While many of us will no doubt go directly into a culinary winter doldrums starting this weekend, we were pleasantly surprised to see this update from the folks at Greensgrow Farms in Port Fishington, who are ripping into the post-holiday season just fine, thank you: “We’ve got gorgeous NJ beets in red and gold, plus [...]
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This Sunday is the last day of the season for our beloved Farmer’s Market at Headhouse Square (photo above by Marisa McClellan of Uwishunu). It’s chilly out there, but fifteen vendors will still be there tomorrow, including Culton Organics, Birchrun Hills Farm, Beechwood Orchards, John & Kira’s Chocolates and Market Day Canele. So come grab [...]
After the Philly Food Tour on Friday, we headed straight back to the Fair Food Stand to pick up some of our own produce. Now, those of you who love pears know that at any normal grocery store its always a gamble. They might be soft and look really luscious and ripe, but as soon [...]
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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 [...]
Capogiro Embraces Fall With (Sweater-Clad) Open Arms
Aired October 25th, 2010 on In Season and Seasonal.0 CommentsCapogiro doesn’t just close its doors and slink away when the weather turns cold — they embrace the fall and winter months with open arms (and scarves and gloves). Though most people believe gelato to be a summertime treat, Capogiro says “No.” From their website, Capogiro’s new fall flavors include: “Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin – Lancaster County [...]
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Hello Fall Brews, We’ve Missed You
Aired September 7th, 2010 on Beer, Events, In Season and Seasonal.3 CommentsFall beer overload! Now that we have dried our eyes and stopped crying about summer being over, we can drink in the wonders of fall…. or, in this case, the wonders of fall seasonal beers. Our favorite local brewers put out some of their best seasonal brews during the fall and we cannot resist with [...]
How To: Green Beans With Apple Cider Redux
Aired November 11th, 2009 on Holidays, How To, In Season, Seasonal and Sides.0 CommentsHere in the Phoodie Test Kitchen, we’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday and we’re going all the f out. By “all the f out,” we really mean that we’re trying our best to find a happy balance of tastiness and easy preparation. Since the sides of Thanksgiving are the [...]
The Quest To Tame The Wild Beach Plum
Aired August 13th, 2009 on Farming, Fruit, In Season and Locavore.2 CommentsThe taste of beach plum jam, for those who have had the privilege to partake of such a delicacy, brings to mind spending summer down the shore. It is a long-standing tradition among beach locals to gather the tart, tiny, wild plums from mid-August to late September, and to make them into canned preserves for [...]
Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka: Lighten-ing In A Bottle
Aired July 15th, 2009 on Drinks, In Season, Liquor, Object Of Desire, Superfoods, Tea, Trends and Vodka.0 CommentsThe need for a refreshing drink that will keep a zen-like smile on your face has long been sought after. And then, along came Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka. The sweet tea transforms the vodka, like a party girl turned mom; here, the infusion of sweet tea lightens the heart of the hard liquor into a [...]
