The early word on Cook

Audrey Claire Taichman of Audrey Claire and Twenty Manning Grill touched base with us to share a few prelim details on Cook, a new-for-Philly concept going into 253 S. 20th Street, last Snackbar. "The main word here is collaboration," says Taichman of Cook, which'll serve as a demo kitchen, food classroom, cooking resource center and intimate venue for one-off dinners. "When you have a party, everyone congregates in the kitchen," adds the restaurateur, who's now got all three of her venues on the same block. "This will be your dream kitchen that everyone can hang around in." Taichman, who was inspired to pursue this concept after co-chairing last year's Feastival, says the small dining room at 253 S. 20th will be revamped to feature a central open kitchen surrounded by about 16 seats - a center stage of sorts for chefs (or any food-minded person, really) looking to host dinners or book signings, teach classes or hold demos. (Cook will be available for private rent-outs by chefs or guests, but they'll also schedule programming for the public in-house.) Established restaurant folk will surely be attracted to the space for showcase or promotional purposes, but it's also cool to think of it as an audition platform for chefs who have yet to land a brick-and-mortar space, or even investors. The kitchen staffs of Audrey Claire and Twenty Manning will oversee the day-to-day operations of Cook, which will also feature a library of cookbooks and food periodicals; the downstairs restaurant kitchen will remain intact, and Taichman says it'll be used mostly for prep or for a catering operation down the road. The collaborative space should be open by June. "It's just a way of giving back and celebrating the culinary arts - plus, I don't have it in me to run another restaurant," laughs Taichman. Tweets that mention The early word on Cook :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper -- Topsy.com Posted 2011-02-22 12:38:11

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The early word on Cook

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Audrey Claire Taichman of Audrey Claire and Twenty Manning Grill touched base with us to share a few prelim details on Cook, a new-for-Philly concept going into 253 S. 20th Street, last Snackbar. "The main word here is collaboration," says Taichman of Cook, which'll serve as a demo kitchen, food classroom, cooking resource center and intimate venue for one-off dinners. "When you have a party, everyone congregates in the kitchen," adds the restaurateur, who's now got all three of her venues on the same block. "This will be your dream kitchen that everyone can hang around in." Taichman, who was inspired to pursue this concept after co-chairing last year's Feastival, says the small dining room at 253 S. 20th will be revamped to feature a central open kitchen surrounded by about 16 seats a center stage of sorts for chefs (or any food-minded person, really) looking to host dinners or book signings, teach classes or hold demos. (Cook will be available for private rent-outs by chefs or guests, but they'll also schedule programming for the public in-house.) Established restaurant folk will surely be attracted to the space for showcase or promotional purposes, but it's also cool to think of it as an audition platform for chefs who have yet to land a brick-and-mortar space, or even investors. The kitchen staffs of Audrey Claire and Twenty Manning will oversee the day-to-day operations of Cook, which will also feature a library of cookbooks and food periodicals; the downstairs restaurant kitchen will remain intact, and Taichman says it'll be used mostly for prep or for a catering operation down the road. The collaborative space should be open by June. "It's just a way of giving back and celebrating the culinary arts plus, I don't have it in me to run another restaurant," laughs Taichman.

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