Biba, the West Philly wine/beer/cheese spot from the same folks who brought you the Tria franchise, brings us a mirage on this rain-soaked April day: A vision of a not-too-distant future late spring/summer afternoon when we leave work early, put on funny sunglasses and kick it like a boss on their brand new deck. Made [...]
Archive for April, 2011
Entire Philebrity Class Of 2005 Collabs On Insane-O Kids’ Food Show!
Aired April 19th, 2011 on TV.0 CommentsPlastic Little‘s Kurt Hunte just got a new gig as host of Comcast OnDemand’s “Let’s Eat!” The new program is a cooking show for kids where Hunte takes email requests for recipes and is paired with co-host The Hydra, a lucha libre-inspired wrestler. Spank Rock and Amanda Blank perform the theme song, with guest vocals [...]
Moore’s Sidewalk Eatery Opens Across Logan Square
Aired April 19th, 2011 on Coffee, Openings, Salads and Sandwiches.0 CommentsMoore College of Art and Design, the country’s last remaining all-women’s visual arts school, has just opened their Diamond Cafe, an outdoor eatery that will serve the public through June. The cafe is open Monday through Friday and just had their grand opening this past Monday, the 18th. This sidewalk stop is intended for all: [...]
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Locavore, the most popular local food phone app, has now teamed up with Local Dirt, and on Earth Day, April 22, they’re launching the new “Where to Buy” ability, declared as the “Holy Grail” of future features by Lifehacker in 2009. Locavore is available on Android as of this week, and it is Free on [...]
Memphis Taproom Beer Garden Grand Opening: Saturday, April 23rd
Aired April 18th, 2011 on Beer and Events.0 CommentsJoin Memphis Taproom for hot dogs and beer this Saturday for their 3rd annniversary and the Grand Opening of the Beer Garden. Check out all the details here! Also, as part of Philly Beer Week, tickets are on sale for Vintage Beer Brunch and Vegan Beer Dinner, featuring a spectacular vegan menu from chef Jesse [...]
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Evil Twin Brewing Debuts In The U.S., The Farmers Cabinet On Tuesday
Aired April 14th, 2011 on Beer and Events.0 CommentsOn Tuesday, April 19 at 7pm, The Farmers’ Cabinet, will host Denmark brewer Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergso of Evil Twin Brewing Company for his Philadelphia debut. The Brewer recently announced the arrival of Evil Twin Brewing to the United States, and The Farmers’ Cabinet is their second stop on their launch. During this special evening, The Farmers’ [...]
As part of the ongoing PIFA festivities, Chef Mathieu Viannay of La Mere Brazier in Lyon, France paired with Chef Perrier of Le Bec-Fin to create a special menu for this week, today through Friday: The meal includes Bresse Chicken and Foie Gras Terrine, baked in a pastry crust, and Black Cherry Jam. The dinner [...]
Chef Moon To Offer Reprise of James Beard Dinner
Aired April 13th, 2011 on Events and Thai.0 CommentsChef Moon (pictured, left) of Chabaa Thai Bistro is both celebrating a tremendous performance and giving a farewell to her other restaurant, Mango Moon by giving her Songkran Thai New Years Menu an encore. On April 4th, Chef Moon prepared an amazingly well-received Thai menu at The James Beard House and has decided to prepare [...]
Questlove Cook Off 4.3.11 from Cook4Quest on Vimeo. Earlier this month, Roots drummer/unofficial Philly mascot ?uestlove staged the first-ever ?uestlove Cook Off, which pitted nine chefs against each other at Time, with a panel of celebrity judges that included Sasha Grey. The prize? Nothing to do with Sasha Grey, sadly; rather, it was the honor [...]
