Starting this Saturday (the 19th) from noon-4PM, Cantina Dos Segundos will be hosting a monthly brunch DJ event. This month, Chris Morris of Philadelphia Brewing Co. will be DJing an afternoon of 70′s and 80’s punk rock classics and 60’s garage. PBC is offering deals for the “Punk Rock Brunch” event: $2 Kenzinger bottles and [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Punk Rock Brunch at Dos Segundos on Saturday
Aired December 14th, 2009 on Brunch, Events and Uncategorized.0 CommentsThanks, Temple Neuroscience Students: Coffee ‘Will Not Sober You Up’ When Drunk
Aired December 10th, 2009 on Uncategorized.3 CommentsAccording to this study published in the most recent issue of Behavioral Neuroscience, and written by researchers at Temple University, coffee does not “reverse the negative cognitive impact of alcohol.” Translation: if you’re drunk, drinking coffee will not help to sober you up. In fact, it may fool you into thinking that all of a [...]
Scrapple: Meatloaf’s Grotesque Philly-Born Cousin
Aired December 10th, 2009 on Uncategorized.10 CommentsWaking up to the smell of savory breakfast meats cooking in the morning is probably the best substitute for an alarm clock; you all but float towards the kitchen, dragged by your nose and mankind’s innate love of a.m. sizzily meats. But as you arrive at the stovetop and look down at the pan there’s [...]
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Phoodie Desert Island: Felicia D’Ambrosio Of Meal Ticket
Aired December 10th, 2009 on Desert Island.13 CommentsToday we continue our time on the Phoodie Desert Island. If you’re just now catching up, check out our kickoff piece featuring Tom Peters of Monk’s Cafe. If you don’t know the game, we shouldn’t be friends, but here’s a refresher. There’s a terrible plane crash and you’re stuck alone on a desert island. The [...]
“Real Philadelphia Women” As Pin-Ups, Courtesy of Varga Bar
Aired December 10th, 2009 on Events.0 CommentsWe know, we know. We didn’t want to look at pin-ups of “Real Philadelphia Women” either. But tonight from 6-8PM, Varga Bar is sponsoring an opening for Chris Gabello‘s 2010 Varga-inspired pin-up calendar at his studio (1511 Moravian Street, between Sansom and Walnut). Gabelo photographed 12 “real” current Philadelphian women and compiled them all into [...]
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“We have buckets a-plenty of it available free of charge here at The Random Tea Room (713 N. 4th Street, btw. Brown & Fairmount),” says William over in NoLibs. “We’re open til 8 PM tonight.”
Hoagies By Way Of Hog Island
Aired December 9th, 2009 on Animal Rights, Hoagies and Locavore.1 CommentHog Island is no longer a home to hogs; nor is it an island. But the stretch of land along the Delaware River which is now the airport is actually deeply rooted in Philadelphia culinary culture. Hog Island was given its name because early residents supposedly didn’t use fences to corral their swine as the [...]
Philly BBQ’s With The Best of Em’
Aired December 9th, 2009 on BBQ, Tapas and Uncategorized.0 CommentsPhilly may not be known for it’s barbecue but it damn well should be. Lovers of pulled pork, spicy baked beans and ribs need not grumble their tummies, for there is some truly authentic and amazing BBQ right around the corner, and in one case, just a phone call away. Bebe’s Barbecue has gotten it’s [...]
John Taus has more monikers than Ol’ Dirty Bastard and more talent than him, too. Well, at least in the kitchen. While ‘Chainsaw’ has been known to break out freestyle raps in broken Spanish, his real proficiency is evident in an inspired fall menu that packed on a few pounds to my midsection. I spent an afternoon with [...]
EL AL: It’s Not Just Hanukkah Recipes
Aired December 7th, 2009 on Israeli, Seasonal and Uncategorized.0 CommentsSomething about the bold, sans-serif, all caps subheader of this press release we just received, announcing EL AL Airlines‘ holiday celebration (serving thousands of passengers sufganiot — Jewish jelly donuts — and latkes on flights leaving JFK and Newark) made us squirm in a manner that made us feel as though we couldn’t politely decline. [...]
