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Archive: November, 2011
Notes from the Weekend is a Monday Tuesday (this week) feature that sees the members of Team Meal Ticket compiling all the food/drink highlights uncovered during prime eatin' time, Friday to Sunday. Consider this a place for good deals, great dishes, wicked cocktails, recipe triumphs (and tragedies), bizarro conversations and more. We're eager to share our notes, but especially excited to read yours.We encourage you to leave notes from YOUR weekend in the comments. Have at it! (View past NFTW installments at citypaper.net/notes.)
The sale sign is down at 1708 Lombard, home to Mike Stollenwerk's Fish until the haute seafood house moves to 13th and Locust next month. After a tight remodel, the space will become Brick American Eatery in January, headed up by none other than ... Mike Stollenwerk.
'Tis the season for bizarre iterations of the traditional Thanksgiving meal layered sloppily onto a hoagie roll and wrapped in paper like that is a good idea. We've decided to try two of the most prominent examples of this perennial style — one from Wawa and one from Primo Hoagies (we know there are more) — to gauge which one is a less foolish thing to eat.
On Christmas Eve, Italians and Italian-Americans celebrate the Feast of the Seven Fishes, a fin-filled repast in which seven seafoods represent the seven virtues, seven sacraments or seven days of the week, depending whose nonna you ask. (Mine just shrugs.) Mike Stollenwerk of Fish (1708 Lombard St.) will be cooking a modern rendition of the feast at New York City's James Beard House on Dec. 7. Among the species being served: eel (escabeche), shrimp (with cardoons and butterscotch beans) and swordfish (salt-roasted), plus some cheeky takes on classics like crab sausage and peppers and fried smelts over smoked eggplant purée. The wine-paired dinner is $170 per person ($130 for JBF members), and reservations can be made on James Beard’s website. Full menu after the jump.
Holy hell, the past month has seen an insane amount of high-profile openings. Here's a quickie recap of what we've covered so far.
Monday, November 14
A peek inside Stephen Starr's new North Broad seafood restaurant, Route 6.
Want to intern with Meal Ticket? Deadline is December 2!
Tuesday, November 15
Check out the one-of-a-kind sign at American Sardine Bar.
Tea Shake Fusion is serving in South Philly.
Vedge, from the owners of Horizons, is now open.
Wednesday, November 16
Tapestry (replacing Adsum) is open for business.
Check out chef George Sabatino's menu at Stateside.
Isaiah Thompson needed help identifying a mystery "meat," and you came through!
Thursday, November 17
Here's a cheat sheet to our latest food-centric issue of City Paper.
Jessie Prawlucki of Fond is very close with her Belle Cakery.
Check out Adam Erace's recipe for quince turnovers.
Friday, November 18
You've seen the menu — now check out pics inside Stateside.
Sunday, November 20
A photo tour of American Sardine Bar, new from the owners of South Philly Tap Room.
Ever since that one-of-a-kind "sign" went up, we knew it wouldn't be long till the rest of American Sardine Bar caught up to it. Now the Point Breeze bar (1801 Federal St.), from John Longacre and chef Scott Schroeder of South Philly Tap Room (1509 Mifflin St.) has set Wednesday, Nov. 23 — traditionally the biggest drinking day of the year, but of course — for its official debut. We popped in to ASB's staff tasting last night to snag some pics for y'all.
Securing spots for classes at Cook (253 S. 20th St.) has proven to be a slight challenge since Audrey Claire Taichman's kitchen demo space opened in September, due to its snug size and primo programming. So take advantage tomorrow, Nov. 20, when they open the doors to all comers for an everyone-wins charity event. Cook is teaming up with the SHARE Food Program, which has provided millions of pounds to food to regional food banks and needy families, for a pie-making fundraiser. Show up anytime between 5 and 8 (well before the Eagles game) with a $20 donation, a pie tin and an apron (it doesn't have to be frilly) — everything else you need to whip up a holiday pie will be provided by Cook. Don't sweat it if you've got baking butterfingers, as the Cook staff will be on hand to help you out. All the cash goes straight to SHARE and you get to walk out with a lovely latticed bit of work.
Adam Erace already shared the opening menu for the domestically inclined Stateside on Wednesday, but now we've got some food and interior shots of the cozy South Philly space (1536 E. Passyunk Ave.), which the owners of Green Eggs Café open to the public tomorrow at 5 p.m. after a fam/friends dry run tonight.
Nick Normile, Penn student and author of the blog Foodie at Fifteen (now 18), has organized a food-centric event for his Wharton management class that will raise money for HIP HOP Inc. (Helping to Inspire Positive and Healthy Opportunities for Progress), an organization aiming to reduce the dropout rate in West Philly high schools via youth empowerment services. He and a team of 10 fellow students have put together a night featuring food from area restaurants and vendors like Lacroix (where Normile used to stage), Fond, Belle Cakery, Fork, Chabaa Thai Bistro, Gia Pronto, Axis Pizza and Chewy’s food truck.
The event, A Night of Food in Houston Hall, will take place in that building (3417 Spruce St.) on UPenn's campus. Ten bucks at the door gets you all the food you want and all proceeds go straight to HIP HOP. It begins at 9 p.m. this coming Sunday, Nov. 20.
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