Snack Time

POSTED: Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 6:15 PM
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Every Wednesday, Meal Ticket pokes around the food blog world to see what's simmering. --Wolfgang Puck will lend his voice to the character of Chef Smurf in upcoming movie The Smurfs, writes Grub Street New York. This exclusive paparazzi photo suggests Chef Smurf will be learning to do Le Cirque's famous "circus of desserts" for the shoot. --When I read KleInsider's report that Shane Candies, housed at 110 Market St. since 1911, had been sold, tears sprang unbidden to my eyes. They turned into waterworks of joy when he revealed Franklin Fountain ice-cream jerks Ryan and Eric Berley were the buyers. --Wheel of Nutrition makes dieting as easy as finding wedge-shaped grapefruit and celery, says Gizmodo. Their pie-chart plates illustrate portions for Diet, Extra Ordinary and Super Size eating plans. --We trend-forecasters at Team Meal Ticket have an inkling harissa, the Moroccan red pepper-and-spicy chili paste that improves everything, is about to have a moment. Learn to make your own with Serious Eats' recipe. --Drawing For Food hits up Los Gallos at 10th and Wolf for some post-Phillies tacos --$5.50 for three!
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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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POSTED: Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 7:00 PM
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Every Wednesday, Meal Ticket pokes around the food blog world to see what's simmering. --Sly Fox brewer Brian O'Reilly and his Route 113 IPA star in a two-minute video that promotes the beer's new availability in a can, as well as the environmentally-friendly, easy-to-take-anywhere aluminum format in general. Via Beerlass. --Fast-casual chain Applebee's finds Philadelphia's signature flava so enviable they added a burger to their menu inspired by us, writes The Illadelph for Grub Street. As a native, we find the peppers, onions and cheese sauce added to sass up their factory-farmed meat totally predictable; they should instead substitute Butterscotch Krimpets for the hoagie roll and serve with a side of working-class hostility. --Philadelphia lawyer Michael Untermeyer will open Wunder Dog near 18th and South this fall, writes The Insider, who, like us, wishes the former candidate for district attorney were calling it Untermeyer Weiner. --Foobooz shares details on Lansdowne BYOB Sycamore's Sun. and Wed. $29 prix-fixe "chef's dinners" beginning Mother's Day (Sun., May 9). They also clear up any confusion between R3-accessible Lansdowne and far far away Lansdale. --A.D. Amorosi reports on the closing of Ortlieb's Jazzhaus in Northern Liberties on our own A&E blog Critical Mass. Despite a storied 24-year history, this second home to local musicians and fans alike could no longer weather the economy.

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POSTED: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 7:30 PM
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Foobooz
Pig pile
Every Wednesday, Meal Ticket pokes around the food blog world to see what's simmering. - We have seen our doom, and its name is Super Torta. Foobooz reveals where their Street Team unearthed the fearsome (but only $13!) beast, loaded with so much pig-and-its-parts it threatens to be garnished with a curly little tail. - Brownstoner reports Brooklyn's video games-and-beer concept Barcade could be coming to a warehouse space on Frankford Ave.; principals met with Fishtown zoning committee members on Tuesday. - Two cute Fishtown girlies are behind the unexpected Jell-O shot recipes of gelatinous booze blog My Jello Americans. They've got Phoodie.info feeling giggly and jiggly. - Concierge king Ken Alan is back with his 10 Dos and Don'ts of Philly Dining for The Restaurant Club. Our favorite Do: "Get over yourself." - An Empty Fridge pits cocktail heavyweight The Franklin Mortgage & Exchange against Chick's Café & Wine Bar's admixtures and offerings. Click through for pictures and details.
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POSTED: Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 4:18 PM
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Serious Eats
The KFC Double Down. Ew.
Every Wednesday, Meal Ticket pokes around the food blog world to see what's simmering. -Serious Eats throws caution to the wind and chows on the KFC Double Down, a bacon-and-cheese sandwich/monstrosity where fried chicken stands in for bread. Take a peek and vote in the poll. -Foobooz and lil' bro site iSportacus teamed up to poll sports bloggers, radio personalities, beer folks and other fans to come up with their Top 10 Bars to Watch the Phillies. Inflamed readers are already duking it out in the comments. -Chef Tyson Wong Ophaso has departed Chew Man Chu to return to his native Thailand, writes KleInsider. Ophaso didn't care to elaborate on the reasons behind the decision. -Spotted Pig owner Ken Friedman is flustered and says no, but Stephen Starr calls back to say YES. Will the two impresarios go all-in on a gastropub concept in Philly? Grub Street Philadelphia is working it out. -Koo Zee Doo will be lighting a fire under foodies with their new rotisserie charcoal grill and outdoor seating, reports The Restaurant Club.
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POSTED: Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 9:45 PM
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Messy and Picky
A side-by-side egg comparison by Messy and Picky.

