Archive: January, 2011

Check out Philly on Bizarre Foods and Iron Chef America this week

POSTED: Monday, January 24, 2011, 2:50 PM

Filed Under: Chef Salad | Contests | Food TV | Meal Ticket

Start planning your viewing parties now, people: Two of television's most popular food programs are putting Philly's cuisine and culinary talent in the limelight.

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For your first round of must-see TV, tune in as Travel Channel's resident fearless eater and host of Bizarre Foods, Andrew Zimmern, tests his adventurous tastes in Philadelphia. Zimmern completed his tour de force of Philly over the summer, reportedly stopping by Reading Terminal Market and John's Roast Pork, among other spots, along the way. Also keep your eyes peeled for Meal Ticket's pride and joy, Felicia D'Ambrosio (that's the back of her head above!), making a special appearance alongside Zimmern. The episode airs Tue., Jan. 25, at 10 p.m.


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Next up, clear your schedule at 10 p.m. this Sunday, Jan. 30, when two members of Philadelphia's galaxy of star chefs, Iron Chef Jose Garces and Zahav chef Michael Solomonov, face off in Kitchen Stadium on Food Network's Iron Chef America. We're pulling for a secret ingredient outside both competitors' wheelhouses to keep things interesting (no pork for you, Jose!). What secret ingredient would you like to see? Leave your suggestions in the comments, we'll be sure to pass them along to The Chairman. As far as local viewing parties go, no official details just yet, but we hear Solomonov will be watching the show Sunday night at his Percy Street Barbecue (900 South St.).

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Ticket Stubs: Meal Ticket Weekly Recap, Jan. 17-23

POSTED: Monday, January 24, 2011, 1:30 PM

Filed Under: Meal Ticket | Ticket Stubs

Monday, Jan. 17 The owners of Pesto have launched their own pizzeria. The Scotophiles at Kennett toast to the poet Robert Burns with haggis and more. Home-butchered bunnies, Home Depot eats, whole fish, pork dumplings and a lot more in Notes from the Weekend. Tuesday, Jan. 18 Check out our video feature on MangoMoon's new Chef in Residence program, the first installment of which features Okinawan chef Harry Ige. Wednesday, Jan. 19 The Philly chapter of the U.S. Bartenders' Guild has big plans for the first weekend of February. Peep chef Tim McGinnis' menus for Plenty, a new project on East Passyunk. Vegan chef/caterer Rachel Klein is now delivering lunch to Center City once a week. Chocolate and yogurt, together forever! Ritter Sport's Yogurt Bar gets the Weekly Candy treatment. Thursday, Jan. 20 Fathom Seafood House is getting quite close in Fishtown (where else?). The PLCB is reopening its (slightly hated-on) automated wine kiosks. Friday, Jan. 21 The new Elixr Coffee is doing the brew thing just off 15th and Locust. Meet the latest members of Team Meal Ticket! Read up on Pizza Brain, an ambitious-sounding pizza project set for Fishtown. Sunday, Jan. 23 Belgian bakery/cafe Le Pain Quotidien now has a location in Philly. Check out our pics.

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Le Pain Quotidien in pictures

POSTED: Sunday, January 23, 2011, 6:46 PM

Filed Under: Openings | Photos

Photo | Erin Finnerty

Earlier this week, Erin Finnerty swung by Philly's first Le Pain Quotidien location (1423-25 Walnut St.) and snapped some photos of the cafÃ©/bakery, which opened this past Wednesday. LPQ, which offers baked-fresh goodies in a million and one ways, plus boulangerie options aplenty (think lighter fare, like salads, soups, tartines, etc.), serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily; here is their everyday menu and their specials menu (PDFs). Hours: Mon.-Thu., 7 a.m.-9 p.m.; Fri., 7 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sat., 8 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sun., 8 a.m.-8 p.m. More photos, including a look of LPQ's signature communal table seating, after the jump.

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What, exactly, is Pizza Brain?

POSTED: Friday, January 21, 2011, 8:32 PM

Filed Under: Food and Art | Openings

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Last time we checked in with Kenzo artist Brian "Brain" Dwyer (above), he was organizing a hugely popular pizza-themed art show at Rocket Cat Café. Now, the serious 'za enthusiast and ginger bon vivant is taking the next big step: opening his own pizza place.

