We mentioned Capogiro’s fall flavors before, but let us remind you that their ingredients are locally sourced: the milk, the eggs, the fruit, pretty much all of it! Their milk comes from grass-fed, hormone free cows, yay! And the gelato is made fresh every morning! They’ve got some kick-ass flavors now too, as their flavor [...]
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Capogiro Keeps Autumnal Sensations Coming
Aired November 17th, 2010 on Locavore, Seasonal and Sweets.2 CommentsSpend 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 [...]
Harvest Festival At Reading Terminal To See Filbert St. Covered In Hay
Aired October 13th, 2010 on Events, Farming and Locavore.1 CommentOn Saturday, October 23rd, Reading Terminal Market will host its 10th Annual Harvest Festival. There will be the usual vendors and treats, music (bluegrass this time around) and a few added treats: “Closed to vehicular traffic, Filbert Street will be filled with bales of hay and corn stalks, providing festival-goers with a true “country” experience. [...]
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When you think of eating local, the last thing that may come to mind is chocolate. But John Doyle and Kira Baker have been making handcrafted chocolates that source local products since 2000. John & Kira’s website shows an array of tasty flavors such as Lavender Honey and Tangy Orange and Garden Rosemary which have [...]
Another Month, Another Diet
Aired September 27th, 2010 on Diets, Food Bloggers and Locavore.0 CommentsDaniel McLaughlin is still going strong on The Thirteenth Diet. The month of September was dedicated to the Local and Organic diet, which restricted McLaughlin’s food and drink to origins within a 150-mile radius of Philadelphia. Butter and eggs from Lancaster County, mushrooms from Kennett Square, and lots of local veggies were available. Foods not [...]
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The Food Trust’s Nightmarket, which we mentioned recently, has just announced its first outing, for Thursday, September 30th at Passyunk Ave. and Tasker St. in South Philly, where all kinds of phoodie wares will be onsale. Not a lot of info about who’ll be selling what exactly yet, but updates are promised soon.
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 [...]
A website called Locavore365 is challenging everyone in the world (who has the Internet) to make a change in how they eat. The website has a search tool which allows you to find fresh foods grown or made within a 100 mile radius of virtually wherever you are on the planet. You can narrow down [...]
Because Nothing Goes Together Better Than Raspberries And Rodeos
Aired June 8th, 2010 on Events, Farming and Locavore.0 CommentsLinvilla Orchards of Media, Pa. -– known for its pumpkins, apples, and cider -– will host a rodeo-themed Raspberry Festival on Saturday June 19 (with a rain date on Sunday) from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Guests can pick their own raspberries fresh from the field and hear helpful hints on how to prepare them [...]
At least it wasn’t when I was there this past year.
