Is God dead? We only mention it because Shirt Corner is closing, ending literally decades of unironic Old City shopping, but also this: Could the venerable Old City location (Third & Market Sts.) be further insulted by the placement of an Applebee’s? Mon dieu, indeed. I mean, think about the kind of asshole who regularly [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Worst Rumor Of Ever: Shirt Corner To Become Applebee’s?
Aired January 15th, 2009 on Closings and Rumors.2 CommentsOn Tuesday, January 27, Reading Terminal Market will be celebrating its newest vendor, Jonathan Best Gourmet Grocer, with free samples, raffles, prizes, and a totally appropriate Beatles tribute band, BritishMania. Owner David Schieber opened Jonathan Best, which specializes in hard-to-find and imported food items, about 25 years ago as a cheese shop; it quickly became [...]
Great Moments In Menu-Making: Paesano’s Shot Across The Bow In The Sandwich Monotony Wars
Aired January 15th, 2009 on New Menu and Sandwiches.4 CommentsWe’d been hearing a lot of good things about Paesano’s in NoLibs, the new sandwich spot that’s a sister biz to the well-regarded Modo Mio, but we hadn’t scoped their menu until just now. Chef Peter McAndrews, you are an ambitious maker of sangwiches. We’ll be calling as soon as hunger strikes. Paesano’s, 152 West [...]
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Halperin Blogs And Eats Mostly Hummus
Aired January 14th, 2009 on Israeli and Middle Eastern.0 CommentsPhilly guy Shai Halperin is in Israel, and he’s gonna eat a lot of hummus. The Capitol Years founder has created a blog called Mostly Hummus, in which he documents the food he encounters over the course of his trip. Scrolling through Mostly Hummus is a daily tour of Halperin’s meals and musings expressed almost [...]
Yards Brewing Company is rolling out a keg of their George Washington Porter primed with fresh cocoa at The Kite and Key tonight. The dark roasty flavors associated with porters classically pair well with chocolaty foods; the introduction of cocoa into this cask conditioned ale promises to be an interesting batch. This is a first [...]
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Been-Poor-So-Long-We-LIKE-It Alert: Free Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee Tomorrow, GO BIRDS!
Aired January 14th, 2009 on Coffee.0 CommentsTo celebrate the Philadelphia Eagles’ march to the NFC Championship Game, Dunkin’ Donuts will provide a FREE 10oz coffee to fans in stores throughout the Greater Philadelphia region from 10am – 10pm on Thursday. (Limit one per customer.) Whatchoo got to say to that, La Colombe?
Local Food Blogger Moved To Create Best-Of Inspired Art
Aired January 14th, 2009 on Food Bloggers.0 CommentsYes, they’re even later than our own Phoodie Awards, but do drop by Drawing For Food’s Best Of ’08 post, not just for the spot-on recommends, but also Hawk Krall‘s site-specific illustrations (as shown above).
Adam Gertler, co-owner of Philadelphia’s now-defunct BBQ/frat party hybrid The Smoked Joint and non-winner of Food Network’s The Next Food Network Star, seems to be just too charming for Food Network to let go of yet. Premiering Monday, January 19, Gertler will enter your living room as host of FN’s new series Will Work for [...]
Brain Trust: Help Us Name Ten Great Spots In Philly That Only Serve ONE Thing
Aired January 12th, 2009 on Brain Trust and Phoodies.17 CommentsIt was after a deeply satisfying bowl of pho at Pho 75 in South Philly yesterday that it occurred to us. The onset of Great Depression 2.0 just might produce a run on that most curious beast of the culinary world: Restaurants that only serve one thing. And apparently, we’re not the only people to [...]