Dwyer and three partners recently signed an agreement of sale for an address in Fishtown (they don't want to say exactly where just yet in the press, but know that it's along the main Frankford Avenue drag), and the space will host Pizza Brain, a combination pizza shop, pizza memorabilia museum, arcade and performance space that Dwyer says will both celebrate and preserve the "culture around pizza." Dwyer is a serious pizza memorabilia enthusiast (that's him above brandishing just two of hundreds of his pizza-themed LPs; he's investigating whether he can create a category for pizza collectibles in the Guinness Book of World Records), and the plan is for Pizza Brain to display a prominent portion of his 'za cache. But he admits that he knows little about the actual challenges of opening and operating a pizza restaurant, which is why he's partnered with Joe Hunter, a Charleston transplant and biz vet who's ran shops down south.

While Hunter will focus on developing the menu (they want to do both grab-a-slice pies and fancier artisan stuff of varying circumferences in an open kitchen setting), Dwyer will concern himself with the entertainment aspect of Pizza Brain, which'll accommodate between 30 and 50. He is currently shopping around for pizza-themed arcades games (he's already secured a Plinko-esque Ninja Turtles Pizza Drop machine), and says the backyard area of his Fishtown hub will be home to a live performance space dubbed — wait for it — "Masterpizza Theatre." He wants to stay open late-ish to accommodate the hordes of Fishtown kids who gravitate further south toward Girard for their nightly entertainment. This is all very preliminary, but if everything goes as planned, Dwyer hopes to have Pizza Brain open by the fall of 2011.

Fishtowner

Posted 2011-01-24 17:51:35

This Bitch from the fucking white ghetto would appreciate you shutting the fuck up. THAT is MY opinion. I like my hood, am 3rd generation Fishtowner, college graduate who makes more $$ in a week than you probably make in a month. Your opinion is offensive, and in the proper company could get you beat up. So stay away, we don't like your kind (ignorant & rude) here in our urban oasis.

Kenya

Posted 2011-01-24 14:40:58

East Kensington?  Really?

Crusty

Posted 2011-01-26 11:05:46

GET THIS BAND TO PLAY! PHILLY PIZZA PUNX

myspace.com/pizzafaceband

BRAIN

Posted 2011-01-28 12:27:33

I know allll about pizzaface! that 'pizza bong' song is a total hit. 'pizza pit' is great too.
me and ben (the brains behind it) just started talking via facebook. turns out we're both red heads.
definitely pizza brothers, separated at birth. all competition will be destroyed.

BILLY

Posted 2011-01-21 23:20:31

PUMPED! OMG PUMPED!!!!! PIZZA POWER

JIM

Posted 2011-01-21 22:07:12

YOOOO!! i used to play that pizza drop plinko game at chuck e. cheese ALL THE TIME! holy crap. so pumped to see that thing in action again. it's been like 15 years for me. Score.

GingerBread

Posted 2011-01-21 18:58:10

Seriously grow-up!  Always an asshole that needs to act like a jerk.  There are a number of different people here in East Kensington now.  Take the act elsewhere.  Also to reiterate what km said try Franco's.

BRAIN

Posted 2011-01-21 18:20:03

INCREASE THE PIECE!

DSR

Posted 2011-01-21 16:41:41

lookin' dank my Dub man! Fire away!

DANIELLE D. D.

Posted 2011-01-21 16:36:29

oh, you can rest real easy. i have tasted and i've seen the goodness of joe hunter's pie abilities. he brought his stone over to my house a few weeks ago and whipped up a bunch of his creations. the 'buffalo '66' slice was ridiculous. and the 'macho man randy sausage'! BONKERS. it's so totally legite. philly pizza scene won't know what hit it. specially all those bogus fishtown shops.

shawn kilroy

Posted 2011-01-21 16:01:13

at last, there will be a decent slice of pizza in that fucking white ghetto.
i hope.

kbug

Posted 2011-01-21 17:33:20

I will be waiting in line on Day 1 to check out the offerings.  I'm thinking Pizza Brain is gonna be my new spot.  Do it big brother.  G.S.D.

Posted 2011-01-21 17:31:18

Francos pizza on tulip and huntingdon shaUUUn

Felicia D'Ambrosio

Posted 2011-01-21 15:45:50

I'm envisioning Pizza Brain as the pizza parlor-arcade where Principal Rooney grips up Ferris's girl doppelganger.

