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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 PAGE: 5 BEST CHEF IN CHESCO C H PAGE: 6 E S CHILI T COOKOFF E R PAGE: 16 C O JOHN LILLEY U N WWW.DAILYLOCAL.COM/CC T Y C U IS IN E & N IG H T L IF E RESTAURANT FESTIVAL PAGE: 13 e e are th S! w NE-ION AG GE: 8 CHAMP PA Twice a month we will be featuring Jimmy’s BBQ of Frazer with some great local blues bands and our we known draft and bottled beer selection. Please che www.ronsoriginal.com for dates OCTOBER FEATURES ll SAUSAGE & PEPPERS APPETIZER ck $5.99 CAPRESE DI PARMA SALAD $6.99 POLLO PRIIMAVERA NACHOS $6.99 8 OZ.F ILET MIGNON DINNER $15.99 VEAL MARSALA DINNER $17.99 RAVIOLI AURORA WITH CHICKEN $12.99 BLACK & WHITE MUSSELS & SHRIMP $9.99 0547642 xxx xxx /PAGE 3 TABLE SEPT. 30, 2009 MAGA xxx ZINE CHESTER COUNTY CUISINE & NIGHTLIFE xx xxx OF www.dailylocal.com/CC STAFF: xx xxxCONTENTS Randall P. Notter Publisher Andrew M. Hachadorian Editor Justin McAneny Contributing Writer/Editorial Coordinator PAGE: 4 Autumnal Tricia A. Johnston Bliss Advertising Director CC is a magazine of the Daily Local News, pub- lished every other Wednesday and distributed free throughout Chester County. Our offi ces are located at 250 North Bradford Avenue, West Chester PA. PAGE: 6 Copyright 2009, Daily Local News. Reproduction Chili of CC, in part or in whole, is prohibited without written permission. Cookoff PAGE: 8 Chester County To advertise in CC, call Road Trip Jim Steinbrecher at 610-430-1138. UPCOMING: Look for Concierge Chronicles, Chef Q&A, Buy PAGE: 13 Fresh, Buy Local and more! Pig Out at the Restaurant Festival Send comments to: [email protected] [email protected] MARY’S MESSAGE: PAGE: 14 So much food so little time! In this issue check out who has Inebriated the title as “The Best Chef in Chester County”, which local By Art winery is the fi rst and only American winery honored with an International gold medal for champagne and get the scoop on lots of delicious Fall food events. Mark your calen- PAGE: 16 dars for The Brandywine Wine Trail Harvest Festival, The Kennett Brewfest, The Chili Cook-off and The Fermentation Sound Check Festival. Digest all that goodness with the latest on the Chester Coun- ty music scene where CC dives into an album review, inter- views local bands and sits down with guitarist for The Hoot- ers and solo artist, John Lilley. Cheers everyone! Mary Bigham Contributing Editor www.wcdish.com PAGE: 20 Buy Fresh, We’re on Facebook! Buy Local search for CC: Chester County Cuisine and Nightlife Printed by Journal Register Offset Quality you can depend on! PAGE: 7 Sound Bites 610-280-2295 JournalRegisterOffset.com PAGE: 10 A Taste of Olive PAGE: 12 Team Philagape PUBLISHED BY: PAGE: 17 WC Dine About POWERED BY: PAGE: 22 Bar Tender PAGE: 24 He Said She Said x xxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxx SEPT. 30, 2009 /PAGE 4 x xxxxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx xx xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxxxx xx SUNDAY xxxxxxxx FUNDAY AUTUMNAL BY SARAH BLISS “West Chester’s Only Beer Distributor” ALBERMAN 351 West Chestnut Street • 610-701-3345 WC DISH Is there really a better way to bid than a mile up the road. Make this Over 700 kinds of Mircro, Import and Domestic Beers adieu to summer than to suck the one of your first stops—the pump- Great Selection of 1/2, 1/4, and 1/6 Kegs life out of a perfect fall day? This kin whoopie pies sell out fast and 0534440 co2 Gas Tanks Available Sunday Funday, our quest is to craft they are to die for. I settled for a a golden afternoon so autumnal in pumpkin roll and pumpkin milk- Open Major Holidays its splendor, you’ll actually be stoked shake (crafted with Nelson’s Ice Open: Mon thru Thurs 9am to 9pm to trade in your flip flops for boots. Cream, made locally in Royersford). Fri & Sat 9am to 10pm They were both totally deelish! Sunday 12pm to 5pm Chester County’s THE place to cele- Owners Christine and Rob are most brate nature’s bounty. All around us proud of their Chef’s Table, so come are orchards, hayrides and corn maz- back on Tuesday-Saturday for that es that come alive when the leaves Best of Philly sustainable dining ex- turn. I started my day at Highland perience. Marlborough Valley Corn Orchards on Marshallton-Thorndale Maze, situated between Northbrook Rd. They offer hayrides, a small pet- & Barnard’s, rounds out this Route ting zoo, a farmer’s market loaded 842 triple threat of fall fun. with delicious goodies and of course pick-your-own (PYO) apples. After For Exton residents, I suggest a trip registering with Tracy at the market, to Milky Way Farm. When pump- we set off to the orchard. Rows and kin season begins in