Ember & Ash

Ember & Ash is a live-fire restaurant on East Passyunk Avenue, opened in 2021 by chef-partners Scott Calhoun and David Feola with partner and general manager Gianna Spatoulas. The kitchen centers on an eight-foot, custom-built wood-burning hearth, with a menu the team describes as "global peasant food" — everything touched by flame. Beyond the food, the bar runs a genuine, mostly house-made zero-proof program marketed as "Non-Booze Jawns," overseen by beverage manager Kristian Fidrych. The standout is a "Phony Negroni" built entirely from three house-made non-alcoholic spirits using bitter herbs, fruit peels, quinine, and burnt sugar. Other named alcohol-free pours include a Korean Spice Margarita (mandarin, gochujang, ginger, barley, lime), the Painchiller (coconut cream, pineapple, orange), and a watermelon spritz brightened with turmeric vinegar. The space spans a bar/lounge, a candlelit dining room facing the open kitchen, and a second-floor event area.

“There's a watermelon spritz brightened with turmeric vinegar, a spicy take on a margarita, a berry-forward sipper, but the real draw here is the negroni — it's made entirely from three house-made non-alcoholic spirits.”

— The Philadelphia Inquirer

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