The good people at Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction are putting on a Cocktail Competition and Launch Event for their new gingersnap flavored liquor SNAP, which we told you about last month. On September 13, Philly’s best mixologists will put on the snappiest cocktail competition Liberties Walk has ever seen. Some of our [...]
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The SNAPpiest Event In Philly
Aired September 2nd, 2010 on Events, Liquor and competitions.0 CommentsWhat’s Lunch Without A Martini (Or Three)?
Aired August 23rd, 2010 on French, Liquor and specials.1 CommentFile this one under Ways To Ease into Fall: Le Meridien’s $30 three-martini lunch. From now until the end of September, the hotel’s Amuse restaurant will be serving onion soup, steak frites and three martinis of your choice every lunch hour (11:30-2 p.m.). And since you’re getting three, there are plenty of choices: The Dirty [...]
The folks at Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction sure do love them some alchemical Americana. Hot on the heels of AITA’s wildly successful ROOT concoction comes SNAP, a distilled spirit based on the traditional Pennsylvania Dutch recipe for lebkuchen, or ginger snap. SNAP distinguishes itself from other ginger-flavored booze brands on the market [...]
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Half-Price Cocktails at The Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co.
Aired June 17th, 2010 on Drinks, Liquor, Seasonal and specials.1 CommentIt’s summer and everyone wants you to get drunk. No need to fight it. The latest place to jump on the discounted drinks bandwagon is The Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co. It’s their first birthday so they’re making it extra easy for you to try every drink on their extensive alcohol-only six-page menu. From June [...]
In More News On The Ass Backwards PLCB
Aired May 27th, 2010 on Drinks, Liquor, Uncategorized and Wine.0 CommentsThe PLCB has gotten itself into a lawsuit with restaurant owners who are joining together with the Washington Square West Civic Association and State Rep. Babette Josephs to sue the board for allowing a wine boutique in Garces Trading Company. All those involved, which include owners from Le Bec Fin, Tria, Lolita, Fergie’s and Caribou [...]
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Philadelphia Distilling, located in the Northeast, will host an open house on Wednesday, May 26 to give patrons a glimpse into the sparkling world of craft spirits. The distillery, which prides itself on its use of local ingredients and its homages to history, will offer two free and open-to-the-public tours: one at 4 p.m. and one [...]
Reader Tara M. just tipped us off to a fairly new blog written by two Fishtown girls, Moe and Cory. Right away, our patented crush-meter is off the charts. First off, the name of the blog is a terrific pun: My Jello Americans. You see, these girls photograph and write about the Jell-O shots they [...]
DO WANT: John and Kira’s Root Chocolates
Aired February 24th, 2010 on Chocolate, Food Porn, Liquor and Locavore.0 CommentsMade from Root Liqueur, cinnamon, anise, vanilla and citrus with dark chocolate ganache, John and Kira’s Root Chocolates might have slipped by you over the holidays when they debuted on the Art In The Age/Root website. But dear God, we’re not gonna let them pass us by again. According to the Piazza’s Facebook page, they’ll [...]
As a little late-night reading tonight, we highly suggest that you check out this fantastic Slate article after you get home from the Clientele show. Written by Deborah Blum, author of The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York, it tells the tale of how, in an effort [...]
I Am The Grog Master: The Official Phoodie.info Grog Recipe
Aired November 19th, 2009 on Events, Liquor, Recipes and Seasonal.4 CommentsToday’s a big day at Phoodie.info/Philebrity HQ: A little later this afternoon, we’re heading down to the kitchen at National Mechanics in Old City, where we will be preparing our first official pots of grog for this evening from 5-8PM, when we present the first of Philebrity’s Sailor Jerry Grog Parties. (Admisson is free, invite [...]
