Spotted on the boardwalk in good ol’ North Wildwood. We like the approach.
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I’ll Have The Heart Attack Platter With A Side Of Fried What
Aired August 20th, 2010 on Junk Food and Phoodies.0 CommentsThis week’s issue of the New Yorker has a great piece about Brett Ottolenghi, proprietor of Artisanal Foods in Las Vegas and something of a huckster-to-the-stars of high-end dining. In Dana Goodyear‘s profile, we follow the twentysomething Ottolenghi — who’s been selling truffles and fine foods on the web since he was a kid — [...]
Readers Write: Is Your Server Overcharging You, A Few Dollars At A Time?
Aired August 18th, 2010 on Phoodies.58 CommentsThe Phoodie.info mailbag brings us one of the more interesting controversies we’ve seen in a little while: “1601 Cafe at Tasker/Morris is overcharging Credit Cards. If you’ve been a recent patron at 1601, and have used payment methods other than cash – check your receipts. It seems that their already angry and broke bartenders are [...]
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[A] really high. [B] finishing up a summer creative writing class. [C] going on day three of being duct taped to a chair watching the Discovery Channel Clockwork Orange style. [D] wondering how their Twitter account got hacked.
If you are partial to the idea of being part of (not very) scientific studies that involve drinking wine and free wine glasses, this is probably worth checking out. Hudson Beach Glass, a glassblowing studio in Old City, is looking for an answer to an interesting question: Is your wine tastier/better in a glass with [...]
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Mrs. Tootsie’s Server’s Manual Contains Words All Servers Should Live By
Aired June 24th, 2010 on Phoodies.0 CommentsA reader sends us this snap of a page from a server’s manual he found laying in the street. By the Keven Parker namecheck at the top, we can only surmise that it’s from someone who did or did not make the cut at Ms. Tootsie’s, Parker’s soul food joint at 13th & South. While [...]
The Travel Channel, which you either can’t afford to get, or can afford to get but never watch, is coming to South Philly this weekend to film a cheesesteak episode of its mano-a-mano food fight show Food Wars. We’re hearing the tentative schedule is filming on Friday at Pat’s and at Tony Luke’s on Saturday [...]
Of all the pointless, time-wasting things you can get tweets about, we bet you didn’t think you could learn how to make Halibut & Clams, and something called Zesty Cake all within the span of roughly six hours via Twitter. The hell, you say? Go directly to your Twittermachine and look up http://twitter.com/cookbook and be [...]
Seemingly Simple New Food Site Could Wind Up Saving Scores Of Long-Term Relationships
Aired April 29th, 2010 on Phoodies and Tools.0 CommentsHave you ever considered calculating the time in your life you’ve wasted debating with your significant other(s) about what to eat for dinner? We have, and suffice it to say, we could have nabbed an MA in that time. (And have passed on meeting an endless parade of family members and co-workers, but that is [...]
First Annual Spring Restaurant Weekend At The Piazza at Schmidt’s Hits May 1-2
Aired April 21st, 2010 on Events and Phoodies.0 CommentsSure, the Piazza At Schmidt’s has become a citywide must-see destination faster than we ever thought it might, but can it become a destination for all of Philadelphia’s phoodies? After all, with the lone exception of The Swift Half, all of the Piazza’s eateries thus far have been no strangers to controversy and smack-talkin’; this [...]
At least it wasn’t when I was there this past year.
