There’s been a lot of talk about all the new burger joints around the city but there’s one food that’s been feeling a little neglected lately: The hot dog. Over in NoLibs at 2nd & Poplar, two men have opened up a new gourmet lunch cart called The Dapper Dog. They offer pick up orders [...]
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Food contests where you have to vote without actually tasting what you’re voting for can be tricky business, but that isn’t stopping the concessions providers at Citizens Bank Park from giving it a try…sort of. As reported by KYW, they’re holding a contest to select which of three proposed wieners will become the new “signature [...]
Ever notice the lack of Pennsylvania Dutch restaurants in the city? While the bakeries can be easily found, no one has attempted to open a restaurant paying homage to the local country cooking in a city that craves something new. That is until now. Welcome MidAtlantic Restaurant & Tap Room from Daniel Stern, formerly [...]
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America’s Favorite Dumpling On A Stick: The Corndog
Aired November 12th, 2009 on Bad Food Writing, Carbs, Hot Dogs, Junk Food and Uncategorized.2 CommentsPhiladelphia is known for many things; sadly, we are not known for our corndogs. You’d think that Philly would be more of a corndog town; all of our trademark foods are unhealthy like corn dogs. Cheesesteaks, cream cheese, soft pretzels, and Breyers, and not a famous Philly corndog in sight. Corndogs seem to fit right [...]
We can’t imagine anyone not wanting to rock one of these in their kitchen. Cop one of Philly’s fave illustrators Hawk Krall’s Hot Dog of the Week Illustrations — the ones we mentioned a little while ago — for only $27 a pop at his online store. These high quality giclée prints measure 11″ x [...]
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Another Thing That Can Give You Cancer
Aired July 22nd, 2009 on HealthCheck, Hot Dogs and Junk Food.2 CommentsHot dogs have been a much beloved part of the American Summertime Experience, but some killjoys in New Jersey have recently decided to disgrace this national past time. Cancer Project, a Washington, D.C.-based nutrition and cancer nonprofit is now suing Kraft Foods – the manufacturer of Oscar Mayer, Sara Lee, Nathan’s Famous as well as [...]
Hip To Be SquareBurger
Aired July 15th, 2009 on Burgers, Hot Dogs, Openings and Stephen Starr.5 CommentsThat which you see above is a $15 lunch from the brand spankin’ new SquareBurger, located in Franklin Square on 6th Street.
With it being summer and all, burgers are stealing the limelight, and we must say the Starr Cheeseburger has something to offer, and is going to be a destination for groundchuckobsessives. Very compact and [...]
Blue In Green Closing, Re-Opening as Hot Dog Corner
Aired September 17th, 2008 on Closings and Hot Dogs.1 CommentIt’s with very heavy hearts that we pass this news along: In 2 weeks, Blue in Green is no more. Those perfect pancakes, often regarded as the best in the city, will no longer have a home on Mike Baer’s griddle. His latest outpost at 12th and Chestnut is becoming Hot Dog Corner by the [...]
Meet Humble Bob, The Vegetarian Competitive Hot Dog Eater
Aired July 2nd, 2008 on Hot Dogs and Phoodies.1 CommentThis past Saturday were the last qualifiers to gain a place at the legendary Nathan’s Famous hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island. The event will be televised live on ESPN (not EPSN as stated on Philly.com) at noon this Friday, the 4th. Of all the Philadelphia contestants that competed in Camden, only one will be [...]
Free Hatfield BBQ at the Constitution Center today from 12pm-2pm. Full details after the jump!
