Posted by Foobooz on January 4th, 2013
In other Pub & Kitchen related news, Fitler Dining Room (the former Meme) is opening soon. In the kitchen will be Robert Marzinsky. Marzinsky has worked at Pub & Kitchen and been chef de cuisine at The Diving Horse in Avalon. He’s also been spotted in the kitchen of Stateside alongside George Sabatino.
Expect American-bistro fare with reinterpretations of dishes like:
- Butter Poached Caraquette Oysters with potato and fennel chowder, parsley puree and brioche crouton
- Porcini Poached Chicken Breast with savory bread pudding, braised turnips and black trumpet gravy
- Potato Gnocchi with Burgundy snails, hazelnuts, winter truffle and chartreuse butter.
Fitler Dining Room will not offer spirits but will serve a selection of wines and beers.
Fitler Dining Room
2201 Spruce Street
@FitlerDiningRM
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Posted by Foobooz on November 2nd, 2012

Today from 5 to 7 p.m. the attractive Gavn’s Cafe at 26th and Pine is celebrating Argentine Week in Philadelphia. The cafe will be offering four kinds of empanadas (beef, spinach, ham and cheese, chicken) as well as Alfajores, Argentine cookie sandwiches with Dulce de Leche filling. Choose any three items for just $6.50.
Gavin’s Cafe [Facebook]
Related: Events, News, Argentinian, Center-City-West, Empanadas, Fitler Square, Gavin's Cafe, Schuylkill River
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Posted by Foobooz on September 28th, 2012

Dan Clark of Pub & Kitchen has hung the above letter in the window of the former Meme at 2201 Spruce Street. The letter details Clark’s plan for the space. It will be a 36-seat restaurant that will not serve hard alcohol and will not offer live music or entertainment.
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Posted by Foobooz on June 5th, 2009

Monday through Friday from 5:30 to 6:30 Meme will be offering a $5 menu. A white, red and rose wine will always be available for $5 and three appetizers will be also be priced at $5, sometimes even the sizzling mussels. The menu will change weekly and of course will be available from their outdoor seats.
Additionally, Wednesday nights will be BYOB night with the $10 corkage fee being waived.
Meme [Official Site]
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Posted by Foobooz on April 17th, 2009

Spring has sprung at Mémé and there are some new dishes on the menu:
- Scallops with green tomato marmalade and chive oil.
- Kurabuta Pork Chop with peas, spring onion and fork mashed potatoes
- Meme Steak with blue cheese hash browns, local green beans and red wine.
An outdoor dining permit is about two weeks away and Chef David Katz now has a smoker to play with.
Katz has also changed up his Thursday lunch offering. It’s going to be fried chicken, a biscuit and a bottle of Miller High Life for $11! Rotating sides like mac n’ cheese, coleslaw, cornbread and baked beans will also be available.
Meme [Official Site]
Related: Food, Center-City-West, Fitler Square, French, Meme, Outdoor Dining
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Posted by Foobooz on December 11th, 2008

David Snyder dines at David Katz’s Mémé and is taken back to a world less complicated.
For Katz, “rustic” and “simple” are not terms of limitation — they’re opportunities to impress. While the kitchen builds all of its plates with elements that have compatible chemistries, Mémé is at its best when it applies a technique in an inventive way to make classic flavors taste even better than you remember.
A Lasting Mémé-ry [City Paper]
Mémé [Official Site]
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