Chef Guillermo Tellez‘s New American joint, Square 1682 (121 S. 17th Street), celebrates “Earth Week” (is that allowed?) April 17-21 with a reduced-cost vegetable sampling menu accompanied by “eco-friendly wine,” if you so choose. They’ll also offer a four-course menu, heavy on the asparagus: >>>Asparagus Soup >>>Asparagus Tempura >>>Asparagus timbale pasta >>>Asparagus-Zucchini cake A special [...]
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Magpie Owner Demonstrates the Virtues of Weird Pie
Aired April 18th, 2012 on Bakery and Coming Soon.1 CommentEven more forgettable than the cupcakes you once brought into school, because it was your birthday, or your mom got a new job, or you graduated Math, pie is the dessert you leave at home. Always an afterthought. Until now — er, soon. Opening this summer, Magpie Artisan Bakery (1622 South Street) shows us how [...]
Danny Meyer’s New York based burger joint Shake Shack will be opening up a Philadelphia location (2000 Sansom St.) in early summer, but while it is under construction, the site will be a “park.” The space is described as a, “living installation of greenery at the temporary work zone,” designed by Philly-based Shift_Design. The “park” [...]
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Roaming Hunger Will Help You Track Down Your Meal’s Wheels
Aired February 17th, 2012 on Coming Soon and Trucks.0 CommentsYou know, we keep saying it because we want to convince ourselves it’s true, but spring is right around the corner. And with nice weather comes outdoor eating, whether it be from cafes, bistros, or food trucks. But unless you follow all of the trucks on twitter, or check all of their websites, how do [...]
At least it wasn’t when I was there this past year.
