Chef Salad

Jim Coleman taking over at World Cafe Live

POSTED: Monday, November 8, 2010, 3:21 PM

Filed Under: Chef Salad | Food News

normandyfarm.com

When WHYY announced in September that it was yanking A Chefs Table, a locally produced public radio program with Jim Coleman, its host didnt run screaming from the station. The corporate chef of Blue Bell Country Club and Normandy Farm, one-time exec chef at the Rittenhouse Hotel and on-air personality for WHYYs Healthy Flavors got another gig that I told you about recently in Icepack as exec chef of World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.), plus its due-in-2011 Delaware outpost at the Queen. "With the opening of WCL at the Queen scheduled for April 2011, we took the opportunity to do a comprehensive search for the kind of food and beverage leadership that Jim brings with him," says Hal Real, founder/president of World Café Live. Its an exciting chance to take all our offerings in Philly and soon in Wilmo to yet an even higher level, including our ever-growing offerings of fun food-centric events." Coleman agrees hes at the restaurant/music venue now. But pragmatic as he may be, hes got some lingering sadness about losing A Chefs Table. Mention the chance of getting on radio at WXPN, the radio brother and next-door neighbor to WCL, and Coleman says that challenge wasnt part of his reason for taking the gig but hed be very interested. He's a big fan of the station, and sees food as having "one degree of separation from music and art," so synergy is very much part of Colemans long-term plans. The chef cant pretend to know everything about the music business, though he's already brewing up ideas for pre- or post-gig events. "I may even find out what an artists favorite dish was growing up, bring them on stage for a Q&A or taste test and see what comes up," says Coleman. "Maybe theyll tell me how their mom didnt make it like that, or how she made it 10 times better." Hes not saying yet what his menu ideas are all he shares is that the the food should be fun and not as life-or-death as it can become in the culinary world. Thats the cool thing about WCLs employees," says Coleman. "Everyone one here is day-one enthusiastic. If the food can be as fun as both the workers and fans are, itll be a whole different kettle of fish.

Tweets that mention Jim Coleman taking over at World Cafe Live :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper -- Topsy.com

Posted 2010-11-08 15:24:13

[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jeff Davidson, Meal Ticket. Meal Ticket said: Chef Jim Coleman has taken over at @worldcafelive: http://ow.ly/36cNe [...]

ICE CUBE: The Queen is alive with the sound of music :: Critical Mass :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2011-01-18 16:28:35

[...] construction, has JUST put up its website. Jim Coleman is the exec chef (see our November scoop on Meal Ticket). The first act listed for the Queen, on April 3, is Sonny Landreth (though tickets are not yet on [...]

Posted by A.D. Amorosi @ 3:21 PM Permalink | Post a comment

Recapping: American Blackboard preview dinner at Philly Kitchen Share

POSTED: Monday, October 25, 2010, 8:50 PM

Filed Under: Chef Salad | Food Events | Openings | Photos

Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer

This weekend Tim McGinnis was kind enough to invite us to his sneak-peek dinner for American Blackboard, the Philly Kitchen Share-affiliated restaurant project (1516 South St.) he and his cheffing partner/brother Jason Roberts are aiming to open in December. The team showcased a number of killer dishes, many of which were representative of AB's theme "lost" cooking, curing and preserving techniques, and other approaches that might be considered archaic by today's culinary standards. (The Blackboard name was chosen since the menu will be ever-rotating to reflect availability and the season.) The multi-course feast featured produce grown by West Philly's Mill Creek Farm, for which the dinner was a fundraiser. What we ate, in order: - Charcuterie board, all house-cured: duck prosciutto, tasso ham, country pate and pheasant rillettes - Long Island oysters topped with condiments like apple granita and kelp mignonette - Carrots roasted in hay, with cilantro/black walnut pesto, pecorino and nasturtium leaves - Chorizo oil-poached local striped bass with rainbow chard, clams, chorizo, crispy skin, persillade - Pear crisp with ginger ice cream

jamie

Posted 2010-10-28 16:13:13

Oo I spy pickled scapes on the charcuterie board. nice

Foobooz » A Walk Down South Street

Posted 2010-10-28 13:42:03

[...] – Tim McGinnis’ restaurant recently previewed its menu at Philly Kitchen Share. Meal Ticket provided this report. geopress_addEvent(window,"load", function() { [...]

Michelle

Posted 2010-10-26 13:08:48

Everything was delicious but that Striped bass was amazing, I could have easily eaten 2 plates of it.

