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Archive: October, 2012
Free thing alert: Looks like the Sugar truck (38th and Walnut Sts.) lost a bet or something, and the delicious result is that lemon bars (above) are yours for the asking all this week (while supplies last). You just need to utter the magic phrase, “Jo is wonderful.” We thought about asking chef Dan Tang more about the circumstances leading up to this, but decided it would be more fun if it remained cryptic.
MANNA’s Pie in the Sky holiday fundraiser is underway now through November 18. They’re selling classic pumpkin, apple, sweet potato, and pecan pies for $25 apiece, and a signature limited edition Sky Pie (cheesecake with walnuts, caramel, and chocolate) for $35 a pop. Order before the 18th and pick up your pie on Nov. 20 or 21 at your choice of one of about a bajillion pick-up locations around the city and suburbs. (If you prefer, you can opt to donate a pie to a MANNA client’s holiday meal instead.) Now if only there were some thematic idiom we could use to illustrate what this scheme is as “easy as.”
PSA for seafood hounds: Stone crab claw season at Del Frisco’s (1426 Chestnut St.) starts this Wednesday, October 17. No rush—stone crabs are in season through May—but as these particular claws have a bit of a cult following and can be tricky to source outside of Florida, we thought you might appreciate the heads-up.
Phoodie’s got news of some new additions to the menu at Sketch Burger (413 E. Girard Ave.): chicken burgers. OK, so normally the phrase “chicken burger” doesn’t really do it for us, but choices like the chaat-topped tandoori chicken or the banh mi with lemongrass and daikon pickle sound pretty intriguing.
Exiting news from the good folks over R5 Productions. Beginning October 15 fast-vegeratian joint Hip City Veg is taking over the concessions at Union Transfer. Easily the best venue in town, the edible offerings at the former Spaghetti Warehouse space were limited to scoops of (we're not complaining) Little Baby's Ice Cream, a few bags of chips and three well-stocked bars but this new collaboration with Hip City means that dinner before (or during or after) the show is all taken care of via veggie burgers, chick'n sandwiches and wraps.
If you find yourself needing a little extra incentive to get out and try some new places, City Dining Cards are only too happy to oblige. In an update of the fundraising coupon book concept, you can instruct your dining companion to pick a card, any card, and go wherever fate leads you. Each deck includes 50 discount cards, each offering a $10 discount off a purchase of $30 or more at a different restaurant or pub—plus 2 bonus cards from Rybread and Mugshots Café, each redeemable for a free cup of coffee.
Besides the discount and the random-suggestion aspect, 5% of your $20 purchase price goes to The Food Trust. And unlike some fundraising discount programs we’ve seen in the past, the list of participating restaurants ensures that you’ll actually want to use the cards. On the (very long) list, you’ll find Bar Ferdinand, Cantina and La Calaca Feliz, Kennett, Pumpkin, Catahoula, Honey’s, PYT, Yard’s Brewing, and even North Bowl. (A sample card we received featured the ill-fated Odd Fellows Café, but the website promises that you can trade in any card if a business goes under before expiry.)
Decks can be purchased online or at a number of retail locations around town, including Mugshots, Pinot Boutique, the Quick Fixx, and Franklin Square Boutique.
Midwestern meat enthusiast Michael Symon's new cookbook Carnivore hits shelves tomorrow and in honor of the release Symon is hosting a book giveaway via Twitter. He's offering up 40 copies of the book to folks who replicate the cover of Carnivore and post the pics on Twitter and our own Marc Vetri is getting in on the action. Aside from the dinosaur-sized steak perched on a shaved pate, Vetri's even got the squinty eye-raised brow thing going on.
After some delays, word came this weekend via the Insider that Fountain Porter (1601 S. 10th St.) is officially set to open tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct 16, at 3 p.m. The Passyunk Post has plenty of exclusive photos.
Fountain Porter is the collaborative effort from Evan Clancy and Scott Pawlicky (formerly of Kite and Key) that’s been generating buzz since around July with the help of their eye-catching bespoke neon. Expect a full bar with about 20 taps and a menu of small plates with an emphasis on affordability and non-fried fare.
Monday, October 8
Tacconelli's and Osteria win pizza fame on Food & Wine's list of top national pies
The new location of Ultimo is frothing, foaming and pouring over in Graduate Hospital
Tuesday, October 9
Main Liners rejoice, The Saint James is now open in Suburban Square
There's a new Sunday brunch menu at Ela and it's pretty wild!
Wednesday, October 10
Joncarl Lachman bringing New Nordic Cuisine to East Passyunk
Thursday, October 11
A homebrewers' battle of the suds happening at Dock Street (with prizes!)
