Tomorrow welcomes the first day of February. You know what that means. Potentially two more months of gray skies and blistering cold. Lucky for you, you live in (or not to far from) a city where restaurants keep their innovative flames burning well into this “slow” season. Xochitl also welcomes February, and chef Lucio Palazzo [...]
Archive for January, 2011
‘Dish And Cocktail’ Pairings Throughout February At Xochitl
Aired January 31st, 2011 on Drinks, Mexican and restaurants.0 CommentsYet Another Cupcake Place! Pamcakes To Open Any Day Now
Aired January 28th, 2011 on Sweets and valentine's day.3 CommentsYou can never have enough cupcake places in one city! Pamcakes is set to open any day now, just in time for Valentine’s Day. And hey, it’s never too early to place an order of lovely baby cakes for your baby. Valentine’s Day Box o’ Cupcakes includes one dozen or half dozen gourmet Pamcakes, cutesy [...]
NY Travel Blogger Attempts To Cook Philadelphians Cheesesteaks
Aired January 28th, 2011 on Cheesesteak and Uncategorized.0 CommentsMike Barish, travel aficionado, who you may know from his column in Sky Mall, is starring in a new web series that promotes the Cheverolet Cruze, but also gives this guy a chance to travel across America in search of great food and local experiences. You can catch future episodes here. What’s his first stop? [...]
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Superbowl Sunday Endless Taco & Nacho Night At Cantina At Distrito
Aired January 28th, 2011 on Uncategorized.1 CommentDistrito will be serving up Endless Tacos & Nachos instead of Tacos & Enchiladas, in celebration of Superbowl Sunday. This is the end of the “endless” meals, people! Go watch the game on three high-definition televisions in the downstairs Cantina, and enjoy $2 drafts of Dos Equis Amber and Dos Equis Lager beers. Reservations will [...]
This needed a better name than mac n’ cheese. Follow this recipe and you will not be disappointed. We’ve made this a few times and recommend using only 2 tablespoons of butter, 1/4 the amount of onions, and regular breadcrumbs instead of panko. Trust us. Besides, who wants onion breath? I know we all said [...]
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Garces vs. Solomonov on Iron Chef America
Aired January 24th, 2011 on Celebrity Chefs and TV.0 CommentsOn Sunday, Jan. 30 at 10 p.m., Food Network‘s Iron Chef America will be hosting a Philly chef showdown featuring Iron Chef Jose Garces and Chef Michael Solomonov of Zahav, Xochitl and Percy Street Barbecue. I don’t know how I’ll react if the “secret ingredient” is wiz.
Top Ten Sandwich List: We Want 10/10, Not 2/10.
Aired January 24th, 2011 on Sandwiches and Uncategorized.1 CommentRecently, Endless Simmer posted “America’s Top 10 New Sandwiches.” And guess what?! Chicken butt? No. Two of our city’s own claimed spots on the list! At nine, University City sandwich truck, Koja, for their Bulgogi Steak Sandwich and a three spot for Paesano’s Lasagna Bolognese. Congrats, you sammie champs. At the end of the day, [...]
I’ve been on a lemon bar kick this week. Something about them cures the winter doldrums pretty well. They key to awesome kick-winter’s-ass lemon bars is, of course, fresh lemon juice and fresh lemon zest. I am also a fan of a thicker, rich and buttery crust beneath all that lemony goodness. This recipe will [...]
Random Tea Room Event: Culinary Tea Book Signing, Plus Boozey Warm Bevies Perfect On A Day Like Today
Aired January 18th, 2011 on Uncategorized.0 CommentsAuthor Cindy Gold, of the book Culinary Tea will be visiting The Random Tea Room this evening, as well as hosting Tea Cocktail demonstrations and tastings. The event is free but a limited number of books will be available to buy. The demo starts at 7pm. In their book, Cindy Gold and Lisë Stern discuss [...]
