It’s always a bit harrowing when Baltimore lauds Philadelphia because, God love ‘em, they’re a mess, and we know from messes. But we like Baltimore Sun columnist Dan Rodricks’s column today about re-localizing farming. Hanging his column around something called the Philadelphia Foodshed Study being conducted by Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, [...]
Archive for July, 2008
The Once-Over: University City Dining Days at Marigold Kitchen
Aired July 31st, 2008 on The Once-Over and specials.1 CommentI’ve been itching to check out Marigold Kitchen since I read about the chef change in December, but the two times I went to make brunch reservations I couldn’t get a table until 2:30 in the afternoon, which we all know is nap time. So when University City Dining Days came around I booked a [...]
While there are many reasons we got into the food blogging business, one of our favorite parts of this job is finding new faces in the food business dedicated to their craft. When one of these new faces is also a hottie who aims to help connect farmer and consumer, we go a little gaga [...]
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We’ve always been big fans of science and food, but when science comes along and proves that adding more flavor to food can actually make it healthier to eat, even we stand in appreciation. Well, that’s just what researchers at Kansas State University attempted to prove with their work on meat marinades. In layman’s terms, [...]
This Just In: Jose Garces Iron Chef Date Announced
Aired July 29th, 2008 on Celebrity Chefs.1 CommentMaybe you’ve heard of Chef Jose Garces, the force behind the recently opened Distrito and a constant name in our Google news feed. Chef Garces was recently announced as Philadelphia’s first chef entrant into Food Network’s “Kitchen Stadium“, where he will compete on Iron Chef America against Food Network pretty boy Bobby Flay on Sunday, [...]
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It’s Vintastic: Pascual Toso Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
Aired July 29th, 2008 on It's Vintastic and Wine.1 CommentOur Wine Nerd, Collin Flatt, awaited this bottle’s appearance in the PLCB for 3 months. It’s here. It’s $8. It’s amazing.
We know all of you South Jersey people have loyalties to your diners that go as deep as our loyalties toward non-Leave It To Beaver things like places to illicitly drink in public and pool fences to hop, so let us tip out the 40-ouncer to Olga’s Diner, which up until last Thursday was a [...]
They did it. That’s right, they solved the World’s Biggest Problem. A Happy Hour for those of us who work until 5PM. Ok, well not us. YOU. The drill: You never make it until 5:15, sometimes 5:30. It starts at 4 and ends at 6. There are exceptions, but that’s the rule.
The mad scientists at [...]