Felicia D'Ambrosio

Posted 2010-10-26 10:35:27

Let us poach all fish in chorizo oil.  WHY NOT.  I can't wait until this place opens!  (gleefully rubbing greedy paws together)

Tweets that mention Recapping: American Blackboard preview dinner at Philly Kitchen Share :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper -- Topsy.com

Posted 2010-10-25 22:44:53

[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by American M&P, Meal Ticket. Meal Ticket said: Check out pics from this weekend's American Blackboard preview dinner: http://ow.ly/2Z96m [...]

Damn: American Blackboard is off :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-12-01 11:42:03

[...] McGinnis just checked in to let us know that American Blackboard, the South Street restaurant he previewed along with his brother Jason Roberts back in October, will not be happening after all. He alludes to a philosophical difference in direction between he [...]

Posted by Drew Lazor @ 8:50 PM Permalink | Post a comment

Nov. 16: Ansill and Stollenwerk team up for "Land & Sea" dinner

POSTED: Friday, October 22, 2010, 10:00 PM

Filed Under: Chef Salad | Food Events

Next month, chef David Ansill of Ladder 15 (1528 Sansom St.) will team up with Mike Stollenwerk of fish (1708 Lombard St.) to put out a five-course "Land & Sea" dinner at L15. Ansill's always been a meat head and Stollenwerk's known for his equally enthusiastic love of all things swimmy, so their proclivities combined should create one hell of a meal. Best part is this is only going to run you $35. The menu, though subject to change, is below; email ladder15events@aol.com for reservations. - Scallop with roasted baby beets, pickled mustard seeds, pistachios - Duck rillettes, frisee, bacon vinaigrette, quail egg, pastrami dusted - Mahi mahi, braised red cabbage, caramelized onion jus, crispy potato - Slow-cooked breast of veal, herbed bread crumbs, celeriac puree - Beignets, orange dust, rosemary creme anglaise

Posted by Drew Lazor @ 10:00 PM Permalink | Post a comment

New chef at Rat's Restaurant

POSTED: Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 1:00 PM

Filed Under: Chef Salad

Shane Cash, who opened Butcher & Singer and SquareBurger for Stephen Starr before becoming divisional executive chef of SRO's events arm, is now heading up the kitchen at Hamilton's tony Rat's Restaurant, filling the role last occupied by Top Chef D.C. winner Kevin Sbraga.

David Miller

Posted 2010-10-22 10:18:33

The name derives from the children's book "The Wind in the Willows" and the character of Ratty known far and wide for his great feasts and sophisticated hospitality.  It was the favorite of the restaurant's founder, Seward Johnson, who created a whimsical and yet exotic setting for fine country French dining.  He called it "Rat's"

Felicia D'Ambrosio

Posted 2010-10-20 13:20:31

They could have called it Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, then.  I feel that would draw in more guests than the moniker of the LAST thing you want to see while dining.

PhillyChitChat

Posted 2010-10-20 11:57:46

I like Shane Cash, he's a great guy.  I don't like the name of this restaurant. Where does it originate. "Rat's I left the bun in the oven and they burned?", "Rats, they're taking over?" "Rats I should have gone to Chik-fil-lit" just wondering?

Drew Lazor

Posted 2010-10-20 11:59:32

It's named for the character in The Wind in the Willows.

PhillyChitChat

Posted 2010-10-20 12:10:09

Oh so it is named after a rat. Hmm. I guess they never read Mike Mulligan and his Steve Shovel.  I'm fond of the name Maryanne.

Posted by Drew Lazor @ 1:00 PM Permalink | Post a comment

Ace of Cakes bakes for Amada

POSTED: Monday, October 18, 2010, 6:28 PM

Filed Under: Chef Salad | Photos

Photo | Laurel Rose Purdy

Thanks to food blogger/GRG server Laurel Rose Purdy for sharing this photo from last night's Amada fifth birthday celebration on Jose Garces' Buxco farmstead. Duff Goldman's Charm City Cakes, of Food Network's Ace of Cakes fame, created this elaborate celebratory dessert, shaped like a meat slicer, for the occasion. It was apparently quasi-functional, too, though we're not sure if anyone rocked out any jamon serrano on it.

Ticket Stubs: Meal Ticket Weekly Recap, Oct. 18-22 :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-10-25 11:24:15

[...] Amada snags a custom Charm City Cakes piece to celebrate its fifth anniversary. [...]

