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Notes from the Weekend: Oct. 18
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Notes from the Weekend: Oct. 18
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Rachel Burgos: RB Adam Erace: AE Drew Lazor: DL
Friday I ate some really good food at I can't tell you where. Sorry. —AE |
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I second all of Danya's Bloktoberfest comments! Here here for daytime drinking--they had a killer beer list (which people were clearly loving since they killed 50-something kegs!) I for one was happy to get a brief respite from the hubbub to get some Washington Ave pho. Made a return trip to Wash Ave on Sunday to hit up the fast food tofu shop mentioned in last week's Snack Time post. The lemongrass/chili version lived up to its delicious description and was cheap (5 pieces for $1!). Their GREEN soy milk (made with Pandan leaves) is also very yum.
Ate some Sampan apps before heading the Wilma for "Macbeth." It was either a testament to how much I liked the play or how I wasn't so into the food, but I can't really remember anything mind blowing that I ate there. Their version of whiskey sour on the other, was fantastic. Hit up Cooperage to watch the game on Saturday and enjoyed my fair share of $2 Lagers and Red Breast whiskey, on the rec of our awesome bartender who looked way too young to remember the last 1980 World Series.
Kibby are you deliberately leaving out the name of that mislabeled wine so you can have all of it? Greedy
Heh, it actually was my first pie EVER and it turned out pretty great. I used a basic recipe with a few twists-5 large honeycrisps and 2 large granny smiths (for a texture contrast, since they tend to give more bite when cooked), then orange juice/zest and lemon juice/zest within the apple mixture. And the pie crust itself is from the American Test Kitchen Cookbook for morons. I was really thrilled since I never bake, I think next time I'll add some fresh cranberries. For funsies.
friday a friend got it in his head to go to village whiskey at prime time. I put my name in for a group of 6 and we hunkered down at o'sheas to drink away the TWO HOUR and 20 MINUTE wait. i'd do it all again. pickled cherry tomatoes and that kentucky hot brown's still got me dreamin. love that place. saturday - green eggs cafe had a steak and eggs special that was out of control huge and delicious. many mimosa's consumed and the staff handled our big, loud group awesomely. after green eggs we rode over to the block party and it hadn't hit fever pitch yet so was able to try a few beers pretty easily but didn't bother with the food lines after Rachel disappeared looking for tacos. dipped out and had everyone over my house. i think some of us ended up at jose's but it was a long ass day.
Friday night, went to Pub & Kitchen and split the Churchill burger and new regular Burger with cheddar. The Churchill was outstanding, juicy and one of the best in the city easily. The other burger was good too but the combination of burger and toppings was a notch below the Windsor. Agree? Saturday, made it to Atlantic City and watched the game at Tun Tavern. Good calamari along with pretty filling chicken cheesesteak. Dessert of cheesecake hit the spot. Sunday, watched football at the fine Tropicana Quarter establishment, Hooters. Good wings.
Thurs: JG Domestic Soft opening, everything was good, suckling lamb, "Bourbon" dessert, and fondue stood out Saturday: Blocktoberfest: I got there early and ate at Coup de Taco and Koja with no lines, the event was really unorganized, when we got there at the advertised start time, nothing was set up at all, the food trucks did not dissapoint though, Thai chx taco and Spicy Pork Bulgogi Also hit up Green Aisle for more Russian Lox and picked up some Ric's bread (below) Sunday: Made "Overnight" french toast with Ric's Cinnamon swirl bread from Green Aisle, i dont think its fair to call this breakfast, more like dessert
friday night at north third, saturday night at black sheep, but the highlight of the weekend was dinner on sunday at barbuzzo... the goat ricotta, beet salad, fideua, octopus... everything, even the atmosphere... i will go back!
Love the juxtaposition of Adam's oatmeal & Rachel's smorgasbord. I come down on the side of the fairer sex on that one. Friday: Opening day happy hour at JG Domestic. I do believe this was my first time stepping inside the Cira Center Centre. Worth it. Fried-chicken-score-keepers, definitely consider the Jidori Chicken, juicy & crunchy with a cornflake crust & chicken liver gravy. Saturday: To Blocktoberfest complainers (I've heard several, not just Rachel): The first rule of daytime outdoor autumn festivals is you do not EAT at Blocktoberfest, you DRINK at Blocktoberfest. And you get there early. Daytime drinking, folks! Enjoyed a ton of beers like Weyerbacher Autumnfest and a new Victory Pils, the exact name of which I don't remember b/c it was my 4th beer, and it was free.
[...] Someone went hiking and took Conshohocken Italian Bakery rolls. [...]
Had a three day weekend this week. Mostly stayed in and cooked, but Sunday being as gorgeous as it was, I hit up Sedgley Woods for a little disc golf action followed by lunch at the Kite and Key. Have never been there and barring a family with kids they couldn't control (and looked like they could barely care about anyone around them) it was a great experience. got the Kite and Key burger cooked medium. Nothing better than a damn good burger with blue cheese and bacon on top. My girlfriend got the chicken tacos which were very tasty as well. Enjoyed my new fangled obsession with a pint of Spaten Oktoberfest and called it a day.
