Archive: August, 2010

In two days: the only Friday the Firkenteenth of the year

POSTED: Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 5:54 PM

Filed Under: Booze | Food and Holidays | Food Events

Grey Lodge Pub in the Great Northeast (6235 Frankford Ave.) will host the 22nd Friday the Firkinteenth* the only FtF of the 2010 calendar year this coming Friday. For those unfamiliar, FtF is a long-running tradition at Grey Lodge any Friday the 13th sees proprietor Mike "Scoats" Scotese and Co. tapping firkins of cask-conditioned ale (3o in total this year!) in random succession and d0ling out 8-ounce pours to any and all comers (cash only). This time, they'll kick off the festivities early, at 9 a.m., with a special breakfast menu available. You can check out the behemoth (but still incomplete!) cask lineup on Grey Lodge's website. And keep an eye on the bar's Twitter feed to figure out what's run out and what's fixing to be tapped. * That's right, the phrase "Friday the Firkenteenth" is now an official registered trademark of the Grey Lodge.

Danya

Posted 2010-08-12 06:07:26

What happened with that 0 and o? They got bored with life & pulled a Freaky Friday?

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Dinner time at Arbol Cafe

POSTED: Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 4:49 PM

Filed Under: Food News

Arbol Cafe on Facebook

Paraguayan coffee shop Arbol Cafe (209 Poplar St.) is slowly re-launching dinner service on Saturday and Sunday nights. Though it won't be every single weekend evening due to pre-planned private parties (they've got one booked this coming Saturday, Aug. 14, for example), guests can expect a condensed version of offered in the café's cozy outdoor courtyard from 5:30 to 9ish, with prices ranging from $7 to $14. The signature lomito (thin fried chicken, runny fried egg, turkey ham, mayo, Port-Salut cheese, all on a Le Bus round roll) is a dinner highlight, in addition to other sandwiches, empanadas, salads and liquor mixers for BYO-ing. Come September, the plan is to run dinner Thursday through Sunday; for now, though, peek at Arbol's Twitter and Facebook for updates on when they'll be serving. Arbol owners Oscar and Beth Acuna hope to eventually outdoor launch barbecue nights using their wood-fire grill (above), but for now that fare is relegated to private gatherings these family-style meals, which can range in price from $16 to $45 a person, can feature mains like roasted chicken, roasted lamb and asado la olla con kiveve (boneless beef short rib with butternut squash polenta, a Paraguayan specialty).

Joe

Posted 2010-08-13 14:48:47

LOVE THIS PLACE! Nothing like sitting outside with some yerba mate, a lomito especial and a good book!

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NOW OPEN: Sumo Sushi

POSTED: Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 5:30 PM

Filed Under: Menu Time | Openings

Photo | Drew Lazor

Sisters Wendy Li and Yan Zheng officially opened their Sumo Sushi the address is technically 337-41 Broad, but the entrance is just east of Broad on Pine Street yesterday. The space, wedged right between a Starbucks and a parking garage, is small, but looks to capitalize on local workers, theater crowds and UArts students alike with delivery, a BYO policy and some solid pricing (specialty rolls top out at $14.95; their "Happy Lunch" deal features your choice of three rolls, plus miso soup). Check out the menu after the jump; as an opening special, Li and Zheng are offering 10 percent off your bill throughout the month of August. Hours: Mon.-Thu., 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sun., noon-10 p.m.

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Chris

Posted 2010-08-25 19:58:16

This is a fantastic sushi place! Order the Chirashi - it's wonderful.

Highly recommend!!

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Posted 2010-08-12 14:35:07

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Wildwoods NJ

Posted 2010-08-15 23:01:29

I love how they decorated the restaurant.

Sushi Addict

Posted 2010-09-09 04:20:40

Looks like a cute place for a quiet sushi lunch! Hope you have your golden "maneki-neko" cat place near the register! What menu item is the pride of the head chef?

