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Archive: August, 2012
We didn't have to travel far to find Meal Ticket's next Chinatown cheap eating outpost (refer to this post) is the equally unassuming Chinese Restaurant (106 N. 10th St.). Confusing, right? We found a Yelp reviewer who had roughly translated the Chinese name to “Taijiang Snackies.” Encouraged by that name, we headed over to see what this tiny hole-in-the-wall had to offer.
This is place is dive-y, for sure. It fits maybe 15 people, crammed together on small plastic stools, while the folks in the behind the counter in the open kitchen labor over giant woks and steamer baskets.
And now, in preparation for your weekend, some news from the shore: Lucas Manteca is leaving his position as chef of Cape May's tony Ebitt Room to concentrate on he and wife Deanna Ebner's crimson Cape May Point cottage, the Red Store (500 Cape Ave.), where I murdered a few cinnamon buns last weekend. Argentine-born Manteca is starting dinner service at the formerly breakfast-and-lunch-only Store this Monday, Aug. 13, representing a return to the days of intimate Sea Salt, the couple's acclaimed BYOB in Stone Harbor, where they also own the awesome Quahog's Seafood Shack. (Briefly, the also ran Hoof + Fin at 3rd and South.)
"When we [closed]...we always thought Sea Salt could be reborn under other names or locations," Manteca says. "We always talk about finding the right location, a destination place, somewhere apart from the popular summer towns but close enough for the ones that want that experience could get to us. We found the perfect place for that at the Red Store. Not comparing myself with El Bulli or Noma, but it has that feeling of when you get here: 'My God, what is this place?'"
Manteca is nothing if not quotable.
A fond farewell to Philadelphia's loveliest pastry chef. Today we learned that Monica Glass willl be moving up to Boston to take over the pastry helm at Kenneth Oringer's's acclaimed French-accented Clio as well as Uni sashimi bar. Glass perviously headed up desserts at 10 Arts and Fish.
Best of luck, chef!
Today on Afternoon Snacks, we've got the latest on chef Christopher Kearse's grand opening, a foie gras prix fixe, a movie with munchies and a home-brewed beer resource.
We all know and love Chef Christopher Kearse from Pumpkin (1713 South St.), a European-influenced American BYOB. Chef Kearse's latest venture, Will (1911 E. Passyunk Ave) is opening up the reservation line tomorrow in preparation for the big day, August 24th. His restaurant is decidedly French-inspired, a cuisine that he dabbled in at Pumpkin, but has really been able to experiment with in his new menu. The seasonal menus highlight ingredients that have been locally grown, harvested and foraged. Chef Kearse will serve dinner Tuesdays through Sundays, as well as brunch and a 4-course $40 prix fixe on Sundays. Call 215-271-7683 to make a reservation at this highly anticipated BYOB.
Four course of foie, brew your own and custard and a movie after the jump! »
A prix fixe lunch offers the chance to explore what a restaurant has to offer without shelling out a ton of cash and there are plenty of spots around town to get down with a set menu. Here is a round up of deals and prix fixes for all your lunching needs. Chestnut Street is particularly prix fixe friendly and there are plenty of deals to be had from restaurant emperors Starr and Garces.
Fans of all things porcine, mark your calenders: next Wednesday, August 15th Southwark (701 S. 4th St.) welcomes Country Time Pork for a four courses of piggy goodness. Paul and Ember Crivellaro will be in from their Berks County farm, sharing the meal and talking pig. The meal is $45 a head with an optional $10 beer or wine pairing but if you happen to work in the industry, bring in a pay stub and drinks are on the house.
Charcuterie whiz Nick Macri is curing Old Bay salami and potting pork rillettes for the occasion.
Beer, cheese and cocktails collide tonight at Kennett (848 South 2nd St.) for Midsummer Nights' Cheese. It's a three way collaboration featuring cheeses from the fromagers at Di Bruno Brothers, beers from Suzie Woods of Allagash and a selection of Shakespeare-inspirated beer cocktails from bartenders aboout town Phoebe Esmon and Christian Gaal.
If last week's celebration of Rickys was any indication, Midsummer Nights' Cheese is going to be a good one.
Full cocktail line up and corresponding sonnets after the jump. »
Adam Erace visits The Industry, a place that pleases cooks, servers, dishwashers, and everyone in between.
Beer, ice cream and grillables are the official flavors of the summer, and these four cookbooks will keep you inspired to sip, churn, and char for the rest of the season.
Psychedelic ice cream, commuter Cajun and global barbecue all open this week. Check out the happenings on Feeding Frenzy.
It's been a big day for Vetri and company. Alla Spina (1410 Mt. Vernon St.) has landed a spot on Bon Appetit's 50 Best New Restaurants list and now we're hearing that there's another Vetri joint in the works over the bridge. Take it away, Adam!
Remember nearly a year ago when Marc Vetri signed a letter of intent/interest (the phrases varies depending on the website consulted) for a restaurant at the Moorestown Mall? Wouldn't be surprised if you'd forgotten; we had, until this Inquirer story jogged our memory. PREIT, the firm that operates the mall, was just awarded four liquor licenses, valued around a mill each.
"We're very, very close," Vetri said when we reached out for comment today, but nothing is signed just yet. We're refrain from counting our heritage-breed chicken eggs before they hatch, but the idea of being able to eat somewhere Osteria- or Amis-esque while visiting our kin in the shopping-plaza badlands of Le Jerz makes us pretty excited.
Not everyone in dry Moorestown shares our feelings. Some teetotaling loudmouths have been trying to block the liquor-license referendum from go. To which we say: Clam it, fools, you're about to get a Marc Vetri restaurant.
If you'd like to celebrate with the Vetri crew, Alla Spina is debuting their Victory collaboration brew Via Weisse tonight. Brewed to suit chef Jeff Michaud's penchant for light, crisp beer, you can sample this lightly tart and very refreshing wheat beer for $3 tonight only.
Eater rounded up 33 of the fall's most highly anticipated restaurant openings and Philly's represented with two hot contenders. First up is the Stephen Starr Fishtown barbecue joint rumored to be an outpost of Brooklyn's Fette Sau (please say it's true!) And then there's the reanimation of Boot & Saddle, the long shuttered venue being revitalized by Avram Hornik. If pervious Hornik-R5 collaborations (Morgan's Pier and Union Transfer) are any indication, this place is going to where it's at.
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