Damon Menapace

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Primal Supply Hired a Chef. Here’s What That Means For You.

When Heather Thomason started Primal Supply Meats, she was focused primarily on providing high-quality meat to restaurants. She sold meat at regional farmers’ markets, but […]

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Damon Menapace Will Take Over at Le Virtù and Brigantessa

Le Virtù and Brigantessa owners Francis Cratil-Cretarola and Cathy Lee announced today that Damon Menapace will be the new chef at their East Passyunk restaurants. […]

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Eat This Now: 100-Day Dry-Aged Rib Eye at Kensington Quarters

A couple months ago, someone asked chef Damon Menapace if he’d ever heard of anyone dry-aging a steak for 100 days. And okay, so to […]

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Kensington Quarters Butcher Heads Out on Her Own

Heather Thomason who has been Kensington Quarters’ head butcher and fellow butcher Cecilie May are branching out on their own. The pair have started Primal Supply […]

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For One Night: Aldine’s George Sabatino Cooking at Kensington Quarters

On Wednesday, December 9th Aldine owner and chef George Sabatino is “so stoked ” to be cooking with Damon Menapace at Fishtown’s Kensington Quarters. Sabatino is preparing […]

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Steak Nights at Kensington Quarters

We have always thought it a bit odd that Kensington Quarters doesn’t have a steak on its dinner menu but as we were explained, when […]

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Kensington Quarters in the Wall Street Journal

Accolades for Philadelphia restaurants now come from far-and-wide, but it’s still of note when a hometown restaurant winds up in the Wall Street Journal. This week […]

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Restaurant Review: Kensington Quarters

You walk by Bryan Mayer’s butcher case at Kensington Quarters, and you develop certain expectations about what awaits you in the dining room. These deepen […]

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Offal Dinner At Kensington Quarters

In the wake of it’s two-bell review from Craig Laban, Kensington Quarters is hosting a five-course offal dinner for $75 per person. It’s on January […]

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Opening Date for Kensington Quarters

Kensington Quarters is officially opening on Wednesday, October 29th. The Fishtown restaurant, bar, butcher shop, classroom combo will  offer a selection of the region’s finest meats in […]

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Adam Erace at Alla Spina

Adam Erace embraces the gastropub food with Italian twists at Alla Spina where he finds Chef Damon Menapace and the rest of Marc Vetri’s team is […]