Posted by Drew Lazor @ 6:28 PM Permalink | Post a comment

Sunday: Second Annual Farmhouse Ale Dinner at South Philly Tap Room

POSTED: Thursday, October 14, 2010, 7:00 PM

Filed Under: Chef Salad | Food Events | Menu Time

As Rachel Burgos told you in What's Cooking this week, there are still a few tickets left for Sunday's Farmhouse Ale Dinner at South Philly Tap Room (1509 Mifflin St.). The food and beer fest is scheduled from 5 to 9 (yes, they will be putting the Phillies game on at 8); tix cost $50, are all-you-can-eat/all-you-can-drink and include both tax and tip. After the jump, check out what SPTR chef Scott Schroeder and his friends from Southwark, Cochon and NYC's Balthazar will be cooking. Also, it needs to be said: This is their second year using the event flyer above, and it is still rather amazing, thanks in equal stead to SPTR's comely staff and the fact that someone thought it'd be a good idea to give Schroeder a pitchfork. Nick Macri (Southwark) Pickled Headcheese Lamb Liverwurst, Pickled Onions, Rye Bread Pig Head Porchetta, Roasted Plum Preserves Duck Prosciutto Lomo Whipped Lardo Gene Giuffi (Cochon) Smoked Country Time Pork Spare Ribs, Saison Dupont Mustard glaze Sheri Waide (Southwark) Kochs Turkey Cooked in Hay Patrick OMalley (Balthazar NYC) Mince Pie, Hard Sauce Plum Strudel Scott Schroeder (SPTR) Pickled Beets Pickled Green Tomatoes Heirloom Apple, Watercress and Warm Mushroom Salad Roasted Potatoes and Leeks Cider Braised Rutabaga, Rosemary Roasted Neck Pumpkin, Ricotta Gnocchi, Brown Butter, Sage Sour Bread Stuffing Assorted Cheeses and Honeys

Posted by Drew Lazor @ 7:00 PM Permalink | Post a comment

Kraftwork gets Sidecar chef for keepsies

POSTED: Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 5:10 PM

Filed Under: Chef Salad

Kraftwork on Flickr

Brian Lofink, the former Matyson chef who took over at The Sidecar (2201 Christian St.) a little more than a year ago, is now pulling double duty and running the show at Fishtown's Kraftwork (541 E. Girard Ave.), says Sidecar owner and Kraftwork operator Adam Ritter. Lofink is taking over indefinitely for Michael Thomas, who left his perch at the five-month-old bar to take a job with the still-to-come expanded 1 Shot Coffee in NoLibs. Lofink's already put his stamp on daily specials (here's his sheet from Monday), but Ritter says that you should expect to start seeing the chef's signatures all over the menu in the next three to four weeks.

Kraftwork’s new brunch menu :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-12-03 16:58:18

[...] take a peek at the new brunch menu at Kraftwork (Girard and Montgomery), overseen by Brian Lofink, who recently took over kitchen duties at the Fishtown bar in addition to running the ship at its sister operation, The Sidecar (2201 Christian St.). K-Dubs [...]

Posted by Drew Lazor @ 5:10 PM Permalink | Post a comment

Tonight: Twitter launch party at Sampan

POSTED: Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 2:41 PM

Filed Under: Chef Salad | Food and Web | Food Events

Sampan (124 S 13th St.) is now on Twitter (@SampanPhilly), and to ring in hashtag season, the Michael Schulson and his crew are throwing a Twitter Launch Party tonight at the Graffiti Bar. From 7 to 10, enjoy $2 PBR, $4 vodka specials, free satay from the grill, special raffles and music from DJ KGURU. Sampan has also upped its happy-hour game (check out our summer Happy Hour Hopper on the Graffiti Bar). Now on the menu is a HH-size version of Schulson's signature edamame dumplings for $4, a $2 shrimp satay and a $4 daily featured cocktail. If you make it to the party tonight and run into Schulson (yes, he has Twitter too), shake his hand. He was recently named one of four "Chefs to Watch" in the November "Best New Restaurants" issue of Esquire. Other honorees included Joshua Hopkins (Abbatoire, Atlanta), Alon Shaya (Domenina, New Orleans) and Nick Balla (Nombe, San Francisco).

Posted 2010-10-14 11:42:29

Any alternate plans if (and when) it rains?

