We return, once again, to the subject of Timothy Dean, international restaurateur of mystery.
Faithful readers will recall that last month, Prime Steakhouse opened in the spot once occupied by TD Lounge and, before that, Timothy Dean Bistro. The news release trumpeting the opening stressed that Dean would serve as consultant to the restaurant, not chef, not owner.
But come to find out, Dean was listed as owner in city Liquor Board records. What gives?
Dean and his lawyer did not call me back the day I made that discovery, but I finally got Peter Prevas on the phone this afternoon. I asked: Who owns the joint?
"Timothy will be involved with his daughter," Prevas said.
UPDATE: Prevas told me Dean's daughter was the person I'd quoted in my original -- and please note, positive -- blog entry about the restaurant. The person I'd quoted was Tanay Medley. After a reader posted something saying that Medley wasn't Dean's daughter, I tried reaching Prevas, Dean and Medley this morning.
I just got off the phone with Medley, who said she is not Dean's daughter. She wasn't providing any other information. I apologize for the confusion.
Dean and Medley his daughter are still working out the ownership arrangement, Prevas said.
"Basically they have an appointment to come in [to the Liquor Board] and do a new transfer application in which Timothy will be a licensee and his daughter will be an owner, I think perhaps the sole owner," Prevas said.
So why the misdirection last week?
Prevas responded with refreshing honesty. "I guess because they didn't talk to me first."
Timothy Dean in his bistro days. Baltimore Sun photo by John Makely