Urban Roots Trailer from Tree Media on Vimeo. Mark MacInnis, the director of Urban Roots, a film about urban farming in Detroit, will be hosting a screening of the documentary at Bossone Research Center (3140 Market Street) on February 7th. After the film is screened, MacInnis and members of Philly’s urban farming community will discuss, [...]
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Director of Urban Roots Hosting Philly Screening, Talking Urban Farming
Aired January 26th, 2012 on Events, Farming and video.0 CommentsSlow Food And DiBruno Bros. Present The Ark of Taste: Indigenous Food & Wine Tasting
Aired January 23rd, 2012 on Events.0 CommentsOn Thursday, February 9th, Slow Food Philadelphia will be hosting ANArk of Tasteevent, featuring indigenous foods and wine at DiBruno Bros. (1730 Chestnut Street). As one of the tent-poles of the Slow Foods mission, Ark of Taste, “travels the world collecting small-scale quality productions threatened by industrial agriculture, environmental degradation and homogenization. The Ark of [...]
Bear Grylls Tour To Hit Keswick Theater, But Does Anyone Care Unless He Does Gross Stuff On Stage?
Aired January 23rd, 2012 on Events and TV.0 CommentsBear Grylls (whose real first name is Edward but when you’ve hollowed out a camel and slept inside of it you can call yourself whatever you want) is touring around the world to talk about his experiences making Man vs. Wild. But the question is, unless he is drinking urine (or “poo juice”) or really [...]
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Hey Everybody, It’s National Cheese Lover’s Day!
Aired January 20th, 2012 on Cheese, Events and Holidays.0 CommentsWhen it comes to made up food holidays, few encapsulate our feelings more than National Cheese Lover’s Day (to the lactose-intolerant, we feel for you). To celebrate this beautiful day, DiBruno Bros. is offering 25% off all cheese and cheese plates. That’s right, we said all. So this is your chance to grab your favorite [...]
ACHIEVEability’s Annual Gala Helps Low-Income And Homeless Families
Aired January 20th, 2012 on Celebrity Chefs and Events.0 CommentsACHIEVEability, a West Philadelphia-based non-profit, has declared its goal as, “breaking the cycle of poverty by helping low-income, single parent and homeless families to achieve self-sufficiency.” Their mission continues, “We believe that housing is a necessary first step to ending poverty, and we develop our own program housing to help stabilize families. We know that [...]
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Bistrot La Minette (623 South 6th Street) will soon be taking their yearly Tour de France via their regional dinners, starting with Jan 25th and 26th’s Dinner in Alsace. Chef Peter Woolsey will be collaborating with Brauhaus Schmitz‘ chef Jeremy Nolen. Four-courses will fun you $35, or $50 with wine pairings. The courses are: Carrelet [...]
Johnny Brenda’s Presents: Mambo Brunch
Aired January 12th, 2012 on Events and Puerto Rican.0 CommentsThis coming Sunday, Johnny Brenda’s will be honsting a Mambo Brunch, featuring Puerto Rican-inspired brunch items and a DJ set from multiple Grammy winner DJ Aaron Levinson. Some items include: >>>Pernil & Eggs (Adobo-spiced, Roasted Pork Shoulder) >>>Chicharron (Fried and Spiced Pork Rinds) >>>Tostones (Fried Plantains) >>>Tres Leche >>>Flan On top of the great food, [...]
Iron Hill Brewery Welcomes Belgium To West Chester
Aired January 12th, 2012 on Beer and Events.0 CommentsOn January 28th, Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant (3 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA) will be bringing together some of the east coast’s best craft-brewers for the annual Belguim Comes to West Chester event. Guests at the 1 PM event will be able to meet the brewers and discover new beers in the Belgian-style [...]
Madame Fromage’s Cheese Ball: A Veritable Feast Of Cheese And Inevitable Jay-Z References
Aired January 10th, 2012 on Cheese, Events and Food Bloggers.0 CommentsBig pimpin’! Spendin’ cheese! Tenaya Darlington leads a double life: By day, she’s an Associate Professor, Department of English of Saint Joseph’s University (note to fellow alums: THE HAWK WILL NEVER DIE!), but by night, she is Madame Fromage, quite possibly the most diligent, astute and enthusiastic cheese blogger in America. (That’s right, we just [...]
Theatre Confetti Re-Launch Party This Thursday At Underground Arts
Aired January 10th, 2012 on Events.0 CommentsLots of awesome things are happening in Eraserhood. Underground Arts, which we’ve been keeping our eye on for a while now is starting to show some real signs of life. Uwishunu pointed us towards this awesome event happening Thursday evening. Theatre Confetti, formerly known as Nice People Theatre Company, is hosting their “Re-Launch” Party in [...]
