When we talked about the now-abandoned Lee’s Hoagie House on the corner of 420 and MacDade Blvd. in Delco, we had no idea of the glorious history of that corner. So feast your eyes on some of that history above, as local-heroes Cinderella rock out in a commercial for Pat’s Chili Dogs in that location, [...]
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Cinderella Singing The Jingle For Pat’s Chili Dogs Will Either Make Or Ruin Your Day
Aired April 3rd, 2012 on video.0 CommentsAh, So That’s Where The Cheesesteak Came From
Aired March 23rd, 2012 on Cheesesteak and video.0 CommentsWell, that explains everything, although we knew the Whiz had to be from space for a while now. Check out more great moments in Philadelphia history here. [via Philly In Focus]
Jamie Oliver Finds Jewelry, Gold, Joy Division/New Order Master Tapes
Aired February 14th, 2012 on Celebrity Chefs and video.0 CommentsApparently on break from his job or trying to stop American children from being so damn fat, Jamie Oliver was down in the cellar of an old bank he is converting in to his new restaurant, Jamie’s Italian, in Machester, England. In said cellar, Oliver found hundreds of safety deposit boxes containing, “jewelry, gold, and [...]
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Remember in elementary school, taking field trips to Sugar Maple Farms and drinking syrup right from the tree? You probably met some crazy lady, like Martha Carlson, who has farmed sugar trees at her home in Rangeview Farms in Sandwich, New Hampshire for three decades. In recent years, she started to notice her trees producing [...]
What’s The Verdict On La Colombe’s New LYON Roast? IS GOOD!
Aired February 6th, 2012 on Coffee and video.0 CommentsTodd 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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Director 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
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 [...]
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 [...]
At least it wasn’t when I was there this past year.
