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POSTED: Monday, December 6, 2010, 5:44 PM
Filed Under: Coffee | Menu Time | Openings | Photos
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1 Shot Coffee opened in its brand-new location at American and George this past Friday, so we paid a quick visit this a.m. to grab some pics of this quite-impressive bilevel space for y'all. Philly-based hospitality designer Chris Sheffield, who also happens to be a 1 Shot regular, put together the plans for owner Melissa Baruno's new café, a serious upgrade from 1 Shot's more modest original home on Liberties Walk. The ground floor has a traditional coffeehouse feel, but there are innumerable thoughtful touches, like distressed ceiling panels, a plush banquette, globule lighting fixtures, a stool-seating coffee bar and custom shelving to house 1 Shot's supply of Stumptown beans. Head up a flight of stairs and you'll find 1 Shot's communal-style second floor, complete with bookshelves, comfy-couch reading area and all styles of seating; also check out the drink rail framing a (currently inoperable) '79 Honda motorcycle, which the 1 Shot crew wheeled up the staircase themselves. Chef Michael Thomas, late of Kraftwork, is offering a brunch-style menu — lots of veggie/vegan options — every day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Check it out in full after the jump.
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sara
Posted 2010-12-06 14:48:47
Sheeeiiiiit, that looks beautiful!

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Michelle
Posted 2010-12-06 12:49:38
It looks gorgeous, can't wait to stop in and try the edamame hummus!

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POSTED: Thursday, December 2, 2010, 8:51 PM
Filed Under: Menu Time | Openings | Photos
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Kokopelli (1904 Chestnut St.), the Southwestern small-plater we first told you about in September, will open quietly tonight — right on schedule! The redo of Pearl, from entrepreneur/event planner Adam Solomon and his partners Kenny Yeretzian and Rich Brenner, still has a clubby feel to it thanks to the décor (vibe lighting, beaded partitions), but there's plenty of bar and dining-room seating for guests to take advantage of chef Gina Rodriguez's SW-style menu, which you can check out after the jump. (The large second floor, which also boasts a bar, is designated for private events.) Rodriguez, an Arizona native who comes to Philly from a number of high-profile, large-scale operations out west (most recently running the 300+ seat BlueFire Grill at the LaCosta Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California, near San Diego), says to figure on three to four plates per person for dinner (they range from $5 to $16). Signatures on her opening menu include diver scallops with a chorizo mushroom ragout in an arbol gastrique; three types of tamales; and a Mexican chorizo mac 'n' cheese. To drink, Kokopelli (he's lil' horn-tootin' dude, the American Indian deity of fertility and music) will offer more than 50 varieties of tequila, including specialty flights ranging in price from $11 to $83. A few specialty cocktails (a house margarita, a blood orange martini) and tight wine and beer lists round out the libations.
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Kokopelli to impregnate chestnut with southwestern food
Posted 2010-12-03 10:04:41
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PhillyChitChat
Posted 2010-12-03 13:06:36
It's pretty.  I like the downstairs better than the way it look when it was Pearl. The upstairs is great for rentals.  Do they still have the same lounge like seats there?

charles kidd
Posted 2010-12-03 14:17:22
I thought Kokopelli was the Hopi trickster, akin to the God Loki?

Drew Lazor
Posted 2010-12-03 14:25:18
Charles, from what I understand, that's part of Kokopelli's steez, too, mischief and all. But he's very closely associated with birth and fertility too.
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POSTED: Tuesday, November 23, 2010, 7:22 PM
Filed Under: Chef Salad | Food Events | Photos
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The weekend before last, we had the great pleasure of attending the fourth annual Green Meadow Farm dinner at James (824 S. Eighth St.). Organized almost exclusively around products sourced from Glenn Brendle's operation in Gap, Pennsylvania (about an hour west of the city), the meal was a celebration of Green Meadow, the family-run Lancaster County farmstead that supplies numerous top-notch Philly restaurants with herbs, vegetables and other produce. (In addition to Jim and Kristina Burke's James, Green Meadow supplies the likes of Barbuzzo, White Dog, Bar Ferdinand, Zavino, London Grill and quite a few more.) The entire Brendle clan was in attendance for the evening, so naturally, much of the food was served family-style on big fork-it-over-sis platters — something you're not going to catch at the refined James all that often. Jim Burke has a reputation as one of the most meticulous chefs in the city (read Adam Erace's recent description of his art-project-on-a-plate Venus' Jewel Case), and while tons of work went into this multi-course feast, the grub on this night had a certain homey zeal to it — roll-your-sleeves-up good, no biggie if you spill something on yourself (I did, but then again I always do). All in all, an immensely fun, hospitable and singular experience that I was fortunate to be a part of. What we ate, in order: - Cream of rutabaga soup with mustard-marinated mushrooms - Malabar spinach-stuffed mezzaluna pasta with brown buter and pecorino di fossa - Hubbard squash risotto topped with 30-year-aged balsamic vinegar - Mains — apple/chestnut-stuffed capon; roasted whole Pocono mountain trout; housemade fennel sausage - Vegetables — bacon-braised collards; pan-roasted heirloom cauliflower; roasted sweet onions; parsnip purée; cardoon gratinata* - Dessert — quince-pear almond tart; carrot-walnut pudding cake; wildflower honey and vanilla ice creams * This was my first time trying cardoons, basically big ol' thistles that look like prehistoric celery and taste a bit like artichokes (they're related). I copped a bunch over the weekend — also sourced directly from Green Meadow — from Green Aisle Grocery. If anyone has any suggestions on how to cook these bad boys, I'm all ears!

