The folks over at The Standard Tap decided to host an event for Philly Beer Week that may actually be fun. Not that endless beer and food tastings aren’t fun, it’s just that… well, shouldn’t Beer Week also celebrate the rowdier aspects of beer drinking? To that end, the Tap is hosting Beer Balderdash on [...]
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Food Blob: When Is Beer Week’s Steel Reserve Event?
Aired February 9th, 2009 on Beer and Food Blob.0 CommentsFood Blob: Now That’s Just Not Right
Aired January 7th, 2009 on Food Blob and Uncategorized.2 CommentsStare at either long enough, and you’ll start to crave Coke.
· Can we just ponder for a moment Pepsi’s Obamariffic new logo? Surely we are living in strange times.
· And no matter what you do to me, Great Depression 2.0, I am not — repeat NOT — eating squirrel. [Gawker]
· And finally, I like cake, [...]
· You might not have noticed, but at least one of our interns is crazy about Cantina Dos Segundos. Not to beat a dead caballo here, but Craig LaBan reminds us of another reason to love them, pointing to their pretty decent offering of mezcal. Many places, if they carry any at all, have the sort [...]
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· Satan spawn and sworn enemy of all Earth people Rachael Ray is going to be the grand deathwizard of the Philly Thanksgiving Day Parade. [6ABC]
· Distrito: Three bells! [Inky]
· And finally, as part of our ongoing Turkey Day ramp-up/psych-out, we leave you with this quote from Founding Father/amateur electrician/noted bisexual Ben Franklin:
For my own [...]
· With apologies to Elf Power, the winter is coming, and that means it’s time to knock back some heavy beer that’s high on booze. Not that there isn’t an excuse to do it the rest of the year, but seriously, ever try sitting on the porch and slamming an Ommegang in the middle [...]
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· It’s been brought to our attention that October is “National Pork Month.” Why an entire variety of meat needs its own month is beyond us, but we thought you might want to celebrate regardless. Boudin, chorizo, bacon, saumagen, ham. Chow on. Apologies to our Muslim and Jewish readers. For the vegetarians, try Hung Vuong Supermarket [...]
Food Blob: We’re Going Where There’s No Depression
Aired September 30th, 2008 on Food Blob.0 CommentsJust kidding:
In his new buyer’s guide, Robert Parker is calling for a boycott of restaurants that jack you for wine. Our new plan: stay home with a bottle of El Coto Rioja Crianza 2004 (recently on sale at the state stores for $9.99, a good deal for a great Rioja) and a six-pack [...]
Craig Laban reviews the Ritz-Carlton/Eric Ripert joint venture 10 Arts. The chef describes his approach as “Ripert in jeans…a casual neighborhood restaurant.” So he offers a menu starting at $24 for a half-chicken and a “stifingly marked up” wine list. Laban dances around the point, falling just short of calling the menu boring before awarding [...]
· Rick Nichols stood in for Craig LaBan this week as he reviewed Zahav, the Israeli restaurant in Old City. Nichols praises Zahav for its authenticity and creative cocktail list, and awarded it 3 bells. We like Nichols’ flattering prose, but we also wonder how LaBan feels about losing his column for a week. [...]
· University Dining Days must have been mighty good to Rx because the restaurant is keeping a three course prix-fixe dinner, for only $30, for the rest of the year. [Foobooz]
· Le Bec-Fin is closing for a little bit to do some remodeling. Earlier this year they re-vamped their menu, and now it’s time for [...]
