Category Archives: Class News

Everyone has that one treat that they could easily make a meal out of. For me, it’s Oreos. I will honestly sit with a glass of milk and eat a third of a sleeve without thinking about. My mom would be very proud of my dinner choice. While he did not serve up store-bought cookies, Robert Toland designed an entire menu around the concept of dessert for dinner when he visited last week. Having sharpened his knives in an eclectic series of restaurant kitchens, Robert has been conceptualizing pastries for a long time. Visit Terrain and you will see one such offering in the form of their chocolate terrarium dessert, where they incorporate an actual rock into the presentation. Suffice to say, these won’t be your grandma’s cupcakes.

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.

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.

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.