An email today announcing the re-opening of Franklin Square — that carousel-and-putt-putt-sporting delight at 6th & Race — leaks more details about that Stephen Starr burger stand we were telling you about last week. And it would seem like, holy moly, it’s open for business as of May 1: STARR Restaurants now provides the food [...]
Archive for April, 2009
More Details Emerge On Stephen Starr’s Franklin Square Outpost
Aired April 9th, 2009 on Burgers, Openings and Stephen Starr.0 CommentsA reader writes in today regarding Get Happy Pub, the Second & South gastropub that was foolhardy enough to sever itself from the white beast that is the Kildare’s chain: “Get Happy Pub was a really really great family-owned and operated atmosphere. I’d been a patron of Kildare’s Irish Pub for years and well, I [...]
Ladder 15: Forealz’ Truffles, And A Turf War Of Epic Proportions
Aired April 7th, 2009 on Openings and restaurants.19 CommentsWhen we quickly posted about our love for all things truffled, we didn’t anticipate the Box O’ Pandora that quickly followed. A chorus of ‘Marc Vetri and only Marc Vetri‘ was repeated by our readers in regards to legit magic mushroom use within the city limits. A quick stop into the shiny new Ladder 15 opened the [...]
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Local Chef Katie Cavuto To Compete On This Season Of The Next Food Network Star
Aired April 7th, 2009 on Celebrity Chefs.5 CommentsSeems like The Next Food Network Star, the Food Network‘s reality/competition show that pits 10 relatively unknown chefs against each other to win a grand prize of their own show on the network, likes Philly. Last year, Philly’s Adam Gertler was selected to compete, and even though he came in as a runner-up, FN still [...]
Phillie Phanatic Double Play Ice Cream Debuts: Mister Met Baby Wipes Not Far Behind
Aired April 7th, 2009 on Ice Cream, Junk Food, Locavore and Phoodies.1 CommentNew this year at Citizens Bank Park and possibly your grocer’s freezer: Phillie Phanatic Double Play Ice Cream, brought to you by Turkey Hill Ice Cream. What’s it taste like? While we thought this might be a great opportunity to think outside the box and have the world’s first “furry green (apple) ice cream,” the [...]
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Toast is one of those things that almost everyone likes. You don’t have to love it, but can you think of anyone that truly hates it? That being said, the other side of the spectrum actually does exist: People who LOVE toast. These people take that love to really weird obsessive levels. Wherever you may [...]
How To: Make Rainbow Cakes, ‘Cos Funfetti Ain’t Got Shit On This!
Aired April 6th, 2009 on Bakery, How To, Superfoods and Sweets.1 CommentThat’s not so say that funfetti doesn’t brighten up an otherwise rainy Monday gloomfest,\. but for heaven’s sake, we challenge you to find a more cheerful confection. The best part is that we have the recipe and we’re sharing it with you now. If we band together, Philadelphia, we can make this gray city a [...]
Sure, there’s the Jersey Turnpike cocktail, but we can’t think of many other beers, wines or spirits that pay homage The Garden State. So those of you on the other side of the Walt Whitman will be psyched to hear about Flying Fish‘s new “Exit Series” of big-bottle beers, which pays homage to that great [...]
Dept. Of Awful, Inevitable Questions: When And Where Will The First Obama Fried Chicken Open Up In Philly?
Aired April 2nd, 2009 on Phoodies and Trends.1 CommentIt is an idea that hurts the heart perhaps as much as consuming a bucket a day for a week, but it is a very real prospect: As we speak, corner chicken joints all over New York are rebranding themselves as “Obama Fried Chicken.” We assure you this is real, and not some horrible email [...]
Stephen Starr Makes Moves On Franklin Square
Aired April 1st, 2009 on Openings and Stephen Starr.3 CommentsStarr Restaurants announced today its plans to run an upscale food stand in Franklin Square Park. Beginning in mid-April, they will be slinging the usual burgers, hot dogs, pretzels and ice cream that one would expect, but come summer time, Starr plans to step up their game. The menu will expand to offer an array [...]
