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[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Yis Goodwin, Allan L. Allan L said: Tyson Bees is on the streets: Was leaving CP HQ yesterday evening and happened upon chef Tyson Wong Ophaso's Tys... http://bit.ly/evWNxf [...]
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[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Renaissance Sausage, Meal Ticket. Meal Ticket said: Want @TheSausageTruck sausages to cook/eat at home? Here's how: http://ow.ly/3jBB0 [...]
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[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Philly City Paper, Spike Eskin, Jim Garrow, Leigh Schemanski, jaimeknowsbest and others. jaimeknowsbest said: RT @mealticket: Where to get free fries and free doughnuts in Philly today: http://ow.ly/3iWRM [...]
Wait, First Friday is still going on?? It's December, sweet!
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by andrew washington, Jerry Weller. Jerry Weller said: Arterial Terrorism: Free fries and doughnuts today http://bit.ly/f1EuCO [...]
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[...] Sweets by Samantha is the next sweets truck coming to town. We’ve already added @SweetsbySam to our Twittering Trucks feed. [Meal Ticket] [...]
[...] Here comes another cupcake truck: Sweets bу Samantha :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphi... [...]
I'm a little cupcaked out, yo. Where's a sushi truck? Or a Vietnamese/banh mi truck?
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jason F Griesser CMB and Gumppette, Meal Ticket. Meal Ticket said: Another cupcake truck is about to hit Philly @SweetsbySam debuts next month: http://ow.ly/36htd [...]
Cute name.
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[...] New-look Flying Saucer lands Nov. 19• Here comes another cupcake truck: Sweets by Samantha• NOW OPEN: Chris' Taco Stand• Jim Coleman taking over at World Cafe Live• Ticket Stubs: Meal Ticket Weekly Recap, [...]
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Rich Pawlak and MidtownLunch:Philly, Meal Ticket. Meal Ticket said: A new taco truck from a former Tinto cook is now running on Temple's campus: @ChrisrTacoStand http://ow.ly/36f3J [...]
Melange Tea Cart (33rd and Market), which we told you about recently, was involved on a crash on the 21st that left the truck in the repair shop and the mobile tea business closed indefinitely. "At 10:50 a.m. this morning, a truck decided to make a very late left turn directly in front of me at 18th and Washington," owners Boris and Yumiko Ginsburgs wrote on their blog. "To avoid being hit, I was forced to swerve, and the cart rolled over. [...] The cart has sustained major damage that, to be brutally honest, we can not afford to address." Tough stuff. Fortunately, repairs were completed ahead of schedule and Melange is back in action on a test-run today, pouring their select menu of exotic teas and tisanes. (Try the new white teas, like shou mei or bai mu dan.) The cart will be around on Drexel's campus until 2 p.m.; stay tuned to their Twitter to learn when they resume regular hours.
[...] West Philly’s Melange Tea Cart reopens after a crash. [...]
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by The Best Of Food.com, Meal Ticket. Meal Ticket said: Crash into tea, yeah. After accident, @melangetea reopens today http://j.mp/apoP88 [...]
[...] Philly smoked-meat fans! Like the South, Bebe’s Barbecue shall rise again. [...]
Oh, hell yes. Please persevere! You are missed.
Their barbecue has been great and their sides even more so. Anyone know what's up with Ron's Ribs? That might be a good location.
that place makes me what bbq right now, at 8 in morning.
I'd say a good part of the business plan should be "Since we have a giant neon sign that says 'HOT BISCUITS' we should make them every day." I never got to try one because even when they made them they ran out. Did have some other food there that was good, but got tired of walking in and coming out empty.
Bebe's returns, yay! Bebe's beats any other barbeque i've had in the city, hands down. Percy Street is a dry, flavorless chump in comparisson to the smokey, juicy, melt in your mouth, fall off the bone goodness of Bebe's. Can't wait to get up on some of that!
As long as Tamara continues there I'll come by ALL the time! She is HOTT!
Bebe's bbq has the best--awesome chicken, ribs and pulled pork. The pulled pork sandwich is mountain of outrageous bbq goodness. The mac and cheese, scalloped potatoes, greens , cabbage salad are all awesome. I'm looking forward to their return. Best bbq in Philly!
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[...] Tea Cart (33rd and Market), which we told you about recently, was involved on a crash on the 21st that left the truck in the repair shop and the mobile tea [...]
