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Archive for June, 2010
This Sunday, We Finally Get Revenge On Beer Week
Aired June 10th, 2010 on Beer, Beer Week and Events.2 CommentsOn Thursday, something refreshing: Movement (and not the pub crawl express variety). Get off that barstool and dance at P.Y.T’s Golden Monkey Dance Party, 9 p.m. – 2 a.m., or at Johnny’s Brenda’s IPA Dance Party, 8 p.m. – 2 a.m, with Suzanne Woods and the ladies of IPA dj-ing. On the opposite end of [...]
In The End, Not Even Gordon Ramsay Could Save Hot Potato
Aired June 10th, 2010 on Closings.0 CommentsAnd so it is, up for sale on Craigslist like an old printer or a dusty, out-of-tune piano. Sigh. While it’s hard to say we didn’t see this coming for Fishtown’s Hot Potato — the potato-themed restaurant that used frozen potato skins until Gordon told them that this was not, in fact, acceptable — it’s [...]
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Will 13th St. Ever Get Too Small for Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran?
Aired June 9th, 2010 on Mediterranean and Openings.3 CommentsFrom Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran (pictured), the women who brought 13th St. Lolita, Bindi, Grocery, Open House and Verde (goodness, that’s a mouthful), meet Barbuzzo. Slated to open in July, the new restaurant is meant to evoke a Mediterranean farmhouse, and the set-up sounds pretty sick: Distressed church pews, 350-year-old wood table tops, flooring [...]
Oh, This Old French Tarragon? Just Picked It From the Roof
Aired June 9th, 2010 on Events, New Chef and New Menu.1 CommentNoble’s Sunday Tasting Menu offers a curious dessert option: Rooftop verbena ice cream. Look up through the skylights, and you’ll find they mean it literally — Noble has a full garden on its roof, including three different beds and one potted garden. New executive chef Brinn Sinnott designed and planted the garden with the help [...]
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Philly Beer Week: Wednesday Picks For The Thrifty
Aired June 9th, 2010 on Beer and Beer Week.0 CommentsCan’t shell out the $75+tax/tip for dinner with Joe Sixpack at Le Bec Fin tonight? (But if you can, there are still tickets available, call 215-567-1000) No problem – hit the free samplings tonight: · Sam Adams tasting at the New Deck Tavern, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. · Yards tasting at Slainte, 8 p.m. – 10 [...]
Because Nothing Goes Together Better Than Raspberries And Rodeos
Aired June 8th, 2010 on Events, Farming and Locavore.0 CommentsLinvilla Orchards of Media, Pa. -– known for its pumpkins, apples, and cider -– will host a rodeo-themed Raspberry Festival on Saturday June 19 (with a rain date on Sunday) from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Guests can pick their own raspberries fresh from the field and hear helpful hints on how to prepare them [...]
Zahav Takes Boardwalk Food Off The Boardwalk But Keeps The Journey Cover Band
Aired June 8th, 2010 on Events.0 CommentsChef Michael Solomonov is going down da shore and he wants to take you with him. Solomonov is hosting a Jersey Shore Party at Zahav, Penn’s Landing’s mecca of Middle Eastern cuisine, on Thursday July 1 at 5 p.m. The event will feature boardwalk food created by nine New Jersey-bred/Philly-reppin’ top chefs. The menu (and [...]
Tuesday might just be the day to take a break from it all. Unless you’re into… · Balderdash — Good at bullshitting? Been taking notes while watching “Lie to Me”? Play Beer Balderdash at The Standard Tap, 8 p.m. – 2 a.m. Make up some crazy beer-related story or call out the others. · Tattoos [...]
Philly Beer Week: She Followed the H.O.G. So You Didn’t Have To
Aired June 7th, 2010 on Beer Week and video.0 CommentsThanks to Kaci Crooks, we can all watch the Hammer of Glory’s trip to Opening Tap and wonder, was it more or less exciting in real life? And did other people really spend the whole day following this thing around? The highlights according to Crooks: · Tom Kehoe’s dog taking a dump right in front [...]
