According to hiddencityphila.org, plans for a freshly rehabbed Frankford-Girard area will see abandoned buildings transformed into a cluster of local fooderies and shops, while preserving its residential vibe. Next spring, NoLibs’ Domani Developers are slated to open a pizza shop, Pizza Brain, Little Baby’s Ice Cream, and an indoor, year-round farmers market in the old [...]
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Fishtown’s Family-Friendly Fare Ready To Go
Aired January 30th, 2012 on BYOB, Ice Cream, Openings and Pizza.0 CommentsPizza Of The Moment: Trio’s Rustica
Aired January 25th, 2012 on Food Porn, Object Of Desire and Pizza.0 CommentsFor as far as we have come as a food city, sometimes it still feels like whole areas of town are Pizza Dead Zones, where good pizza is seemingly not an option within a certain block radius and out of the delivery zones of various more desirable pizza options. Color us surprised, then, when we [...]
Pizza Brain’s Pizza Shop To Be At 2311 Frankford Ave?
Aired January 4th, 2012 on Pizza and Rumors.1 CommentBrian “Pizza Brain” Dwyer, Philebrity Award winner and Guinness World Record holder for “largest collection of pizza-related items,” may be finally opening his pizza shop/museum. Dwyer just tweeted an address without commentary, 2311 Frankford Ave. Could this be the location of the forthcoming Pizza Brain? We’ll let you know when we know more.
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Let’s all be honest with ourselves. We’re going to want turkey for a little while after Thanksgiving, even after we run out of leftovers. Luckily, the culinary masterminds at Birra (1700 East Passyunk Avenue) have come up with Thanksgiving Pizza. You can see the making of the pizza in the video above, as Chef Andrew [...]
The great people over at GQ took Republican Presidential hopeful, and former Godfather’s Pizza head honcho, Herman Cain out for some pizza and conversation. So what does a man who cannot imagine a world without pizza have to say about it? Here are some choice moments: Alan Richman: Do you eat pizza as much as [...]
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“Imagine There’s No Pizza” Says Our Next President
Aired October 17th, 2011 on Pizza, Uncategorized and video.0 CommentsFormer Godfather’s Pizza CEO and our next President Herman Cain has got a set of pipes on him, and he’s not afraid to show them off. In this video from the 1991 Omaha Press Club Meeting, Cain looks like some kind of pizza praising seraph, asking you to “Imagine there’s no pizza,” which is honestly [...]
Birra Set To Open By The End Of October
Aired October 13th, 2011 on Openings, Pizza, Uncategorized and video.0 CommentsWe told you about Birra (1700 East Passyunk Ave.) a little while ago, previously saying it was set to open around Labor Day. Well, Labor Day came and went without any news from the Birra camp, but today we found out that barring any unforseen circumstances, Birra will be opening its doors by the end [...]
Dough Boys, Tasting The Worst (And Best) Pizza So You Don’t Have To
Aired October 13th, 2011 on Food Bloggers and Pizza.1 CommentDough Boys is a food blog on a mission. The mission is to try as many Philadelphia pizzas as possible and either praise or decry them, depending on their quality. The two guys who run the site, John and Jon, promise “to hit every place worth mentioning in our area and reviewing the pizza for [...]
Gordon Dinerman, proprietor of the soon-to-be-open Birra (1700 East Passyunk Ave.) has been hard at work getting Birra ready to open and testing out some of the menu items in his home kitchen. Check out the preview above and look for Birra to open its doors around Labor Day.
Osteria’s Parma Pizza Named PA’s Best
Aired August 1st, 2011 on Awards, Pizza and Uncategorized.0 CommentsFood Network Magazine has named Osteria‘s (640 North Broad St.) Parma Pizza the best in Pennsylvania in its “50 States, 50 Pizzas” feature. The accompanying text said, “The owners of Osteria sampled pizza all over Italy before adding one to their menu. Food Network Magazine’s editors were won over by the Parma, a simple combination [...]
