· If you haven’t noticed already, The Standard Tap has installed its massive twenty line tap system and even if you’re not a beer person, it’s goddamned pretty. If you are a beer person, it’s a challenge; first to get through all twenty beers gets a kiss from Ron The Bartender. But seriously, great job [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Beer Blob: Taps At Tap, Tasting Room, Beerrings?
Aired February 18th, 2010 on Beer and Food Blob.1 CommentDept. Of Beautiful Friendships: Parc And Yards Get Together To Make Sweet Love… In Your Mouth
Aired February 18th, 2010 on Beer, Events and French.2 CommentsAll told — and from the perspective of someone whose Parc habit is quickly outstripping, say, Pete Doherty’s drug habit — THIS IS NOT A BAD DEAL. Get on it!
PSA: Get Those Brewer’s Plate Tickets Before They’re Gone!
Aired February 18th, 2010 on Events.0 CommentsFor more info, click here.
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We recently heard tell of a bar fight that occurred in town whereupon two men became so enraged by a fundamentally Philly-area debate — Tacconnelli’s or Pica’s — that they literally came to blows. Neither party was hospitalized (though one sported quite the bruise on his nose), but it gets to the heart of something [...]
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New Zama Lunch Brings Quick Bento And Sushi to Center City
Aired February 17th, 2010 on Japanese and Lunch.0 CommentsFamed Philadelphia Sushi Chef Hiroyuki “Zama” Tanaka has unveiled a new lunch menu at his Center City Japanese restaurant, Zama. The menu looks enticing and promises to be quickly prepared for those in need of a healthy lunch on the fly. Highlights include Zama’s Bento Lunch, combination meals that feature main dishes such as Black [...]
That which you see above is my new favorite vegetable dish. While I plan on upping my BP and cholesterol level with the absurd amount of house-smoked-cured meats, olive oils and cheeses offered at Garces Trading Company, I got a jolly surprise at the simple deliciousness of the Baby Artichokes swimming in a slick of [...]
Taste Of The Nation ’10: Fighting the Good Fight
Aired February 17th, 2010 on But What About The Children?, Celebrity Chefs, Chefs, Events, Props Is Due and Uncategorized.0 CommentsWhile we enjoy fancy Korean tacos and alcohol-infused milkshakes as much as the next person, there comes a time when we need to look towards a greater need grumbling deep in the gutty-works of our home town. We’re talking actual hunger; as in, 24.5% of our residents living below the poverty line type of hunger. [...]
Green Lunchin’ At The Falafel Factory
Aired February 17th, 2010 on Fast Food, Greek, Israeli, Lunch, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern.0 CommentsIn a city full of starving vegetarian residents, there certainly isn’t a shortage of falafel around here. Rob Rimeris is providing his take on the Middle-Eastern favorite at his new restaurant, Falafel Factory, up Rittenhouse way. The Factory’s serving up sandwiches and dips placed in the traditional pita, with six different options, including the “Hawaiian,” [...]
