Quick Bites
Posted by Foobooz on November 5th, 2009
What won’t be a Stephen Starr restaurant? We had heard that the serial restaurateur was interested in the former Wawa at 20th and Locust but there are signs up saying a new 7-11 is coming soon.
Ristorante Panorama is aiming to get itself in the Guinness Book of World Records for its 120 wines by the glass and its wine-preserving cruivnet system. [Restaurant Club]
AOL’s Lemondrop has nominated Cosmi’s Deli as one of the four best sandwiches in the United States. [Lemondrop via Phoodie]
Michael Klein has a few more details on 500°, the upcoming burger business from Rob and Maggie Wasserman of Rouge. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Marigold Kitchen is changing its menu every month. The Colorado rack of lamb with parsnip-white chocolate puree, petite watercress salad, blood orange, pomegranate, pine nuts catches our eye. New item marked with a *. [Marigold Kitchen (PDF)]
Nectar’s Scott Morrison and Executive Chef Dan Kremin of Barclay Prime and Buddakan are partnering to open Floret in Radnor in the space that is currently Pond. There will be a lounge and restaurant menu with everything from burgers to Amish raised chicken coq au vin. Opening is set for December.
Related Tags: 500°, 7-11, Accolades, Cheesesteak, Cosmi's Deli, Floret, Marigold-Kitchen, Panorama, Stephen Starr
November 5th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
7-11? Seriously? Thats just tacky and awful.
November 5th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
lol. didn’t they close the old one because they wanted a sit-down place there? you get what you deserve for closing a great WaWa…a crappy replacement.
November 5th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
If memory serves, Wawa owned that space and it was solely their decision to close, as part of their general flight from the city and transition to all superstore/gas stations.