March 7, 2012
The New York Times Dining section published a feature today on Chef Georges Perrier’s retirement. The piece reflects on how Le Bec-Fin, the kitchen of which Perrier presided over for 42 years, has been a cornerstone of the Philly food community. Which isn’t to say that there isn’t an equally bright future here. As the Times puts it, “[In Philadelphia] there are much-praised, chef-driven magnets like Mica, Zahav and Barbuzzo. There are ambitious, ante-raising chefs like Marc Vetri and Jose Garces. There’s the vibrant energy of Mr. Starr’s restaurants, and a boom in beer-centered gastropubs and B.Y.O.B. spots.” It’s the end of an era, but also the beginning of one. [New York Times]
October 12, 2011
COOK, the state-of-the-art kitchen-classroom from Audrey Claire Taichman, owner of Audrey Claire and Twenty Manning Grill, has officially announced its November class schedule. From a Thanksgiving Feast with Supper Chef Mitch Prensky (November 8) to Classic French Cuisine with Pierre Calmels of Bibou (November 14), the classes run the gamut of every conceivable cuisine and [...]
Read more»September 21, 2011
In honor of this fall’s Center City District Restaurant Week, which kicked off last week and lasts through this Friday, September 23, we’re running a short series of Q&As with some top Center City chefs whose restaurants are participating in the biannual promotion. Next up is the legendary Chef Georges Perrier. Perrier’s Le Bec-Fin has [...]
Read more»August 26, 2011
What was, until recently, Bar Lyonnais, is now Tryst, a bar in its own right serving modern French fare in the underbelly of Georges Perrier’s classic Le Bec-Fin. Chef-partner Nicholas Elmi will dish up a small plates menu priced from $5-$21. There will be nine beers on tap, and a European-dominated wine list. The Tryst [...]
Read more»August 15, 2011
Summer is fresh peach season, and Le Bec-Fin is doing justice to the juicy fruit with a special Sparkling Wine & Peaches Dinner, Wednesday, August 31, 6 p.m. Start your meal off with a cool Peach Cocktail followed with four peach-centric courses each paired with a cool sparkling wine. The menu will include the following: [...]
Read more»July 13, 2011
Join the French (and American) staff of Le Bec-Fin for France’s proudest modern holiday: Bastille Day. The Rittenhouse Square hot spot scales down its décor for its annual Sidewalk Festival, but you better believe the fare will be as delectable as ever! Enjoy crepes, pastries, wine and champagne beneath the sidewalk tent, complete with balloons, [...]
Read more»May 17, 2011
The legendary Chef Georges Perrier of Le Bec-Fin is shining his culinary and business acumen on the Main Line, with a new bakery and pastry shop, The Art of Bread, opening in Narberth June 1. Expect breakfast pastries, quiches, light fare-salads, sandwiches, Illy coffee, cakes and — naturally — fresh bread. Bread will be made [...]
Read more»May 17, 2011
The Mural Arts Program has concocted yet another fulfilling (mentally and physically) way to see the beautiful murals that have transformed Philadelphia’s neighborhoods into an ever-growing collage: the new Murals & Meals Tour Series hosted by celebrity chefs, kicking off Saturday, May 21. Discover the dual superiority of food and public art in Philadelphia through [...]
Read more»April 29, 2011
Le Bec-Fin is planning a sensational summer, with the kick-off of a new “Hot Chef Series” in June. Each month on a Monday evening Le Bec-Fin will host a hot top chef who will prepare a special dinner beside Executive Chef Nicholas Elmi… and it will be BYOB! First up: Chip Roman of Blackfish and [...]
Read more»March 4, 2011
Expect your palette to swoon on March 17, when the renowned Lec Bec-Fin hosts a dinner featuring wine from France’s esteemed Monmousseau vineyard. The fine beverages have been specially selected to complement each course, as cooked up by Executive Chef Nicholas Elmi. In addition, Isabelle Moreau, a learned representative from the winery, will speak about [...]
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