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New chef for Bar Ferdinand
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New chef for Bar Ferdinand
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Blake Joffe, executive chef of Spanish tapas spot Bar Ferdinand, is putting away his knife for a few months and embarking on a Latin American adventure. While Joffe and his girlfriend, Amy Remsen, eat their way from Panama City to Mexico City, executive sous chef Michael Thomas will be taking over the kitchen of the popular Liberties Walk restaurant, which celebrated its second anniversary this summer.
Earlier this week, Thomas launched the new fall menu he and Joffe designed together. Menu highlights include squid stuffed with shrimp and leeks seared a la plancha and a baked oyster plate sauced with a rich paprika béchamel.
Thomas and his sous chef, Dave Gilbert, are planning a complete menu revamp that'll debut in January 2009. They'll continue to utilize local produce from farms great and small, from Teens 4 Good at Ninth and Poplar streets to Lancaster County's Green Meadow.
So bon voyage, chef Blake — enjoy tasting and learning on your grand tour. And welcome, chef Michael — we're all eager to see what happens next.
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