On July 9th, from 3-7PM at Piazza at Schmidts, the 1st Annual Philadelphia Vendy Awards will pit the city’s best street vendors against each other. The event will benefit The Food Trust, a nonprofit that strives to make healthy food available to all. Last year, three Philadelphia vendors participated in the New York Vendys, where [...]
Archive for May, 2011
Philadelphia’s First Annual Vendy Awards
Aired May 23rd, 2011 on Awards, Street Food and competitions.0 CommentsMany Burgers Enter, Only One Will Survive
Aired May 23rd, 2011 on Burgers, Events and competitions.0 CommentsThe Philadelphia Burger Brawl is a charity burger cook-off to benefit the William M. Meredith Elementary School. It all goes down June 4th, at the Meredith Elementary School Yard (725 S. 5th Street), and all proceeds go to the school. Tickets are $60 and in addition to tasting and voting on undoubtedly delicious burgers (including [...]
The Great Chef’s Event 2011/Michael Schwartz At Amis Trattoria
Aired May 18th, 2011 on Celebrity Chefs, Chefs and Events.0 CommentsOn Tuesday, June 15th, the Vetri Foundation will be putting on the Great Chef’s Event, the sixth annual fundraising event for the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation in the fight against childhood cancer. The event is an evening reception at Urban Outfitters at the Navy Yard, featuring over 35 chefs from Philadelphia and other cities across [...]
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Check Out These Philly Beer Week 2011 Advance Ticket Events
Aired May 18th, 2011 on Beer, Beer Week and Events.0 CommentsPhilly Beer Week 2011 is quickly approaching. Among the hundreds of events going on in the city from June 3rd to June 12th, most you can just walk up to and join on, but some require pre-purchased tickets. Three of those events worth keeping an eye out for are below: Forum of the Gods, June [...]
Attn. Chili Ninjas: A Full Plate’s 1st Annual Chili Cook-Off
Aired May 17th, 2011 on Events and competitions.0 CommentsAfter five years with their successful Rib Cook-Off, applications (for pro and amateur teams) are now being accepted for the inaugural edition A Full Plate‘s Chili Cook-Off. Pick up an application at A Full Plate Cafe, call 215-627-4068 with inquires, or email: info@afullplate.net.
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The Art of Bread, a new Main Line bakery-style café, will be opening June 1st. Georges Perrier is behind The Art of Bread, where he says he will be bringing handmade baguettes like the shops of his hometown Lyon, France to the people of Narberth. The Art of Bread will be serving coffee, cakes, and [...]
Grid Magazine Launches Local Food Guide With Event At Reading Terminal Today
Aired May 16th, 2011 on Events and Locavore.0 CommentsGrid Magazine, a local publication working “Towards a Sustainable Philadelphia” is launching their June Food Issue this evening with a party at Reading Terminal Market. The event starts at 5:30PM and continues on until 7:30PM with locally produced foods, Flying Fish Brewing Company tapping a keg of their Farmhouse Summer Ale, and Rolling Barrel laying [...]
Garces’ Amada To Debut New Weekend Brunch Menu
Aired May 12th, 2011 on Brunch, Celebrity Chefs and Tapas.0 CommentsSuper chef (and Iron Chef) Jose Garces’ Amada will be debuting a new weekend brunch menu this coming weekend. The new menu will include, “some special items that combine Spanish flavors with classic breakfast preparations,” according to Garces. Some of these items include Chorizo con Papas (crisped Kennebec potato batons tossed with chorizo sausage, pine [...]
Pizza Brain Needs Your Help, Offers Live Music In Return
Aired May 12th, 2011 on Events, Phoodies and Pizza.0 CommentsKensington artist and pizza’s number one fan Brian “Brain” Dwyer is the driving force behind Pizza Brain (which to this day has produced nearly 600 tweets and zero actual pizzas). Dwyer is hoping to open what he calls “the world’s first pizza museum, restaurant, and hang out spot,” which is where you come in. Pizza [...]
