Stella is Stephen Starr’s long-speculated-upon and soon-to-be-opening pizza spot at Second & Lombard (formerly known as Jennifer Weiner’s Cosi). We just happened by, and we noticed a few nice details. Today is training day, apparently — Stella is slated to open on the 29th — and here’s hoping that Starr will insist, like he did back in the ’90s, that his servers be uniformly hot. (As Starr’s empire has expanded over the last few years, we’ve noticed a marked decline in fuckability in his servers. Philly’s a small city, in some ways. It is what it is.)
And here is the part where we begin hatching plans to steal these Cinzano tables and accompanying folding metal-and-leather cafĂ© chairs so we can put them on our deck. We will be vigilant. But then we also noticed…
Barefoot Wine? Are you kidding? Stephen, we know it’s pizza and all, but for the love of God, have some dignity here. Barefoot Wine is like the Milwaukee’s Best of vino. Please do not serve this. Ever. We’re still coming next week, though. Just not ordering the house red is all.
Are you kidding? Stephen Starr is a man who knows what he’s doing – and as far as his wine choice? He picked the most awarded and affordable wine in the country. You can’t fault him for that. Get your nose out of the air.
Barefoot is the most highly awarded wine brand in the US under $15. Sounds like perfect Pizza wine to me.
dawg, barefoot talking about awards is the wine equivalent of pabst’s 1898 blue ribbon. it’s not good wine.
Maybe the box was used to transport other bottles. PLCB does that sometimes. I dont think he would be serving Barefoot. I would rather see the straw wrapped chiantis.
But realistically, the liquor store just keeps a stack of empty boxes on hand for people to use to more easily carry things out. Just having this box really has nothing to do with actually buying this particular wine. I mean it _might_, but probably not.
Nope, this is for sure legit. While the wine shop definitely gives out boxes for mixed cases, Starr doesn’t buy by the mixed case. If it is his, there would be a number written in marker on the side and the address of the joint. The only thing that might save us here is that he wouldn’t just leave a box sitting out there for people to house. It might be full of non-alcoholic objects. We can only hope.
It would be nice if Starr made this a BYO. If I bring my own I wonder if there is a corkage fee?