The second location of Underdogs is now open deep in the heart of cheesesteak Vegas
Friday, October 12
Saturday, October 13
Sushi, karaoke and food-celebs with Morimoto at The Harvard Club
Note: This weekend team Meal Ticket is checking out the eats at the Food Network Wine & Food Festival. Check back all weekend for updates and be sure to follow the action on Twitter.
Last night team Meal Ticked headed up to the mahogany and taxidermy-decked halls of the Harvard Club for Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto's sushi and karaoke party.
More raw fish, celeb sightings and karaoke right this way! »
Note: This weekend team Meal Ticket is checking out the eats at the Food Network Wine & Food Festival. Check back all weekend for updates and be sure to follow the action on Twitter.
We kicked off Friday with the Southern Wine and Spirits Trade Tasting, which ended up being so much more than your typical wine tasting. Plus everything we tasted from Southern's catalogue is available in Pennsylvania, if not on the shelves of your local state store or local bar, through special order online.
In major opening news, Michael Klein over at the Insider has word that both hotly-anticipated Fishtown BBQ joints are on the verge of opening their doors: Fette Sau (1208 Frankford Ave.) will get going this coming Wednesday, Oct. 17, but Bubba’s (19 W. Girard Ave.) will get the jump as they open tomorrow.
Speaking of things that taste good, here’s something that can’t possibly do that: thanks to Gawker for this awful news about limited edition holiday Pringles, including a white chocolate peppermint variety. White chocolate. Peppermint. Pringles.
Although we had heard bits and pieces about the fate of the Roxy theater recently, we admit we missed this item from the Philly Post. The takeaway, for us, is that the new owners are shooting for an eventual liquor license. We think a movie theater that serves alcohol would be more of a jewel in our city’s crown than a movie theater that does Rocky Horror—but hey, that’s just us.
And not to make you break out in hives or anything, but with Halloween fast approaching, that means that Thanksgiving is pretty much right around the corner. Too soon? Tell that to the folks at Belle Cakery (1437 E. Passyunk Ave.), who just put out their Thanksgiving menu. Sweet potato cornbread, sage sourdough, spiced molasses cookies, maple pecan tarts… And just like that, we cannot wait for Thanksgiving. (But you’ve still got a month to consider your order for your holiday meal, so really, no rush.)
Halloween actually is creeping up though, and Chestnut Hill's Night Kitchen (7725 Germantown Ave.) has plenty of treats to get you in the spirit. In addition to the adorable mocha chocolate ghost cupcakes pictured above, they've got pumpkin pound cake decorated with tiny fondant pumpkins, and cute shortbread cookies shaped like bats, pumpkins, and ghosts.
Well, it may not be about Philly, but if you're anything like us, the NYT Magazine is what you'll be reading this weekend! In their own words, "This year’s Food & Drink issue is about obsessions, great and small, from eating reindeer steaks in Greenland to one former tech mogul’s pursuit of the perfect buffalo mozzarella," but we actually think this appraisal does the issue a bit of a disservice. Regardless of how that falls on your ear, there is plenty here to keep you busy. Amongst others:
Mark Bittman visits California's Central Valley and raises some questions about how our farming fantasies compare to reality. "When I was a New York Times Restaurant Critic..." compiles snippets of insights from heavyweight critics Miller, Reichl, Grimes, Bruni, and Sifton. A passel of first-person "Culinary Quests." Michael Pollan, of course, talks food politics; also unsurprisingly, Chris Kimball takes food awfully seriously.
But most importantly, here's this strangely absorbing slideshow of presidents eating things.
- barstool scientist
- Booze
- Brew Revue
- Chef Salad
- Closings
- Coffee
- Contests
- Dealage
- Dirty Dishes
- Don't Front
- Eat This Immediately
- Field Trip
- Food and Art
- Food and Holidays
- Food and Movies
- Food and Music
- Food and Politics
- Food and Sports
- Food and Web
- Food Blogs
- Food Books
- Food Events
- Food News
- Food TV
- Gifted
- Happy Hour Hopper
- How-To
- In Print
- Interview
- Meal Ticket
- Menu Time
- Not So Quickfire
- Notes from the Weekend
- On Wheels
- Openings
- Patio Drinking
- Philly Beer Week 2010
- Photos
- Private Chef POV
- Product Placement
- Recipes
- Snack Time
- Stiff Drank
- SUPPER
- Tea
- Testing
- Ticket Stubs
- Top Chef
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Video
- Weekly Candy
- Weird Regional Foods
- We're Here to Help
- Where'd We Eat?
- Drew Lazor's Ill-Advised Rant Factory
- Pregame
- Ill-Advised Ranting
- The Week Without Meat
- Philly Beer Week 2009
- Real Big
- Where'd I Eat Last Night?
- Top Chef Masters
- The Good Word
- Next Iron Chef
- Arterial Terrorism
- Food and Radio
