Schucking awesome! Oyster House hosts its second annual Shucking Contest on Saturday, March 26 beginning at 2 p.m. Professional oyster shuckers from across Philadelphia will compete for a $200 prize, with the amateurs competing afterward for a $100 Oyster House Gift Certificate. Admission to the shucking contest is $5 per person. And what do you [...]
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Schucking Pros Come Out For Oyster House’s Annual Shucking Contest March 26th
Aired February 24th, 2011 on Contests, Seafood, Uncategorized and restaurants.0 CommentsModern Greek At Opa Coming Soon
Aired February 1st, 2011 on Greek, Openings and restaurants.0 CommentsTake two Greek siblings, George Tsiouris and Vasiliki Tsiouris, who grew up in the restaurant biz, throw in a skilled designer and a seasoned chef and Opa! You have Opa, “a Modern Greek restaurant- bar,” slated to open this month at 1311 Sansom Street. Modern Greek? Yes, modern. With guidance from the brilliant design mind [...]
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‘Dish And Cocktail’ Pairings Throughout February At Xochitl
Aired January 31st, 2011 on Drinks, Mexican and restaurants.0 CommentsTomorrow welcomes the first day of February. You know what that means. Potentially two more months of gray skies and blistering cold. Lucky for you, you live in (or not to far from) a city where restaurants keep their innovative flames burning well into this “slow” season. Xochitl also welcomes February, and chef Lucio Palazzo [...]
Be Prepared For The Next Snowfall With A Cozy Fireplace Near You
Aired January 3rd, 2011 on Bars and restaurants.1 CommentThis weekend’s extremely mild weather left us wishing that New Year’s had been colder and snowier, and that we could cozy up with some nice wintry, whilst staying warm by a fire. If you’re wishing the same, be prepared during the next snowfall with this list of bars and restaurants where you can enjoy a [...]
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Colosseo Opens! Thank God. This Town Needs More Brick Oven Pizzerias.
Aired December 7th, 2010 on Italian, Openings, Pizza, first look and restaurants.2 CommentsWe were excited to ride by this corner yesterday to see the lights on and Christmas lights twinkling, and a big grand opening banner over the front awning of Colosseo, a new brick-oven pizzeria at 15th & Spring Garden. The space was previously a diner-ish spot that never seemed to be open. Now it’s a [...]
Spend An Afternoon With Philly Homegrown Food Tours!
Aired November 16th, 2010 on Cheese, Chefs, Farming, In Season, Locavore and restaurants.0 CommentsPhilly Homegrown has teamed up with City Food Tours, and they’re hosting a series of special Philly Homegrown Tours, for only three Saturdays. The tour is focused on sharing a taste of local food, that is produced within about a 100-mile radius, and in a sustainable way. The tours are $35 and happening on November [...]
University City Dining Days Starts Tomorrow (And They’re Bringing Fire Dancers)
Aired July 14th, 2010 on restaurants and specials.0 CommentsAs we mentioned a couple weeks ago, it might just be time to hop on that trolley to West Philly. Starting tomorrow, restaurants all over University City will have three-course specials for $35 or less. This year, it’ll go on for two weeks so there’s no excuse not to go. Make reservations now to avoid [...]
While many would-be restaurants are taking to the street in the form of food trucks, the Desi Chaat House is taking Indian street food inside, to a peculiar-looking flat-roofed orange building on the corner of 42nd and Baltimore. Draped with Christmas lights, the storefront’s bright green lettering promises “Mild to Wild.” It could be a [...]
At least it wasn’t when I was there this past year.
