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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Big restaurant dealings in Manayunk

How about two respected chefs setting up in Manayunk?

Just met with Matt Levin and Joseph Scarpone, who each has a project underway on the upper end of Main Street. Both are partners with real estate developers Richard Rivera and Rob Nydick. Both are aiming at mid-fall.

Scarpone, who previously ran Sovalo, a polished, three-bell California-style bistro in Northern Liberties, is going into 4359 Main St. with a paninoteca/wine bar called agiato. It's formerly a store called Susan's New Attic. Think Le Pain Quotidien here: Setup will resemble a Tuscan cafe with a 10-seat community table and 20 other seats. Menu includes small plates, pressed sandwiches, salads, in-house-made mozzarella and breads, and a tight wine list of mainly Californians. It will be open from breakfast till late evening. Here's the menu.

Levin, formerly chef at Lacroix at the Rittenhouse, is going into a former building-supply store at 4445 Main St., next door to the fire station, with Rubb, which he describes as "no-rules, punk-rock barbecue" -- order at the counter, take it to your seat. Levin actually did BBQ at Lacroix -- "except I was making it like octopus and pepperoni." The space right now is a brick-walled shell. Levin says his more ambitious project, Masano, is still in development.

Check back later for photos.

Posted by Michael Klein @ 12:00 PM  Permalink | File Under: TableTalk | 4 comments
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Posted 12:28 PM, 07/30/2009
manzi
that menu at agiato sounds great. just came back from Rome and the countryside; places like this are everywhere - and delicious!
Posted 02:37 PM, 07/30/2009
astein84
Haven't been to manayunk in a while, but looking forward to getting out there and trying both these places. I never had a bad meal at Sovalo when Scarpone was there and Levin is definitely capable of having the best bbq in philly. Congrats Manayunk.
Posted 11:12 AM, 08/03/2009
manzi
hope that menu you have in pdf isn't the final version that was printed - lotsa typos
Posted 11:53 AM, 08/04/2009
Politburo
Good to hear. That end of Main could use the help.
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Michael Klein chronicles local people, places and things (in easy-to-digest portions) three days a week in his Inquirer column "INQlings." He also covers the restaurant scene in his Thursday Food column, "Table Talk." See his work at http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/michael_klein.
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