Marc Vetri Dishes On Philly For GQ Magazine

GQ Magazine is falling in love with Philly.  After recently doing a piece on Northern Liberites, Old City and Fishtown, the most recent issue has a piece on Marc Vetri titled,  “The Short Order: Philadelphia.”  In the article the Philadelphia chef talks all things Philly and lists a few of his favorite places to eat, shop and hang out.  Most interestingly, perhaps, is the revelation that Mario Batali, Tom Colicchio, and Bobby Flay all consider Vetri to be the best Italian chef in the entitre country.  Vetri is promoting his second cookbook, Rustic Italian Food which comes out this month.  Without further ado, here are some Philadelphia highlights according to Vetri (see map also)

1. Hank’s Place (Restaurant) – 1628 Creek Road, Chadds Ford
2. Distrito (Mexican Restaurant) – 3945 Chestnut Street, University City neighborhood
3. Capogiro Gelato (Gelato) – 117 South 20th Street, Rittenhouse Square neighborhood
4. La Colombe (Coffee) – 130 South 19th Street, Rittenhouse Square neighborhood
5. Vintage Instruments (Guitar Shop) – 507 South Broad Street, Avenue of The Arts neighborhood
6. Di Bruno Bros. (Italian Groceries) – 930 South 9th Street, Bella Vista neighborhood
7. Morimoto (Sushi) – 723 Chesnut Street, Society Hill neighborhood
8. Electric Factory (Music) – 421 North 7th Street, Northern Liberties neighborhood
9. Silk City (Diner) – 435  Spring Garden Street, Northern Liberties neighborhood
10. Zahav (Israeli Restaurant) 237 Saint James Place, Society Hill neighborhood

Marc Vetri History

Trained in Bergamo, Italy, by some of the region’s most noted chefs, Marc Vetri brings a bold, contemporary sensibility to classic Italian cooking. Within two years of opening his eponymous Philadelphia restaurant, Marc was named one of Food & Wine’s Ten Best New Chefs and received the Philadelphia Inquirer’s highest restaurant rating. In 2005, Marc won the James Beard Award for “Best Chef Mid-Atlantic.”  Marc opened Vetri, his intimate 40-seat restaurant in the heart of Center City Philadelphia in 1998. His outstanding pastas, innovative flavor combinations and artful presentations captured diners’ imaginations and propelled Marc to the forefront of culinary trends. February 2007, Marc opened Osteria just north of Center City at 640 North Broad Street. The much larger and more casual second restaurant is the perfect place for traditional Italian thin crust pizza, homemade pastas and wood grilled meats and fish. Osteria was nominated for “Best New Restaurant” in 2008 by James Beard Foundation. In January 2010, Marc opened his third restaurant, Amis, located in Washington Square at 412 South 13th Street. Inspired by Rome’s neighborhood trattorias, this smaller but energetic restaurant specializes in small plates such as handcrafted pastas and house cured meats. In November 2010, Bon Appetit named Amis one of the top 10 places for pasta in the country. Marc’s next venture, due to open in the winter of 2011, is an Italian gastropub, also located on North Broad Street. (Source www.Vetrifamily.com)

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