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Archive: December, 2012
On Monday we told you about the cocktail all-star Hurricane Sandy benefit being thrown on Sunday by the United States Bartenders Guild at Tequilas (1602 Locust St.) and while this one isn't going to feature the remaining members of Nirvana and Paul McCartney, we're pretty stoked for it. Phoebe Esmon kindly let the cocktail menu leak and we're sharing it with you. The party starts at 9 p.m. on Sunday night so we're thinking that calling in sick on Monday might not be a terrible idea. It's practically Christmas, right?
Here at Meal Ticket we're committed to bringing you the latest in local ice cream-related news and with that in mind here's the breaking scoop:
Despite its Counter Culture program and proximity to Federal Donuts, Pennsport's Strange Brew Coffee quietly closed last March, and its tucked-betwixt-rowhomes vacancy was filled in October just as quietly by Brown Chicken Brown Cow (1321 S. 2nd St.). Hanging on the whitewashed paneled wall by the entrance, Crayola-hued boards advertise flavors like graham cracker, Reese's Cup, strawberry and cake batter above an Ikea butcher-block island holding coffee fixins. Sounds like it'll be a home run with the neighborhood kids come summer. For now, one macchiato, please, brewed on the gleaming, lugnut-tight La Marzocco.
On Today's Afternoon Snacks, we've got boozy, sagey cupcakes, holiday goodies from Belle Cakery, and a global Christmas recipe round-up.
OK, we're intrigued: starting today and "for a limited time," Whole Foods Callowhill (2001 Pennsylvania Ave.) has these SAGE-pomegranate cupcakes (above). That is, actual sage-sage, but also AITA's SAGE liquor. You can check out the play-by-play here: vanilla cake gets a SAGE-pom syrup soak, a swirl of SAGE buttercream, a dollop of pomegranate foam, and a candied sage leaf by way of decor.
When we wrote up our piece on the Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation, this year’s winner in the Big Vision awards Food and Drink category, we had way more to say than space to say it in. So here we have a little more background and more input from Sam Sherman and Will chef/owner Christopher Kearse.
Today's turning out to be a big news day for some our favorite industry people. Here are a few items we were heartened to see this morning, some in unlikely places:
Le Virtù exec (and 2012 Big Vision nominee) Joe Cicala has a writeup of his recent Italian odyssey on Food Republic, and it's a must-read. But trust us, try not to go into it too hungry.
Boston may have stolen pastry chef Monica Glass from us (OK, we're being dramatic; looks like she's in Philly slurping down and delivering pho as we speak), but at least they're treating her right—she's been getting a substantial amount of recognition up there. This week's Boston Phoenix has this nice feature on Chef Moni, including a handy diagram of her complex Crumble aux Pommes. She's also included in this piece from the Boston Herald, where you'll find her recipe for fruitcake you might actually want to eat.
And word of the Espinoza-Palazzo-Krall pop-up collab Shiprock has already made its way back to "ground zero for Navajo Tacos," Farmington, NM.
In this week's South Philly Review Phyllis Stein-Novack heads up to Broad Street to check out the seafood-centric fare at Stephen Starr's Route 6 (600 North Broad St.) and she was impressed from the get-go. The Cape Cod decor combined with perfect noise level set PSN and husband Edward immediately at ease. Over cocktails the dining duo decided to forgo the wood-fired menu options and go for a selection of childhood classics.
Cherrystone clams came with terrific cocktail sauce and Irish potato-looking oyster crackers and New England clam chowder was spot-on with smoky bacon.
According to PSN Route 6 might be the only restaurant to offer a fried seafood combination platter. Not so sure about that but she was more than pleased with the carefully fried plate of shrimp, scallops, fluke and calamari served with fries and more of the above mentioned terrific cocktail sauce.
Another classic from days of yore was a lump crab imperial stuffed flounder with butter sauce and a side of spinach.
Innovative curried carrots were ordered a la carte and almost as good as PSN's own ginger carrots.
A glass of Gruner, a Long Trail for Edward and a solid three tips of the toque for Route 6's classic seafood menu.
As stereotypically religious as many Italians are, Christmas Day, the birth of Jesus, blah blah blah falls back to to Christmas Eve. If you live in South Philly, you know the night by the smell of crispy smelts, sharp baccala and bubbling oil seeping into the air through the hundreds of cracked-open back doors of poorly ventilated row homes. It's the Feast of the Seven Fishes, baby, the most wonderful time of the year. (Confused? Check out this article I wrote for Gilt Taste last year.)
My modern contributions to the family feast aren't always well received by the old guard, so this year I'm considering going way old-school with eel. And I feel like I can tackle the slippery sea creatures thanks to Jeff Michaud and Brad Spence, who break down the break down on their web cooking series, Dude Food. (Highlight: When Spence tells Michaud to "get the fuck outta here" when Jeff tries to scare him while reaching into the bin of inky wigglers.) Butchering eel is pretty labor-intensive (and cruel, according to some disgruntled eel sympathizers in the comments) but the actual cooking goes one, two, three. I'll bet if you ask nicely at Ippolito's, they'll fillet the eel for you. Just make sure you use it immediately, something Jeff and Brad are united on. Also, use gloves if you have any open cuts; apparently, eel blood is toxic, which will only make the fact that I put myself in danger to cook this for my family all the more impressive.
Today's Afternoon Snacks has food donations made even easier, some stomach-turning snacky jargon, and tons of high-test beers tonight at Sidecar!
Food trucks always make feeding yourself more convenient; now they’re making it easier to feed others, too. The Philly Mobile Food Association has teamed up with Philabundance this year, turning a bunch of their member trucks into roaming collection sites for non-perishable food donations. You can drop yours off when you visit any participating truck, including:
Fans of Brooklyn brewer Sixpoint, find your way to City Tap House (3925 Walnut St.) after work today. They'll be pouring twelve (we feel like maybe we've heard something about this number being significant today?) Sixpoint brews tonight starting at 5 p.m. And they're bringing some really interesting ones.
Thanks to Philly Tap Finder for bringing our attention to one we haven't tried: Mad Scientist Goser the Gozerian, a salty-sour gose. (If you're in the dark like we were, you can read some more about it here.) We're also excited to see Signal, an unusual light summer beer that's at once fruity and smoky, and Otis stout on nitro.
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