Chef Mark welcomes twitter users at last summer's tweetup.

Last Thursday night, Chef Mark from the Tortilla Press hosted another tweetup for twitter users in the region. The first tweetup was this past summer, and focused mainly on foodie twitter users. This recent tweetup had twitter users with more of a variety of interests so I got to reunite with some of the foodies I met at the last tweetup, and I got to meet some new folks, too.

Even though not everyone at the event would consider himself a foodie, everyone enjoyed the food that Chef Mark prepared for us. We were treated to a variety of appetizers. The vegetable/goat cheese empanadas were delicious. I was told that everything else was delicious, but I saved my appetite for the dinner that followed the tweetup. I heard lots of ravings over the chorizo/sweet potato empanadas.

There will be another tweetup sometime in the new year. The next one will most likely be at the Tortilla Press Cantina – Chef Mark’s other restaurant that he just reopened in Pennsauken.

I volunteered to take the sign in sheet with everyone’s twitter user names on it so that those in attendance can make sure we all follow each other. Even if you weren’t at the tweetup, follow these South Jersey twitter users. And come out to the next tweetup. I’ll let you know when it’s going to be.

Ted Mann                         @turkeymonkey

Bill Wilhelm                   @bilhelm96

Lisa Howard-Fusco     @lhowardfusco

Dawn Bricker                 @dawnbricker

Jay Zekas                         @jayzekas

Melissa Watts                 @melissa_shae

Cheryl Zekas                    @cherylzekas

Gwen Recinto                  @allthingsgwen

Robin Shreeves               @rshreeves

Brian Shreeves                @bshreeves

Brant Beaupre                 @b.two.design

Bobbi lee Hitchon         @bhitchon

Julia Hays                       @JuliaEveHays

Chef Mark Smith            @ChefMarkSmith

June 18th will be the first Farm Fresh Dinner of the Season with guest speaker John Ebert, co-owner of Springdale Farms

Starters

Local exotic mushroom empanada with queso cotija & epazote, black bean chile puree

Salad

Springdale grown Boston lettuce, goat cheese, roasted jersey beets & toasted pine nuts with habanera strawberry vinaigrette

Seafood teaser

Pan seared scallops with zucchini & yellow squash in a creamed squash blossom sauce with sautéed Jersey spinach

Entree

Carne asada with grilled jersey scallions with lime, sea salt & roasted baby carrots

Dessert

Fresh Jersey Strawberry & coconut bread pudding

$29.95/person
(excludes tax, gratuity and beverages)

The second event will be from June 22-25 when the restaurant hosts Off The Hook a spotlight on seafood from New Jersey and beyond. The seafood dinners will be accompanied by lots of Jersey fresh produce in the side dishes. The full menu can be viewed here.