At 8pm on Sunday, April 25, NoLibs tapas hotspot Bar Ferdinand will be holding a special dinner featuring seafoods provided by River & Glen, a Warminster-based company that specializes in sustainable and artisan fish and meat. Chef David Kane’s menu is slated to include lots of gastronomical gems, including Mystic Oysters Three Ways; Bouchot Mussels [...]
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Sustainable Seafood Dinner At Bar Ferdinand
Aired April 12th, 2010 on Events, Seafood and Tapas.0 CommentsPay Attention To The Weather Outside: Close Your Eyes And Think Of Peru
Aired February 25th, 2010 on Events and Tapas.3 CommentsPhilly Kitchen Share and Spinal Tapas — the duo of chefs and writers Tim McGinnis and Brian McManus — are teaming up in April for what looks to be a fun one: Spinal Tapas: Food, Music & Booze inspired by Peru will have two seatings, a feature guest appearances from Brad & [...]
Philly BBQ’s With The Best of Em’
Aired December 9th, 2009 on BBQ, Tapas and Uncategorized.0 CommentsPhilly may not be known for it’s barbecue but it damn well should be. Lovers of pulled pork, spicy baked beans and ribs need not grumble their tummies, for there is some truly authentic and amazing BBQ right around the corner, and in one case, just a phone call away.
Bebe’s Barbecue has gotten it’s share [...]
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We highly recommend Bar Ferdinand on a Monday night. Why? Well if you’re on a budget (and who isn’t these days), Bar Ferdinand offers all bottles of wine at half price every Monday night. This is a great opportunity to sample some of those expensive wines you’ve had your eye on, sans guilt.
Our favorite way [...]
Opening in September, Avenida Cocina Latina offers Latin feasts that have been perfected by the husband and wife combo of chefs Edgar and Kim Alvarez. Located in Mount Airy, the historic house previously known as the Cresheim Cottage has been renovated and infused with Spanish-Colonial decor appropriate to the flavorful cuisine that’ll be on offer [...]
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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, [...]
Great Depression 2.0, I Could Kiss You On The Mouth: $18 Lunch At Tinto
Aired February 6th, 2009 on Tapas and specials.5 CommentsIf we told you a few years ago that this would be happening, you would have beat us with your Ugg boot and said, “GET OUT!” But ladies and gentlemen, sell your stereo, lock up your Hooverville, and meet us on 20th Street: The Tinto$18 prix-fixe Bilbao Express lunch menu is upon us.
“First course options [...]
Palace At The Ben Rolls Out “Tapas” Menu
Aired January 23rd, 2009 on Indian, Tapas and specials.0 CommentsRecession Fever, we fear you, but we also love the many gifts you’re about to drop on us. Case in point: Palace At The Ben’s new “tapas” menu, loaded with cute little Indian dishes we want in our bellies STAT. All are less expensive than regular appetizers, and slightly smaller portions — but great for [...]
Do This Dinner: Forks & Corks At Valanni Tuesday Night
Aired January 19th, 2009 on Events and Tapas.0 CommentsNow, yes, there is a big honking ad at the top of this page for Valanni, but that’s not why we are saying this: We’re saying it because we sampled the first dinner in Valanni’s new “Forks & Corks” series, and Chef R. Evan Turney’s paella — both the seafood-lover’s and vegetarian varieties — are [...]
La Bomba: Your Paella Is Not Paella Without It
Aired January 8th, 2009 on How To, Superfoods and Tapas.0 CommentsWe were lucky enough to check out an advance press dinner on Tuesday for Valanni’s upcoming Forks & Corks/Paella & Wine dinner the other night, which we’ll be telling you a little bit more about closer to the event. But we feel we’d be remiss if we didn’t tip you off to a hot little [...]