October this is rows of apple trees await your pluck- THE place to go: great petting zoo, ing. Think of all the doctors you free hayride, and PYO pumpkins. could keep away by sampling a dif- Not to mention their Creamery! If I ferent juicy variety daily. was swooning for the Northbrook milkshake, I was in a frenzy over Similarly, Barnard’s Orchard located Milky Way’s Abby’s Apple Cinna- on Route 842 offers a PYO experi- mon scoops. Divine! ence. However if it’s a seasonal treat you’re looking for, you’ll have to After pumpkin picking head over to stop at the Northbrook Market less America Bar & Grill for their Grilled 0534467 Chicken and Brie Pizza paired with one of 20 microbrews on draft. Spent the Sunday at Northbrook/Bar- nard’s/Highland? The weather’s still prime for enjoying the musical styl- ings of Hake & Jerema from the pa- :( tio at Four Dogs. Try the Dogfish Head Punkin Ale and share the Mac & Cheese with your posse. Great Call for free band, great food & brews – a great consultation ending to a perfect Fall day! and to learn about the ARD program for first time DUI offenders • DUI Offenses • Marijunna Offenses • Traffic Offenses Law Offices of 0534485 0537735 xxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxSEPT. 30, 2009 /PAGE 5 xxxxx xxxx xxxxxx xx xxxxx xx xxxxx xxxxTHE BEST xx BY xx MARY xx BIGHAM WC DISH xx CHEF xx xx IN CHESTER xx xx xx COUNTY xx Sunday, September 20th there was a And who were three lucky tongues mas of garlic, cinnamon, and fra- to Chef Margaret Andraos from The chef named, “The Best Chef in Ches- that got to taste the dishes? The for- grant herbs followed by the judges Mediterranean, 3rd place to Chef xx xx ter County”. That same day marked tunate judges were West Chester mmmm-ing and yummm-ing each Paris Roldan from Ram’s Head and the 30th anniversary of the Chester Borough President Sue Bayne, WC bite as they jotted down numbers on 4th place to Chef Thomas from Car- xx xx County Restaurant Festival. Dish writer Kate Brennan, and Pub- their score sheets. lino’s. They all received prizes and lisher of The Daily Local News Ran- praise for their culinary talents. xx xx xx For the past 30 years, the West Ches- dy Notter. “My favorite dish was the steak with ter Recreation department has been blue cheese butter and finglerling Special thanks for the first-ever Best xx xx bringing this event to our town and The panel rated each dish on taste, potatoes with asparagus.” Judge Chef competition goes to Buy Fresh, to celebrate, they partnered with lo- presentation and the use of the in- Randy Notter said. “It is really tough Buy Local, WC Dish and The West xx xx cal food website, WC Dish, to coor- gredients in that course. The maxi- to judge so many talented chefs in Chester Recreation Department for xx dinate the first ever Chester County mum points each chef could get per Chester County. We are truly lucky all of the special products provided xx xx Culinary Competition. What is course was 30 plus an additional 5 to have so many wonderful culinary from right here in Chester County that, you ask? Well, it’s four Ches- for the use of a “secret ingredient.” influences and it was hard to pick to make the event a success! xx xx ter County chefs (each with $100 to That secret ingredient was cheese ‘the best’.” xx spend), three locally-grown featured provided by local food producer, xx xx ingredients, and three judges all September Farm which featured 3 But ultimately, the numbers were coming together to pick ONE Best varieties; rosemary herb, smoked tallied and a Best Chef was chosen. xx Chef in Chester County. cheddar, and sharp cheddar. Executive Chef Anthony Young from Iron Hill Brewery claimed xx xx The cuilinary backgrounds of the After lots slicing, grilling, baking, the title of Best Chef and took competing chefs ranged from Medi- and roasting all four chefs become home the grand prize, a brand xx terranean, American, Italian and more relaxed as the courses pro- new grill courtesy of Halco South American and are the head gressed. The timer per round was: Enterprises, two tickets to xx chefs at their respective local restau- 20 minutes to prepare and plate the New York City courtesy of xx rants. The competitors this year appetizer; 30 minutes for the entree; the Recreation Department, were: Chef Margaret Andraos from and 20 minutes for the dessert. as well as other prizes. The xx The Mediterranean, Chef Anthony other chefs ranked in tight Young from Iron Hill Brewery and As each round brought the chefs order with 2nd place going xx Restaurant, Chef Thomas from Car- closer to being named lino’s Specialty Food and Catering, “The Best”, the xx and Chef Paris Roland of Ram’s Head a u d i e n c e Bar and Grill.