Aired September 2nd, 2010 on Drinks and Phoodies. 
Orbitz: A Drink With Balls!Orbitz was a drink that ruled 1997’s refrigerator with an iron fist. A drink that wasn’t afraid to say “Check out my sweet balls… My sweet, chewy, gelatin, pink balls.” But sadly, like so much Clearly Canadian and New York Seltzer, Orbitz disappeared from our grocer’s shelves and entered into our memory as the grossest beverage we can remember. With flavors like Raspberry – Citrus and Blueberry – Melon, the gelatin balls floating in the drink only scared us more. We may not miss Orbitz for the taste, but we do miss it for spitting those tiny balls at our friends across the cafeteria.
Aired September 2nd, 2010 on Events, Liquor and competitions. 
The good people at Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction are putting on a Cocktail Competition and Launch Event for their new gingersnap flavored liquor SNAP, which we told you about last month. On September 13, Philly’s best mixologists will put on the snappiest cocktail competition Liberties Walk has ever seen. Some of our favorite bars and restaurants (Silk City, PYT, Oyster House and Tweed, along with others) will be competing to see who can make the tastiest, most original, and prettiest cocktail. Drew Lazor (City Paper), Melissa Monosoff (Master Sommelier, Savona), and Charlotte Voisey (William Grat & Sons Potfolio Ambassador) will be on hand to judge the cocktails. $5 signature Root & Snap cocktails and complimentary hor d’oeuvres will be served, but space is limited so make a snappy reply and RSVP to Stephanie@Artintheage.com.
Aired September 2nd, 2010 on Brain Trust and Phoodies. 
This post on Philebrity today about Harrisburg’s fiscal woes has led us down an Internet wormhole into all things Dutch Pantry. We are frightened, yet curious. Anybody ever been to one of these? Surely, you must have stories.
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Aired September 2nd, 2010 on Food Bloggers and Nachos. 
It’s ok, Nacho Libre….Nachodelphia has you covered!What do you call cheese that isn’t yours? Nacho cheese. What do you call a girl eating and rating all the nachos in Philadelphia? Nachodelphia.
Since the middle of May, the writer of this tasty blog has been devouring and reviewing all the nachos she can get her hands on. From Honey’s Sit ‘N Eat to El Vez, no nacho will be left untasted. This mysterious nacho informant, who we’ll call Nacho Girl, mentions that she is a pescatarian and has never eaten nachos with chicken or beef. At first, we were concerned that a pescatarian is out there rating our city’s nachos, but Nacho Girl quickly won us over with her love of all things nacho. Her reviews are short andto the point; they’re also accompanied by image slide shows of the nachos she is reviewing, as well as images of her eating said nachos. Her reviews rate important nacho factors like: Chip to topping ratio, crunchiness of the chip, what toppings are included and what you have to pay extra for, as well as the types and qualities of cheese used. And while Nacho Girl has yet to eat nachos west of Broad Street (between that and the chicken/beef thing, we almost wanna submit her to the Make A Wish Foundation), so we’ll continue to follow her on her quest to find the perfect nachos. Even if that quest once led her to Sonic in Port Richmond, where they had no nachos, but Nacho Girl had the munchies, so she ate mozzarella sticks with ketchup instead. (See what we were saying about the Make A Wish thing?)
Aired September 1st, 2010 on Wine. 
Until we find a replacement for our dearly departed Collin Flatt as the resident Phoodie.info wine critic, we’re going to have to settle for… Jay McInerney. The novelist McInerney, if you haven’t been paying attention, has quietly embarked on a second writing career as a wine critic for the Wall Street Journal. In this week’s WSJ piece, he contemplates, the pricey, rare white Burgundies of Puligny-Montrachet, to which he connects Philadelphia’s own late, great Grace Kelly — an exquisite drink of something-or-other if e’er one roamed this Earth. The Puligny-Montrachet apellation, of course, has a lot going for it — a “very mineral, with a more restrained oak character,” according to Wikipedia. If you’re looking to sample a bottle, the PA State Store system currently features a whopping selection of… one. What would Grace say? Sigh.
Aired September 1st, 2010 on Drinks, Phoodies and Props Is Due. 
We bet these guys could beat the bejesus out of those lameass California Raisins.Apparently, that post about Clearly Canadian unleashed the floodgates of ’80s food memories. According to InThe80s.com, New York Seltzer was “possibly one of the tastiest non-alcoholic beverages ever. It was seltzer water with a lot of flavor in it so that it sparkled and tasted great. At some point in the early 90’s, it just dissappeared.” There is a largely unrewarding Facebook page that you can “like,” but mostly, we just a crave a raspberry seltzer with Cape Cod Potato Chips. Next up: Jolt!
Previously: Hey, You Know What Was Awesome? Clearly Canadian Was Awesome
Aired August 31st, 2010 on Deli and Salads. 
Everybody happy.We finally dipped into Delicatessen for lunch today, and to put it blunty, it completely destroyed us with its deep Jewish deli goodness. While the latkes were divine and the French onion soup with cheesy croutons and the wasabi cream cheese and the house-cured corn beef were all very real emotional experiences, it was the orgiastic All Come at the Same Time Salad (pictured) that really did us in with its sheer, er, girth. Chicken salad, tuna salad, egg salad, potato salad and cole slaw with lettuce, tomato and onion, served with rye or challah roll… all at the same time. Did we make it all the way through? Not even close. We should get it done by 11PM tonight, though. Please don’t think of us as selfish lovers.
Delicatessen, 703 Chestnut St. 215-923-4560
Aired August 31st, 2010 on Food Bloggers. 
Just in time for Taco Tuesday, a friend passed along Album Tacos, a Tumblr blog devoted to Photoshopping delicious tacos into classic album covers. Why this hasn’t happened before is slightly beyond us — after all, we know deeply the imagistic power of the taco.
A routine trip to the venerable Vietnam last night alerted us to the forthcoming existence of Veggie Lovers, opening soon at 225 N. 11th St. All-veggie restaurants in Chinatown are still comparatively slim, with the bulk of the debate boiling down to whether or not you’re a Charles Plaza person or a Kingdom Of Vegetarians person or a New Harmony person. If we’re to be honest, though, we’ve found all three to be varying degrees of goopy and grubby, with light, fresh, healthy fare curiously MIA. A quick perusal of 
