Thursday, April 26, 2012
Twenty-five years after the first restaurant opened its doors, Bowleys Quarters resident and restaurateur Bill Bateman speaks about wings, success and fame.
The year was 1987 and the Cub Hill Inn, just across the street from the intersection of Cub Hill and Harford Roads, was going under. Unfortunate news for its operator, but what would turn out to be an awesome opportunity for then Cub Hill resident Bill Bateman. Twenty-five years later and Bateman is something of a Baltimore icon—he's the face of 17 successful restaurants in towns from Bel Air to Severna Park. Who is Bill Bateman? Though you might be tempted to respond "who gives a ...", the answer is actually "Baltimore." The slogan, once printed on a pack of matches at Bateman's first restaurant, has become something of a legend. So too has the man himself. Bateman got his start booking bands for Club Venus. For years he worked to bring …
Friday, January 13, 2012
The Lurz family accomplished its dream of owning a restaurant when the family opened the Middle River Bill Bateman's Express franchise in 2009.
Most people in the Baltimore region are expected Sunday to either be in the stands at M&T Bank Stadium or gathered with family, friends and others to cheer on the Ravens as they host the Houston Texans in an AFC Divisional playoff game. Don’t count Garry Lurz Sr. as one of those people. Lurz will be hard at work ensuring his customers are fully stocked on buffalo wings, crab pretzels, sliders and other typical game day delicacies as the owner of Bill Bateman’s Express in Middle River. While most of the area is decked out in purple, Lurz and other local restaurant and bar owners know that a deep playoff run by the Ravens will equate extra “green” for their business. “When the Ravens played the Steelers in this round of the playoffs last …
Monday, September 5, 2011
WNST sports talk show host Drew Forrester analyzed the Ravens' chances in 2011 during a monthly Ravens Nest 8 meeting at Bill Bateman's Express in Middle River.
Between the recent earthquake and Hurricane Irene, many in the Essex-Middle River area are looking for a positive distraction. For many people that distraction is the NFL season, which for the Baltimore Ravens begins at 1 p.m. Sunday when they host the Pittsburgh Steelers at M&T Bank Stadium. The upcoming season was the topic of conversation last Tuesday for the members of Ravens Nest 8. The Nest members held their monthly meeting at Bill Bateman’s Express in Middle River, hosting WNST 1570 sports talk show host Drew Forrester as the special guest. Forrester hosts the morning show “Morning Reaction” from 6-10 a.m. Monday through Friday. Forrester is no stranger to Ravens Nest 8—it is becoming an annual event for him to visit Bill Bateman's…
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