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ICEPACK ILLUSTRATED: Mummers fancying hookers, Summer Fiction in autumn - plus chicken, donuts, Magnet and Diplo
Because it was a friend and family night and I met them once very long ago, that makes me family, right? So I stormed into the soft opening of The Trestle on S. 11th to greet Josette Bonofino and Ian Cross, the owners of the once-and-present go-go spot, soon to come with a full menu, weekend DJ nights and by January 2012, drag and burlesque shows. Man, is it dark in there - painted black and everything. I dig it.
ICEPACK ILLUSTRATED: Mummers fancying hookers, Summer Fiction in autumn — plus chicken, donuts, Magnet and Diplo
As someone who has written about parties for his entire life, I’m saying, right here right now, that no party — not Vagabond, not stuff at Catacombs and Second Story, not Rock Tits or Making Time, or any bash I’ve ever thrown — ever had me laughing at the shock and awful feeling of thinking about Mummers having sex every Tuesday at the Downtowners Fancy Brigade clubhouse at Second and Snyder. With prostitutes. And one free beer. And access to food after paying the $30 cover charge. A Mummer fucking with a plastic cup of Bud in one hand and a half-a-hoagie in the other. Thanks for the image, boys.
Let’s change the photo in my mind: How about floating chicken. That’s the snap that came with a press release regarding the opening of the fried chicken and donut shop that’ll pop its top at 7 a.m. Oct. 17: Federal Donuts on 1219 S. Second St. Man, is Two Street busy. The Fed is owned by Zahav/Percy St. BBQ-ers Steven Cook and Michael Solomonov, BODHi Coffee owners Thomas Henneman and Bob Logue, and City Paper contributor Felicia D’Ambrosio. We think the photo hovering over our heads is that of “the Glazed” traditional Korean style birdie.
Where’s my copy, damn it? As I previewed exclusively back in August, Eric T. Miller’s Magnet print mag (born in 1993, moved onto the web-only in 2008) starts its new monthly run NOW with a Wilco cover and my feature on Philly’s Spank Rock. Hit the newsstand.
The other most wonderful man from SouthWest Philly (after me), precious Precious director/producer Lee Daniels has enlisted W. Merritt Johnson (Temple Grandin screen writer) to film an original drama series for Showtime based on African-American and Latino competitive drag ball culture in New York City’s LGBT communities. Hopefully, he’s almost done with post-production on The Paperboy, his next film based on Pete Dexter’s book with Nicole Kidman, John Cusack and Zac Efron.
When I ran into Top Chef champ Kevin Sbraga at Jen Carroll’s 10 Arts bye-bye that I covered at Meal Ticket, he told me that he was opening his self-named S. Broad Street restaurant within like two weeks. He wasn’t kidding. Sbraga (440 S. Broad St.) starts its $45 four-course, prix-fixe dinners this Saturday, Oct. 15. His wife Jesmary is making the desserts.
Run don’t walk to your nearest Pitchfork to hear the new single from Diplo and Switch’s Major Lazer (“Original Don”) and see the news of a second Lazer album’s contributions from Vybz Kartel, Bruno Mars, Sean Paul, Dirty Projectors singer Amber Coffman, and cats from Vampire Weekend.
The absolutely smashingly subtle and innovative brass and string arranger Joshua Stamper (see his credits on records by Danielson and Twin Sister) brings similar chamber/jazz stylings to his own music (Interstitials) and his live performance at this Sunday’s Andrea Clearfield Salon (Oct. 16).
Because it was a friend and family night and I met them once very long ago, that makes me family, right? So I stormed into the soft opening of The Trestle on S. 11th to greet Josette Bonofino and Ian Cross, the owners of the once-and-present go-go spot, soon to come with a full menu, weekend DJ nights and by January 2012, drag and burlesque shows. Man, is it dark in there — painted black and everything. I dig it.
The Philly chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier International hosts a scholarship fundraising dinner at Susanna Foo Gourmet Kitchen in Radnor on Oct. 16. Everyone attending gets a copy of the new book, Susanna Foo Fresh Inspirations, wines from the Wente Vineyards, the sponsor of Les Dames nd the feel-good vibe of kicking into a fund benefitting women seeking education in the culinary and hospitality fields (ldei.org).
Here it is autumn and Bill Ricchini’s Summer Fiction has a new single he calls “cool in a Gram Parsons meets Donovan kind of way” called “By the Sea.”
Going up and down East Passyunk to see if Gordon Dinnerman’s Bierra Italiano hot spot had opened yet (end of October) and to sneak a peak at Stateside from ex-Barbuzzo chef de cuisine George Sabatino (duck sausage? Can’t wait) I happened on to Medium Bob’s Curiosity Shop a block off Passyunk at Mifflin. There’s cool men’s and women’s vintage clothing, shoes and jewelry to be found at Bob’s as well as swanky odd housewares.
WHOWHATWHERE: Jennifer Lawrence, currently filming Silver Linings Playbook in Upper Darby should be appearing Oct. 20 at the Philadelphia Film Festival’s Zellerbach Theater opener, Like Crazy, you know, since she’s in it. Singer Erika Schiff’s birthday party at Rogues Gallery got a visit from Schoolly D, John Bolaris, Tony Ward and Stu Bykofsky. Wait? Huh? Really. When he isn’t filming Entourage, Adrian Grenier is a terrible dresser as you can see from his outfit at the Pool at Harrahs in Atlantic City. John Lithgow stopped at Barnes and Noble in Princeton, NJ to sign copies of his book Drama and hang with lots of dramatic types. Banned-in-Delaware radio sensation Tyrese made a splash at WDAS FM’s studios in Bala Cynwyd where he is welcome anytime.
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