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Archive: September, 2012
Looks like this year’s Fall Festival at Greensgrow Farms (2501 E. Cumberland St.) is taking shape nicely. In addition to a host of family-friendly events with a county fair flavor (a chili cookoff, pumpkin painting, a birthday party for Milkshake the pig), food enthusiasts can look forward to a no-joke carnival of eats. Stateside exec George Sabatino will be in attendance, Robyn Jasko (author of Homesweet Homegrown) will be mixing up cocktails, and Los Taquitos de Puebla, Little Baby’s Ice Cream, and the Local 215 truck are among the vendors that have signed on for the event.
We’re also looking forward to the demos the organizers have planned, geared toward the practical harvest-time rituals of preserving and making the most of the end of the growing season. You'll have the chance to learn about pressing cider, harvesting honey, putting up canned goods—there will even be a lesson in growing microgreens inside to help ease you through the harsh winter months.
The festival will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 6th at the farm, regardless of what the weather has in store. Oh, and in lieu of gifts for Milkshake, bring along any warm coats you’re no longer using to donate to the Subaru coat drive.
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 Emily Kovach: EK
Man, we covered some serious ground this weekend, notes right this way! »
Hat tip to man-about-town Holly Moore, who today Tweeted about the impending closing of beloved-and-hated Carman's Country Kitchen (1301 S. 11th St.) Morning eats maven Carman Luntzel has been doing brunch in South Philly before Brunch In South Philly, 22 years to be exact at the corner of 11th and Wharton. Moore reports on his Facebook page that the landlord is ending Luntzel's lease to open a pizzeria. We have enough of those, but not enough of eccentric, independent spots like Carman's, places that both embody and define the Philadelphia spirit. The last day is December 16.
Today's Afternoon Snacks has a Keith Greiman tap takeover, a new cookbook coming from one of the city's favorite bakeries, and food photography at Gallery 339.
Next Monday, Sept. 24, from 6:00 p.m. on, Memphis Taproom (2331 E. Cumberland St.) is handing control of the tap list over to barkeep Keith Greiman. That may not mean much to anyone not on a first-name basis with Taproom staff, but let’s face it: even if all you know is what you see in the pic above and in the list of brews below, you know enough to be at least a little intrigued.
See Keith's selections, plus cookbooks and food art, after the jump! »
After a year of renovations the Lafayette Building at 5th and Chestnut is about to become Hotel Monaco. The 288-room boutique hotel is slated to open on October 4th along with two dining and drinking destinations.
The Red Owl Tavern is going for a seasonal, rustic vibe with an in-house butcher, pickles and Amish influenced desserts along with a menu of classic cocktails and local beers.
The 11th floor of the Monaco is going to be home to Stratus Rooftop Lounge, where guests have the option to enjoy cocktails al fresco or in the comfort of the indoor bar. Look forward to a bar furnished with goods from local artists, a towering Japanese maple and classy cocktails like the St. James: a blend of gin, Cocchi Americano and fino sherry.
Andrew Gerson helped found the Philadelpha Mobile Food Association, and serves as its vice president. He also has a business, Strada Pasta, making fresh pasta with locally sourced ingredients. One thing this Philly food-truck evangelist doesn't have yet, though: An actual food truck. What with the outdated regulations currently governing the trucks in Philadelphia, he says it just doesn't make sense. "I haven't launched a truck yet, because it's very labor intensive. It's a 16-hour day, and if I can't sell enough volume in a day — which you can't at this point in Philly — it's not economically feasible. So I'm waiting another six to eight months to see what happens with this legislative change. It's very hard to make a living due to legislative drawbacks right now."
He may not have to wait too long. First District Councilman Mark Squilla says the city Law Department is reviewing legislation he worked on in collaboration with the PMFA and various city departments to clarify the rules around truck vending. He hopes to introduce a bill next month. "We're trying to work with the food truck association to come up with regulations and ordinances that the food truck vendors and the city all can agree on," he says. "We have no regulations from the Department of Licenses and Inspections on how they handle the food trucks. This will clarify a lot of the rules and regulations. I think it will be a big boost to the industry and also help the growth of the food truck market here."
Unless you're channeling your inner Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor, a trip to Home Depot is rarely a thrilling experience. But if you're lucky enough to live in South Philly your Depot runs are markedly sweeter due to the fact that Rocco's Sausages has set up shop in three locations, offering up Maglio sausages as well as a roster of exotic cheesesteak options including jerk, teriyaki and cajun versions.
This Thursday Rocco's in going to gracing the 22nd and Oregon Home Depot with another sandwich-centric location. They're going to be keeping the same contractor friendly hours of 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Stop in early for the Gavone, a breakfast bomb of eggs, potatoes, steak, cheese, onions, bacon and house-made hot sauce or later in the day for an onions and peppers topped sausage sandwich.
Just a friendly reminder: chef Mitch Prensky is previewing his Scratch Biscuits concept with a one-night-only pop-up to be hosted at Supper (926 South St.) tonight. They start serving at 6 p.m. and go until they run out, and you'll probably do best to assume they'll sell out fairly quickly: Prensky's biscuits were very well-received when he ran them at July's Night Market and we're guessing we're not the only ones looking to fill a biscuit-shaped hole in our lives.
Over the weekend Craig Laban dropped a major piece of fall opening intel. Looks like Fette Sau isn't the only New York import that Stephen Starr is bringing our way. Come December Starr will be transforming the former Foot Locker space at 604 South Street with former Momofuku Ko chef Peter Serpico into a 52 seater tentatively dubbed Serpico.
No word yet on the pork bun situation, but the Michelin starred Serpico has been quietly working on the menu in the kitchen of Barclay Prime for a while now and we're hearing that the menu will be reminiscent of David Chang's mini-empire of anything goes, Asian-meets-American Momofukus. Unlike Ko, Serpico's former home base, the South Street location will be strictly no reservations.
Two of Baltimore's most exciting exports, Stillwater Artisanal Ales and Jana Hunter's darkly psychedelic band Lower Dens have teamed up to brew a beer inspired by "In the End is the Beginning" a track off their latest album Nootropics. This ale brewed with tart hibiscus blossoms is the first in Stillwater's Sensory Series where the brewery will be teaming up with other acts and crafting beers inspired by their music. Each bottle comes with a scannable QR code that links to the track, making for an ideal sipping soundtrack.
In other beer and music related news, Dogfish Head and sci-fi hip hop outfit Deltron 3030 i.e. Dan the Automator and Del the Funkee Homosapien have joined forces for a limited run of Positive Contact. The beer-cider hybrid comes in at about 9% ABV and is brewed with an appealing and intriguing mix of tart Fuji apples, cayenne, cilantro and roasted farro. Positive Contact is available at Brew (1900 S. 15th St.) and is being sold with accompanying EP with four unreleased Deltron remixes.
And lastly, in musicians getting into the potables game, yesterday Billy Corgan opened Madame ZuZu's, a tea house in Chicago that he's billing as a multipurpose space to experience music, art and lectures while enjoying a properly brewed cup of tea.
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