the Renaissance Harborplace hotel for Meals On Wheels’ 18th Annual Culinary Extravaganza. I met up with my ‘Socially Speaking’ pal, Anne Boone Simanski for the VIP cocktail reception before the…
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Mon/Wed, April 26/28
On Monday evening, I headed up to the Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley to this year’s annual Great Chefs’ Dinner, with chef Alexandra Guarnaschelli of NYC’s Butter. I got there at 5 p.m. to participate as a table judge for the design competition, and also to pick out my favorites to be featured in…
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