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Archive for the 'Brunch' Category
We’re Starting To Have Too Much Fun With The Brunch Flyers
Aired June 20th, 2008 on Brunch. 3 CommentsWe’ve got it bad for the Azul Cantina Brunch. All it took was one cajoling Strawberry Menta to put that weekly visitation in pen on the Phoodie sked. We’re fond of drink around these parts, and the many offerings here can be a tough road to navigate. After nesting at the bar, we let resident […]
First Look: Azul Cantina
Aired May 26th, 2008 on first look, Mexican, Openings, Exclusive, Brunch and New Menu. 2 CommentsWe’re ready for a celebration of street food. The about-to-pop Azul Cantina is poised to satiate anyone who feels the same. The latest addition to the Midtown Renaissance makes its soft opening Wednesday, May 28th and we’ll be there. Devastatingly. Drunk. On. Mentas. We took a sneak peek around the digs and talked to the […]
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Hey Mikey, We Like It! Metropolitan Granola Converts Even The Most Devout Of Scrapple Eaters
Aired May 13th, 2008 on Superfoods, HealthCheck, Brunch and Retail. 1 CommentI think I can say with some degree of confidence that Metropolitan Bakery’s All-Natural Granola is the healthiest thing to pass through my body at least in this century. And it is here that I gently whisper in your ear with the fervor of a new convert, I really, really liked it! From their unassuming […]
National Mechanics Launches Brunch; Team Phoodie To Partner For Shenanigans
Aired May 9th, 2008 on Exclusive, Events and Brunch. 0 CommentsIn the interest of full disclosure and transparency, we must tell you: At any given time, there’s a good chance that something you’ve read on the site has been written by someone who’s been drunk or fed at National Mechanics in the previous 24 hours. The Mechanics folks are our friends, co-conspirators and very often, […]
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Phoodie Editor’s Mind Blown By Finding Best Bloody Mary In The City After Three Years On Its Trail
Aired April 24th, 2008 on Drinks, Phoodies and Brunch. 6 CommentsI thought I had it all together. I thought that I coulda been someone. I thought that each weekend, I was blazing new trails on what, for me, had come to replace The Great American Novel: The Greatest Bloody Mary known to man. But as it turns out, I’m just a chump. I got nothing. […]
We here at Phoodie recently re-watched Billy Wilder’s 1945 alcoholism-themed classic The Lost Weekend, which always kind of makes us want to never drink again. Reading the production notes, though, something caught our eye:
Before shooting began, [Oscar-winning star Ray Milland] existed on a diet of dry toast, coffee, grapefruit juice, and boiled eggs in […]
The Phoodie Challenge: CURRY EGGS!!!
Aired March 25th, 2008 on Indian, Brunch and The Phoodie Challenge. 0 CommentsA recent trip to Baltimore yielded the life-altering discovery of Eggs Muttachar at Hamden’s reliable Golden West Cafe. Essentially two poached eggs surrounded by vegetables cooked in green coconut curry, this combination is a spicy yet pleasantly dainty dream that’s best enjoyed in the fog of a hangover. Bonus: You get to dip warm […]