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Posted 2010-08-12 13:00:17

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Menu for the Sept. 29 Jim Burke/Chip Roman collabo dinner

POSTED: Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 4:15 PM

Filed Under: Chef Salad | Food Events | Menu Time

Brahs: Roman (left) and Burke

The recent wave of collaborative chef dinners (see here, here and here) are the best thing to happen to our food scene since, well, ever. The latest cooks to swim in each other's bain-maries are Jim Burke of James and Chip Roman of Blackfish. On Wed., Sept. 29, the chummy chefs (who worked together at Vetri) will be putting out a six-course spread for $65 a head. "The boys ahem, chefs are highlighting [foods from] Pennsylvania," says Burkes wife/partner, Kristina. Which means Buxco black trumpets, Poconos trout, Elysian Farms lamb neck and more. Weve known Chip for about 11 or so years and we have remained great friends," she adds. "Weve always wanted to do something [like this]. Peep the menu after the jump. Considering James' rigorously seasonal styling, take it with a very large grain of sea salt.

hiramasa, local cherry belle radish, yuzu kosho & cilantro

pocono mountain trout smoked a la minute horseradish & shaved haricot vert

veal sweetbreads, macintosh apple, bucks county black trumpets & bermuda onions

venuss jewelcase with hand rolled garganelli, local lima beans & bottarga di muggine

elysian fields lamb neck, white polenta, 63 degree egg

a study of local apples

FrannyZooey

Posted 2010-08-11 11:28:47

Jim Burke 1, Rascal -2367246

poncho

Posted 2010-08-11 11:45:35

Rascal, you have been owned.

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PeterBreslow

Posted 2010-08-11 12:55:12

Atta-boy, Jim!

kar

Posted 2010-08-11 02:19:32

Tell it, Jim!

Jim Burke, Chef JAMES restaurant

Posted 2010-08-10 18:42:13

The fish the we will be using for this special dinner are rainbow trout that are raised in crystal clear streams in the Pocono mountains (http://www.samuelsandsonseafood.com/search.asp?search=pocano+rainbow+trout&submit=Go+Fish!). Nowhere on our menu does it claim that these are wild trout, this would be a lie.  We spend significant time, energy, and money sourcing the very best ingredients available to us and we don't expect that everybody with internet access and alot of time on their hands understand the effort that's involved.  We, as a restaurant, are more interested in where our food comes from and how it is raised than you could possibly imagine.  We work directly with several local farmers to buy directly, at a considerably higher cost, what others would thoughtlessly purchase from who knows where.  We are dedicated to these farmers as they are to us, and it has become much more than a business transaction: we are supporting their livelihood, and they are providing our dining public with wonderfully flavored, exquisitely fresh, hand harvested food.  Do you think that a family farm can subsist by selling at a couple of farmers markets?  It is the restaurants that are devoted to buying from them that enable them to continue doing the amazing work that they do.  Now that we see that your comment makes no sense, I would challenge you to find anything on our menu that is inaccurately labeled, or inaccurately described at the table by our staff.  I find it amazing that anyone with a computer is suddenly an expert on what I have committed the last 20 years of my life to doing.  If you are so bold as to tell me how to do my job, then come out from behind your username and let us all know who you are, what you do, and why we should believe anything that you have to say; put yourself out there for once in your life as we in the restaurant business do every day.

Corbin

Posted 2010-08-10 21:06:29

Nice response Jim. I think you summed up the feelings of many chefs committed to providing their guests with the best ingredients sourced locally and in a sustainable manner. If more people were concerned about where the food they consume actually comes from we would all eat better and the local economy would flourish. Good luck with your dinner, the menu looks awesome.

BarryG

Posted 2010-08-11 10:21:23

Appreciate the response, Jim, but I think just the first sentence would have been adequate...

rascal b. schuylkillian

Posted 2010-08-10 11:46:00

Restaurants are notorious for inncorrectly identifying fish.  "Pocono mountain trout"?  what is that?  There is no such variety of fish.  Brook trout are native to the region but are unable to survive in most PA streams nowadays.  The majority of trout in the Poconos are: 1) stocked and 2) not native to the region.

