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David Ansill is back, and you'll never guess where

POSTED: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 7:08 PM
Filed Under: Chef Salad | Food News

Ladder 15 (1528 Sansom St.) has scored a major coup, signing chef David Ansill to consult on a brand-new menu until he takes over as on-site executive chef in four to six weeks. Co-owner Max Tucker confirmed Ansill's hiring today for Meal Ticket, adding that Ladder 15 will be overhauling the beer, wine and cocktail menus as well as the food.

"We're making massive changes," said Tucker. "Mixologist Zach Smith is creating an entirely new upscale cocktail list, and our draft lines will be devoted to specialty beers, especially Belgians, craft and local. We will have new craft bottles, as well."

"The new menu will be out this spring," Tucker said. "It'll be bar food with the Ansill stamp."

UPDATE: Check out Ladder 15's new beer list, available by the end of next week, after the jump.

Ladder 15

New Draft Beer List

Bells Two Hearted IPA (MI)

Dogfish Head Indian Style Brown Ale (DE)

Southern Tier Seasonal (NY)

Harpoon IPA (MA)

Flying Dog Old Scratch Lager (MD)

Leffe Blonde (Belgium)

Victory Prima Pils (PA)

Victory Hop Devil (PA)

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (CA)

Hogaarden Original White Ale (Belgium)

Stella Artois (Belgium)

Guiness Stout (Ireland)


Bottled Beers

Flying Fish ESB (NJ)

Flying Fish Belgium Style Duvel (NJ)

Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter (OH)

Yards Philadelphia Pale Ale (Philadelphia)

Allegash White (ME)

Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA (DE)

Longtrail Blackbeary Wheat (VT)

Terrapin India Style Brown Ale (GA)

Smutty Nose Old Brown Dog Ale (NH)

Woodchuck Pear Cider (VT)

Rogue Chipotle Ale (OR)

Coors Light (CO)

Bud Light (MO)

Corona (Mexico)

Amstel Light (Holland)

Heineken (Holland)

Heineken Light (Holland)

Michelob Ultra (MO)

Budweiser (MO)

Yuengling Lager (PA)


T-Mac
Posted 2010-02-02 15:01:24
I have a feeling that this will end badly.

www.http//
Posted 2010-02-02 17:07:13
Uhm, me too

adam
Posted 2010-02-02 18:28:19
Oh. Boy.

foodadelphia
Posted 2010-02-03 13:00:19
This is upsetting. But I will wash down my skepticism with a strong dose of hope.

Lovinit
Posted 2010-02-03 16:39:27
this is a great move by those guys-bar scene is hopping and this dude can cook his ass off. well done.
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