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A former DJ takes a new spin as a cafe owner
Once better known as DJ Jugo of Magnetic Mondays and Grass Saturdays at Silk City, Jugo Stevcic has opened NoLibs' Cafe Chismosa.
A former DJ takes a new spin as a cafe owner
There’s a song from A Tribe Called Quest where its protagonist talks about the new school learning from the old school — when “I used to have clout and I used to have a pager.” Now, an old-school DJ can get his mojo going with a whisk, a ladle or an espresso machine. That’s what Jugo Stevcic did when he opened his Café Chismosa (900 N. Fourth St., 609-257-7153) in the old Almanac Market space. Stevcic was once better known as DJ Jugo of Magnetic Mondays and Grass Saturdays at Silk City. He was also a one-time manager of Cue Records on Fourth Street and an over-all promoter of all things grooving.
He took some time off from spinning locally to spinning around the globe — professionally and personally. “After six years in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, and two years of figuring things out here in Philly, I decided to open a cafe in Northern Liberties,” says Jugo of Chismosa, where locals looking for a Latin-inspired fare will find Stevcic and his staff serving ceviches, tortas, quecas (quesadillas), avocado salads, home-made salsas and “the freshest guacamole in the hood.” Along with serving hot local roasts from One Village Coffee, cool drinks like coconut Cubano and all levels of Mexican sodas, early risers from 8 a.m. on can enjoy spinach, egg and cheese sandwiches served on fresh foccaccia bread, seasonal scones and other morning goodies. Thankfully Stevcic hasn’t left his musical past too far behind. Customers can "listen to an LP from my extensive record collection" while chowing down or using the cafe's free WiFi, he notes. Such a host.
photo by Lindsay Moyer
Wow, Meal Ticket is falling apart already. You guys posted this a month or so ago. You should read your own blog.
http://www.citypaper.net/blogs/mealticket/Cafe-Chismosa-replaces-Almanac-in-NoLibs.html— Philly Tipping
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