Philadelphia - May 09, 2008

Mother Maia

Maia Opens

They say go big or go home.

And Scott Morrison’s gone friggin’ huge (22,000 square feet to be exact) with Maia, which opens today. Serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, this joint could be your new home away from home.

On the first floor, have a drink and a bite in the cozy bistro or grab takeout from the market, where you can choose from 200 craft brews, prepared foods, salads, and charcuterie.

The second floor takes fine dining to a new level with bars made of 500-year-old petrified wood and carved onyx, and a babinga wood communal table with a bottom-lit, sunken-ice trough that will serve as both raw bar and martini glass chiller. Chefs Terence and Patrick Feury (Nectar, Striped Bass, Susanna Foo) have created simple, elegant dishes using all local ingredients to keep the menu fresh.

You get the big picture.

Maia, 789 East Lancaster Avenue, Villanova (610-527-4888 or tastemaia.com).