I just got off the phone with Randy Stahl, part owner of the Brass Elephant and the restaurant's chef from 1980 until 2000. He filled in some blanks on the sale reported -- Tweeted, actually -- by the city Liquor Board this afternoon.
A group of three or four investors -- Stahl just deals with one -- has signed a contract to buy the shuttered Mount Vernon restaurant. But they have 30 days to decide if with they want to go through with the deal.
"There's a period of due diligence and they're in the middle of that now," said Stahl. During that time, he said, they'll be "looking at the building -- is there lead paint, asbestos?"
Who are the potential buyers?
Stahl won't say until the deal is done.
"They are people from Baltimore who no longer live in Baltimore," he said. "They're planning a restaurant, I can tell you that. ... I have no idea what the concept would be. Depends if they'll operate it or if it's a tenant."
Warm chocolate risotto at the old Brass Elephant. Baltimore Sun photo by Algerina Perna