Every Wednesday, Meal Ticket pokes around the food blog world to see what's simmering.

- KleInsider never stops working. This week he shares details on Il Pittore, Chris Painter's northern-Tuscan collaboration with Starr Restaurant Organization, set to take over the former Ansill space. The dreamy handmade pastas Painter became known for at Angelina will make their overdue comeback here.

- Congratulations are in order for Grub Street's Kirsten Henri, who's just been named the new Food Editor at Philadelphia magazine. Great news for her, better news for aspiring foodie professionals. Think you have what it takes? Grub Street Philly is looking for a new part-time food editor, listing job deets here.

- Messy and Picky makes us question why we even buy boring ol' regular eggs when we can eat these giant goose eggs from Pecan Meadows Farm in Newburg, Pa. instead. M&P say you can buy them closer to home at the Fair Food Farmstand in RTM for $3 a pop.

- Today marks the 77th anniversary of the Cullen-Harrison Act, or more plainly, the abolishment of Prohibition in America. To help you drink up like your great-grandfathers did, Foobooz shares details on how to celebrate.

- Stephen Starr just can't sit still. The prolific restaurateur is working on a ridiculously long list of projects, The Illadelph reports. Among them: El Rey (opening soon), a Fishtown beer garden, some pizza shops, expansion at Stella, plus two new rumored spots in West Philly. Maybe we should buy him a puppy.

- Did you know there are 39 ingredients in a Twinkie ... and five of them are derived from rocks? Neither did we. The durable snack cake turned 80 yesterday, Serious Eats reports, and gets a whole book dedicated to the nutritional mysteries inside.

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POSTED: Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 3:36 PM
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Phoodie.info
Ramen rummaging, Vol. 2

Every Wednesday, Meal Ticket pokes around the food blog world to see what's simmering.

- Collin Flatt finds soul in a bowl with Chifa's smoky pork-belly ramen on Phoodie.info, his second dispatch in a series seeking serious noodles around town.

- School district administrators and elected officials are not feeling the West Philly charter school/after hours bar the Inquirer outed this week, notes Grub Street Philly. Seems like a weird loophole in our archaic liquor code is responsible for an old after-hours club license being transferred to the Harambee Charter School.

- Foobooz is keen on Amis' new monthly industry nights beginning May 3. Who wouldn't want to get in line for a spread of free Marc Vetri food? Mr. Foobooz is gonna have to pick up a bussing shift somewhere if he wants in, though.

- Qi-Yang "Vic" Shi has sold his Sansom St. Vic Sushi to employees to open a closer-to-home location in Spring House, writes The Insider. Having eaten there Monday night, we can tell you nothing has changed at the urban spot.

- NYC's Milk & Honey mastermixer Sasha Petraske will consult on the concept, but not the cocktail list, of Stephen Starr's speakeasy annex to upcoming Mexico City-themed El Rey, writes The Illadelph. Are the blocks between 18th and 20th/Chestnut and Sansom destined to become Philly's style-bar corridor?

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POSTED: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 4:24 PM
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ObamaFoodarama
The First Lady flexes some guns for gardening

Every Wednesday, Meal Ticket pokes around the food blog world to see what's simmering.

- White House food initiatives are tracked on Obama Foodarama, including fun bits like "avid organic gardener" Michelle Obama's animated presence on The Simpsons Sunday last. Voiced by actress Angela Bassett, the First Lady visits Springfield Elementary to assure Lisa Simpson that high achievers/food gardeners win in the end, adding, "I got As when As were hard to get."

