Posted by Foobooz on April 10th, 2013
Strangelove’s, the new Center City beer bar from Leigh Maida, Brendan Hartranft and Brendan Kelly has announced its grand opening date. The two-floor bar with twenty tap lines is opening on Tuesday, April 23rd. The opening night blowout will feature a tap list to make all the beer geeks scream and complementary food from chef Paul Martin’s kitchen.
Regular service will begin on Wednesday, April 24th at 11:30 a.m. with the kitchen open till midnight, seven days a week.
We have to admit, this one excites us.
For more on Leigh Maida and how she and husband Brendan Hartranft select bar locations, read Liz Spikol’s interview with her over on Property.
Strangelove’s [Official Site]
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Posted by Foobooz on February 27th, 2013
Strangelove’s is motoring towards its opening. Last week we told you they had replaced the barn door with an honest to god, hinged variety and now they’ve named a chef. Paul Martin, most recently sous chef at Parc and the original chef at Catahoula will be in front of the stoves when Strangelove’s opens.
Martin, who was born in Louisiana and has cooked in Texas, the Pacific Northwest and even had a three year cycling career in France, will bring that wanderlust to Strangelove’s menu. The menu will also be compatible with the desire of co-owners Leigh Maida, Brendan Hartranft and Brendan Kelly to create another affordable and accessible menu that is appealing to vegans/vegetarians and meat-eaters alike.
Strangelove’s is looking at an early April opening as they await the liquor license transfer. For more on the recent civic association meeting, check out Philadelphia Real Estate Blog.
Strangelove’s [Official Site]
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Posted by Foobooz on February 15th, 2013
Strangelove’s, the beer bar from Leigh Maida and Brendan Hartranft that will be taking over the former location of the Butcher & the Brewer has replaced that bar’s barn door front with something a bit more conventional. Construction continues towards an anticipated mid-March opening.
Strangelove’s is the fourth bar by the couple (Memphis Taproom, Local 44 and Resurrection Ale House are the others) and will feature two floors, 18 beers on tap plus two beer engines.
Strangelove’s [Official Site]
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Posted by Foobooz on January 16th, 2013
Leigh Maida and Brendan Hartranft have settled on Strangelove’s as the name for their newest beer bar at 216 S 11th Street. The spot will be the biggest yet from the couple who have brought us Memphis Taproom, Local 44 and Resurrection Ale House. Strangeloves is aiming to open by mid-March, also Maida’s due date.
The beer program will of course be a strength, with 18-taps plus two beer engines available on both floors. But food will matter as well and Maida and Hartranft are currently looking for a chef.
Why Strangelove’s? It isn’t a Dr. Strangelove reference but a twist on their original choice, Strangeways. Unfortunately that name, that the couple had squared away for years is also the name of a beer bar in Texas (what are the chances). So they audibled and went with Strangelove’s which Maida hopes comes across as “a little mysterious. or romantic.”
Strangelove’s
216 S 11th Street
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Posted by Foobooz on January 9th, 2013
It has been a tumultuous time for the one time Doc Watson’s at 216 S 11th Street. After decades as Watson’s, the address housed Blue Bear Tavern, The Boilermaker and The Butcher & The Brewer in short succession. Now the two-floor space has a new chance at success as Brendan Hartranft and Leigh Maida (Memphis Taproom, Local 44, Resurrection Ale House) are going to be taking over the space.
The details are light right now, no name, no chef yet. Maida tells us they are aiming to open by mid-March, before her second child is due (The couple raced to open Resurrection before their first child). We figure it will take that long just to remove the wax buildup from all those candles of previous incarnations.
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Posted by Foobooz on March 16th, 2012
On Monday, March 19th at 3 p.m. the Bottle Shop at Local 44 will open. The bottle shop will stock nearly 500 beers, almost 498 more bottles than Local 44 offers (the next door bar only stocks Orval and a gluten free beer by the bottle).
To celebrate the grand opening of the Bottle Shop, owners Brendan Hartranft and Leigh Maida have a hat trick of specials planned. At Local 44, it will be a special day of Russian River; Pliny the Elder, Pliny the Younger, Supplication and Consecration on draft. That all kicks off at 11:30 a.m.
Then when the doors to the Bottle Shop at Local 44 open at 3 p.m. there will be a complimentary cask of Yards ESA pouring.
Also at 3 p.m., just when all that Russian River beer should be kicking, Victory Brewing will be bringing in an impressive selection of their beers.
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