Marshmallows? Cornbread? Curry? Or perhaps duck meatballs? Take your pick. Chef and owner Mitch Prensky brings an eclectically delicious menu to young South Street eatery Supper. After working alongside such culinary luminaries as Jacques Pepin and Bobby Flay in New York, Prensky moved to the City of Brotherly Love with his wife Jennifer. Here they started The Global Dish, a company offering gourmet Proxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0
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r exclusive social gatherings and private parties. Supper sprung from the demand of their supportive catering clientele. The menu presented at their restaurant is diverse; classics are reinvented, personal inspiration brought forth and the ingredients used are fresh and locally grown.
The chef believes in the idea of common experience through food. One of the most outstanding dishes was the hanger steak ($17). While eating this fine piece of meat, I had a very rare and bizarre out of body experience. For those who are familiar with the film Ratatouille, they find out that the best foods are those that bring back childhood memories. As I ate the hanger steak, I had flashbacks to my own Jewish holiday family dinners filled with satisfying tastes of brisket. The flavors were spot on and just as I had remembered. In sum, it was delicious.
Other noteworthy dishes include the baby beets, simply cooked and accompanied by skordalia, a tasty hummus-like dipping sauce ($4). The roasted chicken breast ($16) proved to be an extremely far removed yet delightful take on chicken parmesan. The duck breast was the only let-down; its undercooked skin and its pairing with an acidic side salad left much to be desired. The desserts, on the other hand, did not disappoint. A corn financier was one of the more original desserts, served with fresh berries, peaches and popped caramel corn. The chocolate cake with flambéed bananas and peanut butter mousse was decadent and packed an Elvis-themed punch.
The chef obviously understands that food is not as good after a night in the fridge — there are tastes for every palate as well as portions for every level of hunger. He tries to match all appetites in order to prevent doggy-baggage. The menu is broken down into four different plate sizes to accommodate any eater. Sophistication and friendly professional service bring the seemingly simple food to a new level. It is no-frills, unpretentious fine dining at its best.
Supper is open Tuesday through Sunday for dinner. A Sunday brunch is offered as well as a family-style dinner on the first Sunday of every month.
