Summer, summer time! It’s hotttt and that makes it hard to go outside and enjoy all the fun Philadelphia has to offer. But here at Philebrity we do not let the heat keep us down, in fact we fight the heat the way god intended, with alcohol. Here are three beyond simple solutions to […]
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Ok, so times are tough and everyone is complaining about gas prices, the Euro, and calling someone to fix the economy (coincidentally, anyone know a good plumber?). Soaring food prices are nothing new, but one industry stands to weather the tightening of America’s belt better than others: Candy. Apparently Americans may not be willing to […]
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 […]
The Greek Grub Club over here at Phoodie has an icy new friend this summer. We wanted our tub of Baklava Pagota Ice Krema, the new frozen dessert from the Greek Gods Yogurt peeps, to have real chunks of phyllo pastry in it, but this was not to be. Instead, the krema was a simple […]
Narrowing Your Snack Food Decisions With Potato Chips & Chocolate
Aired June 12th, 2008 on Sweets and Junk Food. 1 CommentWhat has Oreos, potato chips, and animal crackers inside of it and will get chocolate all over you? Your sister’s three-year-old? There’s something else?
Flying Monkey’s Kitchen Sink Brownie. We’re trying to guess what isn’t in this thing. Pretzels? M&Ms? Chock fulla dem. This experimental square is our current favorite from the Reading Terminal patisserie that […]
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!
From The Dept. Of Sci-Fi Cakes: Battlestar Galactica, Devil’s Food Edition
Aired May 12th, 2008 on Sweets. 1 CommentThe folks at Geekadelphia quite appropriately held a Battlestar Galactica on Saturday night — hey, but who are we to judge; after all, we were a block away dancing like white people at the all-Belle & Sebastian dance party — and while all the usual BSG party stuff applied (XBox, dranqs, hi-res projections) it was […]
Obama Chooses Butterscotch Krimpets, Enraging Homophobes, Racists And Lovers Of Chocolate Juniors Alike
Aired April 10th, 2008 on Phoodies, Sweets and Junk Food. 1 CommentIt’s just one of those days, Barry. Nobody’s gettin’ a break. [via PhillyEdge]
Bourbon Beard: An Ongoing Guide To Eating Whiskey
Aired March 12th, 2008 on Superfoods, Sweets, Bourbon Beard and Whiskey. 3 Comments Vodka sauce and beer & cheese soup aside, few things are as primordially satisfying as cooking with whiskey. In this ongoing series of posts, we’ll explore food recipes and products that involve that most magical of boozes. First up? Bourbon Pie.
This recipe is a doozy: A chocolaty, marshmallow-y delight that may get you pretty […]
Local Woman Pens 100 Marshmallow Recipes, Not One Of Them Including Mallo-Cups (We Think)
Aired March 11th, 2008 on Uncategorized, Superfoods and Sweets. 0 CommentsEileen Talanian is no noob on the chewy scene. Wait, back up: There’s a “chewy scene?” There probably isn’t, but when your first tome is called Chewy Cookies: America’s Comfort Food, there’s only one way to go: Chewier still. So we’re curious about her new one, Marshmallows: Homemade Gourmet Treats, which include some of the […]






