Green Aisle Grocery

Tiffin’s Munish Narula is looking to get in the wheeled food game with a truck of his own. He hopes to be rolling in University City before classes start this Fall. Munish, consider Naan for You for the name, you’re welcome. [Grub Street]

The Food Trust plans to put on six night markets over the next 18 months. [Daily Pennsylvanian]

Stephen Starr confirms he’s bringing a Parc Lite to Washington DC. [Grub Street]

Shola Olunloyo of Speck fame is consulting on the upcoming Birra on East Passyunk. Birra owner Gordon Dinerman hopes to open in mid-July. [The Insider]

Philly Chocolate has opened in the former Naked Chocolate Cafe on Walnut Street.

This past weekend Sweet Spot opened in the former One Shot Coffee space on Liberties Walk. Sweet Spot serves light fare, fro-yo and Chestnut Hill coffee. [Zagat]

Former General Lafayette Inn brewers Russ Czajka and Chris Leonard are lending their expertise to Peru’s first microbrewery. The Feast also says they’re still looking for a location for their Copper Crow Brewing. [The Feast]

Green Aisle Grocery has expanded its Sunday hours. The Passyunk Avenue grocer is now open from noon to 7 p.m. [Green Aisle]

Pastoral Korean on 13th Street between Walnut and Locust has a For Rent sign up in the window.

Tiny Green Aisle Grocery gets a 3-page spread in February’s Food+Wine magazine. Adam Erace provides 5 “half-scratch” recipes for the “Store-to-Table Movement” piece.

• Apple Butter Ice Cream with Ginger-Chocolate Ganache
• Sweet Potato, Balsamic Onion and Soppressata Pizza
• Country Paté Banh Mi
• Crisp Spicked Chicken with Hummus Vinaigrette
• Butterscotch Rice Pudding

Green Aisle in Food+Wine [Green Aisle Grocery]
Store-to-Table Movememnt (PDF) [Food+Wine]
Food+Wine [Official Site]

Green Aisle Grocery turns one today and for their paper anniversary they’re saving you some paper. Save one dollar for every $11 you spend. Hopefully they still have some of these items from Talula’s Table in stock.

Green Aisle Grocery [Official Site]

Who knew? The Concord grape is the sweet harvest of Autumn and can be found at several area restaurants and grocers.

Grape Expectations [Metro Philadelphia]

Telling someone who has the best coffee is akin to forcing your cheesesteak beliefs on another. Frankly, we’re not looking for a fight but we will point out some of our favorite cafe bites.

What are some of yours?

When a stale muffin won’t do [Metro Philadelphia]

Le Virtu has a new executive chef, Joseph Cicala hails from suburban Washington DC, likes hockey and even played a couple of pro games. That makes him alright to us. Check out this video for more on his background and cooking. [YouTube]

Michael Klein recaps all the restaurant openings for Fall. Most notable is that Chris Painter’s Il Pittore may not go into the former Ansill space. [The Insider]

Meal Ticket has some teases on what to expect on the “Iza-Khyber” menu of Todd Dae Kulper. [Meal Ticket]

A.D. Amorosi explains why Garces Trading Co. is getting a liquor license and now offering reservations. In a word, convenience. [Meal Ticket]

Green Aisle Grocery has launched its mini-store within Bodhi Coffee. [Green Aisle Grocery]

Paloma opened last night, the former Northeast Philadelphia restaurant is serving haute Mexican at 763 S 8th Street. [The Insider]

Chris Painter provides hints on what to expect at his upcoming Il Pittore at 3rd and Bainbridge. [Meal Ticket]

Franklin Mortgage and Investment Co. named to Bon Appetit’s Top 10 Best New Cocktail Bars list. [Bon Appetit]

A mini-version of Green Aisle Grocery is coming to Headhouse Square’s Bodhi Coffee next month. [Green Aisle Grocery]

Lucky Old Souls goes in front of the PLCB on Wednesday, August 4th regarding its liquor license. Owner Mathew Feldman is encouraging his Newbold neighbors to show up in support. [Meal Ticket]

Friday, May 14th Spinal Tapas, the cooking team of Tim McGinnis and Brian McManus will join forces with Adam Erace’s Green Aisle Grocery for an event that will feature food, music and booze inspired by Green Aisle. The menu will be inspired by products and ingredients sold by Green Aisle.

Highlights include:

• Cheese plate including Hillacres Pride cheddar and Black River blue cheese
• Zahav hummus croquettes, the famous hummus mixed with chickpea flour, deep fried and served with a cucumber and chive salad
• beef carpaccio with Green Meadow greens and Cafe Estelle lardons
• corsia verde, Adam Erace’s own garlic scape pesto tossed with Severino gemelli
• Anson Mills cornmeal-dusted Pennsylvania brook trout, with mushrooms and fiddlehead ferns
• “Chipwich” of Capogiro gelato blended with local mint, sandwiched between Baker E’s cookies and rolled in fair-trade cocoa nibs.

Erace will be selecting the wine, as well as mixing up his Tasker Collins featuring gin, cardamom leaves and kaffir lime.

The dinner event happens at Philly Kitchen Share on South Street where the dining room is part of the kitchen, giving the diner an insider’s viewpoint into the preparation of the meal.

The dinner begins at 6p and tickets are $65 per person and include tax and gratuity.

Philly Kitchen Share [Official Site]

The New York Times visits East Passyunk Avenue and finds Green Aisle Grocery, Black N Brew, B2, Fond and Capogiro.

We salute the Gray Lady for that but can’t forgive her for spelling cheese steak as two words. Grumble, grumble.

Beyond the Cheese Steak Wars in Philadelphia [New York Times]

The Inquirer takes a look at the oldtimers and recent additions to the revitalized East Passyunk Avenue. 19 new stores have opened in the past year. Among the featured are Green Aisle Grocery, Fuel and oldtimer, Mancuso’s Cheese Shop.

Tradition and revitalization along E. Passyunk Avenue [Philadelphia Inquirer]