Author Archives: Matt Gagliardi

Wouldn’t it be great if there was an all day café in the city where you could get coffee, natural wine, beer, breakfast, lunch, or dinner? Imagine if they also had a skylit bottle shop in the middle of it all – now that would be something! Well, imagine no more because this perfectly describes Bloomsday Café, opening this spring in Headhouse Square. Green Engine Coffee owners Zach Morris and Kelsey Bush have had the Bloomsday project in the works for a while, but soon it will become a reality. Zach and Kelsey, with the help of Tim Kweeder who they brought in to run the wine program for Bloomsday, gave our guests a sneak peek of what their all day café. Read on to see the fantastic dinner they put on and get excited for what’s coming soon to historic Headhouse Square!

I mustache you a question. Do you like Mediterranean food, wood-fired pizza and/or funky facial hair? If so you must check out Bobby Saritsoglou’s new restaurant Stina, opening soon in the Point Breeze neighborhood. Chef Bobby and his signature ‘stache came into the COOK kitchen last week to give our guests a sneak preview of what he will be serving up at his new spot. The name Stina comes from Bobby’s nickname for his wife Christina Kallas-Saritsoglou, co-founder of Philly AIDS Thrift. Christina joined Bobby at COOK to tell people about how a portion of Stina’s monthly profits will be donated to charitable causes in the area. While Stina will have a wood-fired pizza oven imported from Genoa, Bobby will also be serving Mediterranean classics such as kefta, tabouleh and more. Read on to check out some of the fare to expect at Stina and more details about Bobby’s first restaurant!