According to a very handsome bird on our shoulder, The Standard Tap is getting ready to install a twenty-tap system into their bar. The Tap is already known for having a ton of delicious local beers on tap at all times, so goodness knows what lagers and ales will flow out of that new tap [...]
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It’s The Great Pumpkin, Standard Tap! Plus: Multiplicity!
Aired September 24th, 2009 on Events, Gastropubs, Rumors, The Biz and Uncategorized.0 CommentsI’m Christophuh, And This Is My Tequiluh
Aired September 15th, 2009 on Animal Rights, Liquor, Tequila and The Biz.0 CommentsProving that, now more than ever, tequila is the new vodka (meaning that tequila is the new status liquor, finally conferring the douche status onto the bev that comes with bottle service), Michael Imperioli has become the new brand ambassador for 1800 Tequila. And Imperioli’s TV spots try and poke fun at that same Kade-ian [...]
How To Lose The Steak Wars: Not Paying Union Contractors Millions Is One Sure Way To Do It
Aired March 30th, 2009 on Steak and The Biz.1 CommentAll last week, we’d been hearing tell of an email circulating from a disgruntled local union employee to friends and certain members of local press, containing a fairly stunning charge: That the ownership behind Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse at 15th and Chestnut had stiffed union contractors to the tune of millions after the steakhouse [...]
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Memo To All Philly Restaurants: For The Love Of Pete, We Beg Of You, Tear Down Your Annoying Flash Intros
Aired March 17th, 2009 on Phoodies and The Biz.8 CommentsDear Philadelphia Restaurants,
Believe it or not, we’re not going to your home page to see yuppied-out flash introductions. They’re a colossal waste of our super important tick-tocks, so please cut the dumb little movies and get to the meat (menu) and potatoes (where you’re located). While we may not have graduated from Johnson and Wales, [...]
Philly Is Cheesier Than The Other 5 Boroughs
Aired September 3rd, 2008 on Cheese, Polls and The Biz.0 CommentsWe love cheese. Everything from artisan dairy to nuclear Cheese Whiz tastes. Fucking. Awesome. The current issue of Wine Spectator features the best cheeses and most hardcore cheese shops around the world and lookit! We got 2 major big-ups on a very short list of mentions. As we suspected, DiBruno’s got a nice high five, but [...]
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Dept. Of Uncomfortable Conversations: GigaChef’s “Kitchen Spanish” Dictionary
Aired August 14th, 2008 on Phoodies and The Biz.0 CommentsFor Professional Dopes like Joey Vento, just mention the subject of non-English-speaking help in the kitchens of America, and prepare for fireworks coming out of the neck and steam coming out of the ears. (You could steam a dumpling with it!) But the fact of the matter is, according to GigaChef.com, the restaurant industry employs [...]