Posted by Anthony Sica @ 2:41 PM Permalink | Post a comment

JG Domestic in pictures

POSTED: Tuesday, October 12, 2010, 5:24 PM

Filed Under: Booze | Chef Salad | Openings | Photos

Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer

Dropped into JG Domestic, Jose Garces' latest on the ground floor of the Cira Centre (2929 Arch St.), for a quick snap sesh yesterday afternoon. The new restaurant, officially opening this Friday, Oct. 15, has taken the space that was Rae and turned it on its head the open-air dining area when you first enter, surrounded by a mean green "living wall" of plants, is flooded with sunlight, and it leads into an enclosed, slightly cozier bar area abutted by several additional dining rooms, including a nook for a chef's table right behind the glass-framed open kitchen. Around 175 guests can be accommodated, all told. We shared a few prelim details on chef Dave Conn's exclusively 50 states-sourced menu last week, and yesterday we also got an opportunity to peek at the beverage program named to honor American railways, the bar's signature cocktails are largely inspired by can't-improve-upon classics. Our favorite sips included the Empire Builder (a Four Roses Bourbon single-barrel batch distilled exclusively for Garces, plus Averna and housemade coffee bitters) and The City of New Orleans, a bit of a softer Sazerac with rye, Peychauds bitters and an absinthe rinse.

Adam Erace

Posted 2010-10-12 16:10:17

Oh JG fancy huh.

danya

Posted 2010-10-12 19:31:13

Thank you for that astute critical commentary. Perfect.

Foobooz » Tale of the Tape: JG Domestic

Posted 2010-10-14 11:23:19

[...] Garces Gets Domestic [Metro Philadelphia]  Photo Sneak Peek: JG Domestic [Restaurant Club] JG Domestic in Photos [Meal Ticket] An Exclusive Look at JG Domestic [NBC [...]

Posted by Drew Lazor @ 5:24 PM Permalink | Post a comment

Omakase October at Zama

POSTED: Friday, October 8, 2010, 4:44 PM

Filed Under: Chef Salad | Dealage

While October typically finds restaurants busy bringing fall menus to the fore, Zama (128 S. 19th St.) is rolling out Omakase October. Chef/owner Hiroyuki "Zama" Tanakas tasting menus will set you back $55, with five courses of sushi and hot items, plus dessert (all sustainable!); a wine or sake pairing can be added for $25. Some dishes come straight off Zamas menu, while others are specially created for the omakase. The omakase option is available Sunday through Thursday. Check out a sample omakase menu after the jump. First Course Oyster: Chili ponzu shooter Tuna California: Thin sliced Big Eye tuna wrapped with jumbo lump crab, avocado and cucumber with miso mustard sauce Takaki Salad: Toasted Sesame Dressing Second Course Salt Plate Sashimi: Sliced sashimi crudo-style with shiso, extra virgin olive oil, lime Third Course Spicy Halibut Tempura: broccoli and cauliflower Fourth Course Surf and Turf': Kirin Ichiban-braised short ribs over pan-seared crab cake with braising liquid and a miso mustard sauce Fifth Course Sushi Combination: Chef's selection maki with chef's selection of nigiri Sixth Course Green Tea Ice Cream: with sugar wonton over a brownie

Ticket Stubs: Meal Ticket Weekly Recap, Oct. 4-8 :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-10-11 10:58:02

[...] Meal Ticket• Duck Week 2010 at Chifa• Biba in pictures• Two new pies at Zavino• Omakase October at Zama• Testing: Pub & Kitchen's Churchill Burger• Walnut Street's Chipotle opening Oct. [...]

Matsutake Omakase at Morimoto :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-10-15 13:32:05

[...] times fast. October brings us yet another month-long omakase option (check out our preview of the omakase at Zama), this time a special menu at Morimoto (723 Chestnut St.) that celebrates the rare, expensive and [...]

Posted by Anthony Sica @ 4:44 PM Permalink | Post a comment

« PREVIOUS | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | NEXT »

First Gigs: Jeff Ziga, Little Baby's Ice Cream
If you don't know Nutella is bad for you and your kids, then you are a total idiot and a bad parent.
An edible guide to Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival
Bar Crawl: What's new at Ortlieb's
Afternoon Snacks: Richard Blais's Ikea Burger, Waffle "tacos," Coffee nerdery, The U.N. wants you to eat more bugs
Hell's Kitchen casting in Philly
Extra! Extra! Lobster openings, chocolate closings and lots of free stuff
Spike TV's "Bar Rescue" turns Swanky Bubbles into Sheer
Frozen Drinks Alert: Water ice cocktails at Noir
Real Talk: 50 Things They Never Told You About Being a Chef

About this blog

Founded in October 2008, Meal Ticket is a City Paper blog about food, drink and assorted other things that make you go mmm. We do recipes, interviews, restaurant news, commentary and much more. We don't do restaurant reviews here — those are handled in print, mostly by our critic (and Meal Ticket contributor) Adam Erace. Got a tip, question, thought or concern? Just want to say hello? Please shoot a note to caroline@citypaper.net.

Follow team Meal Ticket on Twitter:

@mealticket | @carolinerussock | @adamerace

Search this blog:

Topics:

Blog archives:

May
April
March

February
January