Ela
In Case You Were Worried About Ela Being Closed…
…it’s only a temporary thing. They shut down after brunch on Sunday to do some interior remodeling (as documented, blurrily, by Jason Cichonski) and will […]
Restaurants Offering Super Bowl Food To-Go
Heading to a friends house for the Super Bowl? Don’t be THAT guy who shows up empty-handed. Here are a handful of restaurants offering special […]
50 Best Restaurants Poll: Ela
On Foobooz, we’ll be running daily surveys, polling readers about where they believe certain restaurants will land in the Philadelphia magazine list of the 50 Best Restaurants. […]
Chip Roman and His Philly Chef Friends Go Fishing
For the second year in a row chef Chip Roman of Blackfish, Ela and Mica takes some chef pals fishing.
Doing The Prep Work At Ela
Porcini rigatoni for tonight’s 7-course grand tasting at Ela, in celebration of the restaurant’s 1st anniversary. #HappyBirthdayEla
Weekend Round Up
This weekend is jam packed with fall festivals, cheesteaky goodness and brunches on brunches, one of which you can share with your pooch. Whether you […]
Ela Adds Brunch Starting This Sunday
This Sunday Jason Cichonski kicks off brunch at Queen Village’s Ela. Biscuits, Benedict, bone marrow and butternut squash highlight the fall flavors, and that’s just […]
Our Compiled List of #FoieFridays Participants
In Foie Gras We Trust T-Shirt – Via Le Pigeon in Portland, OR We’re into week two of #FoieFridays with a growing group of Philadelphia […]
“Foie Fridays” Starts Tomorrow
In protest of the recent foie gras troubles in California (where a complete Nanny State ban on foie gras is due to take effect on […]
Jason Cichonski’s New Happy Hour(s) At Ela
Starting next Tuesday, May 22nd, chef Jason Cichonski is doing Happy Hour His Way and bringing his usual twists to the traditional post-work celebration. Challenging […]
More Praise for Ela
Brian Freedman is the latest to heap praise on Jason Cichonski and his Queen Village restaurant, Ela. Only thing different is that Freedman was not […]
Art In The Age Dinner At Ela: First Look At The Menu
On Tuesday, March 13th, known weirdo (and dreamboat) Jason Cichonski will be pairing his love for odd flavor combinations with products that revel in their […]
Cook’s April Schedule: A Sneak Preview
A new month means a new schedule of classes at Cook. As always, we have your sneak peek–this time two whole days before the class […]
Hot Stuff, Ela Gets Three Bells
Craig LaBan praises Jason Cichonski for his artful use of modern cooking gadgets that combine unlikely combinations into graceful dishes at Queen Village’s Ela. The […]
Three Stars for Jason Cichonski and Ela
Trey Popp takes a trip inside the mind of Ela’s head chef, Jason Cichonski. What he discovers is a young chef who’s delivering a “radical […]