The rundown on a.kitchen
The bistro in the AKA Rittenhouse Square is open under chef Bryan Sikora (ex-Django, ex-Talula's Table) and operator David Fields.
When most restaurants choose to open before their liquor license is in hand, the proprietors hand out glasses of vin ordinaire.
Not David Fields, who is opening a.kitchen at 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 28 at the AKA Rittenhouse Square (135 S. 18th St., just north of Walnut Street).
He's offering a healthy selection of his list, as well as a bottled beer and three cocktails.
Chef Bryan Sikora, alum of Talula's Table, is at the open kitchen, cooking a locally sourced menu of right-sized plates that can be mixed; figure on a couple per person. There's also a 30-ounce rib eye for two with herbed potatoes. Menu is here. (PDF)
Until the liquor license comes through, the following comps will be available:
SPARKLING
Monmousseau Brut 'Cuvée J.M.,' Touraine, NV
WHITE
Muscadet de Sevre–et–Maine Sur Lie, Michel Bregeon, 2009
Pansa Blanca, Marques de Alella, 2008, Alella
RED
Moulin–a–Vent, Christophe Pacalet, 2009, Beaujolais
Monastrell 'Cono 4,' Primitivo Quiles, 2009, Alicanté
Cotes–du–Rhone Villages, Les Vignerons D'Estézargues, 2008
Corbieres 'Premier Pas,' Domaine des 2 Anes, 2008
Cocktails
Moscow Mule: a vod Vodka, Ginger, Lime
Creole Content: Cognac, Madeira, Maraschino, Orange Bitters
Hats Off: Rye, Lillet, Apple Brandy, Green Chartreuse, Angostura
Bottle Beer
Lagunitas IPA