Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Tooting the horn for Talula's

If you get a chance, check out my story today on Talula's Table in Kennett Square, Pa. I'm really excited about this new venture by Bryan Sikora, Aimee Olexy and Claire Shears. Bryan and Aimee owned Django, a critically acclaimed BYOB restaurant in Philadelphia . (It's now owned by Ross Essner.)

I dined with two other food critics at Django when Bryan and Aimee were running the restaurant and we all went crazy over the food. And Aimee's carefully selected cheese plates were incredible.

Talula's, a gourmet foods store, has only been open about two weeks and the partners are still finding their footing. But I give thumbs up to the fish soup, duck ravioli, the fresh baguettes and a truly fine loaf of carrot bread with cream cheese frosting. The menu changes often. And don't forget the cheese case. Aimee will let you try samples and probably introduce you to some new finds like wonderful stinky French cheese.

While in Kennett, Country Butcher Fine Food, a gourmet foods store and butcher at 145 S. Walnut St. is also worth a look.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I was glad to see your mention of The Country Butcher in Kennett Square. They are wonderful people with fine meats and prepared foods. It is a pleasure to visit this shop.

JDK