KYW is reporting today that the Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I), that bastion of regulatory integrity, has presented both Pat’s and Geno’s with citations for operating with illegal outdoor sidewalk seating. According to our folks in the know, any restaurant within certain zones is allowed to “erect, construct or maintain a sidewalk café” [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Pat’s & Geno’s, Feel The Wrath Of The Furious Gods Of L&I
Aired October 30th, 2009 on Cheesesteak.0 CommentsThis Weekend: Peter, Peter, Non-Pumpkin Eaters
Aired October 30th, 2009 on Events and Uncategorized.0 CommentsWe’ve refrained from any Halloween listings, as we’re sure you’re all planned with the numerous costume (and Game 3 parties) at your pals’ houses or favorite watering holes, but we wanted to mention two noteworthy happenings:
· Foster’s new spot at 33 N. Third Street officially opens tomorrow. Their Saturday cooking demo series remains in [...]
We know that today, dear readers, you’re all either wondering how you’re going to find 8 cheap, plastic baby dolls for your Octomom costumes (not to mention wondering who’s going to be your Jon Gosselin look-alike date), or trying to find time to go rifle through the dregs at I. Goldberg for that sailor outfit [...]
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· The Pumpkin Head Riot event at Standard Tap will have you drinking out of a bottomless $10 pumpkin carved mug with five specialty pumpkin beers on tap for the night. Mugs are limited so they recommend you get there when they open at 4pm. After that, watch the game there on the big screen [...]
The second phase of the Midnight Project between Left Hand and Terrapin breweries will be showcased tonight at Monk’s Café. Midnight Project is a collaboration effort between the Colorado and Georgia breweries, and the beers are on a very, very limited brew calendar: One batch, and on sale in only six states.
Last year’s release [...]
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Your New Philadelphia Target Store: I’ll Take a Twelve-Pack of Boxer Briefs, and a Half-Pound of Bologna
Aired October 29th, 2009 on Retail and Supermarkets.0 CommentsMinneapolis-based Target has just announced that they’re going to start selling produce, fresh meat, and baked goods at 30 of their stores in the Philadelphia area. The P-Fresh or SuperTarget brands follow in the footsteps of other big-box stores such as the Wal*Mart Superstore and the failed K-Mart Foods to offer one-stop shopping (new genre: [...]
Fair Trade Bean-Trading in Philly: The Independents Coffee Cooperative
Aired October 29th, 2009 on Coffee.0 CommentsOctober will be over in a couple of days, and we’ve only realized today that it’s been Fair Trade Coffee Month all along. We’d been shamefully and guiltily scooping from the remains of a roommate’s Bustelo sack for the past week, when we came across a listing for a dance party full of responsible, triple-bottom-line [...]
In today’s edition of our ongoing series, The Search For Umami, Collin and Shola visit Rangoon. One of the most overlooked restaurants in the city, Rangoon has been the city’s only spot for Burmese food in the metro area for many years. Extreme deliciousness and badass photography follow the jump. Get in it.
When you’re a non-douchebag sportsfan, it can be challenging to get your Black Taco on at a bar without being surrounded by a roomful of choads. So we’ve compiled a list of great establishments that have deals on food and beers you can enjoy without the typical sportsbar atmosphere:
The Abbaye offers a $3 Rowhouse Reds [...]
We cannot tell a lie: Over the years, we’ve been members of various recipe cults: Martha Stewart, Real Simple, hell, even this guy for a little while. But as the years have worn on, one book and one book alone has proven itself over and again to be pretty much the only cookbook you’d ever [...]
