B&O American Brasserie - Hotel Monaco Reservations

B&O American Brasserie
2 North Charles Street
Baltimore , MD 21201
Phone: 443.692.6172

Adjacent to Hotel Monaco Baltimore

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B&O Restaurant Reviews & Press

I've got your Cobb salad: The B&O Brasserie's brilliant response to an unhappy customer

8-16-2011  |  The Baltimore Sun

Table Talk column includes B&O American Brasserie and how Chef Dunklin handled a situation with an unhappy customer.

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Review of B&O American Brasserie

8-1-2011  |  Gayot.com
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Milkshakes Gone Wild

7-26-2011  |  Huffington Post

B&O American Brasserie's sweet potato cashew milkshake is featured.

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Maryland's Most Royal Sites

6-30-2011  |  The Baltimore Sun

B&O American Brasserie is included in a cover story about royal things to do and see in Maryland.

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Ultimate Baltimore 2011: Best of Dining Results

6-24-2011  |  b daily online

B&O American Brasserie is recognized as the winner in the "Best Overall Dining" category in the publication's "Ultimate Baltimore" voting contest.

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Baltimore to Become Lacrosse City this Weekend

5-26-2011  |  WJZ-TV (CBS)

Marcus Garner of B&O is interviewed about how the NCAA men’s lacrosse championships benefit downtown businesses.

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Deviled Eggs Gone Wild

5-23-2011  |  Huffington Post

Chef Dunklin’s Decadent Deviled Eggs are one of Endless Simmer blog’s top 10 favorite new- school deviled eggs. The piece was featured on HuffintonPost.com and AOL’s KitchenDaily.

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Preakness Cocktails with a Twist

5-18-2011  |  The Baltimore Sun

Brendan Dorr of B&O Brasserie reveals the secrets behind “Animal Kingdom”, a drink made special for the Preakness.

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The best of the best - Restaurant Association of Maryland's 2011 winners

5-16-2011  |  Examiner.com, Baltimore Food Examiner

B&O Brasserie is named “Maryland’s Favorite New Restaurant” at Restaurant Association of Maryland’s annual gala.

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Toast of the Town

5-6-2011  |  Baltimore STYLE Magazine's Toast of the Town Blog

Baltimore STYLE Magazine blogger Celeste Corsaro raves about new chef Thomas Dunklin and his dishes.

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Bottle Battle at B&O

5-2-2011  |  Baltimore Magazine's On The Town Blog

“On the Town” blogger Jess Blumberg raves about the Bottle Battle event, where customers chose whether a glass of wine or a cocktail went best with each of Dunklin’s dishes they were served.

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Serving Up Simple Shrimp

4-22-2011  |  WMAR-TV (ABC)

Chef Dunklin joined Megan and Charley in the kitchen on Good Morning Maryland at Nine with a quick and easy shrimp recipe you're family is sure to love.

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10 Great Maryland Milkshakes

4-21-2011  |  The Baltimore Sun

Dunklin’s gourmet sweet potato cashew milkshake is named one of 10 great milkshakes in the state.

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New chef, new menu, new season - B&O American Brasserie

4-14-2011  |  Examiner.com, Baltimore Food Examiner

Baltimore Dining Examiner blogger Dara Bunjon declares Chef Dunklin a “triple threat”: a baker, a chef and a sausage maker, based on the new seasonal menu.

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B&O Brasserie: A new conductor takes the helm

4-12-2011  |  Food & Wine Blog

Blogger Charlie R compliments Dunklin’s expanded menu, which now includes breads and baked-goods.

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New Kid in Town

4-11-2011  |  Urbanite

Urbanite’s Tracey Middlekauff is impressed with Dunklin’s “range and creativity” in his dishes from the new spring menu.

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B&O American Brasserie's New Menu Items

4-1-2011  |  Taste of Baltimore Blog

Taste of Baltimore blog highlights some of Chef Dunklin’s dishes, calling them “fresh, inventive, seasonal and FABULOUSLY delicious.”

