Lowcountry Cuisine Cotillion: Tastemaker Event

A Coming Out Party for Philadelphia’s Newest Southern Belle!

Join us Thursday, December 1st @ 5:30 – 9:00pm for a complimentary menu sampling and cocktail party to welcome Common Wealth — the best of South Carolina Lowcountry cuisine and hospitality to our Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Executive Chef Joe Battista and General Manager Crystal Battista (brother and sister in law) want Philly’s foodies to get a heaping helping of Southern Hospitality. Complimentary Menu items for this event will include; Oysters Bienville, Shellfish and Grits, Shrimp Perloo, Fried Green Tomatoes, Chicken and Waffle sliders and a few other little vittles.

In house mixologist Wade Long will be putting together some artfully crafted cocktails for the night including; Queen Anne’s Revenge – Bulleit Rye, Sugar Cube, Squeezed Citrus and Bitters and the Travelers Passage – In House Pineapple Infused Vodka.

Find out why Lowcountry cuisine aficionado Craig Laban, Philadelphia Inquirer/Philly.com called Common Wealth … “A smart little South-meets-North riff’ in Old City.”

Please RSVP HERE for yourself +1 guest. This is an exclusive event.

Full Menu Available HERE

Common Wealth
Commonwealthphila.com
319 Market Street, Phila | 215-372-7581
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New Restaurant: Your Korean Fried Chicken Dreams come True in Center City

 

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Grand Opening this Wednesday from 5 to 8 pm

Philadelphia, PA – May 22, 2016. Center City is now home to a new Korean inspired American restaurant. From menu items including a burger infused with Korean Flavors to Cheesesteak Eggrolls, the uniqueness echoes from wall to wall, dish to dish, and its creativity literally melts in your mouth. The Grand opening is set for May 25th, 2016 from 5 to 8 PM. bop looks forward to providing its customers with matchless dishes you cannot get anywhere near its Center City location. Where Korean meets Modern American, bop is irreplaceable.
“I’ve always wanted to cook the food I grew up with”, says head Chef Hee “Chino” Chang, whom was inspired to make this dream a reality by serving his mother’s cooking. Teaming up with Eagles Tight End Brent Celek, and Scott Keenan of Keenan’s North Wildwood, the trio hopes to infuse taste buds all over the Philadelphia area.
bop (or bap), which means rice in Korean, will be showcasing its Korean food with an American twist, specializing in Korean Fried Chicken and Bibimbap. Bibimbap, or rice bowls, will be featured in three different flavors. Bulgogi style which is sliced ribeye, with Korean BBQ marinade, zucchini, carrots, spinach, bean sprout, and fried egg rice bowl, Grilled Chicken, or Mushroom which will include oyster, shiitake, enoke & other fresh veggies and topped with a sizzling fried egg.
bop will also be serving infused cocktails, local craft beers and an extensive wine list that pairs wonderfully with their zesty korean flavors.

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bopphilly.com
220 S Broad Street, Philadelphia
(267) 455-0378 or email at info@bopphilly.com.

For more information please contact
Rob Wright at Small Talk Media, Rob@smalltalkmedia.com or 267.702.0059

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Summer at the Jersey Shore Marketing Stats

This Summer Small Talk Media will be Playing in the Sand!

For the first time since our inception we will be doing business in the Jersey shore markets. We’ve done the research and can see that there’s an immense amount of traffic online that’s been relatively untapped by business owners. See our market research in the infographics below. If you want to discuss digital marketing packages this summer at the shore Contact Us today!

New Jersey Shore Digital Marketing Research 2016

New Jersey Shore Digital Marketing Research 2016


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Social Media Marketing Statistics Jersey Shore 2016

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New Website: Cuisine 365

Business has been booming for our friends at Cuisine 365, but a lackluster website didn’t quite match their brand image. As the official catering company for the Philadelphia 76ers and just like the 6ers Cuisine had to step up their game to compete in this highly competitive market.
They came to Small Talk Media with a few ideas;

  • They needed the site to be image driven so they can show off their greatest asset… their amazing food!
  • The site had to look great on any mobile device
  • They wanted an events calendar that could be updated easily by a member of their staff
  • They wanted multiple navigation bars for their array of pages

After a month of work we came out with a site that had everything they wanted along with a few cool add ons like the “book an event” bar, news page and enhanced contact forms. We were also able to train their employee Monica on how to update the site using the wordpress CMS. She was a little overwhelmed but we recorded the whole session and sent her home with a custom Youtube video that she can review at her leisure.
We really enjoy working with people that care about their business and appreciate our hard work. Cuisine 365 has and will continue to be a great partner for years to come!
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Front Street Cafe Opening in Fishtown| Press Release

