The 7th Annual Brewer’s Plate takes place on Sunday, March 11 from 5-8 p.m. at the Penn Museum. Once again, Brewer’s Plate will be showing off the best of the best in the region, including premier breweries, restaurants, ‘artisanal producers’ and farmers. It’s a win-win at the Plate. While munchin’ on local gourmet food and [...]
Archive for February, 2011
Step Up To The Plate! The 7th Annual Brewer’s Plate, That Is.
Aired February 7th, 2011 on Beer and Events.0 CommentsLotus Farm To Table Welcomes Fresh Mind Of Chef Michael Giletto
Aired February 7th, 2011 on Chefs, Farming, New Chef and Tea.0 CommentsLotus Farm to Table, Courtney Rozsas‘s 32-seat just-so restaurant/teahouse in Media, PA, is already known for its naturally fresh, locally grown menu options, but has strengthened its pledge to the farm-to-table movement with the addition of Chef Michael Giletto. Giletto cut his teeth at a his family-owned and operated blueberry farm in Central, NJ, and [...]
Locally Brewed Valentinesy Beers
Aired February 4th, 2011 on Beer, Locavore and valentine's day.0 CommentsMelissa Ward, blogger and cupcake connoisseur, gathered up some brews “perfect for wooing” over at Philly Homegrown this week. We don’t like to make a big deal of Valentine’s Day, but we heart beer! This is certainly giving us a reason to go out in search of these local brews with those we love. “Exit [...]
ADVERTISEMENT
It’s Magic: Induction Powered Cereal Boxes And Self-Cooking Soup
Aired February 3rd, 2011 on The Biz, Trends and video.0 CommentsThe Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the largest technology trade show of its kind, took place last month, and probably pumped out a lot of new geeky tech stuff that we could post about. But since this is Phoodie, we had to post about this one. Fulton Innovation is experimenting with induction powered self-cooking [...]
No Reservations: An Evening With Anthony Bourdain At Keswick Theatre
Aired February 2nd, 2011 on Authors, Celebrity Chefs and Events.1 CommentOn Monday, Feb. 14th, at 8 p.m., Anthony Bourdain, “the bad boy of cuisine,” chef, author and host of Travel Network’s Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations will be “performing” at the Keswick Theatre. In true No Reservations form, his act will be an unscripted tale about his travels, kitchen life and current events. After he’s done [...]
ADVERTISEMENT
Wing Bowl Vet Hammers Massive Corned Beef Thing In Just Six Minutes At Delicatessen
Aired February 2nd, 2011 on Deli, Phoodies, competitions and video.0 CommentsGluttonous Maximus – Pastrami Eating Contest at DelicatessenUploaded by Woodshopfilms. – Full seasons and entire episodes online. Whoa.
Cocktail Dinner ft. Pernod Absinthe at Koo Zee Doo
Aired February 2nd, 2011 on Drinks and Events.0 CommentsKOO ZEE DOO at 614 N. 2nd St. will be hosting a cocktail dinner next Monday, Feb. 7. It’s five courses, each paired with signature cocktails mixed, shook and stirred by Phoebe Esmon and Christian Gaal. The featured drink will be Pernod Absinthe. At $120 a couple, that’s a deal and a great night out. [...]
Get Your Bake On! Valentines Day Weekend, Greensgrow Hosts A Sweet And Savory Cupcake Workshop
Aired February 1st, 2011 on Classes and Sweets.0 CommentsOkay, we admit there are too many cupcake shops in Philly, but there could never be enough cupcake WORKshops! The Saturday before Valentine’s Day at Greensgrow’s Kensington Kitchen Space, Mona Wilson, of It’s a Cupcake, will be baking a batch of her signature savory cupcakes to taste. She’ll also send you home with a recipe [...]
Memphis Taproom Pittsburgh Happy Hour On Wednesday
Aired February 1st, 2011 on Beer and Happy Hours.0 CommentsTomorrow night, Wednesday, February 2nd, from 7-9pm, Memphis Taproom will be hosting a special Pittsburgh Happy Hour. Celebrate with John Rooney (their very own Pittsburgh bar man) and will (with your minds! …and a few beers) the Steelers to victory in Sunday’s game against Green Bay. They’ll be tapping beer from Penn Brewery for special [...]
Modern Greek At Opa Coming Soon
Aired February 1st, 2011 on Greek, Openings and restaurants.0 CommentsTake two Greek siblings, George Tsiouris and Vasiliki Tsiouris, who grew up in the restaurant biz, throw in a skilled designer and a seasoned chef and Opa! You have Opa, “a Modern Greek restaurant- bar,” slated to open this month at 1311 Sansom Street. Modern Greek? Yes, modern. With guidance from the brilliant design mind [...]
