Amid the current maelstrom of birthers, deathers, out of control town hall meetings, and short-tempered politicians, it seemed that all we had to do was cling tightly to our evergreen lefty-centric institutions and eventually we could weather the storm with our long-held values intact. Or could we? In a recent Wall Street Journal article, John [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Whole Foods Knows How To Fix ‘Merica’s Health Care System
Aired August 13th, 2009 on Supermarkets.1 CommentObject of Our Undying Affection: The Tomato
Aired August 13th, 2009 on Locavore, Love and Tomatoes.3 CommentsIt’s official – we are totally obsessed with tomatoes. The summertime treat evokes a lot of local pride, and we consider ourselves lucky to have access to fresh, delicious Jersey Tomatoes throughout the summer. We feel even luckier to have tomatoes this year in particular, what with the well-documented late blight outbreak that has taken [...]
The Way Of The Future: Chefstack Promises 200 Pancakes Per Hour For All Your Pancake-Party Needs
Aired August 12th, 2009 on Breakfast, Gadgets, Pancakes and Tools.1 CommentHoly Pancake Robots!! We kind of can’t believe the Chefstack is real, but apparently, it is. The World’s First Automatic Pancake Machine uses a Teflon conveyor belt to spit out 200 pancakes an hour and form a neat pile of delicious. This little wonder costs $3,500 and is being marketed mainly to convenience stores and large-scale [...]
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How Have We Not Written About the IPA Women’s Beer Club Yet?
Aired August 12th, 2009 on Beer and Phoodies.1 CommentIt’s no secret that we here at Phoodie are big fans of beer. We consider ourselves beer connoisseurs, we track beer happenings across the city, we seek out new beer thrills, and yet for some reason we haven’t written up the In Pursuit of Ale Women’s Beer Club of Philadelphia. Well, now is the time, [...]
When Will The Miracle Berry Come To Philadelphia? And Will You Please Please Please Invite Us To Your “Flavor Tripping Party?”
Aired August 12th, 2009 on Superfoods.5 CommentsOver the course of the last year, we’ve been hearing a lot about something called the Miracle Berry. The berry plant, which is native to Ghana, contains a certain kind of molecule called miraculin, which causes taste receptors to be bizarrely affected when the flesh of the fruit is eaten. Miraculin binds to the tastebuds and [...]
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And Now, Michelle, Sasha, & Malia’s Orders From Capogiro On Passyunk
Aired August 12th, 2009 on Phoodies and Sweets.0 CommentsVia the Capogiro Passyunk Twitter account:
Who Knew? America’s Favorite Farmers Market Is In Collingswood, NJ
Aired August 11th, 2009 on Awards.0 CommentsNationwide acclaim for a humble farmer’s market in our own backyard! Â Just a quick ride on the PATCO will take you to the Collingswood Farmers Market, which just won the American Farmland Trust‘s competition for America’s Favorite Small Farmer’s Market. Â It is held every Saturday from May through November from 8am-noon under the PATCO Speedline [...]
Brain Trust: Explain To Us How All Of These Menus We Keep Getting Are Legal
Aired August 11th, 2009 on Brain Trust and Take-Out.14 CommentsIs it just us, or has there been an extreme tidal wave of random menus and restaurant fliers being shoved into every possible crevice in our front doors lately? It’s hard to even fathom that there are this many Chinese Food/Pizza/Hoagie Places within a twenty-block radius of our apartments to generate such a maelstrom of [...]
The Fresh Market Opening A Second Philly-Area Location
Aired August 11th, 2009 on Retail and Supermarkets.1 CommentMove over Wegmans; back up, Whole Foods; and look out, Trader Joe’s — there’s a new Fancy, Organic and Attractive supermarket on the block. The Fresh Market, a North Carolina based supermarket chain, is growing steadily up and down the east coast and is setting up their second Philadelphia-Area store in Horsham, PA. According to [...]
Allagash Beer and Food Pairing Night At The P.O.P.E. With A Special Guest
Aired August 11th, 2009 on Beer and Events.0 CommentsTonight at 7pm, at the Pub On Passyunk East tonight there will be an extra special Allagash Night. Rob Tod, Founder and Owner of Allagash Brewery will be in attendance to support and partake in the beer and food pairings. The menu features 5 dishes, each of which have a paired beer featured on the [...]