Is this day and age when people are increasingly interested in what they are eating and where/how it was raised etc...I find it amazing how often restaurants inaccurately describe the species of fish they are serving.

rascal b. schuylkillian

Posted 2010-08-11 13:25:53

Owned, certainly not.  Although it may have appeared to be so, I was in no way attempting to defame Mr. Burke, the quality of his food at James, or the efforts taken to use high quality and thoughtfully produced ingredients.  If it was perceived that that was my goal, it certainly was not.  I've eaten at James several times and always enjoyed my visits there.  I'd be happy to stop by the restaurant and talk about this topic in greater detail in person.

As an angler, and someone who has actually caught thousands of trout in the poconos (and all over the country), I take species identification seriously - and not just trout.  I felt as if calling what is essentially a farm-raised rainbow trout a "pocono mountain trout" to be misleading in my opinion.  I do understand menus must take some literary license in order to make the food sound exciting.  But, I have seen many improperly labeled fish on many restuarant menus, and when I've asked questions, I have many times gotten uninformed responses.   

Farm-raised fish from the poconos would frankly be much safer than fish from the wild because many of those mountain streams have explicit fish consumption advisories due to the impact of coal mining (and now natural gas drilling)on water quality.

I appreciate Mr. Burke's response.

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Biba to open this month

POSTED: Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 2:30 PM

Filed Under: Booze | Openings

In May, Jon Myerow told us he anticipated an August opening for Biba in the Left Bank Building (3131 Walnut St.), and it appears as if the Tria owner was pretty on point predicting the debut of what's cheekily being referred to as "Tria's fun little cousin." Myerow was rather mum about the concept way back in February, but plenty of details including that exterior rendering above, courtesy of Brett Webber Architects have become available. Biba will not feature any diversions that characterize your typical hang no TVs, no WiFi, no live music or karaoke at night. Instead the focus will be on the drink 26 wines by the glass, 10 craft beers in bottles and one on cask and a selection of snacks, like charcuterie, cheese and chocolate. There'll be a 32-seat bar plus room for a dozen on an outdoor patio area; Webber's "farmhouse-industrial" interior will feature touches like redwood millwork, big picture windows looking out of the Left Bank and a glass wine storage wall. Proposed hours: Sun.-Thu.,. noon-mid; Fri.-Sat., noon-1 a.m.

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Posted 2010-10-05 08:02:51

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SEPTA bus crashes into Monk's Cafe

POSTED: Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 11:30 AM

Filed Under: Food News | Photos

Photo | Jonathan Tannenwald

Photo | PhillyBreakingNews

A little past 2 a.m. Tuesday morning, Monk's at 16th and Spruce was the site of a high-impact crash involving a SEPTA bus and what appears to be a Delaware River Port Authority vehicle. According to philly.com's Jonathan Tannenwald, the bus swerved off 16th and struck the south corner of the Monk's entrance, destroying the front of the bus and turning a good portion of the beer bar's facade to rubble. Official details on the cause of the accident have not yet surfaced, but unconfirmed Twitter chatter has it that the bus struck the DRPA vehicle (an SUV) before crashing into the bar. MyFoxPhilly.com stated that drivers of both vehicles in the crash have been hospitalized. We've reached out to Monk's co-owner Tom Peters to get the latest on the incident and will update as more info becomes available. UPDATE [11:15 a.m.]: We stopped by the scene this morning to get some fresh photos of the damage. (An orange municipal posting, dated today, instructs the building's owners to "make repairs.") Check out a slideshow after the jump. UPDATE [2:20 p.m.]: Peters just checked in with an update. He says a repair crew, along with a structural engineer, are clearing debris and building a buttress wall extending out from the dining room toward the site of the crash, on the south side of the structure. "The south wall of the hallway [leading into Monk's] was pressed up against the north wall, so there was no way to exit," says Peters, who was in the bar when the accident occurred. He, his staff and 11 guests evacuated the building through the kitchen in a matter of minutes after the crash, which happened a little before 2 a.m. As far as reopening goes, "Best-case scenario is Friday [August 13]," says Peters. "Worst-case scenario would be two weeks." UPDATE [13aug10]: Monk's has reopened for business.