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B&O American Brasserie Head Bartender Brendan Dorr demonstrates cocktails

10-30-2010  |  WJZ-TV (CBS)

Brendan Dorr demonstrates a nonalcoholic holiday cocktail on WJZ and talks about “Cocktails for a Cure.”

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SPIRIT Awards Honor Top Employers

10-25-2010  |  Nation's Restaurant News

B&O American Brasserie wins the 2010 SPIRIT Award for Fine Dining.  The SPIRIT Awards honor companies with innovative policies and practices designed to improve employee recruitment, satisfaction, retention and performance.

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Baltimore's Top 50 Watering Holes

10-22-2010  |  The Baltimore Sun: Live!

B&O American Brasserie ranked 10th in Baltimore’s Top 50 Bars thanks to B&O’s talented bartender, Brendan Dorr.  Dorr has won several mixing competitions over the years and is the Northeast’s Next Top Bartender.

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Reader's Poll 2010 Best Bar, Inner Harbor/Downtown

9-22-2010  |  City Paper Online

B&O American Brasserie wins Nightlife Reader’s Poll for Best Bar in the Inner Harbor/Downtown Area!

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2010 Best Fancy Restaurant

9-22-2010  |  City Paper Online

City Paper names B&O American Brasserie Best Fancy Restaurant of 2010 for their luxurious atmosphere, specialty cocktails, seafood starters and inventive entrees.

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B&O American Brasserie Head Bartender Brendan Dorr Wins National Competition

9-22-2010  |  Baltimore Sun, Midnight Sun Blog

Brendan Dorr won first place in the Barenjager Honey Liquer contest, $1000 in cash, and all-expense trip to this year’s Okotoberfest in Munich.

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2010 Best of Baltimore - "Best New Restaurant"

8-1-2010  |  Baltimore Magazine

B&O American Brasserie wins "Best New Restaurant."

The American cuisine by Chef E. Michael Reidt at B&O American Brasserie is seasonal and adventuresome… We also like the environs in refurbished digs that once housed the stately B&O railroad headquarters.

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Chef Reidt prepares for Crab Bash

7-28-2010  |  WBFF-TV (FOX)

Chef Reidt does a crab-themed dish and talks about Crab Bash.

Midnight Sun's 2010 Best of the Best of the Best Awards

7-9-2010  |  Baltimore Sun, Midnight Sun Blog

B&O American Brasserie wins “Swankiest Happy Hour.”

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The Art of the Slow Sip

7-8-2010  |  Urbanite

If there’s one thing that drives Brendan Dorr crazy, it’s watching someone unceremoniously toss back an entire cocktail that he has just painstakingly crafted….Dorr is really one of a new breed of bar chefs.

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B&O American Brasserie Stands Tall as Power-Lunch Contender

6-28-2010  |  The Baltimore Sun

Not including the private Center Club, the city hasn’t had a classic power-lunch spot since the Polo Grill closed almost 10 years ago.  With its ideal location and impressive professionalism, though, the B&O American Brasserie is emerging as a real contender.

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"2 1/2 Minutes with E. Michael Reidt"

6-11-2010  |  Baltimore Business Journal

Reidt’s rogueish ways are part of the flavor he has recently brought to the brasserie since starting there a year ago. He recently chatted with the BBJ about where he’s been and why he’s here.

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B&O American Brasserie Review

5-20-2010  |  Examiner.com, Baltimore Food Examiner

We were late (I didn’t know it started at 6 p.m.), but that actually worked in our favor; every drink that we’d missed (six, at that point) were plopped right in front of us for our drinking pleasure.

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Hotel Monaco: Chic, Smart, Fun

3-22-2010  |  Washington Flyer

The brasserie has instantly become a gathering spot for locals who work in the bustling mid-city business area.

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Price Point

3-3-2010  |  City Paper Online

One of the most anticipated openings of last year, B&O American Brasserie…impresses with its sleek two-level interior and upper-scale comfort-food menu.

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"50 Best Restaurants"

3-1-2010  |  Baltimore Magazine

B&O American Brasserie is named one of the top 10 best restaurants in Baltimore.

