Posted by Foobooz on 9th November 2009
Tom Drinker’s West will be the name of the 250-seat pizzeria and pub from Avram Hornik (Drnker’sPub, Drinker’s Tavern, Lucy’s Hat Shop) set for University City this month. Elsewhere in UCity, Sang Kee is also hoping to open this month, City Tap House is aiming for after Christmas and Landmark Americana on Drexel’s campus is targeting February. [The Insider]
The New York Times profiles Bart Blatstein and the Piazza at Schmidt’s. Most notable, Blatstein owns the liquor licenses and can evict tenants for the sin of being un-cool. [New York Times via Grub Street]
Martha Stewart dined at Pod and made her own chopstick rests. [The Martha Blog via The Illadelph]
Friday Saturday Sunday has had a wonderful $10 above cost wine list for some time. Now they’re dropping any corkage fee so diners can BYO without charge. [The Insider]
Keith Taylor’s Holy Smoke in Roxborough will be opening outlets in Quakertown and Mt. Laurel. [Gluten Free Philadelphia]
Cuong Truong, an owner of Pho Ha at 6th and Washington is looking to open a two-story noodle house and smokeless barbecue at 216-18 South Street sometime next year. [Grub Street]
A second Trolley Car Diner location is set to break ground this week. Ken Weinstein is opening this one at the “Bathey House” near Kelly Drive in East Falls. [Meal Ticket]
World Cafe Live has a new chef, Michael Breslin who will be showing off his stuff at a Victory beer dinner on Tuesday, November 17th. [Beer Lass]
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Posted by Foobooz on 14th October 2009
Marty Grims is set to open Chew Man Chu on Wednesday, October 28th. It’ll be classic Asian dishes prepared by chef Wong Ophaso. Ophaso has experience around the world in French and Asian restaurants.
Muffaletta, fried oyster po boys, beignets and more ‘Nalins cuisine will be available at Beck’s Cajun Cafe at the Reading Terminal Market.
The Tap House is now officially City Tap House and the 75 tap bar and restaurant is aiming for a December opening. [Daily Pennsylvanian]
Jose Garces confirms he is in talks to take over the Rae space in the Cira Centre. Farm to Table would be the concept. [The Insider]
Men’s Journal calls Philadelphia the number four beer town in the US. San Diego gets #1. [Men's Journal]
World Cafe Live is refurbing the fomrer Queen Theater in Wilmington into a 400-seat live music venue. Opening is set for 2011. [Philadelphia Business Journal]
Michael Klein reports the former Deux Cheminees brownstone on Locust Street will be reborn as a Greek restaurant, Ulysses Voyage. [The Insider]
Grey Social is a nightspot planned for Chestnut Street in Old City. The menu will include French crepes and fondue and there will be prohibition era cocktails to drink. [The Insider]
Little Fish which had been having some problems with emergency renovations has reopened. [Grub Street]
Penn’s campus dining is promising to be 33% locally sourced by 2010. [Philadelphia Inquirer via the Illadelph]
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Posted by Foobooz on 13th November 2008
Di Vino Wine Bar has opened off Rittenhouse Square with a different menu than the one we published a few weeks back. The current menu tops out at $18 a plate. [Feeding Frenzy, City Paper]
We were first teased back in March about Joël Robuchon coming to town. Now he’s saying he has been in contact regarding bringing a L’Atelier to Philadelphia but nothing has been decided. [Inqlings, Philadelphia Inquirer]
Kashmir is the name behind the orange liquor license at 1921 Walnut Street. Monkey Bar owners, the Vasiliadis brothers are developing the space as another lounge. [The Insider]
In chef shakeups, Dominique Filoni is out at Parc less than two weeks after a 2-Bell LaBan review. And Terence Feury has left his brother Patrick and the rest of the partners at Villanova’s Maia. [Inqlings, Philadelphia Inquirer]
D. P. Dough is a national calzone chain that is looking to open a UCity location in late December or early January. [Meal Ticket]
The Paddock at Devon is set to take over Wayne’s John Harvard’s come next Wednesday. [Table Talk, Philadelphia Inquirer]
A.D. Amorosi says a World Cafe Live in Wilmington is getting closer to reality. [Icepack, City Paper]
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Posted by Foobooz on 19th September 2007
Sample the fruits of the vine from vintners all around the world
Downstairs at World Cafe Live on Sunday, September 30th from 2 to 6 PM.
Wines from each region will be complimented by gourmet offerings from DiBruno Brothers. World Cafe Live Executive Chef Matt Babbage will also be creating tapas from each featured part of the world.
And since this is World Cafe Live there will of course be live music.
The event costs $45 and includes wines, food, live music, and sampling wineglass.
Featured wines after the jump.
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Posted by Foobooz on 18th October 2006
In celebration of
World Cafe Live’s Second Anniversary, on certain days during the Live After 5 Happy Hour weekdays from 5-7:30 PM, celebrity guest bartenders will be serving drink specials for a good cause. Enjoy discounted food and drink specials during this time and don’t forget to tip your bartenders. All tips will be generously donated in support of
NOLA:Philly to New Orleans.
NOLA helps to promote artists from New Orleans by providing them with a venue to showcase their music and supports teams of local musicians and members of the music community who will volunteer in New Orleans with Hands On New Orleans to re-establish displaced musicians.
After the jump is the full guest bartender line up:
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Posted by Foobooz on 12th October 2006
In celebration of their 2nd Anniversary, each Friday in October World Cafe Live will present Oktoberfest Fridays featuring beer samplings with free goodies and complimentary beer glasses. All the fun gets started at 5:30 PM.
Tomorrow, and entirely appropriate for Friday the Thirteenth, Magic Hats Jinx will be the featured beer.
On Friday, October 20th Rogues Uberfest Pilsner will be sampled and on October 27th itll be Troegs Dreamweaver Wheat.
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Posted by Foobooz on 26th July 2006
Starting July 26,
World Cafe Live is starting a new happy hour each weekday 5-7:30pm with live music or DJ, drink specials, free appetizers, free CDs & prizes, and much more!
Drink specials include $2 beers, $3 wines and $4 cocktails.
Contact kcopeland@worldcafelive.com if you are interested in hosting a Happy Hour for your company!
World Cafe Live [MySpace Page]
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