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Front Street Café plans to nourish, sustain Fishtown community

Philadelphia, PA –The Front Street Café, a vibrant new eatery opening on the corner of Thompson and Front streets, is the latest on a growing list of restaurants revitalizing the community of Philadelphia. There are so many new places to eat and drink in Philadelphia, such as different cafes and even some bakery options in the area. Places like The Front Street Café are just one of the many new franchises opening their doors up to the public.
Drawing inspiration from the unique character of the neighborhood, the creators of the Front Street Café aspire to do more than serve great food. From its inception, the restaurant has been designed to nourish this growing community, satisfying both body and spirit from sun up to lights out.
Long-time Fishtown resident Nicole Barclay, was driven by a strong sense of place and purpose to create a restaurant built around fresh, sustainable ingredients, with ample choices for people who have dietary preferences for health or lifestyle reasons. If you’re inspired by Nicole’s passion to start a coffee business, there’s no reason you couldn’t look at beginning your own. Often, starting a coffee shop can be difficult. This is usually because it’s not that easy to get customers coming to your business instead of some of the bigger coffee companies. However, there’s always the route of franchise opportunities instead of marketing a brand new coffee business. One of the best tips for opening a coffee shop is to ensure that potential customers can see inside the store. This can be done by installing Storefront doors to your shop, helping customers to decide whether or not to enter your cafe. This should help business as customers will want to sit inside a bright coffee shop, not a dark one. Those big windows and doors can usually be seen in most coffee shops, so they must help attract customers!
Nicole’s USP for this coffee shop is that the juice bar and coffee shop will open early to serve morning commuters, offering freshly made juices, smoothies, coffee from Counter Culture Coffee, as well as grab-and-go breakfasts and lunches, just one block away from Girard Station.
Casual brunch service will begin early and run through mid-afternoon seven days a week, with a menu offering sandwiches, salads, burgers … and breakfast tacos with more than 18 topping choices, including heirloom tomatoes, organic baby kale, mushroom bacon, avocado and nacho cashew cheese. All of the ingredients down to the condiments are made in-house or sourced organically and sustainably. Free WiFi is offered in a comfortable second-floor community space overlooking the El, while a backyard garden retreat has table seating for 80.
A full bar will serve creative cocktails made with freshly squeezed juices and local ingredients, an array of craft beers drawing from both local and west-coast breweries, and a selection of organic and biodynamic wines designed to match the menu and pair well with artisanal cheese selections sourced from creameries across the U.S.
The dinner menu puts a fresh spin on comfort food, including:

  • Wild Rice Collard Dolmas: with citrus hemp dressing.
  • Avocado Citrus Salad: Organic baby kale, avocado, mango, radish greens, hemp, pumpkin seeds, citrus jalapeno dressing
  • Mediterranean Tofu: Pan-seared fennel, sage, chili-rubbed tofu, wilted garlic kale, fresh tomato marinara, salt-cured olives and crispy capers
  • Heirloom Tomato Zucchini Lasagna: Thinly sliced zucchini, Macadamia ricotta, basil-arugula pesto, sundried tomato, olive oil
  • Organic Rotisserie Half Chicken: Orange-brined chicken, roasted baby potatoes, stewed collard greens, chicken jus, house-made biscuits

“We really want to have a neighborhood café where people can eat many times a week, and instead of weighing them down, it actually makes them healthier,” Nicole said.
The menu at the Front Street Cafe was created by Chef Andrew Petruzelli (XIX at the Bellevue, Grand Hyatt DC, Knock)
“The concept for our cuisine is very much related to health and happiness,” Andrew said. “We would like for people to be able to dine here daily and be better for it, by providing them with the best possible options for food they know and love.”
The space Front Street Café will occupy is one of the few 19th-century brick buildings to survive along the Front Street train corridor. During design and construction, building owner and builder Lee Larkin retained all of the original architectural details, including an intricate 3rd story tin cornice and Schuylkill Pine hardwood floors. Almost all of the additional building components where sourced and reclaimed from old Philadelphia buildings. Steps were built from joists taken from a home being demolished at Temple University, while wooden beams for the outside bar came from a warehouse at 25th and Oxford. A display cabinet on the second floor pays homage to the history of Fishtown and the Riverwards by showcasing hundreds of pre-Civil War artifacts that were discovered under the property during construction.
“Everything in this place has a story to tell,” Lee said. “And the story of this restaurant is tied to the story of this neighborhood – refreshed, revitalized and bursting with energy.”
About The Front Street Cafe
Front Street Café is located at 1253 N. Front Street, on the corner of Thompson Street, in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia. The coffee shop and juice bar open at 6 a.m. Breakfast and brunch service runs from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. seven days a week. Dinner service runs from 4-10 p.m., with a late-night menu available until closing. A second-floor community room that seats 60 is available for private events. Call 215-515-3073 for reservations and bookings.
Media Contact: Rob Wright of Small Talk Media

