This past Saturday were the last qualifiers to gain a place at the legendary Nathan’s Famous hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island. The event will be televised live on ESPN (not EPSN as stated on Philly.com) at noon this Friday, the 4th. Of all the Philadelphia contestants that competed in Camden, only one will be […]
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Meet Humble Bob, The Vegetarian Competitive Hot Dog Eater
Aired July 2nd, 2008 on Phoodies and Hot Dogs. 0 CommentsLimited Edition Philly Shelltop Adidas First Shoe Ever To Big Up Lorenzo’s
Aired June 30th, 2008 on Phoodies. 0 CommentsIt’s hard to tell from the photo, but take a close look at the Adidas Originals
Halfshell: Philly Edition, and you’ll glimpse something that’s sure to put a spring in the step of anyone who’s ever drunkenly stumbled into Lorenzo & Son for a slice. And that’s everyone, right? (True story: I once got kicked out […]
More Ice Cream News: Bassetts/WHYY “Terry (Gross) Garcia” Ice Cream Flavor Coming Down The Pike?
Aired June 18th, 2008 on Superfoods, Phoodies, Sweets and Polls. 2 CommentsWe know that headline makes no sense. But that is only because THE WORLD MAKES NO SENSE. Witness: After hooking up during the production of WHYY’s “The Philly Food Show” last year (view clips here), Bassetts and your local public television station have partnered to produce an, uhrm, WHYY-flavored ice cream. Which brings up […]
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Gastro-Challenge: 20 Restaurants, 75 Bucks, One Stomach
Aired June 2nd, 2008 on Phoodies and Events. 0 CommentsEvents like Share Our Strength’s Taste Of The Nation — which goes down tonight at the Loews Hotel in Center City — always present an interesting challenge: Sure, they’re a great way to get your feet wet with an entire fleet of restaurants, but how do you do it without, you know, overdoing it? Answer: […]
The Best Thing We’ll Get To Type All Day: Rachel Ray Dunkin’ Donuts Terror Scarf Ad Causes Major Mishap
Aired May 28th, 2008 on Phoodies. 0 CommentsWas it just fantasy on our part or simply idle gossip, those rumors about Rachel Ray being, like, totally grossed out by Dunkin’ Donuts coffee on the set of the ad she was doing for them, and instead demanding — DEMANDING! — Starbucks? We can’t remember, but either way, it probably wasn’t true, but rather, […]
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YouTube Users Finally Solve The Riddle Of How To Eat A Cupcake
Aired May 16th, 2008 on video, Phoodies, Sweets, Junk Food and How To. 0 CommentsThe more you know!
Food Blob: Um, That Is Not What That Song Is About
Aired May 6th, 2008 on Uncategorized, Food Blob, Phoodies and Openings. 0 Comments
· New in the salad dressing section of your grocer’s freezer: Spank Rock (video above). [BestWeekEver]
· KYW hooks up with Rae/Gayle’s Daniel Stern, he of perverted ice cream flavors such as oil-poached shrimp with curry, and octopus/tuna with horseradish. Which shows a valuable and time-honored Phoodie lesson: Just because you can do something doesn’t mean […]
Phoodie Exclusive: Former Smoked Joint Owner Casts Off Old Frat Boy Vibe To, Um, Become The Next Bobby Flay
Aired May 5th, 2008 on Phoodies, Exclusive and BBQ. 0 CommentsRemember The Smoked Joint, the well-regarded BBQ spot in Center City that nonetheless just couldn’t shake its own juvenile, fratty vibe? (Go ahead, click that link. You know you wanna.) Seems that ex-Joint co-owner Adam Gertler, pictured, is entering his second act in public food life as one of the contestants on The Next Food […]
Not An Urban Legend: The Pizza Truck
Aired May 5th, 2008 on Phoodies, Pizza and Junk Food. 0 CommentsWhat’s more accurate than delivery pizza? The Pizza Truck. If you live in the blessed perimeter of Fishtown and New Kensington that receives a nightly visit from the tastiest meals on wheels in Philadelphia, you know. The red-and-white truck is legend, and it rolls by your house at the same time every night, like clockwork. […]
Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner? Um, That Would Be… Henry Miller
Aired May 5th, 2008 on video and Phoodies. 0 Comments
Even at 88, the man was fierce in both his tastes and expletive-filled barbs. Henry’s review? “The chicken is not so tender.” A man after our own hearts.
[Dinner With Henry (1979, Director: Richard Young) via the utterly excellent ubu.com]
