While we weren’t looking, one of our local food celebrities just put Philly food writing on the map in a big way. Local Wine Beast Keith Wallace, Founder of The Wine School of Philadelphia, has been tapped by none other than The Daily Beast to be their go-to-guy for all things grapey. His first foray [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Good Things: Local Organic Farms
Aired July 22nd, 2009 on Farming, HealthCheck and Locavore.1 CommentLooking for an excuse to get out of the city and into greener pastures? Are Farmer’s Markets not “real” enough for you? We found a list of 26 different Pennsylvania Certified Organic farms in the surrounding counties that welcome visitors and have delicious organic produce to offer. More of the organic produce you love, without [...]
Max Brenner Means Maximum Chocolate
Aired July 22nd, 2009 on Chocolate, Openings and Uncategorized.0 CommentsIsrael-based chocolate shop and restaurant Max Brenner has just opened its third US establishment at 15th and Walnut (the other two are in New York). While we haven’t been to the Philly location yet, we visited the Union Square restaurant last year, an experience combining elements of Hersheypark’s Chocolate World and a trip through the [...]
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Another Thing That Can Give You Cancer
Aired July 22nd, 2009 on HealthCheck, Hot Dogs and Junk Food.2 CommentsHot dogs have been a much beloved part of the American Summertime Experience, but some killjoys in New Jersey have recently decided to disgrace this national past time. Cancer Project, a Washington, D.C.-based nutrition and cancer nonprofit is now suing Kraft Foods – the manufacturer of Oscar Mayer, Sara Lee, Nathan’s Famous as well as [...]
Philebrity Announces Happy Hour At Octo, Staycation Seems A Little Less Awful
Aired July 22nd, 2009 on Events and Seafood.0 CommentsPhilebrity is proud to announce that starting next Friday, July 31, we’ll be hosting a totally island-vibe happy hour thing each week at Octo Waterfront Grille, which just might be the beach-iest place in the entire city. If you’ve not been yet, you’re in for a treat; perched right on the river with a great [...]
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If, for some unknown reason, a full menu of Oyster Shooters wasn’t enough to coax you over to the revamped Oyster House yet, they went ahead and upped the ante: Sam Mink & Co. will be offering The Blue Crab Feast every Tuesday night through August. Including three jumbo hard shell blue crabs, corn on [...]
In a city that has embraced such large-scale culinary progress in the last decade, there may be one victim of the forward press: The humble diner, or lunch counter. As BYOBs and every specialty cuisine imaginable has flourished in Philly, the diner is almost an endangered species. The ones that aren’t asleep at the wheel [...]
