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August 2019

Class Recap: Restaurant Sneak Peek of Sor Ynez with Lucio Palazzo

If you love diversity in your food choices, you undoubtedly enjoy dining out in Philly. We’re lucky to pretty much have something for everyone. Traditional and authentic? Check. Stylized and polished? Check. In opening Sor Ynez on American Street in the New Kensington neighborhood, Lucio Palazzo and the Sojourn team are looking to marry the two ideologies while delivering food inspired by Mexican history. Lucio stopped by Wednesday to give a preview of what can be expected when this Cafe Ynez sibling opens for its projected late 2020 launch.

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Sneak Peek of the 10th Anniversary Audi FEASTIVAL

Photo: Ice sculpture installation by Rob Capone at the 2012 Audi FEASTIVAL.

The 10th anniversary Audi FEASTIVAL is less than a month away, which means now is as good a time as any to grab your tickets! As we’ve mentioned before, you can save 25% on tickets using discount code COOK19. That’s right, 25%!

Co-hosted by Nick Elmi, Stephen Starr, Michael Solomonov and Audrey Claire Taichman, FEASTIVAL is a celebration of Philadelphia’s culinary and performing arts scenes. Philadelphia’s top bars and restaurants gather for a one-night-only, all-out bash that benefits FringeArts. Given that this is the 10th annual FEASTIVAL, it’s sure to be the biggest year yet. We’re here to give you a sneak peek at what’s in store for you on September 26th…

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Class Recap: Peak Summer Produce with David Zaback of Z Food Farm and Ian Moroney of Pumpkin

In case you haven’t noticed, we’re in summer’s peak produce period. The harvests have been bountiful and the results are gorgeous. From colorful heirloom tomatoes to juicy melons, there’s something for everyone. We’ve gone over what to do with your CSA haul and how to keep the summer love going all year long in this space before. Today, we take a look back at Monday’s class with Ian Moroney from Pumpkin and how he made use of the summery gifts that David Zaback of Z Food Farm brought to the table.

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Breaking the Ice

If you’re a COOK veteran, you know the drill. When you come to a COOK demonstration, the evening begins with brief introductions and an icebreaker question that everyone in attendance answers, including our visiting chefs. Here are some of the latest chef answers!

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Shift Drink: Vintage Wine Bar

As an industry worker zipping around on your feet all day, the best part of the day is enjoying a shift drink: a post-work alcoholic beverage to decompress, take a load off, and yes, enjoy a nice buzz before heading home. In this series, we’ll be exploring the many fantastic bar programs of Philadelphia where you can treat yourself after a hard day’s work. For this edition, I visited Vintage Wine Bar & Bistro, one of this year’s participating bars at the 10th Anniversary Audi FEASTIVAL.

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Sneak Peek of 2019 FEASTIVAL Dishes

If you haven’t purchased your Audi FEASTIVAL tickets, don’t delay! The September 26th event at the revamped Cherry Street Pier is FEASTIVAL’s 10th anniversary celebration, so it will definitely sell out. Grab your tickets now while they’re still available! Co-hosted by Nick Elmi, Stephen Starr, Michael Solomonov and COOK founder Audrey Claire Taichman, FEASTIVAL brings together 70+ of Philadelphia’s top restaurants and bars for one spectacular night to benefit FringeArts. Admission is all-inclusive – more food than you can possibly taste, a silent auction with incredible items (including an exclusive night at COOK just for you and 15 of your nearest and dearest), plus an an evening-length collaborative performance courtesy of internationally renowned choreographer Olaf Triebel and Philly-based circus arts school Circadium.

And if you’re needing some extra motivation to grab tickets, we’re here for you…

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Sneak Peek of September at COOK

Photo: Bobby Saritsoglou of Stina Pizzeria

We’re putting the finishing touches on our September schedule, but here’s a sneak peek of what we have coming up. Don’t forget to grab your seats here this Friday, August 9 at 2pm.

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Class Recap: Wine Dinner with Gary Burner of Moonfish and David Robinson of Artisan’s Cellar

Want a proven fact? Food needs wine and wine needs food. As sure as the sun rises in the east, you can count on these two playing well together. When it comes to pairing food with wine, you do you! Enjoy what you want with what you want! However, there are some people who are all about the perfect pairing. On this muggy summer night, you could find two such professionals, our friends Gary Burner of the supper club Moonfish and David Robinson of Artisan’s Cellar Fine Wines, serving up a menu of Spanish inspired food and complementing wines from the region as well.

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