Taco Riendo is a great place to drink beer and eat tacos. It’s that simple. The bottom of their menu really sums the place up best: B.Y.O.B., eat in, take out, no delivery, cash only. Taco Riendo is a place to walk in with some cash and a six pack and grab some inexpensive yet [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Dept. Of Lunch Recommends: La Salsa Hace La Deferencia!
Aired February 10th, 2009 on Lunch and Mexican.0 CommentsFood Blob: When Is Beer Week’s Steel Reserve Event?
Aired February 9th, 2009 on Beer and Food Blob.0 CommentsThe folks over at The Standard Tap decided to host an event for Philly Beer Week that may actually be fun. Not that endless beer and food tastings aren’t fun, it’s just that… well, shouldn’t Beer Week also celebrate the rowdier aspects of beer drinking? To that end, the Tap is hosting Beer Balderdash on [...]
Food Truck Vendors With No Internet Access Or Widely Available Phone Numbers, Finally, There Is A Video Podcast For You
Aired February 9th, 2009 on Phoodies.0 CommentsDaniel Delaney was once the Twitter personality Ritenhouse Square, that social-media experiment that Philebrity covered months ago. Already quite tired of impersonating parks, Delaney has moved on to a new adventure — a web-based video series called VendyTV. “VendyTV runs parallel with the Rittenhouse project,” he says. “It uses technology to develop community around things [...]
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Finally! Here are some shots of the interior of Jose’s brand new Chifa, located at 707 Chestnut St. It opens tomorrow night, and they will be taking reservations later today, and definitely tomorrow. Check it out at here.
Great Depression 2.0, I Could Kiss You On The Mouth: $18 Lunch At Tinto
Aired February 6th, 2009 on Tapas and specials.5 CommentsIf we told you a few years ago that this would be happening, you would have beat us with your Ugg boot and said, “GET OUT!” But ladies and gentlemen, sell your stereo, lock up your Hooverville, and meet us on 20th Street: The Tinto$18 prix-fixe Bilbao Express lunch menu is upon us. “First course [...]
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City’s Most Intellectually Lazy Blogger Tries To Replace Beer Lass, LULZ Ensue
Aired February 6th, 2009 on Bad Food Writing and Beer.0 CommentsWhen we put the smack down on Philadelphia Weekly a few weeks back for acting like a tribe of right jackanapeses over their Beer Week rollout, we also let it be known that PW had gotten rid of their Beer Lass column, penned by the Beer Lass herself, Suzie Woods. Well, this week, PW launched [...]
C’mon, fess up: We know y’all can’t wait to have your best dishes torn apart by some little pipsqueak from a country known for “meat pies.” Are you bitchy, entertaining, or good at cooking? If yes, you may want to get yourself down to XIX (Nineteen) on Wednesday, March 4, 2009. There, Bravo will be [...]
Meet South Jersey Restaurant Week, Perennial Bridesmaid Of Restaurant Weeks You Actually Care About
Aired February 5th, 2009 on Events, Indian and specials.0 CommentsWe know what you are thinking: “Gosh, I’m so intrigued by the groundbreaking cuisine of South Jersey eating establishments, but I wish there was a way I could learn about it all inexpensively (and preferably with lots of crying babies in the background)?” Fear not, Hunger-er Of Knowledge: South Jersey Restuarant Week is back next [...]
Brain Trust: For The Love Of All That Is Right And Holy, People, Can We Find This Woman Some Fried Okra?
Aired February 5th, 2009 on Brain Trust, Sides and Soul Food.10 CommentsOne desperate Phoodie reader writes: “So you guys know food, and I love food. Any idea where to get some fried okra in this city?! I’d assume a bbq spot… if you have any idea, I’d LOVE to know. Thanks!” We feel your pain, lady. But we’ve got good news: Philly is getting a lot [...]
