November 19, 2012
The National Constitution Center’s very cool Prohibition exhibition American Spirits is up and running, with 5,000 square feet of more than 120 rare artifacts and a re-created speakeasy complete with a bar, dance floor, bandstand, and powder room. Even cooler, the exhibition is franchising itself with awesome partnerships throughout the city, including the first-ever SEPTA [...]
Read more»August 9, 2012
“Dîner en Blanc,” the Paris-imported global dining phenomenon that is part mystery tour, part pop-up feast and part je ne sais quoi, makes its Philadelphia debut on Thursday, August 23. The night of, participants, dressed in white, converge upon their designated meeting spots with tables, chairs, non-disposal supplies, great food and fine wine. From there, participants are led [...]
Read more»July 23, 2012
As part of Philly Rum Week, Adam Kanter of Rum Bar and Katie Loeb of Han Dynasty are joining forces to serve a side of tiki alongside your glass of something dark, light and spiced with their pop-up: Duke’s Surf Bar. Named after the founding father of surfing Duke Kahanamoku, and inspired by the tiki [...]
Read more»July 19, 2012
It’s official: pop-ups are a craze all over the country, with impromptu gardens, shops and restaurants setting up temporary locations throughout the year. But summer is an especially fun time to check out the pop-up fun as quirky events do everything from maximize outdoor space (the PHS Pop-Up Garden), to provide perfect-for-summer entertainment (Porch at [...]
Read more»June 27, 2012
Andrew Gerson of Strada Pasta, the mobile food truck serving traditional Northern Italian egg pastas, continues his pop-up dinner series this Saturday, June 30 at the Mt. Airy commissary he recently opened with Pitrucco Pizza earlier this year. A BYOB event that focuses on local ingredients, good food and community gathering around one long communal [...]
Read more»May 3, 2012
The Philadelphia Mobile Food Association (PMFA), created to aid in the growth of the food truck craze, has organized the first of what they hope to be a series of pop-ups around the city. With the support of the public at the food truck gatherings, among a list of goals, PMFA is working hard to [...]
Read more»January 18, 2012
Currently in the beginning stages of development, Roundeye Noodle Bar is the brainchild of longtime friends Ben Puchowitz and Shawn Darragh. Puchowitz has been manning the stoves at Matyson Restaurant for more than four years, and Darragh has extensive food and retail marketing experience. The combo of their backgrounds along with their obsession for noodles [...]
Read more»January 10, 2012
James Beard Award-winning Chef-Partner Guillermo Pernot of Old City’s Cuba Libre is thrilled to announce “Pop-up Paladares,” a series of dinners named after Cuba’s popular restaurants set inside a chef’s own home. The Pop-up Paladares will feature Havana’s most notable chefs. Chef Guillermo Pernot recently visited Cuba where he met and cooked with a bunch [...]
Read more»August 26, 2011
Due to Hurricane Irene and the mandatory evacuation of Avalon, Pub & Kitchen is bringing The Diving Horse to Philadelphia tomorrow night, August 27, with seatings starting at 5:30 p.m. $65 gets you five courses of the real deal Diving Horse menu: • First: Fried oyster, smashed “Dutch” potato salad, bacon mayonnaise Raw oyster, deer [...]
Read more»August 10, 2011
Little Fish’s vacationing kitchen staff will cede the reins for a one-night “Little Pig” pop-up, this Monday, August 15. Chef Mike Stollenwerk will be hosting a summery Southern feast, featuring a roasted pig-in-a-box (a whole pig roasted in a La Caja China), mac and cheese, roasted corn, warm potato salad, greens, tomato salad, homemade pickles [...]
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