Philly Beer Week is offering up a chance to win an all-expenses-paid trip to Belgium for one regional brewer and one local beer drinker. The winners will help brew a Philly Beer Week collaborative beer with world-renown brewer Dirk Naudts of De Proef Brouwerij. All you have to do is be at McGillin’s Olde Ale [...]
Archive for October, 2010
Win A Trip To Belgium on Philly Beer Week’s Tab
Aired October 28th, 2010 on Beer, Beer Week and Free.0 CommentsLooking for a new way to impress your in-laws this Holiday season? Allow us to suggest ordering a pie from MANNA’s Pie In The Sky Bake Sale For Better Health. Every baked good sold helps to support MANNA (a program that provides nourishing, life-sustaining meals to those in our area who are coping with life-threatening [...]
Delicatessen will be celebrating Halloween with some new menu additions. Now through October 31st, the following three menu items will be available: Challahween French Toast – Extra thick slices of Challah Bread soaked in pumpkin custard, served with warm maple caramel sauce The Dybbuk – Fresh roast turkey, applewood smoked bacon, avocado, juicy tomato and [...]
Hey Philadelphia Vegans, are feeling left out of all the tasting menus and prix fixe dinners out there? Well, Meritage Restaurant & Wine Bar has come up with a solution for you. Starting October 26th, the restaurant will be offering a four course vegan tasting menu. The menu is available only on Tuesday nights and [...]
Back in May 2008, we posted about The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s proposal for wine kiosks to be installed throughout the state. We even made a jeer at how progress and the PLCB are not best friends. Well here we are, almost two years later, with an update: Two weeks ago, the PLCB announced that [...]
We don’t even know where to begin trying the explain the WTF-ness of this but… there are vending machines in Ninjing, Japan that vend live crabs. These vending machines began appearing in September and are temperature controlled, kept at 5-10 degrees Celsius, to keep the crabs in a state of hibernation. They can live for [...]
Yay or Nay: Tastykake Limited Edition Spice Kake Krimpets
Aired October 25th, 2010 on Yay or Nay.5 CommentsToday, while exploring one of the corner stores near our new office in Old City, we came across Tastykake Limited Edition Spice Kake Krimpets. We were a little wary at first because we were afraid they were messing with the traditional Butterscotch Krimpet, but Spice Kake Krimpet called to us in a way we couldn’t [...]
Capogiro Embraces Fall With (Sweater-Clad) Open Arms
Aired October 25th, 2010 on In Season and Seasonal.0 CommentsCapogiro doesn’t just close its doors and slink away when the weather turns cold — they embrace the fall and winter months with open arms (and scarves and gloves). Though most people believe gelato to be a summertime treat, Capogiro says “No.” From their website, Capogiro’s new fall flavors include: “Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin – Lancaster County [...]
Dear Phoodies, We love you dearly. We want to keep you safe, out of jail, and alive. Therefore, when we saw this on CulinarySchools.org, we felt we had to share. Infographic by Culinary Schools.org
Greensgrown Farm will host their 3rd annual Whole Hog feast on Saturday, November 13. From 5pm – 8pm come and enjoy a feast prepared by Campbell’s Soup executive chef Tom Griffiths. The feast will feature an expansive buffet accompanied by wine and local beer. Don’t worry if you are a vegetarian because alongside the charcuterie [...]








