Remember last week when we were telling you about the sweets-heavy Sugar Cube Truck? Well, it’s all wrapped up and ready to go. Look for it most likely on Walnut Street in-between 34th and 36th, either this coming Monday or Wednesday around 1PM. More pics here.
Archive for January, 2010
It was announced yesterday that Representative Karen Beyee, R-Leigh/Northampton, is working to bring Pennsylvania up to speed with the rest of the country, promoting legislation finally allowing local beer distributors to sell six-packs. “Pennsylvania is moving closer to the day when all of our grocery and convenience stores will be allowed to sell beer by [...]
Douchebag Zen: There’s A Situation At McFadden’s And O.N.E.
Aired January 21st, 2010 on Uncategorized.0 CommentsOk, so maybe not a complete Situation. But this had to be mentioned, because like a fine Sauvignon Blanc pairing with the goatiest of goat cheese, a couple members of the Jersey Shore cast will be showing up at O.N.E. Rittenhouse and McFadden’s. We’re hoping that Ronnie and Sammi don’t pull the usual, and leave early [...]
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One Man’s Voyage Into The Seedy World Of Eating Every Pork Dish You Possibly Can
Aired January 20th, 2010 on Animal Rights and Food Bloggers.2 CommentsUp until recently, Philadelphia writer/artist/emcee/producer/gentleman/scholar Abdullah Saeed did not partake in the savory delights of the pig. Not quite a devout Muslim, he held onto this last of his religion’s taboos as almost a point of pride. Eventually, his curiosity started to pique as his determination started to waver and he decided to chronicle his [...]
Update: The Chocolate Wars Are Over, For Now…
Aired January 20th, 2010 on Chocolate and Uncategorized.0 CommentsThanks to the muckraking moxie of Phoodie investigative reporters, Teuscher Chocolates of Philadelphia has released their iron grip on www.marcieblainechocolates.com and settled for http://www.teuscherphiladelphia.com; thus sparing all parties involved the costly and oft sticky process of chocolaty litigation (get it?) Teuscher apparently still owns the url (which isn’t Marcie Blaine’s real website anyway) but no [...]
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Philadelphia: Home Of The Father Of American Beekeeping (Who Knew?)
Aired January 20th, 2010 on Animal Rights, Events and Farming.2 CommentsThe year 2010 marks the 200th birthday of Philadelphia native Lorenzo Langstroth, the “Father of American Beekeeping.” Raised on Front Street and educated at Yale, Langstroth was given his moniker as he invented the movable frame beehive that we all remember so well from Reading Rainbow. Langstroth’s beehive allowed for the undisturbed research of an [...]
Behind every great story is an even better PR rep. And there are none better than the lady seen above, Jennie Hatton of Profile Public Relations. As a finalist for our Phoodie Person Of The Year, she has been nicknamed “The Puppet Master”. She reps some of the best and brightest in town, including Iron [...]
R.I.P.: Glen W. Bell Jr., Founder of Taco Bell
Aired January 19th, 2010 on Fast Food, Mexican and Phoodies.0 CommentsGlen W. Bell Jr., founder of Taco Bell, has died. You can bet we’ll be celebrating his life and legacy in a private eating session, wracked with simultaneous shame and delight, sometime before the week is over.
South Philly’s Devil’s Den has just announced their appointment of new head chef, Alex Urena. Chef Urena came to Philly from New York, where he ran his own restaurant, Pamplona, to be chef de cuisine at Two Liberty’s R2L, but left abruptly before its opening. Some of his honors include: A 2000 James Beard nomination [...]
Phoodie Exclusive: The Who And The What Of Stephen Starr’s Fishtown Bier Garten
Aired January 19th, 2010 on Gastropubs, Openings, Rumors and Stephen Starr.31 CommentsVia Google Street view, the site of Starr’s proposed Bier Garten, which sources say he’d like to open by this summer. We’ve been hearing tell that Stephen Starr has been snooping around Fishtown for a while now, checking out the neighborhood as the possible site for a number of cogs in his ever-growing empire — [...]
