That which you see above is the reason we do summer. We didn’t take this picture at home, oh friends of the shellfish, this shit’s live and in full color majesty at the freshly open Varga Bar. We recently sat down with Chef Evan Turney about his ‘All American’ menu, but he didn’t tip his [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Kong Slated To Be The King Of Dai Pai Dong In Philly
Aired May 28th, 2009 on Asian Fusion, Chinese and Openings.5 CommentsCome July, Philly will be taken captive by Kong. Trust us, this is a good thing. Chef Michael O’Halloran, who opened Bistro 7 four years ago, is creating a new restaurant with a focus on Chinese street food. Named Kong, the restaurant is the result of O’Halloran and his wife, Sophia Lee, visiting her family [...]
Chocolate Zahav: Your New Synonym For “Guhhhh”
Aired May 27th, 2009 on Chocolate, Events and Israeli.0 CommentsDoes the combination of the words “chocolate,” “wine,” and “Solomonov” sound as appetizing to you as it does to us? If it does, and if you’re free on the evening of Thursday, June 11, you should go right ahead and make a reservation at The Quarter at Zahav for their Five Course Chocolate Tasting Dinner. [...]
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Happy days are here again, each and every Wednesday this summer! That’s because those crazy kids at the Center City District have put together two programs that start on June 3: The Lunchtime Concert Series and Center City District Sips Happy Hours. The concerts will take place at noon at a different outdoor venue every [...]
GQ food blogger Alan Richman, who is not Alan Rickman, recently put together a slideshow of “America’s 25 Best Pizzas.” He also put together a really long article about pizza that we definitely did not read. The slideshow, though — beautiful. And Philly makes two appearances. Our first comes in at number nine with Tacconelli’s — a [...]
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Since 1990, the Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) has provided career opportunities in the restaurant industry to over 10,000 public high school students annually, providing teacher training, college advising, over $25 million in scholarships, and $2.5 million in supplies and equipment to classrooms. The program has touched many public schools in the Philadelphia area [...]
Tastykake Face-Off: When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemon Pies
Aired May 26th, 2009 on Tastykake Face-Off.8 CommentsWelcome to the inaugural installment of Tastykake Face-Off, where Philadelphia’s hometown hero snack product goes up against the competition in a fight for top snack bragging rights. The winner will be carefully selected via analysis of several key criteria discussed below. Today it’s the battle of the lemon pies, as Entenmann’s takes on Tastykake. Let’s [...]
Object Of Desire: The Green Tomato Bloody Mary At The Swift Half
Aired May 26th, 2009 on Drinks, Food Porn and Object Of Desire.3 CommentsNow, we’ve never been shy about the exalted place the Bloody Mary holds in the Phoodie.info Pantheon of Very Necessary Beverages, so this post shouldn’t exactly come as a surprise, but nevertheless, behold a new twist on our old IV bag: The Green Tomato Bloody Mary at The Swift Half, which just opened at The [...]
Annual Philadelphia Brewing Company/Slow Food Pig Roast
Aired May 21st, 2009 on Bacon and Events.0 CommentsIt’s summertime, guys, and you know what that means. Eating roasted stuff and drinking alcohol outside! On May 30th from 1-4PM, Philadelphia Brewing Company and Slow Food Philadelphia will have you covered on both fronts. The two are partnering together to bring you, for $38, good vibes, roasted pig, and a lot of beer. The proceeds [...]
Stephen Starr’s Tent Event: Not Just For Car Buyers And College Grads
Aired May 21st, 2009 on Openings and Stephen Starr.2 CommentsThe Mann Center For Performing Arts and, that’s right you guessed it, Stephen Starr are teaming up to bring concertgoers a top-notch culinary experience. Crescendo is set to open with the first show of the season, June 5th, which happens to be David Byrne. Crescendo, then, will be Philadelphia’s first tented restaurant and hopefully won’t [...]
