Hailing from Michigan City, IN, a beach town on Lake Michigan, Jill Weber spent her childhood longing to travel. This eventually led Weber to Chicago, where she attended Northwestern University to receive a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology. A few years later, Weber supplemented this degree with a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania. Since 1992, Weber conducted fieldwork in Syria, Turkey and Armenia as an Archaeologist, where she excavated and identified animal bones from archaeological sites. During her travels, Weber developed friendships with people from all over the world. Over the years, Weber acquired a diverse knowledge of countries, cultures and native cuisines. After visiting some of the world’s most unique bars and restaurants, she decided to open a restaurant of her own back in Philadelphia. Inspired by wine bars in Turkey, Norway and Armenia, Weber combined the best qualities of her favorite spots to create Jet Wine Bar, a stylish but unpretentious wine bar in Philadelphia. REX 1516 followed on the success of that venture. REX 1516 offers quality Southern food in a comfortable, though elegant, setting.