Today’s a big day at Phoodie.info/Philebrity HQ: A little later this afternoon, we’re heading down to the kitchen at National Mechanics in Old City, where we will be preparing our first official pots of grog for this evening from 5-8PM, when we present the first of Philebrity’s Sailor Jerry Grog Parties. (Admisson is free, invite [...]
Archive for November, 2009
I Am The Grog Master: The Official Phoodie.info Grog Recipe
Aired November 19th, 2009 on Events, Liquor, Recipes and Seasonal.4 CommentsIt’s Vintastic Craptastic: Beaujolais Nouveau Arrives Spreads Today
Aired November 18th, 2009 on It's Vintastic and Wine.7 Comments Our man Collin Flatt got his start on this here site doing “It’s Vintastic,” a psychotic trip through vinified existence. After the jump, he dusts off the olfactory bulb and puts on his asshole jacket to warn you all what can happen if you partake in today’s festivities.
Is Public House Trying To De-Douche-ify?
Aired November 18th, 2009 on New Chef and New Menu.4 CommentsCall it The Lessons Of Arthur Kade, call it The Great Recession’s New Humility, call it what you will, but mark our words: 2010 is going to be The Year Douchebags Broke. This year, we’ve already seen the opening shots across the bow, wherein finally, Douchebags (that umbrella social grouping that pulls together frat boys, [...]
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Finally, A Crawl We Can Get Behind (But Don’t Get Behind Us, Just Trust): Nacho Crawl Philadelphia!
Aired November 18th, 2009 on Events and Mexican.6 CommentsLee Frank may be a New York food blogger — he runs the all-nachos site NachosNY — but having grown up here in Philly, he still reps hard. So when Frank comes home next week for Thanksgiving, he’ll be mixing his wonderful past with his dizzying present for what is, as best we know, the [...]
Jose Garces Is Totally Going To Win The Next Iron Chef
Aired November 18th, 2009 on Celebrity Chefs and competitions.3 CommentsIt’s not a spoiler — it’s just an opinion and a fact, man. What makes us so sure? A few things: – Dude has been killing it all season long. – In the clip of the final episode above, Chef Jehangir Mehta can’t even get his damned pressure cooker open. Fail. – And the final [...]
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You Like-A De Sauce? Bart Blatstein The Proud New (And Old) Owner Of Vino
Aired November 17th, 2009 on Italian and Turnover.1 CommentHas Bart Blatstein ousted Michael Maglio from the Italian spot Vino at the Piazza At Schmidt’s? Word on the street is yes, he has indeed and a phone call to Vino seems to confirm that the new owner is none other than Tower Investments and their former business manager, Antonia Seimion, is now the manager [...]
Yay Or Nay: Zapp’s Limited-Edition Spicy Creole Tomato Potato Chips, Spiked With Tabasco Sauce
Aired November 17th, 2009 on Junk Food, Object Of Desire and Yay or Nay.3 CommentsIt’s been a while since we did a Yay Or Nay, but these babies, encountered in line for a sammich at Palm Market today, are firing on so many cylinders that we had to table whatever we were doing for a few moments, just to consider them. Around the shell of Lousiana’s beloved Zapp’s Potato [...]
Bummer Alert: Food Insecurity Isn’t a Symptom Of A Personality Disorder
Aired November 16th, 2009 on Animal Rights and HealthCheck.1 CommentA disturbing press release issued today by President Obama reported that, “As American families prepare to gather for Thanksgiving, we received an unsettling report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that found that hunger rose significantly last year.” It’s yet another byproduct of the recession. We perused the USDA Household Food Security report on Food [...]
The harvest season seems to be over, but Greensgrow is still as active as ever in Fishtown. This Saturday from 5PM-8PM at the Philadelphia Brewing Company, they are hosting their second annual Whole Hog Event. This fundraising feast includes roasted Cuban-style pig, grilled salmon, vegan and vegetarian food, freshly milled cider, and PBC’s Harvest From [...]
