Summer’s here (or so we’ve been told), and it’s time to break out the lobster bibs and the bathing suits (though not at the same time, of course). Starting on Friday and continuing until Labor Day, London Grill will follow up its success with oysters with a menu full of value-priced summer lobster specials, including [...]
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Wegmans Joins Campaign To Save Billfish
Aired June 11th, 2009 on Animal Rights and Seafood.0 CommentsIn our eagerness to consume delicious seafood, it’s easy to get swept up in the rush to sample it all, treating the world’s waterways as an unlimited tasting menu. While this might satisfy our inner food connoisseurs, it has had a devastating effect on the populations of some species, pushing them toward the verge of [...]
Brain Trust: Philly Ex-Pat Seeks Snapper Soup
Aired June 10th, 2009 on Brain Trust and Seafood.4 CommentsReader Max, who left Philly for the greener, flatter pastures of Chicago, is coming back for a visit with some friends in tow; he wrote to us asking for recommendations on where to get some authentic snapper soup served with sherry, with bonus points going to establishments where it is served in a traditional tavern-style [...]
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Not-So-Appetizing Flyer Promises Culinary Ecstasy At Rum Bar
Aired June 2nd, 2009 on Drinks, Liquor, New Menu, Seafood and Uncategorized.0 CommentsWith MojitoFest next Monday and a new refreshing Ahi Tuna appetizer on the menu, Rum Bar has a big week planned. As appetizing as Mojitos and marinated Ahi Tuna with watermelon sound, we can’t get over how much the background of their flyer looks like foamy stomache bile. Rum Bar, 2005 Walnut Street. (215) 751-0909
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That which you see above is the reason we do summer. We didn’t take this picture at home, oh friends of the shellfish, this shit’s live and in full color majesty at the freshly open Varga Bar. We recently sat down with Chef Evan Turney about his ‘All American’ menu, but he didn’t tip his [...]
OCTO To Finally Save Hellaware Avenue From Itself
Aired April 20th, 2009 on Openings, Seafood, Uncategorized and first look.7 CommentsWhy is it that The Sims always get to check these new places out before we do? Mention the idea of partying on Delaware Ave. — or Columbus Blvd. to you noobs — to local persons of a certain vintage, and you can still provoke a quick case of the douche-chills. Back in the day, [...]
You Wish You Had This Dish: Bar Ferdinand’s Gambas Y Cangrego
Aired March 30th, 2009 on Seafood, Tapas and You Wish You Had This Dish.0 CommentsYou know, what with Jose Garces dominating so much of the tapas and tapas-fusion market in Philly these days, sometimes it’s easy to forget about Owen Kamihira‘s Bar Ferdinand, a less expensive outing than, say, Amada, but often, no less elegant or delicious. We popped in on a whim last week and, among other things, [...]
Because It’s Been Roughly 19 Minutes Since We Last Posted About Jose Garces: Jose’s Crab Ceviche Recipe
Aired March 9th, 2009 on Celebrity Chefs, How To, Seafood and video.0 CommentsFor more, visit chefskitchen.tv.
No Christmas Eve Plans? Get Your Smelt On With The 7 Fishes
Aired December 19th, 2008 on Holidays, Seafood, Superfoods, christmas and restaurants.1 CommentFor reasons other than the obvious fun-factor of saying “fishes,” The Feast of the Seven Fishes is definitely a good time. The Southern Italian Christmas Eve tradition involves a briny, wine-filled multi-course dinner free of meat or dairy but packed with Mediterranean delights. Small guys of the smelt and sardine variety abound, as do all [...]
At least it wasn’t when I was there this past year.
