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If food TV and Top Chef stalking count among your Things: Ilan Hall was on Jimmy Fallon last night to promote his new show, Knife Fight, where chefs (probably) get drunk and compete in front of other drunk chefs for the grand prize of a knife that costs about three bucks. Oh, and one of the judges listed in the promo materials is Swimfan. (The show was originally going to start airing on the Esquire Network this week, but has been postponed because... the Esquire Network doesn't exist yet. Eventually, it will be taking over G4, which is actually a channel about video games and we're not even kidding. In other words, the idea of one demographic is growing up into the idea of another demographic, but it's faced some setbacks and won't be getting out of its parents' basement until later this summer after all.) Anyway, Fallon and announcer Steve Higgins are tasked with making breakfast sandwiches out of emu and ostrich eggs, Fallon spends most of the time fishing pieces of shell out of his pan and everyone does some quail egg shooters. Time well spent.
Quail egg shooters, knife tutorials and Montreal eats, after the jump! »
Pie queen Holly Ricciardi is coming up on the one-year anniversary for her charming shop, Magpie (1622 South St.). If you haven't been yet, go, and try out the bakery's warm-weather creation: pie milkshakes. Part pie, part milkshake, these crust-flecked blends feature Bassets vanilla ice cream and Ricciardi's fruit and cream/custard pies for $8.50 and $8, respectively.
See the flavors available for April after the jump. Our eye's on the lemon curd. »
Alright friends, we're about five hours away from the epic beer-centric cooking competition that is Hop Chef and tickets are going fast. Seriously. Head over to Union Transfer's site to secure your spot for this evening's festivities. (It's cool, we'll wait.)
Okay, got your tickets? Good. Now let's talk Hop Chef. We're sure you're already well aware but just in case you forgot who is going head to head tonight, here's the line up: Yun Fuentes of JG Domestic, Lucio Palazzo of La Calaca Feliz, Nick Macri of Southwark, Pat Szoke of The Industry, Eli Kulp of Fork and Mike Deganis of Alla Spina. And there will be plenty of Ommegang flowing to go with the chefs' beer-inspired plates. Plus we just found out that our favorite schmancy black car service/app UBER is offering a $20 credit to all ticket holders which we're basically going to take as an excuse to drink as much as you want since you're not driving home.
And as if the lure of flowing Ommegang, awesome food and a free ride home wasn't enough, Team Meal Ticket (yours truly and 10 Questions columnist Scott Schroeder) are on the judging panel. See you later!
Rachel Klein, proprietress of South Philly vegan destination Miss Rachel's Pantry (1732 W. Passyunk Ave.) is looking for a little help. Bertha, her beloved 1996 Econoline delivery van is on it's last legs and Miss Rachel and company are looking to replace the old gal. in order to make sure that all of Miss Rachel's vegan goodies get where they need to go she's set up a fundraising campaign over at Lucky Ant complete with some pretty sweet rewards for donations. $25 gets you a tote filled with vegan treats, $50 wins a brunchtime delivery of assorted vegan breakfastables and if you're really living large, pitch in $3000 for a year's worth of weekly dinner deliveries. Head to Lucky Ant to throw down for Miss Rachel's new ride.
Looks like former Fish and Little Fish chef Mike Stollenwerk is swimming up stream (c'mon, we couldn't help it) to take over the kitchen at Branzino (261 S. 17th St.), an Italian-accented Rittenhouse BYO. Right now the menu reads fairly straightforward in the Italian fare department (think butternut squash ravioli and veal scaloppine) but knowing Stollenwerk's work at Little Fish, Fish and Fathom we're thinking that's all about to change. Plus, the place is called Branzino, which is really kind of perfect.
Notes from the Weekend is a feature that sees the members of Team Meal Ticket compiling all the food/drink highlights uncovered during prime eatin' time, Friday to Sunday. We'd love to hear all about YOUR weekend eating adventures in the comments. Go for it! (View past NFTW installments at citypaper.net/notes.)
Adam Erace: AE
Caroline Russock: CR
The original Friday plan was to take it easy with a bottle of rose and some takeout from Circles but a glass or two into the bottle I was persuaded to get off the couch and head over to The Industry for some buffalo sweetbreads, pig ear lettuce wraps and a few Reed Streets, a new to the menu cocktail of tequila, Aperol and spicy kumquat syrup. Big thumbs up.—CR
So, it's Bad Movie Monday tonight at MilkBoy (1100 Chestnut St), which means you can gather with a bunch of strangers, eating free popcorn and downing $3 pounders while heckling John Carpenter's 1988 sci-fi flick They Live (um, it stars Rowdy Roddy Piper - 'nuff said). No cover; doors at 8 p.m., movie starts at 9.
This Thursday chef Jeff Michaud and the rest of the Osteria (640 N. Broad St.) crew are welcoming Fruilian vitner Giampaolo Venica for a gorgeous springtime wine dinner. Venica's vineyard is located in the upper right corner of Italy bordering Slovenia. The relatively cool climate of the region is aces for white varietals like Tocai, Malvasia, Ribolla and the more familiar Sauvignon Blanc. Venica will be on hand to geek out about his wines and Michaud is going to be in the kitchen taking serious advantage of spring produce for dishes like veal ny strip with oven roasted ramps and carrots and spit roasted lamb leg with fava beans and artichokes. Dinner starts at 6:30, reserve your spot at the table right here.
Looking to expand your hot dog horizons? Tonight is the kick off of Hot Diggity University (630 South St.), a monthly seminar hosted by HD hancho Keith Garabedian and FOMT Hawk Krall. Tonight's class is tackling the vast and varied encased meat offerings of New England from the Fall River Bean Dog made with Portuguese chourico to the celery salt sprinkled dogs of Flo's in Maine. The evenings regionally inspired beverage pairings are coffee milk made with Green Street beans and raw milk from Millwood Dairy and New England craft beers from The Shed, Smuttynose and Atlantic Brewing Company. There are still a few seats available for the 7 p.m. class. Reserve your spot by calling 267-886-9253.
Eat-A-Pita (128 S. 12th St.), your healthiest bet for MIdtown Village lunching spruced up their front windows today and added a few new menu items: customizable salads with toppers like salmon croquettes and pesto tofu and pita paninis (pita-ninis?) with all sorts of creative fillings including chicken mole with refried beans, pico de gallo and pepper jack and a Tuscan tuna melt. Head on over to Eat-A-Pita's newly redesigned site for the full menu.
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