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Ted Hesson

Posted 2010-08-10 12:41:56

Monk's has had a run of bad luck, huh? Great mussels though

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Scooter

Posted 2010-08-10 12:07:17

Pretty sure the LCB will blame Monk's for this and issue some serious fines.

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Posted 2010-08-13 13:53:09

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Charlie Street

Posted 2010-08-11 17:04:09

I called TONY SHALHOUB  "Detective Adrian Monk" is on the investigation.

Stone Harbor

Posted 2010-08-11 15:03:45

That is some bad luck!

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Notes from the Weekend: August 9

POSTED: Monday, August 9, 2010, 11:43 PM

Filed Under: Notes from the Weekend

Notes from the Weekend is a Monday 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. Were 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.)

Rachel Burgos: RB Adam Erace: AE Drew Lazor: DL

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Headed down to my ancestral home of Baltimore for the night on Friday to celebrate a good friend's birthday. Natty Bo from the beginning. Blue crabs were on the agenda; we read about a great deal (three dozen for $70!) on the back of Baltimore City Paper, then drove out to Dundalk to pick up the haul from Coveside Crabs. In our famished haste, however, we totally failed to realize that the price was so good because these suckers were all the way live. New mission: Locate a big-ass pot. We did, and with the help of a fellow reveler who also happened to be a seasoned crab seasoner, cranked out one of the dopest boils I can remember. Back next weekend? DL Friday: Went to The Khyber (56 S. Second St.) and Lucy's (247 Market St.) in Old City to celebrate a friend's bachelorette party. Danced away the couple of vodka-cranberries I drank; hated the drunken, obnoxious crowds milling about toward night's end. RB

Photo | Adam Erace

Friday, scored all kinds of on-sale barbecue swag at the Oregon Avenue Acme, including kitschy corn-on-the-cob holders and eight-packs of metal kebab skewers for two bucks and change. Raided Frangelli's for ice cream doughnuts (see Eat This Immediately) and later downed a quick lunch at Sky Cafe (1504 Ritner St.), an under-the-radar Indonesian spot on a block better known for Cacia's and Primo's. Copped crispy tofu salad bathed in ferociously spicy peanut dressing, followed by an herbaceous lime-colored coconut soup loaded with fried chicken and potato cakes. Bonus: the vastly underrated Jennifer's Body blaring on the ceiling-mounted flatscreen. AE

Photo | Drew Lazor

Back in Philly Saturday night to grab a great whole bronzino at Hoof + Fin (617 S. Third St.), which quite possibly boasts the nicest, quaintest, cutest, quietest outdoor patio area (above) in the game. After that, lots of liquor-swillin' at Adsum (700 S. Fifth St.) and Southwark (701 S. Fourth St.), plus a Jim's cheesesteak that I was apparently unable to hold like a human being. DL

Photo | Rachel Burgos

Saturday: Went to the Royal Tavern (937 E. Passyunk Ave.) for their wonderful meatloaf sandwich. Paired that with their version of an Arnold Palmer, made with black tea, vodka and lemonade. Then spent a low-key night in watching The Art of the Steal with a bottle of J.K. Scrumpy's hard apple cider. RB

Photo | Adam Erace

Spent Saturday eating Roman amounts of summer fruit dusted in lime sugar. DIY by zesting two limes into a cup of sugar, mix and sprinkle over watermelon, cantaloupe, peaches, etc. As powerful a summer condiment as mustard and relish. AE Sunday: In the morning hit up B2 (1500 E. Passyunk Ave.) for a mozzarella/tomato/basil sandwich on an everything bagel and an iced coffee. Strolled by the DooWop Car Show & Street Festival. Got a roasted pepper & sausage Marra's (1734 E. Passyunk Ave.) for dinner. It ruled. RB