Dr. Pope

Posted 2011-01-24 22:31:40

Remember folks: it's all about the pizza.

Pizza Brain’s quite-literal draft logo :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2011-02-01 13:33:08

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Mike

Posted 2011-01-21 17:04:06

Wow- Fishtown is becoming pretty epic.  Really creative concept here. Nice to see it going down in this community!

Ondessonk Blackrobe

Posted 2011-01-22 09:06:27

Our Living Language:   When people today speak casually of ordering a za, "pizza," they are unwittingly producing an expression that is quite interesting to language historians. Za derives from the full form pizza by a process known as clipping. Two types of clipping are common in English: dropping the unstressed syllables or syllables not receiving the primary word stress, as in fridge from refrigerator; and dropping all syllables after the first syllable, as in ab, dis, porn, and vibe, whether or not the first syllable was originally stressed. In the case of za, the syllable that was dropped was originally stressed and was the first syllable, which is unusual. Rents for "parents," is another recent example of the same kind of clipping. Interestingly, we don't need to stay in the realm of contemporary youth slang to see the results of this unusual process. The words phone, bus, and wig (from telephone, omnibus, periwig) belong to Standard English but had their start as slangy or catchy neologisms formed by clipping stressed syllables, just like za. Who knows whether in fifty years za and rents will be as widely accepted as phone and wig are now? See Note at rent3.

shawn kilroy

Posted 2011-01-22 14:13:11

"Always an asshole that needs to act like a jerk."

i'm not acting. I'm also not name calling.  I'm also not commenting under some fake name.  I'm just stating my opinion.  That's still allowed, right?

Karen and Bill

Posted 2011-01-26 18:43:09

This is the answer to our prayers!!

BRAIN

Posted 2011-01-24 19:28:36

I'M OFF TO BE THE WIZARD. THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF ZAs

BRAIN

Posted 2011-01-24 19:29:33

fishtown actually. as far as real estate lines go. right there on frankford ave. 
right near circle thrift.

BRAIN

Posted 2011-01-24 19:30:48

hey dudes, increase the piece. 

give pizza chance.

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Meal Ticket Roll Call! Meet your new interns: Laurel Rose Purdy, Erin Finnerty and Adrian Pelliccia

POSTED: Friday, January 21, 2011, 6:08 PM

Filed Under: Meal Ticket

Team Meal Ticket is excited to welcome three new voices to the oh-god-I'm-so-full fray. After the jump, get all the particulars on three names you'll be seeing quite a bit of over the next few months.

Laurel Rose Purdy is a Temple graduate from Woodstock, New York. A long-term member of the Philadelphia restaurant community, she is currently a server at Amada. Her food blog, Devour, is her venue to show love for quinoa and her recent unforgettable meals. She is in her third month of gluten free living, which for any self-appointed food geek is an immense challenge in its own right. A wine obsessor, she hopes to be a certified sommelier by 2013. Her favorite foods are raw oysters and Kettle corn. She has three cats and a dog and would be more than happy to show you photos of them sleeping or wrestling or yawning anytime. Choice Drinks: Southwark, N. 3rd, Parc, McGlinchey's Choice Eats: Zahav, Bar Ferdinand, Pumpkin, Mai Lai Wah, Koo Zee Doo, and still, Amada

A Detroit transplant and University of Michigan graduate, Erin Finnerty has been living, breathing and eating in Philadelphia since 2008. A vegetarian ("pescetarian," if hairs must be split) with a knack for finding delicious meatless fare, Finnerty enjoys the finer things in life: sushi, diet soda and thin-crust pizza. She grew up on take-home goodies from her dad's tenure as a bakery manager in Metro Detroit and it should come as no suprise that she is an amateur baker, placing third in a "Best Pie in Philadelphia" contest last year â the only independent party to rank. In her down time, she can be found in her Fairmount home, enjoying the company of her two furry feline friends, snacking and watching the best Netflix has to offer. Choice Drinks: North Star Bar, PYT, Khyber Pass Pub Choice Eats: Honey's, Tacconelli's, Barbuzzo, Capogiro

