Say What?

• The Savoy Deli & Produce Market off of Rittenhouse Square is probably best known for their flowers but they also sell tacos! [Drawing for Food]

Term We Love

• Chifauxtle – Term Fidel Gastro has made up to describe imitation or faux Chipotle restaurants. [Fidel Gastro]

Moyamensing Means Bird Droppings

• GetYourFooDon visits Witch American Bistro and rates it as Good. [The Witch American Bistro]
• Mac & Cheese calls Nicholas “fresh, seasonal, approachable and comforting.” [Mac & Cheese]

Jealousy is a Deadly Sin

• David McDuff dines at Talula’s Table more than anyone we know. [McDuff's Food & Wine Trail]

To Do List

• Sip a “Midtown Village” Manhattan at APO Bar and Lounge. One of 15 Manhattans they’re currently offering. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
• Eat dinner at Apamate. We’ve thoroughly enjoyed the tapas BYOB for brunch but never been there for dinner. Maybe Mac & Cheese’s run down will be the impetus. [Mac & Cheese]
• Enjoy a drink at the Level Bar at Le Meridien when it opens in September. [The Illadelph]

Craig LaBan reviewed South Philly BYOB Nicholas and discovered that chef-owners Nick Matteo and Nick Sweeney, “clearly remembered to give their casual new bistro the one essential ingredient it needs to eventually become complete: heart.” But… LaBan cautions his cranky suburban readership that there’s no need to hop in the Beemer and head to Pennsport to sample the fresh-n-local fare:

“The result may not be the kind of fine-dining destination that merits a drive from far afield. But the little BYOB they created has the charm, personality and value to be a delightful neighborhood fixture, especially for an emerging neighborhood like Pennsport in deep South Philly, which had yet to score its go-to local bistro.”

Next week, LaBan hits another South Philly jawn, Da Vinci.

Nicholas Review [Inquirer]
Nicholas [Official Site]

Adam Erace begrudgingly lets the cat out of the bag regarding Pennsport’s Nicholas.

Sugary grilled Jersey peaches marinated in rum and molasses and flecked with DiBruno’s gorgonzola make me forget the delicious grilled hickory-smoked Cannuli’s pork chop on the plate. Lemony chicken piccata scattered with capers pales in the limelight of roasted summer squash and Yukon wedges with crunchy edges.

“Beef & Reef” brings a succulent grilled prawn and petite flatiron steak that looks like it was butchered with child-safe scissors, but the slender, clover honey-glazed carrots and waxy yellow and deep violet fingerlings quickly shift the focus. Blackened tilapia accentuates charred corn-and-tomatillo salsa, not the other way around.

Nicholas [Philadelphia Weekly]
Nicholas [Official Site]

Drew Lazor has all the details fit to print on Nicholas, set to open at 2015 E Moyamensing Avenue. Owned by two chefs, the menu can be called New American and will feature lots of local ingredients and seafood as both owners have spent time in the kitchens of Striped Bass and Morimoto.

Details on Nicholas [The Clog]
Nicholas [Official Site]