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FD: Felicia D'Ambrosio
MD: Marie DiFeliciantonio
AH: Alexandra Harcharek
DL: Drew Lazor
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Notes from the Weekend: April 12
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Notes from the Weekend: April 12
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Sunday 5 course tasting at Fish was flawless. Unbelievable that perfection costs $28.
uncklejason, seriously! Best deal around.
Felicia - it's a Rittenhouse-crowd thing, not eating in front of others. Or do those rail thin ladies eat at all? Not sure.
Is that EVERY Sunday at Fish? That place rocks!
Danya -- there were even teensy chocolate-filled cookies individually-screen printed with tiny anime pandas! I did eat three of those while no one was looking.
Ridiculously good quadruple layer mousse tart thing at the dessert place at 6th and Passyunk (sadly can't recall the name right now).
friday i don't even remember what i did for food. saturday met one friend who came up from DC only because he found megabus tix for $4.50 + he wanted nan zhou. Finally tried the hand shaven style with the pork soy sauce. Felt very happy and very full. That night, met another friend up from DC (both staying in the same hotel too. weird). Was going to introduce her and her new boyfriend to the village whiskey burger, but the wait was insane and they didn't bother to tell me they stopped seating the outside tables at 10 pm (boo! and they told me i'd get an outside table around 9:30. Double boo!!!). Fortunately, while waiting for VW, was getting properly boozed up @ the bar at noble. And then we said screw it and ate there...burger was awesome. Not as juicy as VW, but I love the beet and the bun more than VW. Also had the absolutely amazing gnocchi, the homemade chorizo, and a taste of the braised pork belly. Noble ftw. Sunday barely ate anything before dinner after crazy saturday. Dinner? Some pop n fresh biscuits (so bad, yet so very, very good) and leftover collards and ribs from bebe's. conclusion: still slamming after 3 days in the fridge. Only disappointment was the lack of mac + cheese leftovers as well.
I seemed to eat a lot of onion rings this weekend but the ones at Sidecar were clearly the best. The outside is so crispy, while the inside is so slimy. And that aioli is awesome, but the rings are even better when paired with the delicious tomato concoction that comes with their grits-in-bar-form (which are also good, but not as good as those tomatoes).
Swung by Phoenixville's Farmers' Market bright-and-early Saturday for their last day of their winter market. Sue Miller manned her Birchrun Hills' Farm table proud as the local community proudly mobbed her after her recent raved review. (Of course, I was one of 'em, grabbing some Red Cat + Birchrun Blue.) Another love I developed from this market visit was from the goat cheeses of Shellbark Hollow Farm of West Chester. The honey chevre spread is pure bliss, especially paired with apples and Asian pears.
Sunday was by far the day of eating... after fasting off a hang over for a few hours (not recommended) I picked up a slew of stuff at DiBruno Bros. cheese shop and made sandwiches for me and a friend. Scooped out long roll, oil, fresh mozzarella, prosciutto de parma, turkey breast, tomatoes, onions and balsamic. NOM. (served with an assortment of locavore favorite Herr's Chips) At one point this weekend I tried the new Domino's pizza. I was checking out the website and before I knew it I had ordered a pizza and knew the name of the person making it. FTR, thin crust with ham and pineapple. My curiosity satisfied, I am so back on the Lazaro's wagon, for now and forever.
Didn't do much eating out this weekend...but I did have some wicked roast pork and egg noodle soup for lunch on friday during Reading Terminal lunch time run. Sang Kee has some terrific soup, especially if you don't mind people putting their hands on just about every element of your meal. Despite the questionable sanitary standards there...they somehow turn what looks like a huge vat of bathwater into a huge savory bowl of soup with a heap of brined and roasted pork on top. Perfect meal for a chilly day. Enjoyed a few sazerac rye whiskeys on the rocks at home friday night, no major chowing. Saturday night was kind of the same after a long day of fishing, house work and gardening. Sunday, after another long day, got a case of sierra nevada summer ale because the distributor was 30 seconds from closing, and it was the first cold case of decent beer i found. I am not much for sierra nevada or summer beers, but was pleasently surprised. It went great with some grilled sweet potatoes, turkey burgers, radish/arugula salad and a smokey aioli i whipped up.
@ Paul: Yes, the five-course tasting for $28 is every Sunday at fish. Only problem is getting a table! Gotta do it in advance by quite a bit... @ Chrissy Chimi: Golosa! That place rules. It was in last week's NftW.
Great evening in the city Friday night with Mr. Drew Lazor. Great whiskey and trans fat crawl from Village Whiskey to Snackbar to The Franklin to Bar and finally to Time. Enough whiskey to pickle myself twice over, and more money than I would have liked to spend, but hey, I only get to Philly once in a blue moon right?
Felicia-I've known Bela for ten years and when its party time, its conversation, and drinks. Food always takes a back seat. Sounds like a swell time
Saturday: fat kid alert! Lunch @ Paesano's yielded a "mamma mia" special - turkey, sharp prov, arugula, tomatoes, hot & sweet peppers and garlic mayo. Ate half and guiltily ate the rest after my football game. Date night with my man started at Bistrot La Minette (tres fantastique!), followed by drinks at Chicks (FAB!), The Saloon and Southwark. Oh yeah, and cheesesteaks (wiz wit) at whatever random place that was least crowded on South. Sunday: Self-loathing soufflé which consisted of a salad, grilled chicken and a 6 mile run/walk. And, a Flyers win. Booya!
Saturday we Philly Spring Cleaned Up and then treated ourselves to Cafe Estelle bacon at Green Aisle Grocery, and may or may not have eaten it all for breakfast. Ahem. Hit up the Grid Philly party later in the afternoon, where Mugshots Coffeehouse was serving up yum vegan-tastic snacks, and Birchrun Hills Farm had a crazy-delicious cheese spread. Seriously, a giant heap of goat cheese on a platter. This is to say nothing of the Yards on tap -- I went with the Saison (two thumbs up) and the Brawler (one and a half).
Sunday bbq drink of choice: gin infused with lemon, honey, tea leaves and mint. Add tonic water for a great sunny afternoon cocktail.
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