Marlton Expo featuring the Mount Royal Bagel Company

The good peeps from the Marlton Business Authority are putting together a brand new event on Saturday May 30th. Come join in the family fun with 70+ businesses in Marlton selling and showing off their wares RIGHT ON MAIN STREET! There will be food, games, prizes and a few notable faces sitting in the Dunk Tank.
One of our few clients over the bridge in New Jersey will be putting out some delicious treats for the Expo. Be sure the check out the Mount Royal Bagel Company as they serve up fresh wood fired Montreal bagels along with their signature cream cheeses and La Colombe coffee. You’ll be able to find Mount Royal in the food court right in front of the Harvest House on Main Street.
The first ever Marlton Expo on Main Street is scheduled from 11am – 4pm on Saturday May 30th with a rain date of May 31st! We hope you stop by and see us.
 
 

The Wrap Shack gets a Major Facelift

Philadelphia, PA, The Wrap Shack at 120 S. 18th Street has been regarded as the Rittenhouse Dive bar for quite some time now. They’ve always had one of the best selections of craft beer, they’re bar food is solid and they have plenty of TVs to catch the games.

With the fall quickly approaching owner Scott Hockfield decided that it was time to make a big move and completely update the Wrap Shack. Some of his updates include; a brand new bar that adds more seats and foot room, new bar shelving, 30 new liquors with a heavy focus on aged bourbon, some great signed local sports memorabilia, new menu items and a bright new awning you can see from Rittenhouse square. Scott estimated that his upgrades to the small space at 18th and Sansom totaled $20k.

For more information please contact Rob Wright of Small Talk Media through our contact form.

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Restaurant with an Incredible New Concept

Truly amazing, a restauranteur in Toronto has opened a new restaurant apply named “Signs“. This new concept doesn’t specialize in burgers with tasty cake buns or have an entire menu under 500 calories, instead it’s the staff that makes this restaurant unique.


Upon entering Signs you won’t be greeted by a hostess that says, “How many people in your party” instead you’ll be waived at by a deaf hostess with an ear to ear smile. That’s right, the entire staff is deaf and the only way to communicate with them is through sign language. As I’m sure you know, it’s hard for people who are def to find work. This is a great new way for them to work a full time job in an environment where they’re surrounded by people are also deaf and diners that are interested in their culture.

The owner says in the video below that he’s been very busy since opening and that he just keeps getting busier and busier. I personally hope this catches on. I would love a place like this in Philly where I could grab dinner and learn a little sign language at the same time.

Cheers,
Rob Wright

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Instead of poking on Facebook now you simply “Ask” them out

Apparently facebook just got a whole lot more creepy..
Article originally written by Samantha Murphy Kelly for Mashable.
If you’ve been eyeing someone on Facebook whose profile doesn’t list a relationship status, the company is making it easier (or possibly more awkward) to find out if he or she’s single.
Facebook has rolled out a new “ask” feature for those profile pages that don’t list relationship statuses. The owner of the page doesn’t see the button — only the person who is checking out the page.

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By clicking “ask,” you must send the user a message related to the status (such as “want to grab a drink sometime?”), as well as a request to list a status as single, engaged, married or in a civil union. Note: users must be friends with the person in order for the “ask” button to appear.

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The owner of the Facebook page then receives a request to list select a status that only the sender can see. This means your status can remain private but visible to only those who “ask” for that information, if you so wish to divulge it.

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It’s also possible to update your entire network with this information too, but Facebook is probably guessing — correctly — that you’d simply list your status already if you wanted everyone to know.
The feature introduces a new way to use Facebook as a way to find dates. With the continuing success of online dating sites, and Facebook’s massive user base, the only surprise here is that the feature wasn’t introduced sooner.
A user’s relationship status can also be of use to marketers that target products or services to certain demographics. By answering an “ask” request, a Facebook member is telling the site their status (even if it’s not visible to the public) and in turn, giving the company that personal data.
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The feature first started popping up on mobile and desktop versions of the site a few months ago, but is now accessible to all users. It’s also possible to “ask” for other unlisted information too, such as phone numbers, email addresses, current city, hometown and place of employment.
Let the awkward inquiring begin.