Serrano Restaurant and Ranch Road Taco Shop Join Forces for Pop-up

Pomegranate Guacamole from Ranch Road Taco Shop

By REESE AMOROSI

Meghan Carnevale may have learned to love food while hanging in her Italian grandmother’s kitchen, but it was while living in the South of France for a year that she took her craft to the next level. That Carnevale successfully experimented with Mexican tastes and spices (at the urging of her Texas-born husband) while in France set the stage for her Philly-based food truck, Ranch Road Taco Shop. Starting on July 16, she brings Ranch Road's Mexican street food to Old City Philadelphia’s Serrano Restaurant with drink pairings to go with her cuisine.

'Mr. & Mrs. A' Review: Serrano Restaurant in Philly's Old City District

Serrano Restaurant in Philadelphia's Old City District

By A.D. AMOROSI and GLAMOROSI

Since 2005, husband and wife Donal and Jennifer McCoy have made Serrano at 20 S. 2nd Street in Philadelphia's Old City area into their own version of an international dining spot. Between the restaurant’s dynamic cuisine by Chef Gina Rodriguez, and Serrano’s second floor club, the Tin Angel, with its dedication to acoustic pop and jazz music, you’ve got an address that’s one-stop shopping for foodies and folkies. I was a tad apprehensive about this Mr. & Mrs. A review because Serrano is named after a hot pepper, and with spicy food, my husband A.D. and I are polar opposites; for him, the hotter the better, for me, everything has to be mild. With that in mind, we headed to Serrano, where the warmth of our hosts, and the pleasant heat in Chef Rodriguez' pepper-infused dishes, made it clear to me why this is one of Philly's hottest restaurants.

Serrano Restaurant Presents New Menu for Spring 2013

Heirloom Tomato Salad with House-Made Ricotta at Serrano Restaurant

By A.D. AMOROSI

After 28 years in business, Serrano in Old City Philadelphia did something they've never done before – they crafted a new menu for Spring 2013 based on its usual idea of international cuisine, and invited press and friends to sample new Executive Chef Gina Rodriguez’s concepts. The results were stunning.