We’re normally loath to talk up a situation without reliable snitches to fall back on, but since all of creation is so hot to take a shot at the Stephen Simons/Dave Frank (Royal Tavern/Cantinas North & South) takeover of The Khyber, we thought we might as well stoke the flames of righteous anger/shivering anticipation with [...]
Archive for September, 2010
Possibly True Details On The Khyber’s Reincarnation
Aired September 29th, 2010 on Food Blob.4 CommentsAnd While We’re On The Subject Of Birthdays…Free Gelato At Stella!
Aired September 28th, 2010 on Pizza and Stephen Starr.0 CommentsStephen Starr’s Pizzeria Stella turns one year old tomorrow. Call it artisan-pizza-bandwagon-jumping if you will, we were just glad to hear last fall that ol’ StarrMan was taking over the XandO Cosi that formerly held that spot over at Headhouse Square. Stella (along with Xochitl and, recently, Bodhi Coffee) has upped the ante in that [...]
We’ve received word today that, due to forecasts of more irritating rain, The Food Trust‘s Night Market at Tasker and East Passyunk Avenue that was scheduled for this Thursday evening has been postponed. An email blast from the East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District this morning suggests that the rain date is next Thursday, October [...]
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Wishing A Hearty Happy Anniversary To Jose Garces’ Amada Through A Food Coma Haze
Aired September 28th, 2010 on Jose Garces, Tapas and specials.0 CommentsHas it only been five years? It hardly even seems possible that one dude has opened five crazy successful restaurants in one city in that amount of time (Amada, Tinto, Distrito, Chifa, Village Whiskey), not to mention a market & cafe spot (Garces Trading Co.), a cute-as-buttons roving food truck (Guapos Tacos), and the coming-soon [...]
We just got our hands on the new fall menu being cooked up by Chef Anne Coll at Meritage. With dishes like brined and roasted Giannone chicken with sweet potato pudding and cabbage confit, and mussels with kaffir lime curry sauce and cellophane noodles, our stomachs are already getting excited. Check out the full menu [...]
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Who doesn’t love meatballs? Philly.com already announced the arrival of Marabella Meatballs Co. to Walnut St. last week. But we thought we would show you a shot of the place that wasn’t from Google street view: We don’t know about you guys, but we sure are excited for some hot balls to come to Walnut [...]
Another Month, Another Diet
Aired September 27th, 2010 on Diets, Food Bloggers and Locavore.0 CommentsDaniel McLaughlin is still going strong on The Thirteenth Diet. The month of September was dedicated to the Local and Organic diet, which restricted McLaughlin’s food and drink to origins within a 150-mile radius of Philadelphia. Butter and eggs from Lancaster County, mushrooms from Kennett Square, and lots of local veggies were available. Foods not [...]
It’s So WERTH It
Aired September 27th, 2010 on Food Porn, Peanut Butter, Sandwiches and specials.1 CommentYou know you’ve made it in Philadelphia when people start naming sandwiches after you. PBandU, a sandwich shop in Wayne that specializes in all things peanut butter, has created the “It’s So WERTH It” sandwich after our beloved, bearded hero, Jason Werth. The sandwich is a double-decker made with Wonder Bread, creamy peanut butter, marshmallow [...]
OpenTable, which we’ve road-tested a few times and wholeheartedly endorse (their iPhone app makes reservations a breeze and no, they’re not paying us to say that), is test driving a new group buying discount program which has just recently come to Philly. The program is called Spotlight and it works like this: You can purchase [...]