- The Insider has details on NY's five-outlet Italian restaurant Serafina opening a branch in the luxury 10 Rittenhouse building. Pizza, simple Northern Italian dishes, fresh-squeezed juices, coffee and pastry will make up the menu.

- Do you know SBP? That's Standard Breading Procedure, and if you want your crumby coatings crisp and not left behind to float sadly in the pan, check out SeriousEats' SBP slideshow for schnitzel.

- Ken Alan is Vice President of Concierge Services for BPG Properties, and he drops into The Restaurant Club to share pro tips on getting that competitive reservation, including key contacts. Did you know Amada takes ressies two years in advance?

- Once again, the French glam-ify something that's we 'Mericans have been mindlessly chomping since childhood. Jacques Torres Chocolate takes ordinary Cheerios and coats them with premium milk chocolate, producing wee little doughnuts of improved nostalgia. Via DailyCandy.


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POSTED: Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 5:30 PM
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RUBA Myspace via Philebrity
Every Wednesday, Meal Ticket pokes around the food blog world to see what's simmering. - Philebrity muses over a rumor that someone bought the R.U.B.A., a favorite hangout of elderly Eastern European dudes and Sunday-night ping-pong players. No actual facts yet, but a lively anti-gentrification debate in the comments. - The Thirsty Pilgrim reports that De Dolle Brewery in Esen, Belgium suffered a fire caused by a basement fuel-tank explosion. Though one worker was injured, he is making a full recovery. The OerBar tasting area was damaged, but bottling continues. Via Seen Through A Glass. - Bravo's hunger-inducing Top Chef season seven will be filmed in Washington, D.C., says The Illadelph. Could Philadelphia be next? - Philly Beer Week will hold its Opening Tap festival Fri., June 4 at the Independence Visitors' Center in Old City, kicking off 10 days of suds- and sun-soaked fun. Tickets are $40; get 'em here. - Sad news from The Insider, who confirms the rumor that Aimee Olexy and Bryan Sikora of Talula's Table are parting ways. Olexy will continue to run Talula's coveted farmhouse-table dinners with three longtime sous chefs; Sikora has joined DelSol Concepts as corporate chef.
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POSTED: Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 2:55 PM
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DuvelUSA.com
What's your legal name?

Every Wednesday, Meal Ticket pokes around the food blog world to see what's simmering.

-- Don Russell (Joe Sixpack) reports on his blog Beer Radar that Origlio, the wholesaler who supplied "unregistered" beers to Memphis Taproom, Local 44 and Resurrection Ale House, was raided by the PLCB Monday night. Other distributors are "lawyering up" and the flow of Duvel, misnamed on the registry, has ceased.

-- Foobooz noticed the liquor license app in the window of Ansill; prolific commentor Mithras noticed the address for Thatsa Nice restaurant partners corresponds with Starr Restaurant Organization HQ -- 134 Market St.

-- Audrey Taichman will close her restaurant Twenty Manning this Saturday after service, reports The Insider. The Rittenhouse mainstay will undergo a month-long renovation and re-emerge as a friendly American grill.

-- Slashfood talks with Dr. Randall Keast, who is part of an Australian research team that has evidence some people can "taste" fat better than others. The big reveal of the study, sure to make our skinny comrades feel even more smugly superior: "The higher a person's fat-tasting sensitivity, the fewer fatty foods that person ate, and the lower that person's body mass index was."

-- Strange Brew, the 1983 movie starring Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas doing ridiculous Canadian accents, will be reinvented as a Fox sitcom, says BeerNews.org. What do TV writers know about craft brewing, anyway?



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Posted 2010-03-10 20:00:01
what do u think about serve yourself trend ? In my opinion, serving yourself is a smart trend. It gives more relax and comfortable for drinkers
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Library Spinster
Posted 2010-03-12 09:58:12
I'm sorry to hear about Twenty Manning.  I suppose they have to do what they can to survive, but I'll miss the Asian vegetables they've served.
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