Photo | Adam Erace

Sunday: Beached then barbecued, impaling chicken, salmon, zucchini, red onion and multi-color bell peppers with those on-sale skewers. Marinaded the meat and veg in EVOO, dijon, lemon zest, red pepper and backyard herbs that caramelized beautifully on the grill. Ate them with a salad from my container garden: sweet yellow Snowberry tomatoes over leaves of Amish Deer Tongue and Golden Tennis Ball, heirloom lettuces even an impatient klutz like me can grow. AE

Photo | Drew Lazor

Adam Erace's latest Top Chef Not So Quickfire got us in the mood for a bit of Ethiopian, so we ordered takeout from Almaz Café (140 S. 20th St.), in my opinion the tastiest and most slept-on Ethiopian joint in the city. The coffeeshop menu is tiny compared to the options at the big boys like Abyssinia or Dahlak, but they make up for it in flavor everything's good, but don't miss their vegetarian combo (above), their dorowat or the kitfo. For the American sweet-tooth in you, though, they make one mean-ass chocolate chip cookie. DL

rachelburgos

Posted 2010-08-09 20:24:46

I am way jealous of the weekends Drew and Adam had. I will most certainly dust any and all fruit that comes my way with lime sugar.

tim

Posted 2010-08-09 21:14:45

Friday night was at home with a Negroni followed by an IBLT (Irish bacon, lettuce & tomato) on Wild Flour Yards ESA bread.  And several homebrewed witbiers.

Saturday dinner: many Yards Saisons and a Standard Burger at the Standard Tap.  

Sunday, it was all peaches, all the time at Osteria. Started with a Siena cocktail, made with bourbon, Aperol and muddled peaches.  Then the *must eat* Pesca pizza -- peaches, chanterelles and lardo (I made sure to save some for Monday lunch).  For secondi I had veal shoulder roasted in hay with peaches, pistachio and radicchio.  Dessert was sweet ricotta fritelle with raspberry jam. Totally unnecessary but so good.  On the way out, we passed Jamie Moyer and family on their way in.

Michelle

Posted 2010-08-09 22:53:56

Tim, this drink you speak of sounds delicious.

Drew Lazor

Posted 2010-08-10 01:25:25

Pic! http://twitpic.com/27du30

Alex Moore

Posted 2010-08-17 19:09:28

Dear Drew,
  My name is Alex Moore and my parents own Coveside Crabs. We are so glad that you tried us and enjoyed your live crabs! We believe that cooking them yourself is just as much a Maryland tradition as the crabs themselves (plus it's actually pretty easy to do). We sell crabs until end of October/early November so we hope to see you again this year! Thanks for the shout out and posting your awesome pictures of our family business. 

Enjoy your week and hope to see you next time you have a craving for crabs!

Thanks,
  Alex

Coveside Crabs

Molly Eichel

Posted 2010-08-09 23:46:09

Cantina's breakfast burrito w/veggie sausage redeemed the restaurant from a I-don't-know-what-that-is-but-it's-not-chilequiles previous brunch experience. I didn't come close to finishing it but wasn't hungry for the rest of the day. Delish.

The dominator

Posted 2010-08-10 01:34:39

Haha Drew, glad my birthday could appease the crab desire, though minority chaotic we pulled off one of the best set of crabs I have had (26 year MD resident) so yes that needs to happen again, the sooner the better.

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danya

Posted 2010-08-10 07:29:23

Cafe de Laos makes a crazy duck curry. Crispy duck nuggets lie atop veggies covered in a brown curry sauce with multiple deep flavors and just enough heat to make you stop and pant every several bites. Although they forgot one of our appetizers in the full Sat night room, I'm def going back ASAP.

Neal

Posted 2010-08-10 11:56:35

Went to Sidecar for half off pork sundays! Pork Nachos and Sweet pulled pork bbq over cornbread. All for half off. 

The rest of the weekend was all applesauce, crackers and pepto. You can guess why.

poncho

Posted 2010-08-09 22:47:36

Sunday morning I had one of my favorite breakfast sandwiches, the egg and cheese from Ants Pants.  It has sharp cheddar, 2 yolk-oozing eggs and is served on the most delicious long roll.  Does anyone know where they get their bread? That roll and the honey wheat toast are some of my favorite breads!!!

