Feast of the Seven Pickles is Back Featuring a Multi Course Pickle-Centric Menu With an Italian Inspired Menu
Hey pickle lovers, Feast of the Seven Pickles is back. That’s right Fishtown Pickle Project’s play on the tradition of Feast of the Seven Fishes takes place each ear and features a variety of menu items with a pickle twist.
Fishtown Pickle Project founders Niki Toscani and Mike Sicinski are set to host their fourth consecutive Feast of the Seven Pickles on Tuesday December 17th at Mural City Cellars (1831 Frankford Ave.).
This year’s theme is “Italian Holidays Edition,” and will feature Fiore chefs and owners Ed Crochet and Justine MacNeil, who will be preparing a seven-course pickle centric dinner. Guests will have the option of three seatings including 5 pm, 6:45 pm and 8:30 p.m.
The menu is a complete collaboration between Crochet, MacNeil, Toscani, and Sicinski. The menu features a grazing board with locally-sourced cheeses; a Fishtown Pickle Project seasonal giardiniera with fermented rye crackers, local cheese, and salami; pickled endives and fermented winter fruit salad; pickled shrimp toast; spiced kabocha squash, hazelnut gremolata, and pickled peppers; sweet potato gnocchi, fermented cabbage, and scallion; ragu Napolitano with polenta; and torta Caprese al Limone with pickled cranberries and mascarpone for dessert. Vegetarian substitutions will be available. There will also be conversations with local farmers and makers throughout the event, as well as a “holiday market” with a chance to shop for goods from local makers.
Tickets, which cost $95 apiece, will be released on Tuesday, December 3rd at noon at fishtownpickles.com. This year’s charitable beneficiary will be the Share Food Program, with $10 donated from each ticket. Additionally, Fishtown Pickle Project will be releasing jars of Aji Dulce Giardiniera this month – a collaboration with Chef Eli Kulp that utilizes his home-grown peppers – and a portion of proceeds from sales of that jar will also benefit the Share Food Program.
“These dinners have sold out the first three years, and we see no sign of slowing down,” said Toscani. “We are so happy and grateful to make this a continued annual event, and we’re so excited to partner with our friends Ed and Justine, who have quickly become some of Fishtown’s favorite chefs since moving to the neighborhood last year. We think this year’s menu could be the best yet.”
