179068 Mon Jul 01 13:22:43 -0700 2002 16 15 Pennsylvania 0 963068 I'm a sous chef at a pretty good restaurant in NY and we are closed for a week, so I'm trying to get out of the city for some good eats. What is the story with Studiokitchen? Has he opened yet? How does one make a reservation at the studio? It takes a lot of time to scroll through all the posts, so if someone wouldn't mind giving me a little summary. (I don't get vacation time all that often!) Mon Jul 01 13:22:43 -0700 2002 0 cook 1 963070 Hi, The best way to contact them is through email. Their address is Studiokitchen424@aol.com. Shola is very prompt in replying to emails. The setup is that he hosts parties of 8 at his studio loft which is really a kitchen and nice dining area. The cost is $50 per person for a lovely four course meal or he will customize with extra courses/items at an additional cost. Enjoy Mon Jul 01 13:35:58 -0700 2002 963068 0 Jo 2 963072 I'm very eager to visit StudioKitchen myself, but could not find 7 other friends willing to pay $50/meal, they tend not to be food people. Is there interest in forming an ad hoc group for a pilgramage? (I'm rather new to this group, so folks don't know me, hope that isn't a problem. I promise I'm of good character and descend from a mostly respectable family. ;-)) I would offer to manage the aggregation of supplicants and collect names, except that I'm headed off for vacation from July 3 - July 9, which would make it hard to manage this in the upcoming week or so. If anyone else wants to take up the gauntlet, please include me. I'm free every night this summer, after my vacation. If no one takes up the gauntlet while I'm away, I'll try organizing a group when I get back. -- Bill Mon Jul 01 15:07:56 -0700 2002 963070 0 Bill Brennan 3 963078 I too find myself in the the same predicament as Bill -- can't scare up enough friends for an outing. Their responses range from "$50?" to "someone's studio?" to "private chef!?!?!?" to "is this legit?". Oh brother. Maybe I need to find new friends ;) I dream of the day I can go out with 7 responsible friends and not worry when the bill comes around (there's never enough cash in the pile). So to all the 'Hound newbies (or is that puppies?) out there...let us rejoice with good food, wine, and fellow adventuresome types. Count me in Bill, and I promise to use good table manners. Any night this summer works for me with short notice. Let's see, 2 people...we're 25% there already! Mon Jul 01 17:07:04 -0700 2002 963072 0 kathyb 4 963079 ooops...my email is sevenfoursevendesign@hotmail.com Mon Jul 01 17:09:55 -0700 2002 963078 0 kathyb 5 963095 I would like to come. I'm free most times. Tue Jul 02 18:58:55 -0700 2002 963079 0 John Politis 6 963419 i just posted a new message looking for a group with an open spot between aug 3 and 13 (when i'll be philly, visiting from seattle). but if you guys and gals are going in this time frame, i'm in. and i could almost definitely find another person (a friend in philly) -- possible even two. let me know! please email me as well as posting here. thanks, ben Fri Jul 19 14:58:54 -0700 2002 963095 0 Ben Blain 4 963088 Count me in too At least in July. (going away in early August. Mon Jul 01 21:43:33 -0700 2002 963078 0 Steve 3 963080 Was waiting for someone to initiate this string. I wasn't willing to risk being the first to bear my soul in public and then end up being stuck out there all alone saying that I can't come up with 7 friends willing to fork over $50 plus. Thanks for paving the way for the rest of us. I'm no good with guantlets though so perhaps someone else will take the bull by the tail and get things organized. My schedule is pretty flexible, especially weekdays, though mid August won't work. But I'm hoping this happens before that. If you want, and we can't come up with 8 here, I will post this on another food formum where I am a moderator. Holly Moore HollyEats.Com Link: http://www.hollyeats.com Mon Jul 01 18:42:08 -0700 2002 963072 0 Holly Moore 3 963089 Count this NY hound in too! (I think that makes 5...) (I will email each of you with a *better* email address for me than this one...) Mon Jul 01 22:13:20 -0700 2002 963072 0 shortstop 3 963179 Hi to all. The studio kitchen dinner sounds interesting, and I might be able to scare up some more people. The Saturday Morning Breakfast Club meetings are held at the Reading Terminal Market on, of all days, Saturday mornings! It's usually moderated by Michael Holahan, who owns the PA General Store in the market. Anyways, the next meeting is to be July 27th at 9:30 AM. I can tell them about the studio kitchen dinners and see if anyone might be interested. There's at least 3 people who go who might be interested. If they're not there, I can always email them. Of course, if anyone reading this is interested in the breakfast club, you're certainly welcome to come-- no dues, no membership requirements other than an interest in food. We don't know yet where in the market the meeting will be held, so if you go just ask at the PA General Store. For a bit more info, you can check the general store's site. Link: http://www.pageneralstore.com Sun Jul 07 16:12:39 -0700 2002 963072 0 Janet McGlynn 1 963073 Pardon my ignorance, but I've never heard of Studiokitchen. Pennsylvania's a big state. What and where is this place? Mon Jul 01 16:03:50 -0700 2002 963068 0 Deenso 2 963075 It is in philadelphia, it is not a restaurant, It is a food consulting studio that does focus group dinners. You can reach them at studiokitchen424@aol. Mon Jul 01 16:45:31 -0700 2002 963073 0 rahsaan 3 963081 I've developed focus groups and have been on focus group panels. I'm hoping there are not a bunch of market research types concealed behind one way mirrors - debating whether there iss pentration if I accidently brush my nose and collating my mean number of chews by dish served. Holly Moore HollyEats.Com Link: http://www.hollyeats.com Mon Jul 01 18:48:13 -0700 2002 963075 0 Holly Moore 4 963082 Its not that deep holly, Its all about food and dining, almost an interactive cooking class. You ougtta try it before making pseudo negative theories. its a lot of fun. Mon Jul 01 19:12:53 -0700 2002 963081 0 rahsaan 5 963083 Geez. I always get taken so seriously. People have got to stop that. If not I'll begin to think of myself as a serious person. I was just a funnin' Holly Moore HollyEats.Com Link: http://www.hollyeats.com Mon Jul 01 19:34:28 -0700 2002 963082 0 Holly Moore 1 963076 Where do you work in NYC?, my meal there was as good as some of the best meals I had in NYC. Just curious. Mon Jul 01 16:48:02 -0700 2002 963068 0 jon