Food Network shooting Food Feud in Philly

It's not unusual to see film crews outside of Geno's Steaks. Its proprietor, Joe Vento, is always talking to Fox News or hitting up YouTube. But it seemed odd that a similarly sized crew was also at longtme rival Pat's Steaks. Turns out they were shooting one of the first few episodes of an upcoming Food Network show called Food Feud, with the channel's host/burger king/Iron Chef soul-patch-man Michael Symon. It seems to be, from what little was discussed with an anonymous cameraman, part feature program (host Symon talking with each restaurant about the history of a so-called battle) and part competition (there will be, according to reports of episodes shot in Detroit, blind taste tests of each restaurant's goods, though we didn't witness as much this morning). Are there cut-and-dried winners? We couldn't get hold of yesterday's filmed competitors, Tony Luke's and John's Roast Pork. Will this program be close to the Travel Channel's Food Wars — which recently filmed here with CP's Drew Lazor — in spirit? Can't say. Stay tuned. Tweets that mention Food Network shooting Food Feud in Philly :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper -- Topsy.com Posted 2010-06-24 18:54:46

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Food Network shooting Food Feud in Philly

POSTED: Thursday, June 24, 2010, 7:55 PM

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It's not unusual to see film crews outside of Geno's Steaks. Its proprietor, Joe Vento, is always talking to Fox News or hitting up YouTube. But it seemed odd that a similarly sized crew was also at longtme rival Pat's Steaks. Turns out they were shooting one of the first few episodes of an upcoming Food Network show called Food Feud, with the channel's host/burger king/Iron Chef soul-patch-man Michael Symon. It seems to be, from what little was discussed with an anonymous cameraman, part feature program (host Symon talking with each restaurant about the history of a so-called battle) and part competition (there will be, according to reports of episodes shot in Detroit, blind taste tests of each restaurant's goods, though we didn't witness as much this morning). Are there cut-and-dried winners? We couldn't get hold of yesterday's filmed competitors, Tony Luke's and John's Roast Pork. Will this program be close to the Travel Channel's Food Wars — which recently filmed here with CP's Drew Lazor — in spirit? Can't say. Stay tuned.

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