We look forward to having you join us at a Cocktail Reception for a small handful of people hosted at the home or a special place by a local LAI member followed by a Dinner at a nearby restaurant in one of 250+ Baltimore neighborhoods. If you would like to dine on your own, we are happy to make other delicious suggestions.
- We’ve organized these events to introduce you to some of Baltimore’s neighborhoods and good city cuisine
- Up to 6 guests per event
- The events will start at 6:00 pm, Friday, April 27, 2018
- Transportation is generally assumed to be ride sharing/cab handled by attendees
- Guests will pay for their dinners
Please select your choice and include it in your LAI LEW registration at www.lai.org.
We appreciate you making your selection by March 25, 2018.
If you have any questions, please contact Baltimore Chapter President and LEW Chair Susannah Bergmann at 443-465-6781 or sbergmann@kaliberconstructioninc.com
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Dine Around Options
ROLAND PARK & FRENCH BISTRO
Visit LAI member Ken Rice & his wife Elizabeth in their Roland Park home. This north Baltimore neighborhood, developed between 1890 and 1920 and initially designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., is the first planned “suburban” community in North America. Walk to dinner at Petit Louis, offering French bistro fare and wines. Petit Louis is located in the Roland Park Shopping Center which opened in 1907 and is credited as one of the world’s first shopping centers.
PETITLOUIS.COM (ENTREES $16 - $28)
18 MINUTE RIDESHARE FROM PIER 5
CLIPPER MILL & LA CUCHARA
Travel to north Baltimore’s Clipper Mill, a renovated, mixed-use community, and meet LAI member Bob Lefenfeld for pre-dinner refreshments. Located in a former London Fog raincoat factory is La Cuchara, the restaurant co-owned by Bob’s children, Chef Ben, Jake and Amy Lefenfeld. La Cuchara is a Basque themed restaurant, featuring the cuisine of the Basque regions of Spain and France. The menu offers a range of appetizers (pintxos), tapas and entrees.
LACUCHARABALTIMORE.COM (ENTREES $23 - $38)
15 MINUTE RIDESHARE FROM PIER 5
AT HOME IN MAYFIELD
Spend the evening in Mayfield at the 1929-era home of LAI President Mel Freeman and his wife, Carol. Mayfield, one of the city’s suburban-like outer city neighborhoods, is located in northeast, nestled between Clifton Park and Herring Run Park, and within a block of Lake Montebello. You’ll also be joined by the Freemans’ northeast neighbor, Michael Seipp, who has spent his career working in and supporting Baltimore’s neighborhoods. You will be treated to a dinner of favorite regional dishes and good conversation about living in Baltimore.
$60 PER PERSON
15 MINUTE RIDESHARE FROM PIER 5
MARYLAND CLUB & AFGHAN DINING IN MT. VERNON
Mt. Vernon, just north of Downtown, is one of Baltimore’s oldest neighborhoods and was originally home to the city’s most wealthy and fashionable families. It is distinguished by the first Washington Monument, honoring the first U.S. president.
The Maryland Club, in Mount Vernon, was founded in 1857 “when workboats, sailing ships and steamboats jammed Baltimore harbor.” The club’s current building at the corner of Charles and Eager Streets was opened in 1892. A pre-dinner gathering at the club will be hosted by LAI member Matt Kimball. Gentleman’s attire calls for coat and tie.
A short walk from the Maryland Club will bring you to another Mount Vernon gem, The Helmand restaurant. The Helmand, operated by Qayum Karzai, brother of Afghanistan’s former president, has been providing fine Afghan cuisine to Baltimore for over 20 years. It offers an extensive full course menu of lamb, seafood, beef and chicken dishes as well as eggplant, spinach and other fresh vegetable options.
HELMAND.COM (ENTREES $13 - $17)
8 MINUTE RIDESHARE FROM PIER 5, OR TAKE FREE CHARM CITY CIRCULATOR (PURPLE LINE)
OTTERBEIN, HARBOR WALK & FEDERAL HILL
Walk part way around the Baltimore Harbor to meet LAI hosts Joanie & David Millane at the Baltimore Visitor’s Center for an evening in the Federal Hill neighborhoods. Stroll with them past Baltimore’s tallest building where new mixes with old, to Otterbein, for a quick tour of Baltimore’s famed “Dollar Houses,” then to their home in adjacent Harbor Walk, 1980’s townhouses designed to complement their historic neighbors. Enjoy drinks and hors d’oeuvres at Joanie & David’s.
