Terence Feury, most recently of Maia and formerly of Striped Bass, Le Bernardin and the Ritz-Carlton in DC  is becoming the new chef at Fork. Longtime Fork chef, Thein Ngo is retiring to Vietnam this month. [The Insider]

Bierista, the coffee shop and beer takeout store planned for 15th and Mifflin is now going to be named BREW. Buildout is a month out and coffee up and running shortly afterwards, beer will follow with the liquor license. [Meal Ticket]

Mémé will begin offering a weekly Thursday lunch starting January, 8th.  Just about “any day now,” Mémé will be getting its liquor license  [Meal Ticket]

More in liquor licenses, Joe’s Peking Duck Original 1984 is working on getting their own. [Meal Ticket]

Marty Grims of the Moshulu and Du Jour Market might be running the White Dog Cafe if lawyers work out an agreement. White Dog founder Judy Wicks would focus on her non-profit work. [The Insider]

Brett Perloff who had bought Monkey Bar has closed the Rittenhouse lounge for renovations. He hopes to reopen next month under the name, Strongbox. [Philadelphia Inquirer]

As a commenter told us last week, Brett Perloff who is a part-owner of Pearl is taking over Monkey Bar. It’ll remain the Monkey Bar for the time being but will be reconceptualized come January. [Meal Ticket]

Get ready for weird dreams about tackling pony-sized unicorns to become commonplace as Philadelphia Distilling, makers of Bluecoat Gin, prepare Vieux Carre Absinthe for sale. [Daily Examiner]

Tampopo’s third location is coming to 44th and Spruce later this winter. [Meal Ticket]

Tiffin expands its delivery area to include East Falls from School House Lane to Indian Queen and Kelly Drive to Henry Avenue. [Tiffin]

The ballyhooed Union Gourmet Market & Cafe in the Western Union Building on Locust has closed up shop after opening back in May.

• Susanna Foo Gourmet Kitchen is looking for a September opening. The sububan Foo will be located in the Radnor Corporate Center, 555 Lancaster Ave. (Inqlings)
• Sunday at Brasserie Perrier, diners can bring their own.
• Christopher Lyons’ Blue Horseshoe at 20th & Ludlow, which always seems to be in flux, is set to become a Mediterranean restaurant/bar named Christophers in September. And his brothers are turning Monkey Bar into something more “clubby.” Guess a name change will be in order. (Icepack)
• Gavone’s at 10th & Wolf specializes in the third part of the Philadelphia sandwich trinity, the roast pork sandwich. Gavone’s also features a full bar and six flat-screen TVs. Tori’s Brickhouse has been closed since July 1, but is expecting to open on South Street in September. (Feeding Fenzy)