Thursday, March 14, 2013
Who's participating in the multi-course prix fixe week? We've got the list here.
Collingswood Restaurant Week starts Sunday, and what a great week for “foodaholics” like us. Not only are we fans of the food itself, but also the creativity and culture it brings to town. For the unfamiliar, Collingswood Restaurant Week models itself after Philadelphia’s Center City version, where participating fooderies create multi-course, prix fixe menus ranging from $25-35 per person. Restaurant week is a celebration of food: an opportunity for chefs to flaunt their culinary creativity, and diners to experience something special. Although food options may sometimes include items from a restaurant’s regular menu, oftentimes chefs choose to have fun and create limited and exclusive dishes. For example, Ecuadorian grill El Sitio’s …
Friday, January 18, 2013
Five Collingswood restaurants offer up their takes on comfort food Jan. 21- 25. Preview the menus here.
Well, they’re at it again. The allure of prix fixe menus has once again lowered its seductive eyes in Collingswood’s direction, setting up what will likely be the first of three Restaurant Weeks to come in 2013. Monday, Jan. 21 kicks off "Homestyle Classics Restaurant Week," in which “the kind of cooking, flavors, and tastes you remember from your mother’s kitchen” come to Restaurant Row, reads a release from the borough. The idea was conceived by Tortilla Press chef Mark Smith who, after visiting his family back in Ohio a few years ago, was teased that he wouldn’t be able to enjoy their cooking anymore because he owned a Mexican restaurant. Smith got to thinking, which led to the big event next week. As per typical Restaurant Week …
Friday, December 14, 2012
Anonymous reviews on sites like Yelp and TripAdvisor can make or break a business. Some chefs, like Alfredo Fischioni of That's Amore, refuse to suffer criticism in silence.
“Any news is good news and there is no such thing as bad press.” I’m speaking with Fred Kellermann, chef-owner of Elements Café in Haddon Heights. The topic is social media; specifically, customer-driven review sites such as Yelp and Trip Advisor. If you’re unfamiliar, Yelp.com is a darn useful web directory service that can help you find a nearby business of any kind by proximity, address, phone number, and user review. TripAdvisor is similar, but provides a narrower focus from a traveler’s perspective. Yelp also offers users the ability to rate a business between one star (poor) and five (exceptional) as well as to provide written comments. In the restaurant industry, where written reviews and word-of-mouth recommendations are necessary …
Sunday, October 30, 2011
It was a mixed bag for Collingswood eateries during Restaurant Week. Some will continue the special through the coming week.
At the conclusion of South Jersey Restaurant Week, Borough Beeswax checked in with Collingswood restaurateurs on the strength of their businesses during the promotion. Lizz Tooker, who waits tables at the Tortilla Press, said that her employer “had a lot of good fall choices” for restaurant week. “I think people choose Tortilla Press because we’re a little more upbeat, more colorful,” Tooker said. “We did a lot of harvest-y things,” including a center-cut porkloin stuffed with chorizo and apples and a pumpkin bread pudding, which was served with salmon ice cream. Unfathomably, she said, even with all the choices on the menu, entire parties will sometimes order identical meals. “The pork is great but all of you don’t have to get it,” she …
Christina Paciolla
4:01 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
Wait wait wait: $12 for pancakes, a side of bacon and coffee? $12?? Am I reading that correctly? more ›