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Complement the Cuisine

3-1-2010  |  Hotel Design, Trendlines

Kimpton’s Hotel Monaco Baltimore, housed in the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad headquarters, blends the grand history of its location with bold and whimsical décor.

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RAM Names "Stars of the Industry" Nominees

3-1-2010  |  Foodservice Monthly

B&O made the 2010 nominee list for “Maryland’s Favorite New Restaurant”

"The Five Best New Bars of 2009"

1-20-2010  |  Baltimore Sun, Midnight Sun Blog

Mixologist Brendan Dorr’s inventive, seasonal drink lists never cease to impress….It’s one of the city’s best hotel bars, period.

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Open Table Diners Choice Award 2010

1-1-2010  |  OpenTable.com

Fine Dining Meets Elegant Lodging

1-1-2010  |  Baltimore Business Journal

New restaurants at hotels more than amenities….Consider the B&O American Brasserie.  Touted as Baltimore’s newest dining sensation, the restaurant, which opened Aug. 1, boasts a chef who’s been profiled in national magazines including Bon Appetit and the Wine Spectator.

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Cocktail demonstration

12-27-2009  |  WJZ-TV (CBS)

Head Bartender Brendan Dorr prepared a non-alcoholic Cranberry-Blood Orange Holiday Punch for New Year's.

"Top 10 Expensive Desserts (that are worth the cost)"

12-9-2009  |  The Baltimore Sun

Taste section "...I thought I would do a Top 10 of expensive desserts that are worth the cost. Of course, there are plenty of fine local restaurants..."

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2010 calendar features Chef Reidt as April

12-1-2009  |  Idaho Potato Commission for Plate Magazine
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B&O American Brasserie review

12-1-2009  |  Urbanite

Eats & Drinks

"Bar Exam"

12-1-2009  |  Baltimore

Cover story on the 25 best local bars includes B&O American Brasserie. A cocktail from the bar also graced the cover of the December issue.

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"2009 Restaurant Awards"

11-18-2009  |  The Baltimore Sun

Taste section "...Reidt, an import from California, produces inventive food that demands admiration. It's somewhat casual, a mix of trendy ingredients and fine-dining presentation with more rustic dishes such as pot pie and braised meatballs."

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B&O American Brasserie review

11-11-2009  |  City Paper Online

"Take one nationally recognized, award-winning chef touting an upscale home-style menu heavy on local, seasonal, and eco-conscious ingredients. Add an historic Beaux-Arts building re-imagined as a sleek contemporary bar/lounge. Throw in polished service and the backing of a hip, boutique hotel chain, and you have all the ingredients that make up B&O American Brasserie"

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B&O American Brasserie review

11-10-2009  |  Baltimore

"The city's newest dining destination takes diners on a smooth, delicious ride."

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Cooking demonstration

10-23-2009  |  WMAR-TV (ABC)

Chef E. Michael Reidt talked about cauliflower and the many ways to cook it.

Cooking demonstration

9-27-2009  |  WBAL-TV (NBC)

Chef E. Michael Reidt demonstrated sous vide short ribs and pumpkin soup.

The new B&O American Brasserie is the new jewel in Baltimore

9-2-2009  |  Adventures in Baltimore Restaurants Blog

I was so excited to get to try out the new B&O American Brasserie!

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Trying Out The New B&O Brasserie Restaurant

8-27-2009  |  What's to Eat Baltimore? Blog

Recently, Nathan and I tried out the new B&O Brasserie Restaurant.

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Restaurant Review: B&O American Brasserie

8-26-2009  |  Mango & Ginger Blog

I'd been looking forward to dinner at B&O American Brasserie... for quite some time before the doors actually opened.

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Chef interview with Chef E. Michael Reidt of the new B&O American Brasserie

8-20-2009  |  Baltimore Restaurant Examiner Online

Baltimore local Chef E. Michael Reidt of the new B&O American Brasserie was born and raised in Boston.

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B&O American Brasserie

8-6-2009  |  Brian Lawrence Live, BaltimoreStyle.com

Spent two evenings getting acquainted with the new B&O American Brasserie in the new Kimpton Monaco Hotel in downtown Baltimore.

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