Todd Carmichael, CEO and Co-Founder of La Colombe Torrefaction is at it again. Saving the world, one bean at a time! Last week they announced their charitable alliance with Leonardo DiCaprio, in which 100%, yes 100% of the net profits from the sale of LYON will be donated to environmental charities that Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation [...]
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What’s The Verdict On La Colombe’s New LYON Roast? IS GOOD!
Aired February 6th, 2012 on Coffee and video.0 CommentsDirector of Urban Roots Hosting Philly Screening, Talking Urban Farming
Aired January 26th, 2012 on Events, Farming and video.0 CommentsUrban Roots Trailer from Tree Media on Vimeo. Mark MacInnis, the director of Urban Roots, a film about urban farming in Detroit, will be hosting a screening of the documentary at Bossone Research Center (3140 Market Street) on February 7th. After the film is screened, MacInnis and members of Philly’s urban farming community will discuss, [...]
We Swear This Is Not Fast Food Blog, But Here Is The Rick Ross McRib Parody
Aired January 18th, 2012 on Fast Food, Phoodies and video.0 CommentsContains language and themes some may find offensive, such as “Fuck them Philly Cheese ‘cos the McRib’s back!” Previously: One Of Our Readers Translated The Words From The Crazy Russian Burger King Commercial
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This is so intriguingly lame, but at the same time… WHY DIDN’T WE THINK OF THAT? For a while there we thought we were the only ones reusing our jelly jars as coffee cups. Then we saw the dude at the hardware store doing it, then all of our friends were doing it too. All [...]
Food Porn: Metropolitan Bakery Would Like To Remind You That Their Granola Is The Only Granola Worth Eating Ever
Aired January 6th, 2012 on Breakfast, Food Porn, Locavore, Props Is Due and video.0 CommentsMetropolitan Bakery Granola from Metropolitan Bakery on Vimeo. As the sweet, dulcet jazz tones of the above video play out, let us have a moment of honesty: 99.999999999% of all granola produced in the world, ever, tastes like packing peanuts. But just as most granola should not be considered “food,” Metropolitan Bakery’s Granola should not [...]
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Let’s all be honest with ourselves. We’re going to want turkey for a little while after Thanksgiving, even after we run out of leftovers. Luckily, the culinary masterminds at Birra (1700 East Passyunk Avenue) have come up with Thanksgiving Pizza. You can see the making of the pizza in the video above, as Chef Andrew [...]
Phoodie Holiday Gift Idea #1: DiBruno Bros. Gift Basket
Aired November 16th, 2011 on Cheese and video.0 CommentsLook, how can you not love most of everything that comes from DiBruno Bros.? We’re not sure it’s possible. So by giving this gift, not only do you not have to worry about the recipient liking it or not, but you also look like a genius. And, you know, maybe pick something up for yourself [...]
“Imagine There’s No Pizza” Says Our Next President
Aired October 17th, 2011 on Pizza, Uncategorized and video.0 CommentsFormer Godfather’s Pizza CEO and our next President Herman Cain has got a set of pipes on him, and he’s not afraid to show them off. In this video from the 1991 Omaha Press Club Meeting, Cain looks like some kind of pizza praising seraph, asking you to “Imagine there’s no pizza,” which is honestly [...]
Birra Set To Open By The End Of October
Aired October 13th, 2011 on Openings, Pizza, Uncategorized and video.0 CommentsWe told you about Birra (1700 East Passyunk Ave.) a little while ago, previously saying it was set to open around Labor Day. Well, Labor Day came and went without any news from the Birra camp, but today we found out that barring any unforseen circumstances, Birra will be opening its doors by the end [...]
Dept. Of Things We Could Never Do Ourselves: DiBruno Bros. Handmade Burrata
Aired October 12th, 2011 on Cheese, Uncategorized and video.0 CommentsThe cheese kings over at Di Bruno Bros. aren’t satisfied with just serving an selling cheeses, they like to make them too. In the video above, DiBruno Bros. VP Emilio Mignucci shows how Burrata is made to order at the DiBruno warehouse in South Philadelphia. And stuff like this, while we would love to be [...]
