Aired January 2nd, 2013
on Celebrity Chefs, TV and video.
That’s Marco Pierre White, known as the world’s first celebrity chef, on his TV program in the 1980s. At the time of the filming, White was not yet at 30 years old, but already had two Michelin Stars and a cabal of future stars in his kitchen (including Gordon Ramsay). Due to his status as [...]
Aired December 11th, 2012
on Ice Cream, Junk Food, Pizza and video.
Last month we ‘covered’ the momentous day when neighbors Pizza Brain and Little Baby’s Ice Cream got together and put a scoop of ice cream on a slice of pizza and called it the Frankford Ave Taco. Apparently the same mad ice cream-obsessed scientists at Little Baby’s took it a step further and made up [...]
Aired October 16th, 2012
on video.
Longtime under-appreciated Philadelphia staple, Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews, have been riding this wave of their “old school” marketing campaign for a while now. So far, it had been bus benches, billboards, and some TV ads, but now you can show some O.G. Peanut Chew love to all of your friends with Peanut Chews E-Cards. All you [...]
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Aired October 1st, 2012
on Top Chef, TV and video.
Life After Top Chef, a new Bravo show about … well … life after being a contestant on Top Chef, premieres this Wednesday night at 10PM. The first season will follow alums Richard Blais, Spike Mendelsohn, Fabio Viviani, and Philly’s own Jen Carroll as they open new restaurants, go on tours, and cook for famous [...]
Aired September 26th, 2012
on Events, Vegetarian/Vegan and video.
Vegucated, a Spurlockian documentary about three carnivores who try to live a vegan lifestyle for six weeks, is set to screen on October 5th at the Quaker Friends Center (1501 Cherry St.) at 6PM. Frank Mataska, the film’s producer, will be on hand along with other vegetarian experts to show the film and then do [...]
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Aired August 2nd, 2012
on Fast Food, Uncategorized and video.
View more videos at: http://nbcphiladelphia.com. Though there are definitely more effective ways to show your support for the sanctity of marriage, this one comes with a delicious chicken sandwich kickback.
Aired June 14th, 2012
on Beer, Beer Week and video.
It went down at the Dunkel Dare event during beer week, and all was made right with the world. [via DrinkPhilly, h/t AroundPhilly]
Aired June 4th, 2012
on Vegetarian/Vegan and video.
Vegetable connoisseurs and grudgingly healthy eaters alike flock to Vedge, the vegan-friendly restaurant from chef/owner/vegetable fanatic Richard Landau, star of this recently released video bio. While salads often leave us feeling like Ron Swanson, Vedge’s variety–the menu boasts everything from dinner to dessert, and, most importantly, beer–promises something for everyone. Still not convinced? Check out [...]
Aired June 4th, 2012
on Ice Cream, Uncategorized and video.
Is the video above a cool look into the behind-the-scenes workings of Little Baby’s Ice Cream? Yes. Is the recorder playing of the host going to be the most annoying thing you see today? Possibly.
Aired May 21st, 2012
on Events and video.
The video above, advertising University City District’s Dining Days, shows Jose Garces talking about how great UCDD is and how much of a boost in revenue it gives his UC restaurants (Distrito and JG Domestic). It’s not hard to see the influx in revenue coming his way, since for two weeks of UCDD (July 12-26), [...]