Most importantly: Starr’s first pop-up with Talula’s Table sold out in less than two days, so if you want in on the Kanella pop-up, there’s no time to waste. Call 215-592-7787 to make reservations. Now, everything else: Notoriously sexy Kanella chef Konstantinos Pitsillides will be cooking a Levantine dinner for the second pop-up. The Levant [...]
Archive for July, 2010
Stop, Drop And Make Your Reservation for Starr’s Next Pop-Up With Kanella
Aired July 14th, 2010 on Stephen Starr.0 CommentsUniversity City Dining Days Starts Tomorrow (And They’re Bringing Fire Dancers)
Aired July 14th, 2010 on restaurants and specials.0 CommentsAs we mentioned a couple weeks ago, it might just be time to hop on that trolley to West Philly. Starting tomorrow, restaurants all over University City will have three-course specials for $35 or less. This year, it’ll go on for two weeks so there’s no excuse not to go. Make reservations now to avoid [...]
Free Pizza At Crocodile, Your New Best Kept Secret
Aired July 13th, 2010 on Bars, Beer, Openings and Pizza.0 CommentsPhilly’s getting its very own Crocodile (see reptilian brethren: The Alligator Lounge in Williamsburg, The Crocodile Lounge in Gramercy and in Chicago’s Wicker Park) in Old City. The bar’s gimmick is simple: Buy any beer and get a free personal pizza. The PLCB‘s gimmick is a little weirder: The Crocodile strictly isn’t allowed to advertise the deal. [...]
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Phoodie fave Pub & Kitchen is the place to be Wednesday nights this summer: Get a half-rack of ribs, sweet corn grits, house-made coleslaw and a pint of Tröegs Sunshine Pils for $17. Not much else to say, except that P&K’s blog is pretty cute (come on, they post The Cure remixes and The Dead). Pub [...]
When Meju closed, Korean fried chicken lovers were left in a predicament: Trek all the way up to Cafe Soho or live without the crunchy, saucier take on Southern comfort food. At last, breathe a sigh of sweet relief . Starting this Thursday, Meritage will be serving some high class K.F.C. “until the weather cools” [...]
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The French really aren’t that different from us. While we celebrate our Independence Day with beer, fireworks and burgers, they’re doing wine, fireworks and steak frites. So take a mid-week break this Wednesday, the 14th, and give it a shot: There’s a Pernod Party at Caribou, where they’ll be serving up lots of the popular [...]
Matt Levin’s New Restaurant Is So Matt Levin
Aired July 12th, 2010 on Celebrity Chefs and Openings.2 CommentsIt’s a little thing chef Matt Levin‘s friends like to say: Things are either “so Matt Levin” or “so not Matt Levin.” And finally he’s got a place that his friends can safely say is so him: His new restaurant, Adsum. The Queen Village restaurant, slated to open on July 14, is a no-bullshit take [...]
· If you’re into expertly-prepared fresh fish, reserve a spot on Fork‘s second-annual Summer Fisherman’s Trip and Dinner, July 17. Just how fresh, you ask? We’re talking a near 7-hour turnaround. Start with breakfast at Fork:etc. at 8 a.m., then it’s over to Atlantic City to hop on the charter boat for the fishing expedition [...]
Your Chance to Save That Terrible Restaurant That You Still Have Faith In, For Some Reason
Aired July 8th, 2010 on Celebrity Chefs and TV.0 CommentsPublic Service Announcement: Kitchen Nightmares is casting and you don’t even have to own the restaurant to apply! Says Twins Talent, the casting agency that reps the show: Please email Twinsworld1@aol.com Put: “Kitchen Nightmares” in the subject title Include your Name, contact info, Name of the restaurant, (If the restaurant is not yours then please include [...]
While many would-be restaurants are taking to the street in the form of food trucks, the Desi Chaat House is taking Indian street food inside, to a peculiar-looking flat-roofed orange building on the corner of 42nd and Baltimore. Draped with Christmas lights, the storefront’s bright green lettering promises “Mild to Wild.” It could be a [...]
