Spinal Tapas' Tim McGinnis on board with Philly Kitchen Share; catering, restaurant on the way

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Spinal Tapas' Tim McGinnis on board with Philly Kitchen Share; catering, restaurant on the way

POSTED: Monday, May 24, 2010, 9:27 PM

Filed Under: Chef Salad | Openings

Tim McGinnis, who along with Brian McManus makes up the culinary team Spinal Tapas (we wrote about their Beer Week event last week), tells Meal Ticket he's been hired as the culinary director of Philly Kitchen Share (1514 South St.), the co-op cooking space that's played host to all of Spinal Tapas' events/dinners thus far. He'll tackle two initiatives in his new position — the first is a PSK corporate catering arm that'll provide a selection of "European-style" salads and sandwiches for companies and clients. The second? McGinnis is in the early stages of developing his own restaurant in a South Street space just west of Kitchen Share. He says the concept will be "Lost America"; that's McGinnis' way of describing "the lost skills that were a necessity when our country was young — like dry-curing meats, smoking fish, butchery, seasonal cooking, even cheese-making — but became less commonplace as we industrialized and modernized." He was inspired to pursue this concept through his work as a culinary instructor for at-risk youth at the Milton Hershey School — he often takes field trips with his students and consistently notices how disconnected they tend to be from tasks like milking, fishing, planting and harvesting. McGinnis' first hire for the restaurant project was his brother, Jason Roberts, a CIA grad who's cooked under chefs like Christopher Lee in NYC and Jason Neroni in Cali.

adam

Posted 2010-05-24 16:35:42

Woot, woot! Congrats Timmy Mc.

Jennie

Posted 2010-05-24 17:40:53

That's hot!

Wajibah

Posted 2010-05-25 09:28:45

Awesome! Congrats and Best Wishes!

Foobooz » Quick Bites

Posted 2010-05-27 12:12:28

[...] Tim McGinnis, one-half of Spinal Tapas has signed on as culinary director of Philly Kitchen Share. His charge, creating a new restaurant just west of PKS’ South Street location and to add a corporate catering arm to the business. [Meal Ticket] [...]

Joes weekend breaks

Posted 2010-06-17 06:23:35

I think his time with those kids would make him an excellent leader and a master of meeting deadlines in the kitchen.

Erika Edwards

Posted 2010-08-27 14:48:28

Hi Chef Mac its good to know you are suceeding else where now that you left MHS.

well keep in touch

erika

American Blackboard aiming for late fall :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-09-10 09:02:50

[...] culinary director at Philly Kitchen Share (1514 South St.), checked in to share the name for the restaurant he’s planning right next to PKS: American Blackboard, a nod to the “ever-changing seasonal menu” that will celebrate [...]

American Meats & Provisions launches in Philly :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-07-28 18:06:17

[...] in May, we told you about chef Tim McGinnis‘ plans to kick off a catering operation and a new restaurant as part of his new gig as culinary director [...]

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