Kibett Mengech, who ran the kitchen at Ansill at its opening and pioneered all that precious stuff (such as the lamb's-tongue appetizer that was pureed and piped out to resemble a tongue), has surfaced as Matt Levin’s executive sous chef at Lacroix at the Rittenhouse.
David Katz, who became the darling of the eGullet crowd at the underappreciated Restaurant M, has turned up at Silk City, the new hipster spot in Northern Liberties. He says he'll do "updated diner" food. The move sends Peter Dunmire back to N3rd. Recall that Dunmire had moderately fine-dining experience (Rouge, Blue Angel and Brasserie Perrier) before he took the stove at N3rd.
Below, Katz a year ago at Restaurant M. (Photo: Jonathan Wilson of The Inquirer)
