Food angle: Jeff Cook and Tom Craft, owners of the 2 Fat Guys American Grill in Hockessin, catered the set of "The Wrestler" for four days.
A few years ago, NJ photog Jennifer Corbett and I hung out with the "Fat Guys" while they catered and appeared in Bon Jovi's video "Who Says You Can't Go Home." It was a long day in a very gritty North Philadelphia neighborhood, but Cook and Craft were so much fun to be with. The funniest part of that day was when they were cooking hamburgers and hotdogs for an outdoor barbecue scene. Bon Jovi drummer Tico Torres came over to the grill to steal a few dogs. We all talked to Torres for quite a while and didn't realize who he was - until he took his place behind the drum set when the video began filming.
I remember standing next to DJ Pierre Robert from WMMR and watching Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora lip-sync the lyrics and basically do air guitar moves. Surreal.
In other food news:
For today's Taste column, I take a look at the new location for Pizza by Elizabeths. The Elizabeths, a Delaware biz for 15 years, recently packed up and moved new location in Greenville Center. Their new eatery - just a few blocks down the road from their former Kennett Pike space - is all swanky glamour. But, most importantly, the pizza still rocks. And Cormier continues to be one busy guy - for today's 55 Hours cover story, he traveled to Saint Georges Country Store to tell you about "Cajun on the Canal."
My favorite line is his description of Saint Georges Country Store in St. Georges as " equal parts Mayberry General Store from 'The Andy Griffith Show' and Merlotte's bar and restaurant from HBO's Louisiana-based 'True Blood.'"
I'm headed to Rehoboth Beach this weekend to check out the Mardi Gras celebration and the Inaugural Chef Showdown: A culinary competition featuring Jay Caputo (Espuma, Porcini House); Ian Crandall (Kindle); and Kevin Reading (Nage).
More to come on that next week.
1 comment:
recently ate at pizza by elizabeths last week- delicious. had a beautiful salad- small was about $9, large (double the portion) was only two bucks more. Had a pizza with peppers, artichokes, fontina cheese and proscuitto which was yum. wine was good also- loved the decor. will definitely be back.
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