Afterwards dine in Federal Hill at SOBO CAFE, in a classic neighborhood townhome whose generous menu includes salads, pasta, burgers, steak, fish and Maryland’s famous crab cakes. Joanie & David will arrange for rideshare to return you to your hotel.
SOBOCAFE.NET (ENTREES $13 - $30)
15 MINUTE WALK TO BALTIMORE VISITOR’S CENTER FROM PIER 5
WOODBERRY KITCHEN
Woodberry was a thriving 19th century industrial community centered on the mills along the Jones Falls waterway. Today, many of those mills have been converted into new residences, retail spaces and restaurants. Clipper Mill is one of these repurposed developments. Join host LAI member Joe Nathanson in traveling to Woodberry Kitchen, one of the region’s premier farm-to-table restaurants. Menu features locally sourced seafood and meats.
WOODBERRYKITCHEN.COM (ENTREES $21 - $48)
15 MINUTE RIDESHARE FROM PIER 5
HIGHFIELD HOUSE & ELEGANT INDIAN DINING
Join Jerry & Carol Doctrow, along with fellow LAI member Tara Clifford, for a tour of their Highfield House condominium. This International style apartment building, designed by Mies van der Rohe, was completed in 1964 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Stroll through the Guilford and Tuscany-Canterbury neighborhoods to The Ambassador to enjoy upscale Indian food in a dignified wood-beamed space with fireplaces and a beautiful seasonal garden.
ENTREES $17 - $27
16 MINUTE RIDESHARE FROM PIER 5
BOLTON HILL & BREWER'S ART
Discover Bolton Hill, a neighborhood of late 19th century Victorian townhouses and tree-lined streets. Join LAI member and Baltimore Heritage’s Executive Director Johns Hopkins and his wife, Mary Cox, who will be your pre-dinner hosts in their Bolton Hill residence, before a short walk to a neighborhood restaurant, Brewer's Art. "Innovative cuisine in an historic mansion set in Baltimore's scenic Mt. Vernon neighborhood. Award-winning ales brewed on the premises, with carefully selected wines and spirits also available."
THEBREWERSART.COM (ENTREES $14 - $30)
10 MINUTE RIDESHARE FROM PIER 5
ALBEMARLE SQUARE/HISTORIC JONESTOWN & LITTLE ITALY
Visit Albemarle Square/Historic Jonestown and Little Italy, just east of Baltimore’s Downtown. Join LAI host and JHU Carey Business School Assoc. Professor, Lindsay Thompson, at her Albemarle Square home for drinks, then dine at Café Gia.
Albemarle Square, located in Historic Jonestown, is Baltimore’s most ambitious HOPE VI project, a newly created mix of apartments, houses, and incomes replacing a former high-rise public housing complex. Then walk through nearby historic Little Italy, a charming mix of residences and restaurants clustered around St. Leo’s Church and a center of Italian culture. Café Gia’s offers hearty Sicilian cooking and wine in a homey restaurant lined with colorful murals. During the evening Lindsay will tell you about Baltimore CityLab an initiative focused on this area linking businesses, community leaders and Carey Business School to explore ways to build more livable cities for a livable future.
CAFEGIABALTIMORE.COM (ENTREES $17 - $28)
7 MINUTE WALK FROM PIER 5
FELL’S POINT & LATIN AMERICAN CUISINE
Fell’s Point, a short distance to the east of the Inner Harbor, is Baltimore’s original seaport neighborhood. Its earlier history as an 18th century center of shipbuilding and seafaring commerce is still reflected in the area’s many antique shops, dining and drinking establishments.
For this adventure, rideshare to the home of architect David Gleason, longtime Fell’s Point resident. There you will partake of some pre-dinner cocktails and refreshments co-hosted by LAI members Rachel Edds and Geoffrey Washington. A short walk will then take you to one of the newest additions to the neighborhood dining choices, Points South Latin Kitchen. Owner Bryson Keens promises “serving the most delectable Central and South American Cuisine. Come find your inner compass and explore Points South of the border!”
POINTSSOUTHBALTIMORE.COM (ENTREES $28 - $39)
7 MINUTE RIDESHARE FROM PIER 5