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On Sept. 27, Bryan Voltaggio will host the No Kid Hungry Dinner, a benefit for Share Our Strength. Voltaggio's guest chefs for the dinner, which will be held at Volt , are Cathal Armstrong ( Restaurant Eve , Alexandria, Va.), Spike Gjerde ( Woodberry Kitchen ), Matt Hill ( Charlie Palmer Steak , Washington, D.C.), and Charlie Palmer himself. Tickets range from $125 for the pre-dinner reception to $2,000 for seats at Table 21, where you can watch the chefs in action.

This week the Smashing Pumpkins, Wale, Natalie Cole, Bryan Adams, Anthrax, and even Pauly Shore announced upcoming regional concerts. Wale, who's touring with new album "Ambition," has two area shows coming up: first, he'll open for Lupe Fiasco at Merriweather Post Pavilion on September 16. Tickets for that show, starting at $36, are already on sale. Then, he'll perform at Morgan State University on October 6 during the school's homecoming week. Rick Ross, Wiz Khalifa, Meek Mill, Big Sean, Savoy, Miami Horror, Kendrick Lamar, Dom Kennedy will appear with Wale on some dates of the tour, though the press release did not say which ones.

Bryan Mattison, the son of former Ravens defensive coordinator Greg Mattison, was a member of the team's practice squad the past two seasons, at times shuffling back and forth from offensive line to defensive line. His father is now coaching at the University of Michigan, so perhaps the notion that nepotism is what kept Mattison around will go out the window now that the Iowa graduate is running with the first-team offense in Matt Birk's absence. Coach John Harbaugh said Wednesday that Mattison will start Friday against the Chiefs.

When this event was first announced, it wasn't clear how anyone who wasn't a guest of the resort could subscribe, if at all. But now those details are in. Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Resort 's two-week Crab Week celebration will feature a a visit by Bryan Voltaggio, on Saturday, Aug. 27.  Up to 18 guests will join Voltaggio for a five-course crab tasting dinner at the Cambridge resort's Water's Edge Grill. In addition to hosting the crab-tasting dinner, Voltaggio will also serve as a celebrity judge of an Iron Chef-style crab competion earlier in the day.  The menu created by Chef Voltaggio includes: •    Blue crab salad with Yellow Doll watermelon, radish, ginger, Cucamelon and avocado  •    Sheep's milk cavatelli pasta with country bacon, foraged Hherbs and flowers •    Soft-shell Crab with Silver Queen corn and “Old Bay” heirloom tomato •    Pineland Farms beef strip loin with fava beans, lobster mushrooms and crab gratin •    Textures of Chocolate: Ganache, chocolate caramel, milk chocolate ice cream, and raw ocrganic cocoa The price for the five-course dinner and wine pairings is $150 per person, plus 6% sales tax and 18% gratuity.

Bryan Voltaggio filled me in about the big new project he's planning for next year in Frederick. North Market Kitchen , its working title, will place diners in a nearly 10,000-square-foot market enviroment, with both general dining areas and separate seating in environments given over to charcuterie and salumi, raw bars and fresh pasta. Voltaggio acknowledged to The Washington's Post Tom Sietsma that the direct inspiration for North Market Kitchen is Eataly New York , the sexy Fifth Avenue food emporium whose motto is "We Sell What We Cook & We Cook What We Sell.

Bryan Voltaggio filled me in about the big new project he's planning for next year in Frederick. North Market Kitchen, its working title, will place diners in a near-10,000 square-foot market enviroment, with both general dining areas and separate seating in environments given over to charcuterie and salumi, raw bars and fresh pasta. Voltaggio acknowledged to the Washington's Post Tom Sietsma that the direct inspiration for North Market Kitchen is Eataly New York , the sexy Fifth Avenue food emporium whose motto is "We Sell What We Cook & We Cook What We Sell.

"Top Chef" alum Bryan Voltaggio is busier than ever. Besides "Volt Ink," the new book written by him and his brother, Michael, he has two restaurant projects under way. According to Tom Sietsema of The Washington Post , the first restaurant, which is tentatively called North Market Kitchen, is a 10,000-square-foot space in Frederick that will seat more than 200 in its dining room, and will also house a specialty store and exhibition kitchen....

The game had ended nearly an hour earlier, but many Westminster High baseball players were still on the field. As the lights dimmed at Ripken Stadium after Westminster's thrilling 8-7 victory over Severna Park for the Class 4A state championship May 27, players took extra time to celebrate the first undefeated season in school and county history. Most of Westminster's 18-man roster will be on a baseball field again, playing in college or for the 2012 Owls. But their coach is done.

All over town, there are talented chefs languishing in semi-obscurity. These are the chefs heading up the kitchens in public institutions — universities, convention facilities and even hospitals — and in private institutions like country clubs. They might not operate in the limelight, but the hours are more regular and the benefits packages are often better. The executive chefs of hotels fall into their own blurry category. Their audience is mostly transient, but a few manage to find a following and make a name.

If you needed intrigue to spice up a match, you would have found it at Liberty High in Eldersburg on Tuesday night. Just ask the Trumbos. Becky Trumbo was seventh-ranked Century's coach, while younger brother Bryan manned the bench for No. 13 Liberty. In the end though, the older sister's Knights won, 25-23, 24-26, 25-19, 25-17, in a match that had more twists and turns than a Stephen King novel. The match was played before a large crowd from both schools, which are less than 10 miles apart.