Taste of the Nation is an annual chef-driven event that raises thousands of dollars each year by donating 100% of ticket sales towards ending childhood hunger. This year’s event takes place June 20, at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. The proceeds from the event go to the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger, The Food Trust, Philabundance [...]
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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 [...]
Lotus 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 [...]
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Tyson Bees Should Be Bringing Swarms Of People By The End Of The Week
Aired December 14th, 2010 on Chefs, Openings, Street Food and Trucks.0 CommentsThe test debut of Chef Tyson Wong Ophaso‘s Thai food truck, Tyson Bees, this weekend was a hit! He offered up four items: green curry chicken with jasmine rice; pork bun with pickled cucumber and hoisin; short rib taco; and edamame with ginger and lime zest. All were delicious, and we can’t wait for more! [...]
Solving Your Leavening Mishaps and Other Kitchen Quandaries
Aired November 23rd, 2010 on Authors, Bread, Chefs and Sweets.0 CommentsAre you a good cook, but a not-so-savvy baker? Do you find yourself pulling your hair out, and screaming behind the glass oven door, as you switch the light on in your oven and watch your muffins and cakes rise to nothing but sad-looking bread pudding? Once your precious batter is within the confines of [...]
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Spend An Afternoon With Philly Homegrown Food Tours!
Aired November 16th, 2010 on Cheese, Chefs, Farming, In Season, Locavore and restaurants.0 CommentsPhilly Homegrown has teamed up with City Food Tours, and they’re hosting a series of special Philly Homegrown Tours, for only three Saturdays. The tour is focused on sharing a taste of local food, that is produced within about a 100-mile radius, and in a sustainable way. The tours are $35 and happening on November [...]
Chef Daniel Stern to Host Famers’ Feast Dinner at MidAtlantic Restaurant & Tap Room
Aired November 8th, 2010 on Beer, Chefs and Events.0 CommentsNew Food Crush: Smoked Potato Gnocchi at Le Virtu
Aired October 4th, 2010 on Chefs and video.0 CommentsWe love catching glimpses into the kitchens of our beloved Philadelphia Chefs. In the clip above, Chef Joe Cicala shows us how he makes his Smoked Potato Gnocchi with Lamb Ragu at Le Virtu. We suddenly have the urge to hit up East Passyunk Ave. Immediately. Le Virtu 1927 East Passyunk Ave. Philadelphia (Between Mifflin [...]
Fork Over The Sustainable Seafood!
Aired September 7th, 2010 on Celebrity Chefs, Chefs, Props Is Due, Seafood and Top Chef.1 CommentChef Terence Feury of Fork (306 Market St.), has announced the restaurant’s new policy of serving only sustainable seafood. Fork is now sourcing the most responsible fish and shellfish, and serving only those that are caught and shipped with respect for the environment. To celebrate, Chef Feury will host a Sustainable Seafood Dinner on Wednesday [...]
Important Chefs Congregated Last Week and You Missed It
Aired June 21st, 2010 on Chefs and French.0 CommentsWhile you were gorging yourself on artfully-named microbrews, scads of esteemed chefs were at Le Bec Fin shedding a tear for the retiring President of the French Culinary Academy, Jean Jacques Deitrich, and probably discussing the merits of red wine reductions. On June 5, the French restaurant hosted members, inductees, and honored guests of the [...]
At least it wasn’t when I was there this past year.
