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Friday, October 24, 2008
Chef Ari Weiswasser leaves Pearl
Pearl co-owner Scott Stein (left) and chef Ari Weiswasser. (Ed Hille / Inquirer)

Amid a feud among owners at the Rittenhouse Square nightspot Pearl, chef Ari Weiswasser has gone his own way.

Weiswasser, whose past includes Striped Bass and New York’s Daniel, says all is amicable between himself and owners. "I just don't think Pearl is recognized as a restaurant," he says. "It's been overshadowed by the club upstairs." The perception translates into slow weeknight business in the restaurant. Weekends are busy, he said.

Weiswasser he wants to do his own restaurant.

Meanwhile at Pearl, owners David and sons Scott and Sean Stein are feuding with partner/promoter Brett Perloff over the direction of the company. The dispute escalated into what was described as a fistfight between Scott Stein and Perloff. According to a filing in Municipal Court, Perloff was accused of simple assault and harassment in connection with an Aug. 22 incident. Perloff told me that the complaint is "baseless."

Posted by Michael Klein @ 10:09 AM  Permalink | File Under: TableTalk | 6 comments
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Posted 10:56 AM, 10/24/2008
Eclecticthings
Which would explain his odd facebook message to his friends in Sept. "After dedicating three years of my life to my dream project, Pearl, I have come to an impasse with the Steins and will no longer be a part of Pearl's day to day operations."
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Posted 11:56 AM, 10/24/2008
FISRIF
great story. Chef news is the best. Any idea who will replace the fry chef at Mcdonalds at 30th street? I heard he is leaving too.
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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://is.gd/5Ozz7
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