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· Philly repped pretty hard in the noms for the James Beard Foundation Awards, which recognize excellence in the distinguished fields of… food excellence and are given out in June. Among our proud exports: The book Morimoto: The New Art of Japanese Cooking by Masaharu Morimoto; Osteria, for best new restuarant, which is just huge; Vetri, for outstanding service; and Jose Garces at Amada for best chef, Mid-Atlantic. Phoodie sends much daps out to ‘em all! [JamesBeardFoundation]
· OMG, THAT STUCK-UP BITCH! Rachael Ray is NOT coming to Deuce, Klein reports, and not, thank you very much, because of the cruel things we said about her. In fact, it turns out that the production team behind Rachael Ray’s Tasty Travels often makes it look like Ray is coming somewhere when in fact she does not. You could even say that getting Ray to fake like she’s coming is something of a cottage industry. Hiyo! [Food&Drinq]
· Lookin’ good in the Gayborhood: Les Bon Temps on 12th leaks its menu. [Clog]
· March on, East Passyunk resto-scene, and take these two bells with you for Le Virtù, the new, decidedly grown-up Italian spot on the Ave. [Inky]
· And with spring, a young man’s fancy turns to baseball, and yes, oh please God yes, bring this to Citizen’s Bank Park for ALL YOU CAN EAT CRAB FRIES. [AP]