Dining
$50 gift card to Beau Monde
- Item Number
- 160
- Estimated Value
- 50 USD
- Sold
- 75 USD to E_Bennett
- Number of Bids
- 5 - Bid History
Item Description
Enjoy $50 at Beau Monde in Queen Village
To bring the time-honored art of French crepe making to Philadelphia, owners Jim Caiola and David Salama have designed and created one of the city's most beautiful bistros. Caiola and Salama imported flat, round, cast-iron crepe griddles from Brittany to perfectly prepare the light, flavorful crepes. Customary crepe cooking utensils are also used. Onlookers may watch the cooking process through large picture windows facing Bainbridge Street.
At Beau Monde, Caiola and Salama bring the creperie to a new level of distinction. They have researched this project in other American cities, including New York and San Francisco, where creperies are tremendously successful. In Chicago, Caiola's aunt and uncle have been operating a creperie since 1972.
Both are accomplished artists. Caiola is well known as an independent filmmaker and has also worked on television shows for the Discovery Channel and PBS. He has a degree in Hotel/Restaurant Management from the reputable Johnson and Wales University in Rhode Island. Salama, a native Bolivian who speaks five languages, has lived and traveled extensively throughout Europe and South America. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Design from Tyler School of the Arts. As a fine painter, Salama was commissioned by famous city planner Edmund Bacon to paint the compass over City Halls courtyard.
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