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Archive for November, 2009
Martha Stewart Finally Admits On Behalf Of Everyone That Rachael Ray Is The Sarah Palin Of The Food World
Aired November 30th, 2009 on Celebrity Chefs.3 CommentsUnsung En Francias: Three Great Off-The-Beaten Path French Bistros In Philly
Aired November 30th, 2009 on Field Guide and French.9 CommentsPerhaps we’re covetous of the “French” aesthetic because in the past, it has scorned us. In particular, the American notion of the French makes it seem like our perpetually well-dressed, beautiful older untouchable cousin, and we’re perpetually clomping behind her like a disheveled untucked donkey. France isn’t necessarily like that, and of all places, American [...]
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This Evening: Country Honk At Pub & Kitchen
Aired November 24th, 2009 on Events and Soul Food.0 CommentsAre all of these incoming Thanksgiving vibes somehow still not down-home enough for you? Then maybe Pub & Kitchen’s 1st Annual Country Delight will hit the spot. Canned beer specials, fried chicken, stop us when you stop worrying about Obamunism.
Pub & Kitchen, 1946 Lombard St. (215) 545-0350
By now, everyone probably has their Thanksgiving game plan set in motion, so what better timing to look at the many different approaches preparing the Thanksgiving centerpiece: The Turkey. There are many factors that go into turkey prep such as kitchen space, timing, and of course, recipes. Here are some unconventional options for turkey prep [...]
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Pork Roll: A Delicious Conspiracy
Aired November 23rd, 2009 on Animal Rights, Phoodies and Props Is Due.6 CommentsOutside of this region, people have no idea what a pork roll is and we recently found ourselves wondering, too. A comment on an earlier post sparked an unhealthy interest in the breffast meat that needed to be investigated.
Pork roll comes to us by way of our friendly neighbors to the East, New Jersey. Originally [...]
Congratulations to our very own Jose Garces for single-handedly changing the culinary landscape of Philadelphia, culminating in a huge victory on the cooking world’s biggest stage.
Collin Flatt gushes and weeps after the jump.
This weekend seems to be packed with lots of delicious things to do and eat, check out the list below and don’t forget, you can always check out our calendar for daily events or email us at phoodie[at]gmail[dot]com with your event tips.
FRIDAY:
· Don’t forget, today is the daythat Koo Zee Doo starts serving up brunch.
· [...]
Best Text Message Of The Day: Kong Dumpling Throwdown Tonight
Aired November 19th, 2009 on Chinese and specials.0 CommentsBeen to Kong, that new Chinese street food joint in NoLibs, yet? We have, and we’re a little obsessed. So when the phone just blinked and told us this:
“Hey All — Thursday Dumpling Throwdown ay Kong tonight. Over 15 varieties. 50¢ a piece (three to a plate). Go get ‘em! ”
… we were just [...]
Since we’re celebrating wine and all things grapey today, we thought we would point all of our fledgling oenophiles to The Wine School of Philadelphia website for a pretty slick class.
Keith Wallace, now the wine critic for The Daily Beast and author of a new book on his Corked and Forked Series, has designed a session [...]
Commentroversy: El Camino Real And Dustin Chalermkittichai/Robinson
Aired November 30th, 2009 on Chefs and Commentroversy.7 CommentsWe couldn’t help but notice the accusatory comments still cropping up on October’s post on El Camino Real’s new chef, Dustin Chalermkittichai, or as he goes by now, Dustin Robinson. Robinson, recent sous chef at Rouge, acknowledges in a gruff American voice that he changed his name at age 19 for reasons which he didn’t [...]