Elwood Restaurant

Corn Datch When looking at my menu for my new tea service , there are a lot of questions about the corn datch. A datch is a largely forgotten PA Dutch flatbread that is made by using leftover porridges or mush. This one is made with cornmeal mush, which makes it very similar to cornbread, but a datch doesn't have to be made with corn, you can use leftover oatmeal, barley, etc to make a datch. I serve it with apple butter, sweetened creme fraiche, and strawberry jelly that was made last summer. @williamwoysweaver has ressurected this lost peasant art of quickbreads and has a whole chapter on it in his book - Dutch Treats. I highly recommend buying it and also the new Roughwood Book of Pickling for excellent culinary regional history.

Special Announcement: Beginning October 24, Elwood will host tea service on Saturdays and Sundays. Separate seating slots will be available for 11 am and 1:15 pm. We’ll feature a selection of teas from local providers, Premium Steap @premiumsteap and @omaherbalteas Oma Herbal Teas. Along with the tea, we’ll also be serving an assortment of snacks and bites and of course some Pennsylvania Dutch-inspired specialties like scrapple, snickerdoodle, shoofly cake, and datch (Pennsylvania Dutch quickbread). Tea Service will be $35 per person and we’ll continue to follow COVID-19 social distancing guidelines. Pics by @jenny.w.ko #tea #teatime #teaservice #herbaltea #herbalteas #phillybyob #fishtown_philly #afternoontea #afternoonteatime

Just got in a delicious new tea made especially for Elwood. The Elwood Blend is nettle, spicebush, bee balm, and golden rod. Thank you @omaherbalteas. We can't wait to start serving it in the dining room. #tea #teas #herbal #teatime #phillybyob #foraging #teatime ##fishtown_philly #pennsylvaniafood

Recently, Stephen Smith, Director/Manager of Roughwood Seed Collection, dropped off some squash that he grew just to collect the seeds. Roughwood Seed Collection is dedicated to saving seeds and preserving biodiversity. This particular squash is a Lenape Maycock variety, extremely rare and dating back hundreds of years. I will let Stephen explain more in the video, but as he says basically as Pennsylvanian as you could get. The work that @maizeshaman Stephen, @williamwoysweaver Dr. William Woys Weaver and The Roughwood Seed Collection do is incredibly important and it is truly a great privilege to be able to serve these indigenous squashes at Elwood. Watch the video with this link https://youtu.be/pcpbA2WIeN4 #seedsaving #midatlantic #pennsylvaniafood #byob #local #heritage #organic #sustainability #delawarevalley #gardening

Sam from Brooke-Lee farm delivering rabbits. He is taking our vegetable scraps (mostly cabbage leaves from making sauerkraut and potato peels) from last week to feed the next round of rabbits. #circleoflife #foodwaste #reuse #sustainable #sustainability #vegetables

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My sous chef @amber.elizabeth28 was born and raised in Fishtown and she has spent years perfecting her pierogi dough. Here we have them filled with potatoes from @greenmeadowfarmpa over @forks_farm beef braised with onions and red wine. #fishtown_philly #local #phillybyob #restaurant #heritage #foodways #pennsylvaniafood #pierogi Pic by @jenny.w.ko

@keisers_pheasantry Guinea Hen cooked in afalfa hay. The hay is from his neighbor who raises dairy cows, this will be a family style special for this weekend. #local #pennsylvaniafood #chef #fishtown #phillybyob #finedining #farmer #pa #pennsylvania

Whole Black Bass for two family style. Email us ahead of time if there is a specialty item you were looking for and we will try to have it for your reservation. Great pic by @phl_dk @samuelsseafood #chef #fish #fishtown #phillybyob #philadelphia #ocean #restaurant

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Yes! Thanks for the mention from @phillyinquirer. We are open starting this Thursday. The dining room won't be looking like that though. No more centerpieces, no more pre set tables and less tables also. Please remember a mask is required to enter and we thank you for your support. #byob #philadelphia #phillybyob #fishtown_philly #restaurant #dining #finedininglovers #fishtown #chef #openinphilly #openinphl

Well it's Fall already, while it has seemed like forever since March 15, when we had to close our doors, the time has come to open them again. Elwood will open for indoor dining on September 10th. If you haven't heard -Philadelphia is allowing indoor dining after Labor Day, but this announcement comes with many new restrictions. All patrons must wear masks while walking to tables and to restrooms, they can take it off when at the table. Dining rooms are at 25% capacity, this... means for Elwood we can only do about 3 tables per seating because they also have to be 6 feet apart. Tables can not seat more than 4 people. We ask that you bear with us in these times, some things will probably be different and the menu will probably be smaller. In the beginning we will only be open Thursday- Sunday and see how things go. Please bear with us as we figure out this new normal. #restaurant #philadelphia #phillybyob #philly #chef #fishtown_philly #fishtown See more

Thank you so much! Hopefully we can do what we do again soon https://www.phillymag.com/best-of-philly-archive/elwood-2/