There’s no better way to embrace Autumn than with food. Here’s a quick glimpse of some October events we’re looking forward to here at Phoodie:
The grand opening for Sweetie Pie’s Diner is tomorrow, October 1st.
October 14th is a busy day with two grand openings: Whipped Bakeshop in Fishtown and Square 1682 in the Hotel [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Fair Food Farmstand Celebrates Grand Opening On Friday
Aired September 30th, 2009 on Locavore and Openings.1 CommentThe expanded version of the Fair Food Farmstand is the newest addition to the Reading Terminal Market, and a bold step forward at that. Boasting produce, meats, poultry, dairy and more from over 90 sustainable farms in the Philly and South Jersey area — some of which are even inside the city limits — it’s [...]
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Readers Fwd: Jennifer Weiner Pimps Not One But Two Kinds Of Herring
Aired September 29th, 2009 on Animal Rights.0 CommentsBut we’re just gonna go ahead and guess that they’re both red. Hiyo! Sorry.
The Music Fountain: Pretty Much The Cutest Thing Ever
Aired September 29th, 2009 on Ice Cream, Openings and first look.4 CommentsOur friend/Fishtown real estate magnate/thespian Bob Murphy has had a twinkle in his eye called The Music Fountain for a few years now. It’d be a neighborhood ice cream parlor, he’s always said, that would also be a gathering place with coffee and, of course, music. Earlier this month, The Music Fountain quietly opened, and [...]
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Michael Callahan’s Libation Laboratories Wants To School You
Aired September 28th, 2009 on Classes and Liquor.0 CommentsSan Francisco has made itself a Mixologist’s paradise because of its locavore mentality, accessible fresh ingredients and camaraderie among area bar chefs. Bars and restaurants like Bourbon and Branch and Millennium have secured the Bay Area as a standard for other cities to live by in the eating and drinking sectors. We proudly believe Philly [...]
Snippets.com’s beer consumption by country illustration (shown here in part) shows that, once again, America no longer leads the world in Awesome. On the other hand, China, you’re dead to us, and Czech Republic, we’re looking into flight fares as we speak.
When we tasted Exit 4 prior to release, we knew there was something special there. Everything we hated about Trippels was absent from the bottle, and what was left behind was nothing short of amazingness.
Apparently, the critics agree. Exit 4 came back to the swamplands of New Jersey sportin’ a heavy-ass GOLD MEDAL from the [...]
Snoopin’ On Stella, Stephen Starr’s New Pizza Joint
Aired September 25th, 2009 on Openings, Pizza, Rumors and Stephen Starr.7 CommentsStella is Stephen Starr’s long-speculated-upon and soon-to-be-opening pizza spot at Second & Lombard (formerly known as Jennifer Weiner’s Cosi). We just happened by, and we noticed a few nice details. Today is training day, apparently — Stella is slated to open on the 29th — and here’s hoping that Starr will insist, like he did [...]
It’s The Great Pumpkin, Standard Tap! Plus: Multiplicity!
Aired September 24th, 2009 on Events, Gastropubs, Rumors, The Biz and Uncategorized.0 CommentsAccording to a very handsome bird on our shoulder, The Standard Tap is getting ready to install a twenty-tap system into their bar. The Tap is already known for having a ton of delicious local beers on tap at all times, so goodness knows what lagers and ales will flow out of that new tap [...]