OMG that dog is adorable!
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Current CP news intern Juliana Reyes found herself working the Coup de Taco truck at last week's maniacally attended Food Trust Night Market on Passyunk Avenue. Here is her first-hand report.
It's only 7 p.m., one hour into the first-ever Night Market, and order tickets smother the inside of the Coup de Taco (CdT) truck. We've run out of magnets and space to put the tickets up, so co-founder Peter Berman, who's working the truck window tonight, is hoarding them at his makeshift desk. "How are we doing?" Berman asks Aaron Dessen and Jonathon Zilber, the guys crafting the tacos. "Should I cut them off?" He looks to the overwhelming crush of people waiting for food. The line is crawling around Passyunk Avenue, and Berman worries they'll run out of ingredients soon.
The CdT kids didn't know what to expect of last Thursday's wildly successful Night Market, so they arrived with a limited amount of supplies. But things started to heat up within the first 10 minutes of the market's opening. The guys made frantic calls to their kitchen, only to find out that it was too late — it had already closed for the night. Special events usually call for another set of hands in the truck, and since a friend of mine works at CdT, I found myself moonlighting as a taco-runner.
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| Photo | Juliana Reyes |
When I get to the truck, which is camouflaged in Entourage propaganda due to a CdT/HBO collab, the boys usher me in. I get a quick rundown of the space: Dessen, who's worked the taco line for a year now, shows me where they grill the tortillas and roll 'em up. "It's kind of like changing a diaper and rolling a joint," he tells me. "I know. It's an awkward combination." Hmm. Luckily my only actual responsibilities lie in making sweet tea and sending the food out. Working inside CdT is a bit of a whirlwind experience. Berman chats up every customer as he jots down their orders, while Dessen and Zilber furiously work a fusion taco assembly line, dressing the tortillas in duck sauce and Americanized kimchi (part kimchi, part coleslaw). Zilber's iPod wails Phoenix and Kimya Dawson to eager customers. My job is certainly the easiest, and it's perhaps the most satisfying: Everyone grins at me when I hand them their tacos. One guy actually does a victory dance after I call his name. At just barely 8 p.m., we run out of tacos entirely. The line's still ridiculously long. Berman shouts an apology to the crowd and encourages everyone to visit the truck at 40th and Locust or in LOVE Park, their new once-a-week spot.
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| Photo | Juliana Reyes |
"I am in shock," Berman says. "I can't believe what just happened." The boys sold about 200 tacos in two hours. On a normal day, they sell about 100 tacos in four hours. Berman says he's not as into the day-to-day truck thing as much as he is working these kinds of events. "It's where the glory is," Zilber says. The Night Market is still going strong as the truck closes down. People keep approaching us and asking if we're still selling; the CdT are disappointed in having to close down so soon. Next time they'll be sure to come prepared. Till Bloktoberfest.
We got some of the last tacos and thought about re-selling them to the tacoless for an increased price! I also got a regular customer card, and i can't wait to fill the card up with stamps cause their tacos are delish.
Nice read. It seems insane to me that Coup de Taco and almost all the other vendors weren't prepared at all for the volume of customers. What were they expecting? The whole thing, while cool, was kind of a bust. Needs a lot of work.
This was so much fun to read!
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Wow! Sounds great; a recipe for success. Can't wait to try.
good luck,
Steve Yassky ( habitual eater )[...] T for Temple U. , U-niversity… TACOS! Chris Allen has just pulled up Chris’ Taco Stand on the corner of 12th and Norris, next to the Engineering Building and across from the Boyer College of Music/Tyler School of Art on Temples campus. An Owl alum, Allen polished his cooking chops at the French Culinary Institute before working at Tinto. Dude also knows his cheese (that is evident by the awesome queso fresco he grates over your taco before handing it over) and has worked as a cheesemonger at Di Bruno Bros. here and Murrays Cheese Shop in NY. Chris shares a kitchen with a stable of Phillys favorite trucks, including Honest Toms, Renaissance Sausage and the upcoming Far From Home. [...]
We sure do miss Wade and Larry down here in St. Thomas. Our loss is your gain Philadelphia..
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Norm Nyburg, Meal Ticket. Meal Ticket said: They came all the way from the Virgin Islands to feed us: @FarFromHomeCafe launches soon in Philly http://bit.ly/bZ99Z0 [...]
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