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 currently supports. “Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever,” says DiCaprio.

We went to La Colombe over the weekend to give it a taste, and expected to see Leonardo’s face plastered all over the walls, but they maintain their air of modesty and, as always, good coffee and amazing pastries. LYON is smooth and sweet blend of sustainably grown coffees directly sourced from Haiti, Peru, Ethiopia and Brazil. The video below shows how it all starts.

…gotta love these guys. Who is up for a factory tour?

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, “Philadelphia urban farming, how food grown locally in community gardens and urban farms is starting to make a positive impact for families faced with food challenges even here in Philadelphia, and how to get involved.”

Before the doc is shown, there will be a screening of a documentary short by Drexel alum Clay Hereth called West Philly Grown. Hereth’s film focuses on the Mill Creek Farm, an urban farm at 49th & Brown Streets in West Philadelphia, that grows a variety of organic vegetables, herbs, and fruits in addition to providing educational programs on urban farming.

More information is available here.

Contains 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

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 even be considered “granola.” It’s too good. We’ve remarked upon this before, but this clip just reminded us of the facts all over again. SIGH.

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 Fox combines roasted turkey breast, roasted red bliss potatoes, a bleu cheese béchamel, brown gravy, cranberry drizzle, mozzarella and fresh basil to create a holiday themed pizza feast. As the video says, the pie will be available into early December, or until they grow tired of turkey.

Look, 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 along the way.

In the weeks leading up to the holidays, we will be looking around for gifts that are great, weird, funny, or anything in-between for you to give your loved ones this holiday season. Keep an eye out here for more gift ideas, and if you have any to share, send it to phoodieinfo [at] gmail [dot] com with the header “Phoodie Holiday Gift Idea.”

Former 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 a world we do not want to live in. So if a Joe Biden beer koozy is not really you’re style, hop aboard the Herman Cain train, where Healthcare comes with two free toppings and pepperoni is used as currency.

We 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 of the month.

We also got a sneak peak at the opening menu, which features items such as:

Whole Scampi – with anchovy caper butter, fresh herbs, and lemon
Garlic and Pepper Steak – marinated NY strip, roasted garlic pesto, black pepper, and olive oil smashed potato
Porchetta Panini – wilted rapini, garlic pesto, roasted peppers, fontina, served in jus

And 14 different pizzas (along with make-your-own) including:
Mac and Cheese
Cheeseburger
Escargot
Truffle

We’ll have the opening schedule for you as soon as we get it, but we’re pretty much salivating already.

The 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 able to do it ourselves, is best left to the professionals.