When BBQ season kicked off, we made sure you were doing it right. Now that it’s ending, you become reflective and wonder where the time went. There were at least 14 sunny days that you didn’t grill. You tell yourself you’ll do better next year. All’s not lost, son, we’re here to help. We suggest you buy [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Condiment Kingdom: Mermaid BBQ Sauce
Aired September 16th, 2008 on Condiment Kingdom and competitions.12 CommentsLatin Evolution: A Q&A With Jose Garces
Aired September 15th, 2008 on Celebrity Chefs, Events, Exclusive and Recipes.4 CommentsCollin Flatt takes a breather in between swigs of Sagardo Cider to talk to his favorite, our favorite, celebrichef about his new book and launchin’ luncheon.
Pub And Kitchen: Pabbit Perfection
Aired September 15th, 2008 on Bars, Burgers, Gastropubs and Openings.5 CommentsWe’re speechless. The Windsor Burger at Pub and Kitchen is the best beefpattyexcursion in the city. We said it. We stand by it. There can be only one, and on this point let there be no debate. We’ve already eaten three and they’ve only been open a week or so. We’re disgusted with ourselves. We [...]
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For people who run a food blog, we have to be honest here: Sometimes we put the grossest stuff into our bodies. So after a week in which we got the meat sweats not once but twice, today at lunch we finally decided to go the meatless route. We figured we’d been sleeping on Ekta [...]
It’s Vintastic: Luna Vineyards Freakout 2007
Aired September 12th, 2008 on It's Vintastic and Wine.0 CommentsResident wine psycho Collin Flatt ends his summer with one last light-bodied tart. And she’s a freak.
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If you did Philly Beer Week right last year, you barely remember it. Good news: It is back again, and we can hardly wait. With more than 100 events to take place and brewers from all over coming together, Beer Week is back to celebrate our city’s very vibrant beer culture. Starting March 6th and [...]
Alcoholic Vegetarianism: The Butternut Squash Margarita
Aired September 10th, 2008 on Uncategorized.2 CommentsFunky/trendy drinks are a great way to hide a flawed bartender. Focus on the Gummi Worm garnish and they won’t bitch about you flushing vermouth in their Roosevelt Martini. Such is not the case with Matt McHale, barkeep at Azul Cantina. A mad scientist of fresh fruit, he recently took his game to the vegetable side of the produce [...]
You may know our friend Lillet as a tasty apértif usually served over ice, often garnished with an orange slice or peel. Lillet itself is produced in Bordeaux, and is actually a blend: 85% wine, 15% liqueur of oranges and quinine. I was looking for a special drink for a special occasion, and my Martini [...]
Reminder: The NoLibs BBQ Rib Cookoff is THIS SATURDAY
Aired September 10th, 2008 on BBQ, The Phoodie Challenge and competitions.1 CommentAs we told youse before, the 2nd Annual Northern Liberties Rib Cook-Off is in full effect this Saturday behind A Full Plate on Liberties Walk. Sly Fox is gonna be there handing out suds, and we will gladly accept. This might be the last time you get to eat ribs outside until next May, so [...]
With Center City Sips taking over Wednesday nights during late summer, making it to Old City District Thursdays was a bit of a challenge. But not that Sips is over, this is the week, the last week, to experience Old City Thursdays. With cheap drinks and extended gallery and retail hours at places such as [...]
At least it wasn’t when I was there this past year.
