Brian Lawrence Live
Wed., Jan. 20
Two planned stops tonight, the opening party for the restored Hotel Brexton on upper Park Avenue and a birthday celebration for Diane Macklin at Roy’s. My stop at the Brexton turns out to be quite brief, as it is mobbed with people, most of whom I don’t recognize. I managed to sqeeze down the narrow hallway to a steep spiral staircase and alight on the fourth floor. The renovation of this historically significant structure looks lovely, but it was hard to really see much with so many people clogging every square inch, clamoring for the free glasses of wine and cubes of cheese. I left after 10 minutes.
Headed over to Harbor East, where I nipped in to the bar at The Oceannaire for a Manhattan to warm up, and owner/manager Nate Beechler came over to chat and show me the menu for the upcoming Restaurant Week (we’ll be there on Thurs. for dinner). Next to me at the bar were Sally Rich from B-mag and Teddy Bauer, owner of the Oregon Grille, so we had a nice chat while I waited for the birthday party to begin. Then, pals Celeste Corsaro and Scooter Holt posted, so we walked across the plaza to Roy’s. In a large private room in the rear, the party was in full swing with a live Polynesian band performing, complete with authentic hula dancers. Caught up with lots of media pals at the bash: Sloane Brown, Ron Matz, Reagan Warfield, Edie Brown, among others. Roy’s version of a pineapple vodka martini was tasty, and many were ordered. As that bash wound down, it was on to the new Rowhouse Grille in Federal Hill, then over to Ropewalk Tavern to end the evening when they kicked us out at 2:05.
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