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Fond wants to take you out back

POSTED: Monday, June 7, 2010, 5:21 PM

Filed Under: Chef Salad | Food News

Photos | Drew Lazor

Lee Styer, chef at the excellent, jewel box-sized Fond (1617 E. Passyunk Ave.), put us on to a unique chef's table plan he's working on at the P'yunk BYO. He recently began cultivating a small garden — eggplant, peppers, herbs, a bunch of different tomato varieties — on Fond's back patio. In the coming weeks, he says, he and partners Jessie Prawlucki and Tory Keomanivong will set up a two- to six-person chef's table back here. Guests will be able to call and specifically request a chef's tasting, stroll through the kitchen and have a seat amidst the neatly potted greenage; Styer's tastings will feature both on- and off-menu dishes highlighting the ingredients he's growing just a few feet from his stovetop. UPDATE [09jun10]: Styer's checked in with some more details on the chef's table, which he reminds diners is "100 percent weather dependent." They'll be able to accommodate as many as eight people; $105 a head for nine courses, all of which can be customized around a table's wine choices.

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Posted 2010-06-07 12:30:40

[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Gary Ransome, Meal Ticket. Meal Ticket said: Very cool garden chef's table in the works at @FondPhilly: http://bit.ly/aqsVJe [...]

nick

Posted 2010-06-07 15:59:39

this sounds awesome. did he give any idea on pricing?

Drew Lazor

Posted 2010-06-07 16:21:01

Nick, not yet. Checking on that for you now.

rory

Posted 2010-06-08 16:48:24

I called to make a reservation for later this month. They called back today, prices weren't set, but they said they were thinking $120 (ouch!) per person, 10 courses.

Foobooz » Quick Bites

Posted 2010-06-09 15:45:54

[...] Fond will be adding a chef’s table to its back patio among the potted herb plants. [Meal Ticket] [...]

A look at Fond’s garden chef’s table :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-06-28 11:18:50

[...] a few peeks at the outdoor garden chef’s table at Fond (1617 E. Passyunk Ave.), a feature we first told you about a few weeks back. Peep that link for pricing/menu details. Two more pics after the [...]

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