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Who Will Become Philly’s Next Hop Chef?

The Ommegang Hop Chef event is coming up and Philadelphia Weekly has all the details on that road trip four competing chefs took to Brewery […]

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“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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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If You’re Opening a Restaurant, Open an Olive Garden

If you’re smart and want to get into the restaurant business you should open an Olive Garden. But that’s not what is happening in Philadelphia. […]

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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 […]

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Taste Over Execution at Ela

Adam Erace says originality and taste get Jason Cichonski off the hook for spotty execution at Ela. Cichonski’s flavor combinations were often so captivating, the execution […]

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Vedge and Cichonski’s Projects Move Forward

Now that we know Chris Painter is heading to Noble’s space on Sansom Street we thought we’d check in with projects happening at the two […]

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Three Bells For Mica

Craig LaBan has nothing but praise for Mica, Chip Roman’s Chestnut Hill restaurant ably steered by 26-year old chef Jason Cichonski. Cichonski is one of […]

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Vocabulary List for Mica

Adam Erace checks out Mica in Chestnut Hill. You’ll need a few definitions to fully grasp the review. unc·tu·ous adjective /??NG(k)CHo?o?s/ (of a person) Excessively […]

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Greatest Hits And What You Missed: Roman, Tweed, Ansill, Perrier and Then A Lot Of Beer

It was a somewhat schizophrenic week here at Foobooz World Headquarters, high atop 1818 Market. On the one hand, we had the fun of beer […]

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Cichonski to Ansill Space

We were tipped off this morning that there was a new liquor license in the window at the former Ansill space at 3rd and Bainbridge. […]