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Jon Wolfe and Anthony Maddalena inside the Bagtown Brewing Company taproom. Photo: Sahitya Pendurthi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ever since Anthony Maddalena expanded Bagtown Brewing Company to encompass the space next door (formerly occupied by Sip and before that Pi by Crow), he\u2019s been planning to bring food into the mix. That vision is finally becoming a reality, with the debut of Snackville this Friday during the Fall Fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Snackville kitchen will not be your typical restaurant. The kitchen will be open sporadically in the beginning (Maddelena is relying on customers to pay attention to the restaurant\u2019s Instagram<\/a> for the latest goings-on), and there will be a rotating cast of chefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe whole idea with Snackville is that you’ll find different vendors coming in and using the kitchen and using the space to produce different tasty eats,\u201d says Maddalena. From more elaborate fare to wholesome comfort food, Maddalena expects the menu to be varied. \u201cWe’ll try to rotate through different vendors week to week, month to month.\u201d He’s also planning on some in house fare, such as nachos, grilled cheeses, and the occasional pancake breakfast (like the one slated for this Saturday morning<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This Friday will feature tacos crafted by local foodie Jon Wolfe, and Maddelena is currently putting together a list of future vendors for the space. \u201cI\u2019ve been going to the farmers\u2019 market and collecting all the business cards I can from some of our local food vendors,\u201d says Maddalena. There\u2019s also folks in town with restaurant experience who Maddalena says have expressed interest, though he\u2019s not ready to divulge names yet. \u201cIt\u2019ll be interesting to see who we get in here,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snackville\u2019s debut chef is actually the inspiration for the name. Wolfe and his partner Sahitya Pendurthi got married in late 2022, and friends visiting for the event enjoyed his cooking so much that they added a pin in Google Maps, labelling the couples\u2019 home on York Sreet, \u201cSnackville.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI didn’t even notice till like two weeks later,\u201d says Wolfe, laughing. When Maddalena asked to use the name for the food operation out of Bagtown, the answer was an obvious yes.
\u201cIt just seemed really fitting to see a joke come into something that was, you know, real life,\u201d says Wolfe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for what\u2019s on the menu for Friday\u2019s first official Snackville: \u201cWe\u2019ve got some beef cheek barbacoa. We’ve got some pork carnitas and fresh pressed corn tortillas,\u201d says Wolfe. \u201cSo yeah, come on out. We’re really excited to sling some tacos on Friday.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snackville is located inside Bagtown Brewing Company at 45 Main Street, in Sackville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hear the full interview with Anthony Maddalena and Jon Wolfe:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n