Update: Midtown Village Fall Festival

Did you make it out to the Midtown Village Fall Festival? We were there and it is one of our favorite times of the year. We were super busy but had a blast!!

Dustin grilling some chicken satays

 

Carla and Dustin at the grill

The line for food and beer at our tent. It was crazy busy outside!

Inside Chef Khamla and staff were very busy making pork banh mi

Thank goodness Chef Schulson Jr. was there to help out! We needed all the help we could get.

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All in all, we call that one successful festival!

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Midtown Village Fall Festival

When: Saturday October 1st
Time: 12 noon – 8pm


What is the fall festival you ask? Only the biggest daytime block party that Midtown
Village has to offer and last year we had a BLAST! Five full blocks of Food, Drinks,
Music, Shopping and Activities centered around Walnut and 13th street. That’s right,
and Sampan will be right in middle of all the action. Last year we served our delicious our famous satays. This year our staple signatures will be back by popular demand, along with a few choice adult beverages of course! Which ones you ask? Well, last year we offered an ice cold draft beer or a Sake Pomegranate Punch (definitely a crowd favorite) As for this year, you are just going to have to stop by and see what we decide! And did we mention our Graffiti Bar will also be open? Its the
perfect place to take a break from all that walking. We will have our own music pumping
and of course, most importantly, a full bar.

So stop by! See you on Saturday.

And as always let us how much fun you have on facebook and twitter.

In the News: Michael Schulson on the Today Show

Did you see Michael Schulson on the Today show?? If you missed it here's the video:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/44326777#44326777


We're sad summer is over, but excited that we're heading into fall and Restaurant Week. It starts today so if you haven't made reservations, call us!

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Great New Menu Additions

We've updated our menu once again and we think you'll be pleased.

Here are a couple of the highlights:

Heirloom Tomato, burrata cheese, and yellow watermelon salad with a star anise scented balsamic, topped with a Thai basil vinaigrette. 

Soy glazed Chilean Sea bass with roasted cauliflower, grapefruit, topped with an apple slaw.

Seared Tuna served over a cold soba noodle salad with avocado and tomatoes.

Pho Dumplings: Braised short ribs served with a pho broth.

Scallop Civiche, topped with ginger, scallions, finger chilies, and garlic. Finished with a ponzu sauce, micro radish, micro cilantro, and a maldon sea salt.

Come on in and give some of the new item a try, and be sure to tell us what you think! Leave us a comment here, on Facebook, or Twitter. We love your feedback.

Heating it up at Sampan

Here's a great video of Michael Schulson grilling out back at the graffiti bar.

Let us know what you think. Leave a comment here or on Facebook, or Twitter.

Hope you're all enjoying your summer as much as we are!

Summer: New Menu Items

Summer is here and we are ready at Sampan! We've added some new dishes to our menu just for the season. Come on in and try them! 

 

Chicken Satay: Marinated in soy, balsamic, garlic, lemongrass, and ginger. 

It is grilled and served with charred red onions. 

Pan Roasted Salmon: Cumin scented and pan roasted to a medium temperature. 

Served with cauliflower puree and a golden raisin relish. 

 

Suckling Pig Satay: Pork brined in brown sugar, salt, star anise, finger chilies, and ginger for 24 hours. 

Served with a bing cherry mostarda

Lobster Stir Fry: Diced Maine Lobster, red onions, bock choy, snap peas, and oyster sauce. 

Served on a bed of pan fried egg noodle cakes. 

 

Lobster gazpacho: Made with bell peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, red onions, garlic, Thai basil and white soy. 

Served with Maine lobster and mint oil.

These are just a couple of the new items we are featuring. Join us for dinner or happy hour! 

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Let's talk Dessert

This week has been a big week at Sampan, we've rolled out a new dessert menu and the items make us want to skip dinner all together (if only the edamame dumplings weren't so good!) Here's a peak at our new menu and some of the yummy items that are on it.

Wild Berry Cobbler with Tahitian Vanilla Ice Cream

 Coconut Creme Brulee with an Almond Honey Phyllo dough, strawberries, and basil seeds

Chocolate Glazed Donuts. 3 Flavors, Banana Cream, Strawberry Thai Basil, and Yuzu

Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate. Flourless Chocolate cake with a molten chocolate center 

served with Vietnamese Coffee Ice Cream 

Smores Bar, Graham Cracker, Toasted house-made marshmallow topped with chocolate granache.

Have you tried any of them yet? Let us know what you think! What's your favorite? And don't worry we still have our mini ice cream cones, with flavors changing all the time. Have a favorite flavor. Let us know: www.twitter.com/sampanphilly or www.facebook.com/sampanphilly