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Shola Olunloyo and Ideas in Food set an interactive table
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Shola Olunloyo and Ideas in Food set an interactive table
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| Shola and Alex in action at the May dinner |
Three of Philadelphia's bold adventurers into the possibilities of modern cooking techniques are Shola Olunloyo, chef behind the lauded private dinners of StudioKitchen, and husband-and-wife chef team H. Alexander Talbot and Aki Kamozawa of Ideas in Food, consultants and caterers who built their business on the success of their blog.
Now the chefs, who have been friends and collaborators for years, are hosting multi-course meals that invite guests to rethink familiar ingredients.
This is not a supper club, stresses Talbot. "The dinners we are doing are a gathering of people interested in food and ideas, an extension of our workshops with chefs and enthusiasts," he tells Meal Ticket. "It's more like a learning experience, an edible consultation. Guests are able to watch as we finish dishes. Imagine going to a dinner party where you have three professional chefs as your host, and you can ask them questions about the food, the evolution of the dish ... it's a full-on interactive experience."
Guests bring their own wines to pair with the 10 or so courses � for their May meal, for example, they served mozzarella pudding with frozen rhubarb and olive oil. View the complete menu for the July dinner on Olunloyo's blog. Prices vary for each meal with the average around $150. The next event is scheduled for October 2 and 3.
You can reserve your place at the table (tickets go on sale today) by emailing Talbot and Kamozawa at ideasinfood@earthlink.net or Olunloyo at studiokitchen@gmail.com
Photo by PhilaDining, posted to eGullet's StudioKitchen thread on May 4, 2009.
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