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Archive: October, 2011
There's some new Francophilic blood in the Bellevue Food Court (Broad and Walnut) — locals Mike and Julie Bartfeld have just debuted Crepe Town, which, as you might have surmised, specializes in sweet and savory spins on their titular stuffed pancakes. They're griddling "Crepes of the World" (an Italian, with three meats, provolone and oregano) as well as a section they've dubbed "Classics" (barbecue chicken; sweet onion shrimp teriyaki). Full menu here. They serve starting at 9 a.m. Monday to Saturday and close when the food court shuts down.
I always admire this place's quirky restroom accroutrement, but last night I admired my baby octopus in tomato harissa over polenta even more.
Tomorrow, 11 P'unk Ave. bars and restaurants will be offering $3 craft beers for the first-ever Witch CRAFT Crawl. Here's how it works: Between 6 and 7 p.m. on the night of the crawl, register at Plenty (1710 e. Passyunk Ave.), where you'll get a witch's hat, wristband, map of the Avenue and stamp card. A purchase at each participating pub earns a stamp on the card, and six stamps gets your name entered into a raffle for Victory Brewing swag and $250 in restaurant gift certificates. Every stamp over six represents an extra raffle ticket. Proceeds benefit Passyunk's cleaning and greening programs. Check out the full list of participating bars after the jump (click to enlarge) — note that the not-yet-open Birra, the menu for which we shared last week, is on the roster.
Last Monday, we challenged Meal Ticket readers to come up with one sentence convincing us why they deserved two tix to Toronto chef Massimo Bruno's Oct. 27 supper club at Cook (253 S. 20th St.), a private event put on in coalition with Mavea Inspired Water, Art in the Age and Teaspoons & Petals.
Congrats to Meal Ticket commenter aweiss, who checked in with this very honest reasoning:
I like to tell my friends that I'm connected and I know people "in the industry," so, these tickets would help perpetuate that lie, as well as do WONDERS for my cred.
Have fun! And look out for a recap of the event on Meal Ticket soon.
Photo: massimobruno.wordpress.com
Monday, October 17
Jonathan Adams and Damien Pileggi launch Rival Bros, a new small-batch coffee roastery.
The Lucky Old Souls Burger Truck has started serving in LOVE Park.
La Calaca Feliz has named its executive chef: Lucio Palazzo, formerly of Xochitl.
Strada Pasta plans on serving Philly handmade pasta from a truck.
Tuesday, October 18
Notes from the Weekend was late but no less yum-filled.
Molly Malloy's will soon open in the Reading Terminal Market.
We've got the menu for the Oct. 9 Stateside pop-up dinner.
Wednesday, October 19
The owners of Jet Wine Bar are opening Rex on South Street.
Joe Scarpone is getting close with Ulivo at Passyunk and Catharine.
You should eat the pumpkin kugel at Delicatessen immediately.
Thursday, October 20-Friday, October 21
Hey y'all, just a heads up that Meal Ticket posting will be on the slower side for the rest of the week. I'm headed to Western Maryland for a brodown camping trip that will probably end up looking something like what you see above. Should make for some solid Notes from the Weekend. Catch you Monday.
One of the reasons I love Michael Spector's Delicatessen (703 Chestnut St.) is because it's a Jewish deli that caters to humans. Instead of terrifying 60-pound pastrami monsters that cost $37 and produce enough leftovers to feed every every member of the Pennsylvania National Guard, they put up sandwiches that are both navigable and generously sized — and they charge normal-person prices for them. But Deli chef Ali Waks' many clever kitchen diversions are just as big a draw for me. Not sure how the bubbies of the world feel about her pumpkin kugel, but I'm a definite fan. Her fall-friendly take on the timeless Jewish pudding has all the requisite trappings — tender egg noodles, fatty cottage/cream cheese filling, crunchy baked brown sugar roof. But then she gourds us with a swirl of pumpkin purée flavored with jaggery (a concentrated sugar cane used frequently in Indian cuisine), orange zest and Art in the Age's SNAP liqueur, Waks' go-to replacement for vanilla. It's $4 for a piece the size of a car battery or $2 for a piece the size of a Power Wheels battery. Eat this immediately!
Photo: Drew Lazor
Joe Scarpone, who earned many well-deserved looks for his cooking at Northern Liberties' Sovalo (now Blind Pig), is shooting for Nov. 7 to open Ulivo, a simplified, downmarket BYOB take on his Italian fine-dining style, at Passyunk and Catharine. "We were able to get in here fast and turn it around to do the food I was doing at Sovalo, which is exciting," says Scarpone, whose changes to the old Trattoria Alla Costiera have been cosmetic in nature. The chef, whose last restaurant residency was at Manayunk's Agiato, characterizes the 50-seat Ulivo ("olive" in Italian) as a neighborhood- and family-oriented operation with focus placed on technique and execution (lots of handmade pasta); entrées will top out at a very reasonable $21.
Philly’s next Thursday Night Throwdown (TNT) latte art competition is set for tomorrow, Oct. 20, when Spruce Street Espresso (1101 Spruce St.) will participate in the first-ever TNT pitting city against city. Typically, the monthly event sees baristas from a single town competing against each other, but after some hardcore YouTube shit-talking from espresso jockeys based in our nation's capital (see above), it was decided that four reps from Philly and four from Washington, D.C. should go foam-to-foam in a bracket-style tournament. The event starts at 8 p.m., with the competition, which will be judged via webcam between Philly and D.C.., kicking off at 9. Winners will receive a prize package from Counter Culture Coffee, and they're sweetening the deal in Philly by making the evening a costume party with a cash prize for best get-up. We hope someone shows up as this (bride and groom optional). The TNT is free to attend and all are welcome to cheer on our city’s baristas. Bring it home, Philly!
In June we told you that Jill Weber and Evan Malone of Jet Wine Bar (1525 South St.) had plans to take over the old Philly Kitchen Share commissary and its adjacent dining room (1514-1516 South St.) for an as-yet-unnamed restaurant. Over the weekend, they quietly publicized their project's name via a sponsorship of Bloktoberfest — the spot will go by the very kingly Rex. Regis Jansen, a vet of 1601 and Fuji Mountain, is still on board as chef. Weber doesn't have any solid predictions for Rex's opening just yet but we'll keep you posted.
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