My weekend started on Thursday when I came home from work and discovered a present from my cats in the form of a dead mouse in my apartment. Since this was the 1st night of Drew's epic camping trip with my family I had to take care of the ravaged little beast myself. So I took action and called Lou, offering him copious amounts of beer in exchange for handling the situation. Off to the Sidecar we went drinking beers and gin until last call. Friday I worked late coming home around midnight with enough time to have one glass of red wine and watch an episode of The Office before going to bed. Saturday meant Bloktoberfest with friends, I will agree it was a little ridiculous. We waited over an hour for 2 tacos each, and I opted to not use my last beer ticket because at that point the beer lines were just as ridiculous as the food lines. We headed back to his house where we drank more beer, played UNO attack, watched the Phillies and I ate some garlic knots before heading home for the night. Sunday I had brunch with my mom at Cafe Lutecia, her 1st time there, which she loved because they serve Orangina and delicious soups. My seitan cheesesteak for dinner was just ok, but I still look forward to going back to Blackbird to try more menu items.
Drew, kudos to surviving the weekend without a bodega. The thought of me trying that makes me uncomfortable.
[...] put together some scrambled eggs and sugar-cured Virginia country ham that I copped during my camping trip last week. Sooo salty and good. [...]
Friday night dinner at Mercato - always tasty and crowded, tried some of their fall items like the butternut squash and mushroom risotto, but we had a general consensus that everything used to be slightly better there. Saturday dinner at Tweed where the Philly Film Fest had taken over the downstairs bar, we sat upstairs which was a calm oasis. Loved their pumpkin bread brought to the table. Drinks at Field House for the Phillies afterward, meh. Sunday taco truck at Headhouse Square! And made dinner with from-the-market acorn squash with white beans and tomatoes and the best sourdough baguette from Wildflower.
Stayed in on Friday night and had a few friends over for dinner. We ate broccoli and cheese soup (topped with mini goldfish!!) and little ham and mustard toasts. Yum. Saturday was spent antique mall shopping. I had the unfortunate luck of getting a crazy headache right in the middle of it but a quick stop by a Turkey Hill convenience store to grab excedrin, coconut water and beef jerky made everything ok. Plus, I got some sweet cat art in the antique shop. That night, in the wake of my headache, I ordered Circles Thai again. I cannot get enough of that place! For Sunday dinner I tried to use up stuff that I had in the kitchen and ended with a kind of strange but also pretty tasty quesadilla thing stuffed with kale, roasted sweet potato and feta. Definitely have eaten worse things. Washed it down with my favorite budget wine, that is currently mis-priced at the state store. The big bottle is marked as the same price as the regular sized one. Score!
Friday night: Stayed in and made wild mushroom agnolotti, with some Morning Star ground fake meat in there, plus some onions, jalapenos and crimini mushrooms. Had a jarred marinara sauce that I kicked up a little with #3 heat level bhut jolokia tomato hot sauce from WMD on South Street, plus a little Hop Devil. It was really good. Only bummer was that I didn't have any cheese ... it made me feel sad. Saturday: Worked, then came home, made turkey wraps and watched Glee begrudgingly. Sunday: Closed at work, came home, knocked back two shots of 100 Proof Grand-Dad back to back and then chilled on a pounder of Four Horsemen, that weird lager business from Germany. It was a long day...I deserved it.
Jule, a honeycrisp apple pie sounds brilliant. Was it a traditional apple pie or did you do something different with it given honeycrisp's general amazingness?
Aww, no strikethroughs in comments? This is discrimination, I tell ya.
It was tough but I made it!
On Friday night I went to Blackbird Pizzeria, the all-vegan pizza and sandwich shop on 507 S. 6th St. It was AMAZING. My friends and I ordered the 16" "South Philly Pizza," which is a red sauce pie made with seitan sausage, broccoli rabe, fennel and eggplant. The best part, though, was the Daiya soy cheese. I've eaten a lot of soy cheese in my time, but nothing melts like this stuff. It's phenomenal, for real. Get here quick!
Friday-made meatloaf with a spicy glaze, roasted Brussels sprouts, and baked potatoes for the boyfriend. Saturday we went to Lee's Deli on the corner of 47th and Baltimore for our ritual breakfast-for me a provolone omelet, crispy home fries and bacon, for him a scrapple egg and cheese sandwich. Saturday lunch we ate samosa and lamb chaat from Desi Chaat house, and for dinner he made us linguine and clams and I made a honeycrisp apple pie. Sunday was dinner at Mom's-hoagie dip, crab and shrimp bisque, chicken stuffed with provie and spinach, and my scalloped potatoes with thyme and caramelized vidalia onions. She also made her epic Heath bar cheesecake. I have to eat salad for the rest of the week.
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