My review of the The Wild Orchid focused on the role of atmosphere. Maybe too much. I've already received an email challenging my analysis the Wild Orchid's move from Eastport. The writer took issue especially with how I portrayed the move as something less than a bold, focused and deliberate choice on the owners' parts to step up their game and be part of the city's burgeoning arts scene.
Perhaps I should not have tied up my negative assessment of the Wild Orchid's new dining space with speculation about the reasons for the move. That discussion felt important to me, though.
The email I received questioned my assessment of the Annapolis Arts District, pointing out the proximity of the Maryland Hall for Creative Arts and the newly formed Studio of the Arts.
I've looked and cannot find on the internet a single instance of these venues acknowledging the existence of the Wild Orchid or vice versa. Nor could I find a coherent map of the Annapolis Arts District.
Baltimore Sun photo/Barbara Haddock Taylor