http://www.phoodie.info The New Food And Drink Blog For Philadelphia Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:50:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We're going to assume that you've already got your 4th of July on lockdown -- I mean, how hard is it, right? Vodka lemonade, Godlike BBQ, fireworks on somebody's roof, and it's done. Easy. But Bastille Day, like all things French and therefore superior to America (we love saying stuff ... http://www.phoodie.info/2008/07/02/local-francophiles-gear-up-for-bastille-day-as-talk-radio-goons-polish-off-old-frog-tropes/ We may be the only people at this party who can humbly raise their hands and say, yes, we've been to 2nd Street Annie's in Wildwood, NJ, and lived to tell a tale. It was -- what's the word? -- carnie-ish? Allow me to set the scene: A big room ... http://www.phoodie.info/2008/07/02/hellish-wildwood-bar-to-take-flight-and-land-in-northern-liberties/ This past Saturday were the last qualifiers to gain a place at the legendary Nathan's Famous hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island. The event will be televised live on ESPN (not EPSN as stated on Philly.com) at noon this Friday, the 4th. Of all the Philadelphia contestants that competed in ... http://www.phoodie.info/2008/07/02/meet-humble-bob-the-vegetarian-competitive-hot-dog-eater/ The James Beard Foundation surveyed 248 people to figure out if the USA had any food they considered distinctly American cuisine. 90.8 percent of the participants said that hamburger and cheeseburgers are the most distinct American food. In celebration of this discovery (and to get you thinking about some ... http://www.phoodie.info/2008/07/01/god-bless-burgermerica-land-that-i-heartclog/ · Do you work in the food service industry? Do you want a place to rant about all the crazy people who make your job difficult? Do you feel the need to get up in front of bunch of people and share your terrible tales? Of course you do! Sunday ... http://www.phoodie.info/2008/07/01/food-blob-rants-n-raves/ First things first: We've been in love with the grilled feta at Effie's for years, and much of the inspiration for this recipe tracks back straight to their delicious original. But here at the Phoodie.info Test Kitchen, we're cool with letting the inspiration take us somewhere else entirely. In this ... http://www.phoodie.info/2008/06/30/recipe-the-phoodieinfo-test-kitchens-grilled-feta/ · Well, it's official Cantina Dos Segundos -- or, as we shall call it, Cantina 2: Electric Boogaloo -- will be opening soon in the old Azure location at 931 N. Second in Northern Liberties. Helmed by Chef Mark McKinney, late of Pasion!, "Dos" will have "the most ambitious menu ... http://www.phoodie.info/2008/06/30/food-blob-taco-loco/ It's hard to tell from the photo, but take a close look at the Adidas Originals Halfshell: Philly Edition, and you'll glimpse something that's sure to put a spring in the step of anyone who's ever drunkenly stumbled into Lorenzo & Son for a slice. And that's everyone, right? (True story: ... http://www.phoodie.info/2008/06/30/limited-edition-philly-shelltop-adidas-first-shoe-ever-to-big-up-lorenzos/ Summer, summer time! It's hotttt and that makes it hard to go outside and enjoy all the fun Philadelphia has to offer. But here at Philebrity we do not let the heat keep us down, in fact we fight the heat the way god intended, with alcohol. Here are ... http://www.phoodie.info/2008/06/26/303/ Phoodie Wine Nerd Collin Flatt finds another Gem Of Stupid Pricing in the PLCB stacks. This time, it's an Italian Nebbiolo lovefest for your gamiest meats. http://www.phoodie.info/2008/06/26/its-vintastic-travaglini-gattinara-tre-vigne-1998/