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Notes from the Weekend is a feature that sees the members of Team Meal Ticket compiling all the food/drink highlights uncovered during prime eatin' time, Friday to Sunday. We'd love to hear all about YOUR weekend eating adventures in the comments. Go for it! (View past NFTW installments at citypaper.net/notes.)
Adam Erace: AE
Caroline Russock: CR
Popped into El Zarape on Friday night for a quick dinner and can't say it was my favorite experience there. The joint, which usually delivers, was busy and warm and the mahogany mole my enchiladas de pollo were not up to snuff. Must have been an off night. Womp.—AE
Afternoon Snacks: Fox poison cocktails, A tale of two movies called Chef, DIY lumpia, Dos and don'ts
If you've spent time in Chicago (or just spend way too much time reading about food and drink), chances are good you've wondered about malort, the notorious wormwood-based liquor with Swedish roots. NPR's The Salt has a good article about its background, along with its cousin besk, a product described as tasting of "fox poison" by its own producer.
Since we're teetering on the edge of prime produce season now is the perfect time to bone up on your canning and preserving skills. Friend of Meal Ticket/art of putting up enthusiast/Food in Jars mastermind Marisa McClellen has just released her full schedule of spring, summer and fall canning classes and we've got to say there are more than a few that stuck our fancy. How about a strawberry-mint jam tutorial this weekend at Greensgrow or maybe a massive tomato canning hands-on in August? View the full line up right here and start collecting those Mason jars.
Back in March we told you about Kiki Aranita and Chris Vacca's snack truck Poi Dog rolling out on Temple's campus. We got our first taste of their legit Hawaiian plate lunch this today, and the chicken katsu definitely qualifies for E.T.I. status. The golden brown poultry plank is the cutlet of our dreams, encased in a thick crunchy brown shell and served with two scoops of white rice, one of macaroni salad flecked with carrots, parsley and potatoes and a cup of sweet and tangy katsu sauce (the secret: guava) we poured over the whole thing. Don't miss the banana lumpia for dessert, dunked in a coconut chocolate sauce inspired by Hawaiian haupia pudding. Eat this immediately!
The food-TV overlords have just dropped the air date for the Diners Drive-In and Dives episode featuring South Philadelphia Tap Room (1509 Mifflin St.): tonight, Monday, May 13th, and Scott Schroeder & Co. are celebrating the auspicious occasion in generous style, passing out complimentary headcheese tacos during an open-to-the-public viewing party at the Tap Room. Flavor town.
Monday, May 6
A truly inspired Afternoon Snacks covering all things avocado-related.
Some serious shuffling is happening in Rittenhouse.
Tuesday, May 7
Adam went to the James Beard Awards and all we got were these lousy pictures.
Wednesday, May 8
Sorry folks, we took the day off.
Thursday, May 9
Wheat Beer Fest this weekend at South Philly Tap Room, you guys!
Friday, May 10
New Leash on Life is a nonprofit that I am crazy about. They place shelter pups (dogs that would otherwise be scheduled to be put down) into training programs to work with prison inmates, to the benefit of both parties. The dogs gain training and socializing crucial to their adoptability, and the inmates gain skills that boost their employability—not to mention a dog's priceless brand of companionship.
As luck would have it, I'm also crazy about beef and beer events in churches, so allow me to suggest that you find yourself at Old St. Augustine (243 N. Lawrence St.) tomorrow from 3 to 6 p.m. (Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 at the door; food is included in the donation but you'll want to bring cash for the bar.)
Thanks for Grubstreet New York for alerting us to something that is definitely worth planning a quick trip to New York for: Katz's Delicatessen is turning 125 years old, and their birthday party at the end of the month sounds incredible.
The dinner scheduled for May 31 will feature guest chefs from Little Owl, Sarabeth's and Mission Chinese "reimagining" classic Katz's dishes. And considering some of the strengths of their regular menus, it sounds like a killer combo—Sarabeth Levine's rugelach and Danny Bowien's kung pao pastrami alone would be cool, but we're guessing at something a little more ambitious for such a huge occasion.
And don't even get us started on the pastrami-eating competition (we think we can take this, we really do). Tickets for the dinner run from $125-$500, with all proceeds going to Henry Street Settlement.
Chinese businessman Wayne Trang just debuted an 80-seat Vietnamese restaurant called Mi Dac Ky in New World Plaza at 6th and Wash, so congrats to him. But what we'd really like to say to Mr. Trang is: What kind of crazy Inception shit did you pull to tease your new Peking Duck Banh Mi out of Meal Ticket's collective subconscious?!?!? Well played, sir. We've got to give props for making this mash-up of our dreams a reality of boneless Peking duck, house-made duck liver pate, cucumbers, carrots, jalapenos and cilantro on a crispy French baguette. We can't wait to try it, and neither should you.
It's been a toughie for Stephen Wagner. The restauranteur's celebrated chef Sam Jacobson left Sycamore, Wagner's BYOB and Lansdowne's touchstone of city dining outside the city, while his handsome newcomer NoBL closed to re-concept following lukewarm reviews. Several months later, the door is closed for good at NoBL with Wagner citing, via Foobooz, a simple lack of business. Sycamore chugs on. Been there post-Jacobsen? Get at us in the comments and let us know how it was.
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