You’re not alone if Dining Out For Life kinda snuck up on you this year. The annual event, in which restaurants all over the country donate 33% of the night’s take to local AIDS and HIV outreach organizations, hits Philly tonight, and as always, the list of local participating restaurants is impressive. Perusing the list, [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Push This Up On Your To-Do List: Dining Out For Life, Tonight!
Aired April 30th, 2009 on Events and Uncategorized.0 CommentsUpdate: Franklin Square Finally Moved Upon By Stephen Starr
Aired April 30th, 2009 on Openings, Stephen Starr and Uncategorized.0 CommentsGood news for those of you who want to utilize under-utilized Franklin Square, former (and possibly future, depending on how Depression 2.0 goes) homeless encampment turned children’s playland. Stephen Starr’s temporary food shed is now open! Our plan once the summer days come back: Hit that square, scarf burgers and gelato, and ride the apparently [...]
Kitchen Karaoke?
Aired April 29th, 2009 on Celebrity Chefs, Events, Phoodies, Uncategorized and competitions.0 CommentsWhen something is described as a mix of food and karaoke, the first thing that comes to mind is an ice cream cone that doubles as a mic. Alas, Open ChefAMe has nothing to do with music, although ice cream cannot be completely ruled out. OpenChefAMe is an event that showcases the skills of a [...]
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Collin Flatt is back after quite the hiatus with a summery offering for those people who ride the ABC bus. Lots to love about a naked Chardonnay.
This Just In: Bacon Ironically The Antidote For “Wine Flu”
Aired April 29th, 2009 on Animal Rights, Bacon and Breakfast.0 CommentsAny non-vegetarian (not hating) who has ever had a hangover can tell you that bacon is the drinking person’s breakfast meat. Slap that ish between two pieces of bread with an unhatched chicken cooked to your liking, and Poof! (Or, Barf!) Hangover gone! It may clog your arteries or leave you with a few extra [...]
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Happy Hour We Wouldn’t Have Thought To Go To In One Million Years: El Fuego
Aired April 28th, 2009 on Beer, Mexican and Uncategorized.0 Comments‘Lo these years, we have loved everything about Washington Square’s El Fuego: The “California” style Mexican grub, the futbol, and perhaps most of all, the fact that it was a perfect spot to sneak in, mid-day, and grab a cold, cold cerveza out of their fridge. So imagine our surprise when we learned you could [...]
The sun is shining, the office is warming, and we’re all eagerly sitting around, planning our future summer-y outings. Of course, the first stop in our minds is that holiday we all, for whatever reason, feel the need to celebrate — Cinco de Mayo! Luckily, there are many Philadelphia area spots for us to stop [...]
Video: Getting To Know The Food Trust
Aired April 23rd, 2009 on Locavore, Nutrition and video.0 CommentsThe good folks at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation just released this pretty great video profile of PA’s Food Trust. Check it out!
That which you see above is no apparition, no sleight of hand. Veggivores have a beasty plate of their own to contend with now. All the dainty and doily-ed treats for the non-flesh eaters will be HULKSMASHED by the monster burger that now resides at the P.O.P.E. Newly installed like a Viking Range, chef Pete Miller [...]
For months, with the help of our loyal, bagel-loving readers, we’ve been searching tirelessly for a source of good bagels in our seemingly uninspired and bagel-challenged city. Surprisingly, we’ve been able to come up with a pretty good list of bagel shops in the area, vouched for by our readers and writers alike. Now again [...]
