We’ve been keeping up with Wedge & Fig specials since they opened last summer. We’re always eager for their daily Facebook posts. They share their new creations everyday, happily luring us out of the office. Today’s Panini of the Day is the “West Oak Lane,” made with ham, havarti, russian dressing, avocado + tomato on [...]
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Lunch Savers: Wedge + Fig’s Panini Of The Day
Aired January 20th, 2012 on Lunch, Sandwiches and soup.0 CommentsUnfortunately, the Chickie’s Sampler does not exist, but it should! Regardless, that’s the beauty of going to Chickie’s with 3 people. We went over there the other day and tried a couple ones we hadn’t yet, and we have some suggestions for you. The Tuna Special is one of their “Best of Philly” Sandwhiches, with [...]
From Old City Cheese Shop Comes Wedge + Fig
Aired May 10th, 2011 on Closings, Lunch and Openings.0 CommentsFrom the closure of Old City Cheese Shop (much-beloved to us, btw) and Flying Monkey Patisserie comes new life. Naked Philly reports the Old City Cheese Shop (160 North Third Street) will be re-christened Wedge + Fig. The new cheese and sandwich eatery, run by married couple Kirk Nelson and Lisa Ruff, along with former [...]
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Savuer Agrees: “There’s No Better Place For Lunch On A Roll Than Philly.”
Aired March 30th, 2011 on Lunch and Sandwiches.1 CommentPhilly gets featured in four pages of the April issue of SAVEUR as the “Sandwich City”. YES. Thank you! The article includes a list of 11 must-visit hoagie shops, by local, modern-day machinery warehouse worker, Albert John Andrews, whose sister is a SAVEUR editor. The list includes: Chickie’s Italian Deli, Chink’s Steaks, DiNic’s, Greenman’s Delicatessen, [...]
What’s For Lunch: Grocery’s Soups Got Us Through The Winter And Got Us Through Today
Aired March 24th, 2011 on Lunch and soup.1 CommentOkay, we wanted to keep this a secret until now, just so we could have more amazing soup over the winter. We were in denial that today was going to be so g’damned cold, but it really friggin was, so there was no way we weren’t getting something warm for lunch. Grocery has a twitter [...]
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New Zama Lunch Brings Quick Bento And Sushi to Center City
Aired February 17th, 2010 on Japanese and Lunch.0 CommentsFamed Philadelphia Sushi Chef Hiroyuki “Zama” Tanaka has unveiled a new lunch menu at his Center City Japanese restaurant, Zama. The menu looks enticing and promises to be quickly prepared for those in need of a healthy lunch on the fly. Highlights include Zama’s Bento Lunch, combination meals that feature main dishes such as Black [...]
Green Lunchin’ At The Falafel Factory
Aired February 17th, 2010 on Fast Food, Greek, Israeli, Lunch, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern.0 CommentsIn a city full of starving vegetarian residents, there certainly isn’t a shortage of falafel around here. Rob Rimeris is providing his take on the Middle-Eastern favorite at his new restaurant, Falafel Factory, up Rittenhouse way. The Factory’s serving up sandwiches and dips placed in the traditional pita, with six different options, including the “Hawaiian,” [...]
Why Mitch Prensky isn’t listed when folks chatter about best-of-Philly hashslingers is still beyond us. Sure, his restaurant was originally touted as a small plates venue, which it never really was. Sure, he decided to open an eatery on a part of South Street that doesn’t usually attract foodie-types and lunch crowds. Screw all that. [...]
In a city that has embraced such large-scale culinary progress in the last decade, there may be one victim of the forward press: The humble diner, or lunch counter. As BYOBs and every specialty cuisine imaginable has flourished in Philly, the diner is almost an endangered species. The ones that aren’t asleep at the wheel [...]
