Posted by Foobooz on 26th February 2010
Meal Ticket has a rundown on Manayunk related openings.
Main Street Market promises to be a Green Aisle Grocery/Healthy Bites To Go style spot for ‘Yunkers.
Agiato Bread Company is about two weeks out from opening and promises the best sticky buns in Philadelphia.
Wine bar Agiato is hung up with a zoning issue regarding hours but hopes to have that resolved in a few weeks. Check out the menu after the jump.
Rubb is facing the same zoning issue as Agiato but it won’t even settle on a chef/proprietor till that’s taken care of.
Terrace Taproom has opened off Main Stret at Terrace and Salaignac. It’s got craft beers, simple food and as Andrew Stein tells us, they’ve decided to make happy hour a 7-day affair with half-priced EVERYTHING from 5 to 7pm.
Much ado about Manayunk: Agiato, Agiato Bread Company, Main Street Market, Rubb and a new bar [Meal Ticket]
Click on for Agiato’s menu.
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Posted by Foobooz on 24th February 2010
Xochitl reopens tonight with a new look, chef and menu. We know there’s some trepidation out there regarding the new menu but we see plenty that we’ll be ordering.
Xochitl [Official Site]
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Posted by Foobooz on 23rd February 2010
The Turney -Safran empire is looking to open Barbuzzo in early April and Grub Street has all the details on the Southern-European restaurant. [Grub Street]
Pinkberry might be coming to Philadelphia soon. [Phoodie]
City Paper’s David Snyder moves on from writing restaurant reviews. Maybe we can have a Tag retirement ceremony. [City Paper]
Pizzeria Stella is aiming to expand next door with an additional 30-seats this summer. [The Insider]
Ro-Zu could be serving up Japanese food as early as tonight if a health inspection goes well. [The Insider]
Meal Ticket has more on Sweettooth, the candy store replacing Pink Rose. [Meal Ticket]
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Posted by Foobooz on 22nd February 2010
A tipster spotted the new signage in the window of the former Pink Rose Pastry Shop at 4th and Bainbridge. Looks like Sweet Tooth, a candy, nuts and dried fruit store will be taking the corner location.
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Posted by Foobooz on 22nd February 2010
The Illadelph takes Ansill’s neighbors to task for never allowing the restaurant to have outdoor dining but the big story is his posting of the meeting notice for the neighborhood meeting regarding Stephen Starr’s proposed Fishtwown beer garden.
Among the details that can be lifted from the meeting notice:
- Tuesday, March 2nd, 7pm at 1202 E Montgomery Ave.
- Roland Kassis is the developer
- 300 feet frontage on Frankford Ave
- 250 Sets
- Courtyard space with outdoor space
- Kitchen till 11pm
- Bar till 2am
- Valet parking with 70 parking spaces available
- Concerns:
- Parking
- Noise
- Trash
- Traffic
Further Evidence Neighbors Are A Restaurant’s Worst Enemy [The Illadelph]
Stephen Starr Bier Garden Zoning Meeting 3/2/10 7-8pm [Philadelphia Speaks]
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Posted by Foobooz on 18th February 2010
Grub Street has the lowdown on Mac’s Tavern in Old City including how to get your name on the wall. [Grub Street]
East Passyunk has arrived, starting today four restaurants have banded together to offer valet parking. A respectable $8 per car. [The Insider]
Zama adds lunch Monday through Friday. Bento lunch boxes offer main dishes, miso soup and rice for $12 to $17. [Zama]
Thrillist has more on the grill-centric menu at Hoof + Fin. [Thrillist]
Delicatessen, the modern Jewish Deli at 7th and Chestnut is set to open this Sunday. [The Insider]
Jennifer Carroll of 10 Arts is the 2010 chair to Taste of the Nation. Taste of the Nation is set for June, 21st at the Loews Hotel. [Taste of the Nation]
Melange Cafe closes in Cherry Hill. [The Insider]
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Posted by Foobooz on 16th February 2010
Garces Trading Co. has opened at 1111 Locust Street. It is the sixth Philadelphia endeavor for Iron Chef Jose Garces. The gourmet market and cafe will be open daily selling house-made and imported foods as well as serving as a restaurant featuring Garces’ award winning cuisine in a more casual atmosphere. You can even get Village Whiskey burger blend to go!
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Posted by Foobooz on 16th February 2010
Talk about fast-turnaround, Lucas Manteca signed a lease for the former Gayle 5 weeks ago and managed to open Hoof + Fin this past weekend. The BYO of course has a good mix of land and sea on the menu. [The Insider]
Meal Ticket gets a peek inside Healthy Bites to Go from Katie Cavuto. The market and cafe is set to open this Friday at 2521 Christian Street. [Meal Ticket]
Five Guys is expanding in Center City with a second location slated for 1109 Chestnut Street. [The Insider]
The next Flying Fish Exit Series beer will be a North Jersey inspired Exit 16. I’ll be a wild-rice Double-IPA and available in March. [Beer Stained Letter]
Ekta is expanding west, opening in the just closed Cafe Fresko in Bryn Mawr. [The Insider]
The vino is finally in Zavino. The pizza and wine bar got its liquor license over the weekend and will do glasses from $6-$12 and bottles from $25 to $56. [Meal Ticket]
Michael Klein has the opening dates for a bunch of restaurants that are coming soon to a storefront near you. [The Insider]
Ristorante Panorama locked down a Guinness World Record for having the world’s largest winekeeper cruvinet, it stores 120 bottles. [The Insider]
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Posted by Foobooz on 11th February 2010
The Fishtown bar being run by Adam Ritter (Sidecar) has a name, Kraftwork. Kraftwork will have 24 taps and growlers to go. Look for it within a couple of months. [Grub Street]
Kibitz in the City at 7th and Chestnut will become Delicatessen, a “modern-Jew deli” from Michael Spector, former manager at North Bowl. Opening set for the week of February 21st. [Meal Ticket]
Francisco Cabrera and Cecilia Jaramillo moved from Ecuador to be closer to a child attending Drexel University. In Ecuador they owned a restaurant and now they’ve opened El Sitio in Collingswood. The menu features inspiration from the food of Ecuador, Peru and Argentina. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
The Continental in Old City has introduced an 8-tap draft list. The most interesting of the initial beers offered are North Coast Brother Thellonius Abbey Ale and Bell’s Double Cream Stout. [Meal Ticket]
Michael Klein says the April slated Ulysses Voyage coming to the former Deux Cheminees’ location on Locust Street is going to be a “knockout.” [Philadelphia Inquirer]
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Posted by Foobooz on 9th February 2010
Maru didn’t last long. The former Anjou has closed after just a month. [Meal Ticket]
Domo Sushi is aiming to open Wednesday despite the snow. Domo is next to King of Tandoor and Kite & Key on Callowhill.
Tabu Lounge & Sports Bar is coming to 12th Street in early March and from their web site, Twitter and Facebook they seem to have their social networking figured out. [Tabu Lounge & Sports Bar]
Doc Watson’s will transform into Sherlock’s Tavern in stages. First the upstairs and then the downstairs by September 1st. [Meal Ticket]
Red Cup Cafe adds a coffee option to area of Northern Liberties around 4th and Fairmount. [Meal Ticket]
Cedars Cafe adds Middle Eastern cuisine to Lancaster Avenue in Frazer. [West Chester Dish]
Falafel Factory opened to the public today at 10:30 am on 18th between Chestnut and Market. [Meal Ticket]
A bill introduced to the New Jersey Assembly would allow direct shipping of wines to New Jersey residents. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
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