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September 2014

Awesome Class Alert: An Autumn Omakase with Todd Lean of Pod

Do you LOVE Japanese cuisine? Well, you’re in luck because seats are still available for our October 15th event with Todd Lean, Executive Chef of Stephen Starr’s futuristic University City hotspot, Pod. Join Chef Todd at COOK when he will prepare an other-worldly omakase for 16 lucky guests. Omakase is a Japanese phrase used in restaurants that means “I’ll leave it to you”.  In this case, the “you” is the chef and the “it” is the menu. So instead of guests ordering à la carte, the chef presents a series of plates intended to be innovative and surprising, almost like an artistic performance by the chef. Chef Todd’s COOK menu will feature:

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Take me to the River: The 2014 Audi Feastival (in photos)

Last Thursday marked the fifth annual FEASTIVAL: the amazing benefit for FringeArts. For five years now, this premier arts festival has joined forces with Philadelphia’s world-class restaurants to present an event described as a “completely delicious and amazing” evening and named “one of the best events in the last decade”. FEASTIVAL celebrates both our artistic and culinary scenes – two great economic engines that push Philadelphia forward. The evening has been hailed as “the cultural event of the year,” “the best party in Philadelphia,” “a party from a different world” and this year was even better!

For the 2014 “helping”, FEASTIVAL moved a few blocks south along the Delaware River transforming Penn’s Landing (Delaware River Waterfront between Chestnut and Market Streets) into a magical, exclusive and chic party for the hottest movers and shakers in Philadelphia’s business, culinary and social scenes. FEASTIVAL continues to unite Philadelphia’s most distinguished chefs and restaurants with featured live performances from some of the world’s most acclaimed artists. Below are some of our (proud sponsor COOK) favorite photos from the night. Hungry for more? Here is the official 2014 Audi FEASTIVAL photo gallery with tons of cool pics with more on the way (so check back periodically).

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