Drew Lazor

Posted 2010-08-17 22:50:41

Alex, great to hear from you. It was only right to do my little part to spread the word, you guys do an awesome job. And you're 100 percent right about steaming the crabs themselves...I fell out of the habit for several years but am definitely back at it now. Thanks and cheers!

Andy

Posted 2010-08-10 00:06:38

I'm going to osteria is eat that pizza ASAP.

Adam Erace

Posted 2010-08-10 00:18:47

As am I.

brian howard

Posted 2010-08-10 12:16:46

Was in Michigan visiting family.

Friday: Hit the Hop Cat in Grand Rapids and did a flight of Hop Cat brews (Sage Against the Machine, Kodiak Killer, Red Panda, Hoppapotamus) and non-Hop Cat brews (Livery's Double Paw IPA, Arcadia's Hop Mouth and B Craft Black, and Short's Huma Lupa Licious). Left with a growler of Hop Cat's Sage Against the Machine.

Saturday: Hit Marshall's Dark Horse Brewpub, not far from the big oil pipeline spill (in fact, there was a smell of tar in the air). That didn't distract from enjoying a Double Crooked Tree IPA, a Sapient Trip Ale and a beer called Rod, a red ale brewed with herbs and apparent aphrodisiacs. 

Sunday: Ate many hot dogs and an Atwater Block Michigan Lager as the hapless Tigers trounced the even more hapless Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Comerica Park.

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Tonight: Felicia D pours at Sampan

POSTED: Monday, August 9, 2010, 10:09 PM

Filed Under: Booze | Dealage

Dear Friend of Meal Ticket Felicia D, aka community manager for Yelp in Philadelphia, is guest-bartending tonight at Sampan (124 S. 13th St.), whose open-air Graffiti Bar was the subject of a recent Happy Hour Hopper. From 5 to 7, check out specials like $2 kobe sliders and chicken/shrimp spring rolls and $4 specialty cocktails, wines and beers. Flea will be slingin' booze and politely declining Belgian-ale marriage proposals until 10 p.m. For some insight into girlie's bartending style, check out her Q&A with Grub Street.

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Now Boarding: Studiokitchen at Speck

POSTED: Monday, August 9, 2010, 8:40 PM

Filed Under: Food News | Openings

Shola Olunloyos Studiokitchen, the eight-seat chefs counter at his soon-to-open Speck (check out last week's rundown of the project), has just started taking pre-paid reservations. Seatings for Studiokitchen begin the first week of October and seats are already filling up (Saturdays are booked solid until December 4). The seats are available Tuesday to Saturday; dinner from Tuesday through Friday is priced at $120 per person, while Saturday seats are $150 a person. Payments must be made through PayPal.

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PINOT finally sells vino!

POSTED: Monday, August 9, 2010, 7:57 PM

Filed Under: Booze | Food News

Old City oenophile's haven PINOT (227 Market St.), which has long had the frustrating distinction of dealing in everything wine-related save for actual wine, is finally able to stock the stuff. Dan Soskin's boutique has partnered with Paradocx to carry the ChesCo producer's "Wine in a Paint Can" line super-rad 3.5-liter containers that go for $34.99 as well as 14 other varieties, in bottles, from the vineyard. How does this work? PINOT does not have a liquor license like a bar or restaurant rather, the shop is taking advantage of Section 505.2(a)(3) of the Commonwealth's liquor code, which states that an in-state winemaker can select up to five (Board-approved) retail locations at which to stock their products.

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Ashley

Posted 2010-08-09 15:22:17

Ew.

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Notes from the Weekend: May 20
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Afternoon Snacks: Rachael & Guy do improv, Bacon hot dogs, Seasonal cocktails both posh and... less-so
Now Serving: Jerry's Bar
Hell's Kitchen casting in Philly
Spike TV's "Bar Rescue" turns Swanky Bubbles into Sheer
An edible guide to Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival

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