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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Two restaurant shake-ups

White Dog Cafe is in the throes of change with the addition of Marty Grims as the new managing partner. Chef Andy Brown and many staffers were shown the door yesterday at the University City landmark. Ralph Fernandez, corporate executive chef for Grims' company (and a partner at Moshulu), is now overseeing the food service. Chef de cuisine Eric Yost, previously at Grims' Plantation in Long Beach Island, is running the kitchen. Fernandez said the kitchen is being gutted, re-equipped and cleaned. The restaurant could reopen as soon as Friday.

Savona, the fancy French-Italian mix in Gulph Mills, has cut its hours. It's now closed Sundays and is open for private parties only on Mondays. It's now serving Tuesdays through Saturdays for dinner only. Brunch is due to restart in May.

Posted by Michael Klein @ 2:26 PM  Permalink | File Under: TableTalk | 5 comments
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Posted 04:39 PM, 01/13/2009
kev
That kitchen really needed a cleaning, too. This is good news.
Posted 05:45 PM, 01/13/2009
JaneQcitizen
Bravo to White Dog for respecting its customers enough to examine the quality they've been delivering lately and revamping the kitchen to be able to meet higher standards and maintain food safety--yes i wish more popular places put the investments in to do this
Posted 12:40 PM, 01/14/2009
T.Paine
Perhaps Savona needs a shake-up; I called them a couple years back and whoever answered the phone was incredibly condescending and pretentious.
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Posted 02:51 PM, 01/14/2009
longlane06
The White Dog will not be the same without Chef Brown...
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About Michael Klein
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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