March 2nd, 2012: Friday after work, I met with one
of Philly’s biggest restaurateurs. I was so lucky to connect with him through
my Alumni network and a Twitter posting! He gave me some great advice and when
I told him about adding a bar to my retail store, he told me that a PA liquor license
is $65,000 and that I need to add $200,000 to my startup costs, Ahhhh! Why is
it so expensive??? I’m not completely crushed, but it’s definitely something to
think about.
After my meeting I headed to Fish for their new happy hour. (Sidebar: I get lost pretty easily, especially when I don’t
map out or write down the address. ) I walked from Chestnut street to 12th
and Locust, which I thought was the location. It wasn’t, so I walked around in
a circle for 10min until I found it at 13th and Locust. I wasn’t too
far off, but still being lost in the winter is not fun.
I love seafood, and especially oysters. Fish’s happy hour
had a great red wine, Barbera-Dolcetto, and $.99 Chincoteague oysters, as well
as some other great beers and cocktails. The crispy pork belly sliders were
awesome! But the tuna panzanella was just okay. The pickled cherry tomatoes
made the salad so unbalanced. My
taste buds were screaming from all of the acid! I would give this place another
chance, but I don’t think it’s on my list of favorites.
After dinner, I made my way in the pouring rain to Chinatown
for “Optical Fiber” at Space 1026 on Arch St. Clearly I didn’t read the
description carefully, because I was thinking that there would be lighting special
effects, but there weren’t. I saw
interesting work by Takashi Iwasaki and Allison Watkins. I really enjoyed their
embroidery techniques and use of material. Such beautiful handiwork!
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