“The word grog refers to a variety of alcoholic beverages. The word originally referred to a drink made with water or “small beer” (a weak beer) and rum, which was introduced into the Royal Navy by British Vice Admiral Edward Vernon on 21 August 1740. Modern versions of the drink are often made with hot [...]
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The Phoodie Challenge: Whosoever Among Us Shall Make The Manliest Grog?
Aired January 16th, 2009 on Drinks and The Phoodie Challenge.0 CommentsReminder: The NoLibs BBQ Rib Cookoff is THIS SATURDAY
Aired September 10th, 2008 on BBQ, The Phoodie Challenge and competitions.1 CommentAs we told youse before, the 2nd Annual Northern Liberties Rib Cook-Off is in full effect this Saturday behind A Full Plate on Liberties Walk. Sly Fox is gonna be there handing out suds, and we will gladly accept. This might be the last time you get to eat ribs outside until next May, so [...]
2nd Annual Rib Cook-Off, NoLibs Style
Aired August 20th, 2008 on BBQ, Events, The Phoodie Challenge and competitions.0 CommentsIt’s that time of year when BBQmasters have honed their grillskill and need to decide who rules them all. Is it you, Poindexter? We’ll find out on Saturday, September 13 behind A Full Plate Cafe. Coronation has not been complete, which means YOU CAN ENTER. Got a wild hair? There’s an ‘ANYTHING GOES’ category. Barbecue [...]
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The Tapas Challenge: For The Love of Jose Garces
Aired June 17th, 2008 on The Phoodie Challenge.0 CommentsHow well do you know your tapas terms? For awhile it seemed that the small plates scene (Amada, Tinto, Bar Ferdinand) was losing steam. It was simple enough to fumble your way through some mezze and hope that your snack-size pairings would prove filling in the end. With more tapas bars in the making (Garces’ [...]
Our headspace is already wrapped around liquid refreshment and so is yours. Your inner bartender longs for the chance to impress friends and family with that one alcoholic rabbit-out-of-the-hat we all got inside. Maybe you learned it from your drunk uncle after a game of Bocce, but you never gave him credit when you broke [...]
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The Phoodie Challenge: Rashi’s Definitive, Un-fuss-with-able Egg Curry
Aired April 7th, 2008 on Indian and The Phoodie Challenge.2 CommentsWe asked, you delivered: A few weeks ago, we openly pined for Curry Eggs, and wondered if anyone had first hand knowledge of them, whether in their own homes or some of the finer Indian restuarants of this city. Sadly, it doesn’t seem like there’s anywhere that serves them that anyone would recommend. (Although [...]
Curry Egg Challenge: The Readers Respond!
Aired March 27th, 2008 on Indian, The Phoodie Challenge and Uncategorized.1 CommentEarlier this week, Phoodie.info challenged readers to dish on curry eggs: How to make them, where to get them, and can we have some. (Well, not the last one, but hey, if you wanna email us some curry eggs, go nuts.) Today, reader Upma sorta bunts the challenge, but comes up with a homer nonetheless: [...]
The Phoodie Challenge: CURRY EGGS!!!
Aired March 25th, 2008 on Brunch, Indian and The Phoodie Challenge.0 CommentsA recent trip to Baltimore yielded the life-altering discovery of Eggs Muttachar at Hamden’s reliable Golden West Cafe. Essentially two poached eggs surrounded by vegetables cooked in green coconut curry, this combination is a spicy yet pleasantly dainty dream that’s best enjoyed in the fog of a hangover. Bonus: You get to dip warm [...]