Michelle
Posted 2010-11-23 14:31:56
Everything about this dinner was incredible.  I still think about the rutabaga soup, the cardoons, and the roasted onion.  The food and service was still very much James caliber but it was so inviting to be served family style while sitting in large groups.  It was such a comforting meal, thanks so much to the James staff for a great time.  Hope to see you next year!

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Jim Burke, Chef JAMES restaurant
Posted 2010-11-24 14:05:55
We have started joking that Chef Burke has created a cardoon craze! Many have asked us how to prep & prepare this interesting veg, well here goes. May you all enjoy a delicious & safe Thanksgiving. 

Stay hungry,
The JAMES Crew

Cardoon Gratin
rinse stalks, trim leafy edges
Cut into 1/2" & soak overnight in VERY salty water
Drain, blanche until al dente in VERY salty water
Sweat thinly sliced onions in generous amount of butter until soft (NO COLOR) add a couple of chopped salted anchovy then add the cardoons, cover with cream, bring to a simmer & continue to simmer under a parchments lid until extremely tender. Finish with lemon zest, season to taste. Put a generous layer in a gratin dish top with parmiggiano reggiano cheese and broil until golden brown

Glenn Brendle
Posted 2010-12-11 17:24:34
We cheated a tiny bit.  About the cardoons, I've tasted and grown them and I wasn't all that fond.  So, I grow artichokes instead and harvest the leaf stalks as well.  No more boiling in all those changes of water.  They are so lovely, I eat them raw like celery!  Just string them slightly, cut as you like and cook like celery.  They're great creamed,  Guten appetit!
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POSTED: Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 8:28 PM
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The Village Belle (757 S. Front St.), the new Queen Village restaurant from the Campanaro clan and their longtime FOH friend Michael Romeo, has just started rocking it out at Front and Fitzwater, the longtime home of Frederick's. They've done one hell of a job shedding that old-school trattoria's dated design elements — many of the walls have been stripped to the original brick, and wraparound windows let in loads of natural light. The 90+ seat dining room's split up into three distinct areas, featuring burgundy banquettes and a checkered-tile "bistro" section half-framed by an in-operation service station; the bar, a beautiful, 26-foot-long single piece of mahogany, is the main focal point of the restaurant's south side, which also features a mini wine closet and neat photo-on-glass treatments of various real-life village belles on the bathroom doors. Chef Louis Campanaro, brother to chef Joey Campanaro of NY's Little Owl and Market Table (Joey's involved in this project, too), is doing a neighborhood-friendly Mediterranean-influenced  (not strictly Italian) menu, with housemade pastas. Check it out here:
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Opening hours are Mon.-Wed., 5:30-10 p.m. and Thu.-Sat., 5:30-11 p.m. Closed Sundays for now, but the crew's looking to start up Sunday brunch eventually.

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Posted 2010-11-15 14:17:43
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Roe anthony
Posted 2010-12-15 23:39:03
I tried this place after I read this,loved it!

Maargo5
Posted 2011-02-02 17:37:39
Great place, great food, great service. Go there and enjoy!
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POSTED: Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 4:18 PM
Filed Under: Booze | Openings | Photos
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The Khyber Pass Pub, the beer-friendly, chicken-fried new identity for Old City's long-running Khyber (56 S. Second St.), opens to the public today, serving a homey, Southern-style menu from chef Mark McKinney.We dropped by last night for a little sneak peek. The band room off to the north side of the space, host to countless performances over the years, has been completely redone, and it looks damn good — polished hard-wood floors, fancy-free new ceiling, a long pub-style banquette reaching from end to end. The bar side of the biz has been kept mostly the same, the biggest addition being an upped tap system the brings the draft options from 12 to 20. (They'll now offer half-pints and pitchers, too.) Go here for more info and here for the full menu.

Ashley
Posted 2010-11-10 11:33:39
Awesome. Thanks! Foobooz posted a picture of their list today. http://foobooz.com/wp-content/gallery/khyber-pass-pub/beer-list.jpg
I really dig what they have so far.

Julie
Posted 2010-11-09 13:58:36
Hearing that Jeremy is back has brought back my faith in mankind.

Felicia D'Ambrosio
Posted 2010-11-09 13:55:18
Hey Ashely, Scope the pic of last night's opening draft list:

http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/OHzX-ZD9qyoeoxR8Z0dlIA?select=tDw0S1LhMwiRBvcGFsGAVw

Jeremy is the man.

