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Adsum to be reborn as Tapestry
Just touched base with Kar Vivekananthan to get the skinny on Tapestry, his redo of neighborhood bistro Adsum (700 S. Fifth St.) in partnership with Rich Rivera of Manayunk-based Belvedere Restaurant Group
Adsum to be reborn as Tapestry
Just touched base with Kar Vivekananthan to get the skinny on Tapestry, his redo of neighborhood bistro Adsum (700 S. Fifth St.) in partnership with Rich Rivera of Manayunk-based Belvedere Restaurant Group (Agiato, Terrace Taproom, Main Street Market, Rubb BBQ, etc.).
Looking for a fresh start after the recent departure of chef/partner Matt Levin, Vivekananthan doesn't have any problem classifying Tapestry's concept as "gastropub" — they'll have 12 beers on tap and are doubling the bottle list's size to 60 to start out. "It's what the immediate neighborhood doesn't have within walking distance," he says. "I'd like it to be more of a bar, pub or tavern than a restaurant." The revamp is progressing fast: Since last week, they've ripped out the existing bar and dining-room garde manger station (above) to make room for nearly double the on-stool capacity (20 seats); it'll be replaced by a bar with a dark ebony stain. They're still hammering out the rest of the aesthetic, but there's talk of making it feel darker and more inviting.
Elsewhere in the space, they're in the process of shifting the kitchen, which will be equipped with all-new toys, further back. The grubbing side of things will be overseen by both Vivekananthan and Rivera, with former Wishing Well chef Carmen Cappello in the mix "as a mechanic." Oct. 1 is Tapestry's target opening date.
Photo: @don_kar on Twitter
What, already? And I never got a Lazor Burn.— CarolynH- Changing a concept to appeal to the neighborhood is always a great idea but it's a shame they are doing so with a chef who is most noted for cooking bad food at his previous place of employment (and ownership?). Also, the name makes me think of something old and dusty, or like a bar in the gayborhood. Not that there's anything wrong with that.— ButtonButtonFace
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