Marc Vetri

Marc Vetri Opening Pizzeria Vetri On Callowhill Street

Posted by Jason Sheehan on February 5th, 2013

And according to Vetri…“Boom”

Marc Vetri on Osteria Moorestown

Posted by Foobooz on January 22nd, 2013

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Hyper-local news site, the Patch sits down and talks to Marc Vetri about his plans for opening Osteria at the Moorestown Mall.

Among the most interesting tidbits:

Opening in the fall of 2013.
5,000 square fee.t
Bigger bar area.
Marc Vetri did consider opening a version of Osteria at Revel.
Vetri has had other discussions with PREIT (the mall operator) regarding opening restaurants.
Although many restaurateurs worry about location, location, location, Vetri believes in, “make something that people want to go to and they will come.”

Chef Marc Vetri Chats About Plans for Moorestown Osteria [Moorestown Patch via Grub Street]

Vetri Team Saluted by Alex’s Lemonade Stand

Posted by Foobooz on January 11th, 2013

Tomorrow, Marc Vetri, Jeff Michaud and Jeff Benjamin will be honored at Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation’s Lemon Ball gala for their work to find cures for all kids with cancer. The team will receive the Alex Scott Crystal Cup for their work in their Great Chef’s Event fundraiser.

Alex’s Lemonade Stand isn’t Marc Vetri’s only charitable venture. The Vetri Foundation for Children is collecting new or gently used cookbooks for Universal Audenried Charter High School and their culinary arts program. Now through January 21st they are collecting these books. Drop off your donation at any of the Vetri Family restaurants or mail them directly to the school:

Universal Audenried Charter High School
Attn: Chef Charles Bennett
3301 Tasker St
Philadelphia, PA 19145

The Lemon Ball [Official Site]

Loser Drinks the Hot Dog Water, The Layover in Philadelphia

Posted by Foobooz on December 3rd, 2012

Team Vetri Makes It Three in a Row

Posted by Foobooz on November 22nd, 2012

It is three wins in a row for Team Vetri as the squad defeated Team Garces 25-21 at Franklin Field in the fourth annual flag football game between the two restaurant groups. It was an intense game through the final snap. And all for a good cause with $5,000 going to the Vetri Foundation for Children.

Philly Chefs Offer Turkey Cooking Advice

Posted by Foobooz on November 21st, 2012

Looking for some turkey cooking advice that goes beyond Butterball Turkey Talk-Line, 1-800-BUTTERBALL? Here are the best pieces of advice from top Philadelphia chefs including Joe Cicala, Rich Landau, Marc Vetri and Jose Garces.

Thanksgiving Tips From Philly’s Top Chefs »

Vetri and Garces Set for Gridiron Showdown

Posted by Foobooz on November 20th, 2012

Thanksgiving football games have long been a tradition of local high schools but this Thursday morning will be the latest chapter in another rivalry. Employees of Jose Garces and Marc Vetri will be squaring off on Thanksgiving morning at Franklin Field. The game is in its fourth year with Vetri’s squad ahead two games to one.

More than just bragging rights are at stake as the winning side receives a $5,000 to its foundation. The game kicks off at 9 a.m. and Foobooz will be there with live coverage. See you there or online.

Garces Family Foundation [Official Site]
Vetri Foundation for Children [Official Site]

UPDATED Aspiring Chefs: Get Trained By Vetri, Solomonov, Perrier and More

Posted by Jason Sheehan on October 8th, 2012

UPDATE: Unsurprisingly, we’ve already been getting questions from folks about this new program. One of the big ones? How much is it going to cost. I can now tell you that we just heard from COOK and they have decided that the 10 students chosen for the 1st semester of the COOK Masters Program will be going FOR FREE. Yup, you read it right: 20 hours of instruction by the city’s best chefs, and it ain’t gonna cost you a penny.

This is going to be huge.

No, seriously. For all of you cooks out there–for all of you apprentices, stagiers, externs, students and passionate amateurs, all of you up-and-comers, all of you line dogs aspiring for something more, all of you broke-ass, bone-tired, hard-working, up-by-your-bootstraps white jackets banging out 200 tables a night and reading cookbooks on the dock between dinner hits… Man, do I have some news for you.

Right now, as we speak, we here at Foobooz and the team at COOK are making plans for the first semester of the COOK Masters Program: A straight-up professional cooking school designed to give 10 lucky students the experience of a lifetime as they are personally trained by some of Philadelphia’s best and most successful chefs. Here’s the pitch:

After just one year and over five hundred cooking classes, COOK, Philadelphia’s premier demonstration kitchen, begins a new chapter with The COOK Masters Program: an instructional cooking series taught by some of the city’s and country’s biggest culinary names, for students who are truly passionate about pursuing a professional career in the restaurant industry.

And just wait until you hear who the instructors are going to be…

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