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MUSEUMS & 16 ATTRACTIONS 6 Johnny Sanchez On the site of America’s oldest railroad station, trace the history and the joy of locomotives. 23 DINING The Walters A Gulf Coast seafood palace in Harbor East plus Also Inside smart tables in a dozen hospitable neighborhoods 4 Hot Dates ENTERTAINMENT MONTHFALL/WINTER YEAR 2014 THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO GO CityBaltimore Name ® 33 wheretraveler.com Near the Inner Harbor, 12 9 Woodberry Kitchen HEADLIN HERE HEAD SUBHEAD HE SUBHEAD HERE a new Globe-inspired SUBHEAD HE stage for the Bard and +SECONDARY COVER LINES HERE SECONDARY CO SECONDARY COVER HAILLINES HERE to other famed playwrights the CHEFSHeadline Native sons andGOES celeb cooks HEREFind spark a new diningSubhead scene Goes Here Subhead Herethe best of the city wheretraveler.com Where Now NAVIGATE ON THE COVER 36 Bryan Voltaggio splits his time 6 Star Power (and his name) between Volt Native sons, James Beard Award-winning celebs The many incarnations of (Frederick, Md.) and his new and chefs of TV stardom take inspiration from the Canton, which now draws fine dining Aggio downtown. Photo: ©NICOLE WOLF region for their upscale new venues. BY RACHEL CHISM crowds to a main square for seafood and souvenirs CONNECT WITH US 9 As Seen on TV In this food-obsessed city, it’s no surprise that 38 MAPS the Food Network hosts have come calling. Read about some restaurants they’ve visited and the Eastside, Westside, Baltimore dishes that win their good reviews. BY BROOKE SABIN Downtown plus harbors of the Patapsco River O’BRIEN (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP) PHOTOS BY RUSH JAGOE; DUSAN VUKSANOVIC; ©PATRICK 2 WHERE BALTIMORE I FALL/WINTER 2014 BLTWM_1410FW_TOC.indd 2 10/2/14 11:27:18 AM Your traveling companion since 1936® Editor’s itinErary JEAN LAWLOR COHEN ® where balTimore REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT Rick Mollineaux ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Jack Tomalis MANAGING EDITOR Rachel Chism The Ladies Baltimore ASSOCIATE EDITORS Jean Lawlor Cohen, Brooke Sabin ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR Michael Dailey The 8-foot-tall marble statue Lady Baltimore, from 1822 until recent BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR Rithie Washington days, stood atop a monument to a War of 1812 battle here. But flesh- CIRCULATION & MARKETING MANAGER Lisa Fabis and-blood women have had an impact too. Elizabeth Seton (1774- REGIONAL EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Leigh Harrington 1821) founded the Sisters of Charity and became the first U.S. Roman Catholic saint. Pilgrims find her house at St. Mary’s Spiritual Center. 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OELLER; H Margaret Martin C S DESIGN DIRECTOR Jane Frey PHOTOGRAPHY DIRECTOR Susan Strayer CREATIVE COORDINATOR Beverly Mandelblatt ARTIN ARTIN M VICE PRESIDENT, NATIONAL SALES , O Rick Mollineaux 202.463.4550 DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS & NATIONAL DIGITAL SALES Bridget Duffie 706.821.6663 NATIONAL SALES COORDINATOR David Gately 202.463.4550 OURTESY HB OURTESY DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION Kris Miller C PRODUCTION MANAGER Cher Wheeler GRAPHIC DESIGNER Michele Wheeler RETOUCH SPECIALIST Erik Lewis DIRECTOR OF MANUFACTURING Donald Horton >> MORNING >> AFTERNOON >> EVENING BONAPARTE; BONAPARTE; H TECHNICAL OPERATIONS MANAGER In the Mount Vernon Grab a bite at the diner Marin Alsop once made Tony Thorne-Booth neighborhood, dine at named Hollywood, 400 news as the first female E-mails for all of the above: George’s on Amaretto E. Saratoga Ave., key set conductor of a major [email protected] French toast and eggs for the movie Diner, or U.S. orchestra. At Meyer- ARLES JOSEP Benedict with salmon or at Tio Pepe, a haunt of hoff Hall, she leads the CH crab. Nearby the Mary- the House of Cards crew. Baltimore Symphony RS. M land Historical Society Other major film and Orchestra in Rachmani- MORRIS COMMUNICATIONS displays the restored TV productions shoot noff, Shostakovich, Bern- CHAIRMAN & CEO William S. Morris III Lady Baltimore statue here, like HBO with Julia stein and Beethoven. , GIFT OF PRESIDENT William S. Morris IV S and tells of Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus, above. So Also this fall: Beatles DH MVP | BALTIMORE M Patterson Bonaparte check her tweets #veep, music, a capella, Kenny 575 S. Charles St., Ste. 404 (above) whose quest for and scout the streets for Loggins and a talk by Baltimore, MD 21201 410.783.7520, 410.783.1763 (fax) royal status failed. show-biz photo ops. filmmaker Ken Burns. 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The fundraiser DECEMBER 24 Fly back time to the 50s for features a lottery-style CHRISTMAS VILLAGE a live taping of I Love Lucy. drawing for art as well as Authentic German charm The set’s complete with food, drinks and live music. comes to Baltimore at this cameras and signs telling school33.org indoor/outdoor market the audience to applaud. with traditional European 5 baltimore.broadway.com A WONDERFUL LIFE food, sweets, drinks and in- NOVEMBER 18 ternational holiday goods. 2 3 ZOOBOOO! LIGHT THE NIGHT DECEMBER 21 Free admission. 11 a.m.- OCTOBER 2426 OCTOBER 25 A live radio play broadcast 7 p.m. 501 Light St., For this fright-is-fun family Patterson Park glows with from a vintage station, this baltimore-christmas.com tradition, costumed trick- brilliant hues during the adapation of It’s a Wonder- or-treaters collect goodies, 15th Annual Great Hallow- ful Life brings the audience NOVEMBER 2830 play carnival games and een Lantern Parade. Hay some holiday nostalgia. FESTIVAL OF TREES cheer on elephants during rides and lantern-making centerstage.org Find fairyland forests and the pumpkin smash. precede the march. gingerbread towns at marylandzoo.org creativealliance.com Kennedy Krieger Institute’s holiday theme park. $13, se- niors and kids $7. Timonium SPOTLIGHT Fairgrounds, 2200 York Rd., Timonium, 410.252.0200, festivaloftrees.kennedy krieger.org caption here NOVEMBER 30 JANUARY 1 34TH STREET MIRACLE Local residents pour Christ- 6 SHINING SPECTACLE mas spirit into decorating DECEMBER 1 a Hampden block with Mount Vernon hosts “A nativity scenes, cascading Monumental Occasion,” a lights, a hubcap tree and ceremony that signals the light-up Baltimore icons Mr.