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Jim Coleman taking over at World Cafe Live

POSTED: Monday, November 8, 2010, 3:21 PM

Filed Under: Chef Salad | Food News

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When WHYY announced in September that it was yanking A Chefs Table, a locally produced public radio program with Jim Coleman, its host didnt run screaming from the station. The corporate chef of Blue Bell Country Club and Normandy Farm, one-time exec chef at the Rittenhouse Hotel and on-air personality for WHYYs Healthy Flavors got another gig that I told you about recently in Icepack as exec chef of World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.), plus its due-in-2011 Delaware outpost at the Queen. "With the opening of WCL at the Queen scheduled for April 2011, we took the opportunity to do a comprehensive search for the kind of food and beverage leadership that Jim brings with him," says Hal Real, founder/president of World Café Live. Its an exciting chance to take all our offerings in Philly and soon in Wilmo to yet an even higher level, including our ever-growing offerings of fun food-centric events." Coleman agrees hes at the restaurant/music venue now. But pragmatic as he may be, hes got some lingering sadness about losing A Chefs Table. Mention the chance of getting on radio at WXPN, the radio brother and next-door neighbor to WCL, and Coleman says that challenge wasnt part of his reason for taking the gig but hed be very interested. He's a big fan of the station, and sees food as having "one degree of separation from music and art," so synergy is very much part of Colemans long-term plans. The chef cant pretend to know everything about the music business, though he's already brewing up ideas for pre- or post-gig events. "I may even find out what an artists favorite dish was growing up, bring them on stage for a Q&A or taste test and see what comes up," says Coleman. "Maybe theyll tell me how their mom didnt make it like that, or how she made it 10 times better." Hes not saying yet what his menu ideas are all he shares is that the the food should be fun and not as life-or-death as it can become in the culinary world. Thats the cool thing about WCLs employees," says Coleman. "Everyone one here is day-one enthusiastic. If the food can be as fun as both the workers and fans are, itll be a whole different kettle of fish.

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