Tasting-Dinner

Tinto Calls the “Txotx” – Cider Tasting

Posted by Alex Tewfik on April 2nd, 2013

Tinto’s second installment of their monthly pairing dinners is welcoming in the world of European cider. Every year in the Basque country, cider houses tap their cider barrels, and the people gather together, drinking the apple wine straight from those barrels. It’s called the “txotx,” and Tinto wants to join in on the celebrations.

On Thursday, April 4th, at 7pm, sidra (cider) will be poured from three regions in Spain and France, from Asturias to Irouleguy, and their accompanying menu looks stellar.

The dinner will only set you back $50 a person, and as is tradition, the ciders are bottomless. Make your reservation soon.

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Allagash Reserve Dinner Tonight at Chestnut7

Posted by Foobooz on March 21st, 2013

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Allagash and Chestnut7 are teaming up tonight in Chestnut Hill for a Reserve Beer Dinner that will include some Allagash rarities. The cost is $45 and will be offered all night.

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Prohibition Taproom Hosting a Two Goose Dinner

Posted by Foobooz on February 27th, 2013

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Butcher Bryan Mayer and chef Jen Sherman have joined forces and are taking over Prohibition Taproom’s menu for a special night. Tomorrow, Thursday, February 28th the pair is preparing a special goose dinner paired with an exclusive selection of Goose Island beers, including the coveted Bourbon County Stout. Each item is available a la carte and no reservations are required or for that matter, accepted.

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February’s Han Dynasty Old City Tasting with Han Himself

Posted by Foobooz on January 30th, 2013

Dry Fry Triple Shreds

The first Monday of every month is Han Dynasty’s ridiculous monthly tasting dinner in Old City. The multi-course feast is hosted by Han Chiang himself and features everything from spicy beef jerky to Stir Fry Triple Shreds (pictured). The dinner is set for February 4th at 7 p.m. for just $25.

Call (215) 922-1888 for reservations.

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Marigold Kitchen Does Away with A La Carte

Posted by Foobooz on January 25th, 2013

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Beginning this weekend Marigold Kitchen is doing away with a la carte ordering. From now on you can create your own tasting menus of 4, 5 or 6 courses (plus the parade of amuse bouches). The price starts at $65 per person and goes up from there. Prix fixe has been the way to go at Marigold anyway, but now it’s the only way. We’re just glad they didn’t heed Philadelphia magazine’s note that if Marigold were in New York, it would easily be $150 per head.

Best Restaurants in Philadelphia #2 [Philadelphia Magazine]
Marigold Kitchen [Official Site]

Photo by Samuel Markey

This Week, Eat Like a Chef at Matyson

Posted by Foobooz on January 14th, 2013

Can you eat like a chef? Can you suck down raw scallops, get every bit of marrow out of a bone and chug pho without missing a beat? Well then this week’s tasting menu at Matyson is built for you. It’s the Eat Like a Chef tasting menu and the $45 tasting menu is available tonight through Thursday.

Foie gras meatballs and the rest of the menu »

Sabatino, Puchowitz and Moore, Not a Law Firm but a Dinner

Posted by Alex Tewfik on January 8th, 2013

Some things sound too good to be real—but this is so real. chef Ben Puchowitz (Matyson) and chef George Sabatino (Stateside) are teaming up alongside Greg Moore (Moore Brothers Wine Company), to create a legendary eight-course dinner with exemplary ingredients and nonpareil wine.

With Chef Puchowitz’s mastery of the tasting menu, Sabatino’s ability to elevate ingredients, coupled with the endless wine knowledge of Greg Moore, this $150 dinner is basically a must-go.

The event will take place at Matyson on January 17th at 7pm. $150 includes wine, tax, and gratuity. To make a reservation please call 215-564-2925.

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Will BYOB to Host a 20-Course Multisensory Dinner

Posted by Alex Tewfik on November 16th, 2012

While Chef Joe Cicala hosts his 40-course La Panarda dinner, just down the street, the already highly-lauded Chef Christopher Kearse of Will BYOB, and Rob Sidor will be teaming up to host their own feast of gargantuan proportions. For those of you who don’t know, Chef Sidor, who was the Di Bruno Bros. catering chef, has launched Inspiracle, a Philadelphia based company that designs multi-course, modernist tasting dinners.

The two of them are joining forces for one night of twenty courses of experimental modern cuisine. Some highlights of the dinner include:

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Tasting Menu Launches at Il Pittore

Posted by Alex Tewfik on November 14th, 2012

Chef Chris Painter has put together a six-course tasting menu option for his Sansom Street restaurant, Il Pittore. Although the regular menu is designed in a way that you can “create your own tasting menu”, the six-course option will feature seasonally inspired ingredients and dishes. The menu is $100 and the chef asks that all members of the table participate in the tasting.

The full menu after the jump »

Colorado Beer Dinner at Barbuzzo

Posted by Alex Tewfik on November 13th, 2012

There are few places in the country that take beer as seriously as we do here in Philly—one of them being Colorado. The aptly named “Napa Valley of beer” gained recognition as one of the nation’s premier craft beer states, ranking first in the nation in beer production per capita, and second in amount of breweries with just over 135 statewide.

And since Philadelphians love anything beer, Barbuzzo has decided to bring us a little love from Colorado. This Wednesday, November 14th, they’ll be hosting a Colorado Beer Dinner complete with five courses including beer pairings for only $55.

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