Randy Stahl, part owner of the Brass Elephant, would like to get the word out about a fund-raiser for a chef-friend who is fighting cancer.
Before I get a flood of fund-raiser notices, let me note that I can't usually post them. But this is a special case because the cancer-fighter is someone who might be known to area diners and to people in the restaurant industry.
It's Dean Batlas. He has served as executive chef for Harryman House and Jordan's Steakhouse, was food and beverage director for Marriott Hotel in Hanover, and is past president of the Central Chefs and Cooks Association's Baltimore chapter.
The fundraiser is a dinner Friday, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., at the Oregon Ridge Lodge, in Oregon Ridge Park in Baltimore County.
Stahl promises "great food and beer and wine" for $50 per person. "No tax, no gratuity," he adds.
Stahl's e-mail about the fund-raiser also noted that there was no news on the on the sale of the shuttered Mount Vernon landmark.
"I do not have any new news on the Brass purchase," he wrote. "The buyer is still interested, but his financing is still being worked out."
Harryman House Shrimp Chartreuse. Sun photo by Kim Hairston