VargaBar, chef Evan Turney‘s latest entry into the growing Valanni/Mercato empire, just rolled out its new lunch menu, served from Tuesday through Sunday each week. The new menu draws heavily on the existing dinner menu, but curiously, where it means to add “lunch,” it really adds “brunch.” Not that there’s anything wrong with that. New [...]
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Dept. Of Lunch Recommends: La Salsa Hace La Deferencia!
Aired February 10th, 2009 on Lunch and Mexican.0 CommentsTaco Riendo is a great place to drink beer and eat tacos. It’s that simple. The bottom of their menu really sums the place up best: B.Y.O.B., eat in, take out, no delivery, cash only. Taco Riendo is a place to walk in with some cash and a six pack and grab some inexpensive yet [...]
If You Don’t Know, You Better Know: Matthew Zagorski Is The New ‘Soup Nazi’
Aired January 28th, 2009 on Bars, Celebrity Chefs and Lunch.1 CommentSo, we recently sat down and lamented our lack of a true soup auteur in the city limits. There are definitely good bowls to be had in various spots around town, but we never felt anyone suffered for their liquid wares. That all changed after a Recession Lunch (2 courses for $16) at Rouge. We found our new Soup-er Friend, Chef Matthew [...]
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Adventures In Junk Food: Big John’s Pickle Bar
Aired January 19th, 2009 on In The Burbs, Junk Food, Lunch, Phoodies and Uncategorized.2 CommentsSaturday morning, the phone rang. The voice on the other end said, “Get dressed. We’re going to Big John’s in Cherry Hill for cheesesteaks.” “But why?,” we asked. “Don’t ask so many questions,” the voice said. “They have a pickle bar.” And so they do. Pickle bar pictures, and some explaining, after the jump.
Subway, Burger King, and…Tiffin? This news couldn’t have come at a better time for those heading back to school and the rest of you relegated to avoiding cold weather and staying put for lunch food. Currently serving in the Temple Law School Cafeteria, the good folks at Tiffin plan to expand to their new ‘Grab N Go’ [...]
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It seemed like Blue In Green would never reopen at its White Building space on the corner of 12th & Chestnut. When it finally did, we stopped in hoping to spot some pancake flipping. We regret to inform that there’s no flapjack action just yet. “I’m waiting on the city license so that I can [...]
At least it wasn’t when I was there this past year.
