Farewell James on 8th

Awoke this morn­ing to a few tweets between Kristi­na Burke of James on S. 8th St. and for­mer cheftes­tant Jen Car­roll that sug­gest James is shut­ting down oper­a­tions in South Philadelphia.

What a great restau­rant. Loved the atmos­phere, the ser­vice, the drinks and the food. Helen and I went exact­ly twice: first for her 30th birth­day and then Valen­tine’s Day this year. Both meals were prob­a­bly the best I’ve ever eat­en. Always felt that James deliv­ered an amaz­ing food expe­ri­ence with­out feel­ing like a Stephen Starr expe­ri­ence, which is to say, great food in a some­times car­toon­ish atmos­phere. I guess he’s on to something.

Here’s to what­ev­er incar­na­tion the Burke’s dream up next. What­ev­er it is, I know I’ll eat there.