SNACK TIME: but what to do with these trendy onions, a Stern welcome, Ludacris rich but poor in spirit, big win for Serious bloggers, the wilds of New Jersey revealed

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SNACK TIME: but what to do with these trendy onions, a Stern welcome, Ludacris rich but poor in spirit, big win for Serious bloggers, the wilds of New Jersey revealed

POSTED: Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 7:30 PM

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Tastebuds and Tidbits

Ramping up

Every Wednesday, Meal Ticket pokes around the food blog world to see what's simmering. -The Tastebuds and Tidbits team finds a vehicle for those spring ramps everyone is so keyed up about. Peep the recipe for buttermilk and ramp biscuits with coriander. - R2L and MidAtlantic chef Daniel Stern has picked up a new key employee, says Foobooz . Former Talula's Table chef Bryan Sikora will join the empire as culinary director. Via Daniel Stern's Twitter. - The Illadelph's hotline to the Starriverse is now benefiting Grub Street Philadelphia, where he wrote that rapper Ludacris left his Parc server a paltry $5 on a $67 check. -The James Beard Foundation honored Serious Eats on Monday night with the 2010 award for Best Food Blog. Founder Ed Levine and the gang recap the table-dancing, keg-standing after-parties that went down after the gala at the classier NYC hotspots. -Bhiladelphia has finally owned up to the fact that he works an hour away in the Jersey sticks. He's offering up tips gleaned on many lunches and foraging trips in that great state, including this sexy bottled beer selection in Mercerville.

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