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Tinto Commandments [Daily Candy]
Tinto Restaurant [Official Site]
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Posted by Foobooz on 15th March 2007
If you’ve been intrigued by the construction going on at 19th and Chestnut, hoping for some cool new bar or restaurant get ready to be dissapointed. It’s another , Starbucks. [Metroblogging]
Milkboy has opened a second location, this one in Bryn Mawr, next to the movie theater. [Main Line Restaurant Guide]
The Penthouse Lounge & Grille is all set for a March 22nd. Expect a New Orleans flavored menu and of course, class. [Icepack, City Paper]
Tinto is going to be reservation only, even for the bar! [Feeding Frenzy, City Paper]
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Posted by Foobooz on 14th March 2007
“He’s a one-in-a-million talent,” Rodriguez says of his protege. “Some chefs can cook. Some chefs are more administrative. But a chef who can do all of it and run a business and run people and develop people is a very rare thing. He has a lot of talents I don’t even have. I’m not good with numbers—my other side of the brain doesn’t work. Both sides of his brain work well.”
The article also passes along a couple of nuggets regarding his third Philadelphia restaurant, Chilango, set to open next year in University City.
In his new restaurant the downstairs taqueria/cantina will be festive and casual with an industrial tortilla press and grill churning out warm tortillas, a walk-up taco window for sidewalk orders, a fresh-fruit margarita bar and live entertainment—possibly mariachis.
Upstairs, he says, there’ll be an elegant, modern dining room with a more sophisticated and creative menu.
“Mexico City, gourmet-style,” he calls it.
After that he’s talking about a Latin steakhouse in Chicago and a Latin “Thai” spot in Philadelphia, which will be his final concept in Philadelphia.
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Posted by Foobooz on 14th March 2007
Sneak Peek At Tinto [design-phan]
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Posted by Foobooz on 12th March 2007
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Posted by Foobooz on 8th March 2007
Jose Garces’ Tinto is scheduled to open a week from today on March 15th. Garces’ big Mexican restaurant is looking at the summer of 2008, but at least it has a name, Chilango, slang for someone who lives in Mexico City. [Table Talk, Philadelphia Inquirer]
Django’s founders, Bryan Sikora and Aimee Olexy have opened Talula’s Table in Kennett Square. Although not a restaurant there is a “farmhouse” table of ten available for meals. The market showcases pastry and bread baked on the premises as well as house-cured sausages, artisan cheeses and prepared foods and sauces. [Table Talk, Philadelphia Inquirer]
Drew Lazor channels David Byrne as he realizes the Dunkin Donuts at Broad and Christian is not his beautiful DD. Flatbread sandwiches and pizzas now dot the menu. [Feeding Frenzy, City Paper]
Meritage adds a new executive chef, Jason Goodman as executive chef. Goodman’s resume includes Circa, Novelty, Next, and most recently Callahan Catering. [Feeding Frenzy, City Paper]
The Peek-A-Boo Revue has a new home, the Tin Angel starting March 31st. [Ice Pack, City Paper]
The long awaited Marathon Grill at 10th and Walnut is set to open in April.[Ice Pack, City Paper]
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