George Sabatino

One More Way to Get George Sabatino’s Food This Summer

Posted by Foobooz on May 6th, 2013

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George Sabatino will be in the kitchen at Morgan’s Pier when it opens this Thursday, May 9th but that won’t be the only place you can get his food this summer. Groundswell Design Group is collaborating with The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, University of the Arts, and Avram Hornik (4 Corners Management) to create a “Pop Up Garden” at 313 S. Broad Street, across from the Kimmel Center.

Beginning on Thursday, May 16th, the pop-up garden will transform a vacant lot into a community space. Locust trees will provide shade for visitors who stop in for a drink and bite of food after work. Repurposed shipping containers will be used to serve the food and drinks. Vintage metal rocking chairs, a sculptural wall constructed from old shipping pallets and strings of market lights will warm the lot.

The garden will offer three varieties of craft beer, sangria and casual food by Sabatino.

The pop-up garden hours:

Monday through Thursday; 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday; 1 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Sunday 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Tale of the Tape: What to Expect at Morgan’s Pier in 2013

Posted by Foobooz on May 3rd, 2013

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Morgan’s Pier opens for its second season on Thursday, May 9th. The award winning waterfront beer garden will feature live entertainment and George Sabatino in the kitchen. The Pier is aggressively aiming to be bigger and better this year.

The food, the drink, the entertainment »

An Inside Look At Morgan’s Pier

Posted by Jason Sheehan on April 29th, 2013

Sous-vide cheeseburgers, hand-made tofu, a full-on vegetarian menu, ice cream sandwiches and a backyard barbecue vibe? Hell, yeah.

Over on the Zagat blog, Danya Henninger gets a look behind the scenes at Morgan’s Pier–now preparing for its scheduled May 9 opening under exec chef George Sabatino and chef de cuisine Paul Lyons. She talks to the young gentlemen about the staggering size of the place, the rapidly approaching opening date and how the menu is shaping up, then makes it out with a few pictures of the work in progress.

Of course, if you want to see a whole bunch more pictures, just check out Sabatino’s instagram, where he’s documenting much of the run-up to the opening.

Morgan’s Pier Sneak Preview [Zagat]

An Update on Morgan’s Pier

Posted by Foobooz on April 25th, 2013

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Scallops w/ tomatillo + blueberry

Last night we chatted with George Sabatino about his ambitious plans for Morgan’s Pier. There will be at least three menus for the 300+ seat space. The standard menu which will feature the burger dropped in liquid nitrogen (served on a Martin’s potato roll) plus a more ambitious menu that will be available in the newly carved out 80-seat restaurant area. There will also be a kids menu that will include a healthy fruit salad side for the youngsters.

Sabatino has hired 19 line cooks and puts them to the test in early May. Morgan’s Pier will open to the public on Thursday, May 9th.

Ommegang Hop Chef Announces Judges, Beers

Posted by Jason Sheehan on April 10th, 2013

Yes, folks, it’s that time again. The second-annual Hop Chef competition (last year’s was won by local boy George Sabatino) is happening in Philly on Tuesday, April 23 at Union Transfer. Yes, tickets are still available ($53.50 a head, with part of the proceeds going to local charities) and yes, the smack-talk is already lighting up Twitter (check out #hopchef to listen in on the fun). But right now we have some news…

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The Gastronaut: The Next Exit

Posted by Jason Sheehan on April 3rd, 2013

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High-profile chefs often leave the places they made famous. But few have caused the kind of earthquake George Sabatino did when he announced he was leaving Philly’s best restaurant.

“When I opened this place, I was literally just trying to not run out of food.”

That’s George Sabatino, the now-former chef at Stateside on East Passyunk Avenue. He’s musing about his early days there as a young first-time exec—terrified and excited, exhausted, so busy he didn’t have time to blink. When owners Stephen Slaughter and William Bonforte brought him aboard, he’d never been in charge before. He wanted to make a restaurant that his chef friends would like. He wanted to focus on small plates, charcuterie and American whiskies. Most of all, he didn’t want to embarrass himself.

“Stateside was like this huge lucky break,” he says now. “I never knew it could get so big. I’m really surprised by it all, dude. I’m just a cook, you know?”

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Tonight: John Taus, George Sabatino Are Collaborating at Circles

Posted by Foobooz on March 28th, 2013

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Thai Scrapple

A handful of seats remain for the John Taus (The Corner, Corner Foodery) and George Sabatino (Morgan’s Pier) collaborative dinner tonight at Circles Northern Liberties. The six-course dinner hosted by Circles’ Alex Boonphaya is $50 per person and is BYOB.

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More News As Morgan’s Pier Staffs Up

Posted by Jason Sheehan on March 20th, 2013

Things are starting to come together for the summer season at Morgan’s Pier. Last week, I talked with George Sabatino after he announced that he would be taking over the top slot there and he told me that he already had one of his lieutenants chosen–Paul Lyons, ex of Barbuzzo and a long-time friend who would be working as Sabatino’s chef de cuisine.

And now we know that Sabatino has pulled in another talent. According to the Insider, He’s got Pat Cancelliere in the kitchen, too, standing as a sous chef.

Cancelliere recently closed his Argentine-Italian spot, 943, in the Italian Market, which was a big loss for that neighborhood. After locking the door at 943 behind him, he moved on to a short turn at Bainbridge Street Barrel House. And now Morgan’s Pier, which is due to light the fires for the start of prep and menu testing in the first week of April.

George Sabatino To Morgan’s Pier For The Summer [Foobooz]

Cancelliere Makes Another Move [Insider]

George Sabatino To Morgan’s Pier For The Summer

Posted by Jason Sheehan on March 15th, 2013

“The first time I saw the place, all I could think was, ‘This is fucking bad ass’.”

That’s George Sabatino, the very-recently-ex chef of Stateside, talking about his newly-announced gig as chef at Morgan’s Pier. And the bad-assery to which he’s referring? That’s not the space (the size of which frightens him more than a little). That’s not the view (which is lovely on a summer evening). No, it’s the kitchen. The huge, fully-outfitted kitchen which is just so much bigger than anything he’s become accustomed to that he can’t wait to get in there and just start playing around.

“Dude, do you have any idea what I’ll be able to do there?”

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George Sabatino, Gone From Stateside

March 12th, 2013

“Thanks to everyone who joined us for dinner last night. It was truly the best way I could’ve hoped to end a huge chapter. #seeyallsoon.”

Final words from Stateside’s opening chef, before handing command over to Elijah Milligan.

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George Sabatino

One More Way to Get George Sabatino’s Food This Summer

Tale of the Tape: What to Expect at Morgan’s Pier in 2013

An Inside Look At Morgan’s Pier

An Update on Morgan’s Pier

Ommegang Hop Chef Announces Judges, Beers

The Gastronaut: The Next Exit

Tonight: John Taus, George Sabatino Are Collaborating at Circles

More News As Morgan’s Pier Staffs Up

George Sabatino To Morgan’s Pier For The Summer

George Sabatino, Gone From Stateside

“Thanks to everyone who joined us for dinner last night. It was truly the best way I could’ve hoped to end a huge chapter. #seeyallsoon.”