Ground Provisions

Ground Provisions is a small restaurant with a little store and wine shop. It's been a longtime dream for Chefs Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby to have a country complement to their downtown Philadelphia restaurant Vedge. In 2010, the couple first had this vision: a special event space out in the rolling hills of Chester County's wine country. There would be a farm where vegetables would take the shortest distance possible to the table. Dishes would be simple yet sophisticated. The vibe would be "rustic elegance". A dirt floor, twinkling string lights, a long wooden farm table where guests, dressed for a fancy garden cocktail party, would gather around the table to drink and feast on the farm’s daily harvest. But in 2011 an opportunity came up they could not refuse. The couple shelved the farm project so they could open up Vedge in a sprawling historic brownstone in Center City Philadelphia. For years they never looked back. Vedge went on to national acclaim. One of GQ magazine's best new restaurants. Many huge honors from Philadelphia Magazine and an amazing 4 Bells review from the Philadelphia Inquirer. Eater’s first national list of the country’s Top 38 Best Restaurants. Securing a spot on Food and Wine’s 40 most important restaurants in the last 40 years. And multiple James Beard nominations. When the pandemic hit and the world came to a stop, the couple caught their breath and took stock. The dream of a country restaurant and store came back front and center, and they pursued their dream relentlessly - touring barns, wineries and vineyards. old farmhouses and abandoned restaurants - looking for the perfect fit for their vision. Nothing seemed to click until they toured historic Dilworthtown. The 6 acres campus had infused the neighborhood for decades with celebratory dinners at the Dilworthtown Inn, bustling bistro energy at the Blue Pear and fanciful classes and events of the Inn Keeper’s Kitchen. Energized by new own seeking fresh ideas for the historic buildings, Rich and Kate were instantly charmed by 1388 Old Wilmington Pike. With the welcoming front porch, the intimate, sundrenched rooms, exposed beam ceilings and space out back to grow a little garden, they knew they were home.