Drew Lazor
Posted 2010-11-09 12:31:41
Ashley:

Last night it was a good mix of locals (I had a few Yards Philly Pales of course) and various craft beers from around the country. The tap list is being curated by Jeremy Thomson, who was the daytime bartender at the Khyber and did all the ordering etc, so it's guaranteed to be good, he's the man!

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Ashley
Posted 2010-11-09 11:38:10
I'm really curious about their tap list!

matt
Posted 2010-11-10 19:54:56
Wow, not that it's a bad thing, but that room just looks strange as a dining room.

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Posted 2010-11-12 10:30:59
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POSTED: Monday, October 25, 2010, 8:50 PM
Filed Under: Chef Salad | Food Events | Openings | Photos
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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

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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)

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Posted 2010-12-01 11:42:03
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POSTED: Monday, October 25, 2010, 6:22 PM
Filed Under: Booze | Openings | Photos
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On Friday, Gena Montebello and Michele Aquino’s beer boutique The Bottle Shop (1837 E. Passyunk Ave.) opened to lines of salivating downtown drinkers. Nearly a year in the making, the long, slender store currently stocks 400 labels from the tri-state (Dogfish Head, Flying Fish), greater U.S. (Bell’s, Founders) and abroad (Hitachino, Chimay), with more on the way. "We’ll definitely be getting up to 700 [beers] in the next couple months," Montebello promises. Eleven double-wide fridges line one wall, each representing a country of origin. Bottles are displayed in neat rows with plenty of space between, making for easy-on-the-eyes browsing. Domestics range from $2 to $6, imports $2.75 to $7.50 and large-format bottles $10 to $20. Business is primarily take-away, but tables and chairs, a sick flat-screen and snacks (hot dogs, fresh-popped popcorn in several flavors and sacks of Lancaster-made Famous Kirby’s Red Hot Chili Pretzels), invite customers to pop bottles on premises. "So many people from the neighborhood not only bought beer," says Montebello, “but stayed to relax, drink and watch sports." The Bottle Shop’s grand opening is this coming Saturday, but they’re open for business all week 11 to 11.

Dan
Posted 2010-11-04 17:05:23
You certainly don't have to take my word on it.  Simply go to Flickr, blow up the photo to see the prices below each selection, and then search the beers at http://www.beermenus.com/philadelphia.

Shawn
Posted 2010-11-03 20:51:40
I agree with Janet. People know that they are going to spend more for some Beligans.  I like that TBS has some reasonable priced Belgians as well as the pricey ones and I don't think they are ripping anyone off. I would spend more at the Foodery for sure.

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Janet
Posted 2010-10-27 16:31:49
I dont think so... I got a Duvel for $6.50...leffe was $3.50 and i got an affligem for $3.75.... they are pretty reasonable...

Dan
Posted 2010-10-27 16:04:45
Prices on the Belgians are too high.  For several of the beers, you can drink the same bottles at restaurants or bars for a few dollars cheaper.

silvia puglia
Posted 2010-10-27 14:17:59
I am so happy to see this kind of business.  I see my favorite beer in the refrigerator that no one else really gets... I guess it is too expensive.  Frambueau (spellling?) Cherry or Rasberry beer.  I will visit soon.

Rick
Posted 2010-10-25 17:15:39
Great place and great service

Kibby
Posted 2010-10-25 15:07:40
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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POSTED: Friday, October 22, 2010, 7:17 PM
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Stopped into the newly opened Philly location of Baby Blues, which opened late last week at 34th and Sansom in U-City (the former Bubble House). Owner Stephen Fischer, whose brothers run branches of the 'cue joint on the West Coast, took a salvaged/reclaimed approach to furnishing the historic space, whose two sides have been united by an open island kitchen — look for touches like old fire hydrants and machine gears doubling as high-top table bases, Brazilian army canvas stretched over the tops of comfy stools, and an old bakery bread rack doubling as a wood receptacle for Blues' 400-pound-plus Southern Pride smoker. The Fischers' childhood dinner table (there are 10 of them) serves as communal seating in a private event space downstairs. As far as food, they offer a selection of mixed-up American barbecue traditions, plus plenty of seafood. We got down on a combo plate of babybacks, Memphis-style ribs, collards and mac 'n' cheese. All very good. Peep game if you're a BBQ head.

donna
Posted 2010-10-30 10:03:12
That all looks so good, can't wait to try this place out.

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POSTED: Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 7:43 PM
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Jean-Luc Fanny, who introduced Café L'Aube to South Street in 2008, has opened his second location, at 1631 Wallace Street (corner of 17th). The new location, which debuted quietly late last week, is larger than the Ivory Coast native's first coffee shop/creperie, but it does offer the same menu (only difference — they do dense, chewy Liège-style waffles here instead of lighter Brussels-style) and same hours (Mon.-Thu., 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Fri., 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat., 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun., 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.). Check out the full menu after the jump. Fanny, who processes his own coffee beans at a facility in South Philly, is offering both dark and medium roasts in addition to espresso here at this address.
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Michelle
Posted 2010-10-19 14:55:55
They did just a lovely job with the space, love the green exterior!

Diana
Posted 2010-10-28 21:22:31
Love the ambience as well as the coffee and crepes.
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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.

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