Brendan & Leigh strike again: Resurrection Ale House due in September.
I believe we can all now agree that Brendan Hartranft and Leigh Maida are certifiably nuts.
To the benefit of every beer lover in the area.
Brendan and Leigh will sign a lease on… Well, let’s let Leigh tell the story in her own words:
“…the space known as (up until last night) Yello Bar, at the corner of Grays Ferry Avenue and Catharine Street. We’ll be renovating and redecorating the innards and (if all goes right) plan to be open by the first week of September. This is kind of break neck speed, even for us, but I think we’ve got the team assembled that can pull it off.
The name will be Resurrection Ale House, and we’re hammering out a menu now that we think fills a gap in the neighborhood—casual, beer-centric, someplace you can feel like a grown up and be catered to with care but not have to spend a ton of money to feel like you got some real value out of your experience.
We’re focused (as always) on a stellar craft beer list, but we’re equally focused this time on the dining side of things as well. For now we’re sort of working under the term ‘beer bistro’ as a guiding principle, for the menu, the decor, the over all vibe of the place. We’re hoping for the same kinds of laid back, food and beer savvy, mixed-bag of cool guests that we get to meet at Memphis and Local 44.
Brendan’s planning a drive down to Baltimore to (hopefully) pick up a keg of Resurrection Ale from Brewers Art for the opening. yay!”
Yay indeed.
God help us, they are a juggernaut! I guess I should start visiting their places. I’m truly embarassed to admit that I havent been to either Memphis or 44.
I dunno, Possibly your absence helps account for their success. I’d say stay home and don’t risk jinxing them.
Awesome, each place is getting progressively closer in distance to my house. 10th and Ritner next please, kthx.
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Jim Cancro, as I live and breath! And apparently you do too.
I’ve had THREE live and breathing Jim Cancro sightings in the last 2 months!! It’s true! It’s true! He lives!
Leigh@Resurrection
And look at you with your fancy new email address; I guess I didn’t jinx things after all.
i feel fancy.
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