Sandwich enthusiast Adrian Pelliccia is a native of Northern Liberties, but currently calls West Philly home while finishing up his senior year at the University of Pennsylvania. Adrian is an associate editor at Under the Button, the blog of 34th Street Magazine, where his favorite responsibilities include coverage of the West Philadelphia food truck scene and weekly explorations of The Daily Pennsylvanian's crime log. Growing up with a sister who is one part human, six parts baker has made him into an avid fan of profiteroles, popovers and elaborately decorated cakes (cup and otherwise). Choice Drinks: McGlinchey's, The Franklin Mortgage and Investment Co., Royal Tavern, Oscar's, Silk City Choice Eats: Osteria, Sang Kee Peking Duck House, Han Dynasty, Barbuzzo, Pub & Kitchen, Nam Phuong, Standard Tap, Szechuan Tasty House

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Laurel Rose

Posted 2011-01-21 13:20:30

That is the stupidest photo of me, but the best roast chicken. You guys look great. We are all pretty great.

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Clam chowder on the street today

POSTED: Friday, January 21, 2011, 5:19 PM

Filed Under: Dealage

Just in case you don't have it marked on your calendar already, it's National New England Clam Chowder Day! Oyster House (1516 Sansom St.) is celebrating with a hot chowder special: for $5, pick up a tidy to-go package of their house-made New England clam chowder with oyster crackers and a spoon. The dedicated OH staff will be posted up street-side ready to serve Center City lunchers all the chowder they can handle from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. today.

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NOW OPEN: Elixr Coffee

POSTED: Friday, January 21, 2011, 1:30 PM

Filed Under: Coffee | Openings | Photos

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Philly's serious coffeehouses hold court in the neighborhoods (Bodhi and Shot Tower in QV/BV, Ultimo in Newbold; Lovers & Madmen in West Philly, and many more), but it's been some time since Center City proper got an espresso shot in the arm. Enter Elixr, which Evan Inatome unveiled Wednesday in the old Hausbrandt space (207 S. 15th St., b/t Walnut and Locust). Inatome, who's brewing Kansas' PT's Coffee on a La Marzocco machine, plans on running long hours (Mon.-Fri. 6 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sat.-Sun 7 a.m.-10 p.m.) to accommodate the area's heavy foot traffic and large population of apartment building dwellers. The space, tricked out with a floor-to-ceiling glass facade and lots of pretty reclaimed wood, features window rail seating as well as communal picnic-style tables. Elixr is also carrying Au Fournil pastries and Marathon Grill sandwiches at the moment, with plans to expand its non-coffee offerings more everything gets settled. Inatome, who's done a lot of relief work overseas, plans on donating a 20 percent portion of Elixr's take to various charities, including initiatives he's involved with in coalition with his brother-in-law and business partner, Eagles tackle Winston Justice.

Joseph

Posted 2011-01-28 11:09:41

Uh, actually it's priced right.  Everything right around $3 for far superior quality than what's around.

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B Zwahlen

Posted 2011-01-21 15:27:35

Such a beautiful and rich design using natural, warm and "earthy" elements with just the right amount of flair.  The thoughtful design no doubt reflects the quality of the products and the genuine warmth of the environment.  I know Evan has spent years perfecting his knowledge of coffees as well as improving the lives of people all over the world. What a perfect BLEND (pun intended!)

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Posted 2011-01-27 15:31:56

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Steve

Posted 2011-01-27 18:31:46

Sweet, another over-priced coffee place in the area for people to go to and study.  (Because it only counts if it's done in public)

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Pastrami-scarfing finals (featuring a CP competitor!) at Delicatessen tonight

POSTED: Thursday, January 20, 2011, 9:16 PM

Filed Under: Contests | Food Events

Last Monday we told you about the eating contest, to celebrate National Pastrami Day (Jan. 13), at Delicatessen (703 Chestnut St.). Today at 5:30 p.m., the top six fastest eaters who have qualified over the past week will face off in the scarf-off finals. The challenge: a 48-ounce (aka 3-pound) pastrami sandwich known as The Maccabee. Delicatessen owner Michael Spector plans on doling out gratis pastrami and beer for curious onlookers. Now, please indulge us as we rootrootroot for the home team â John Tarng, City Paper's systems administrator, is one of the six competitors vying for the pastrami crown. That's the characteristically nonchalant Tarng above (we asked him to show us his "game face," and that's what he offered up). FYI to other competitors: This dude ate a wrap and fries for lunch today like it wasn't no thang, meaning he IS NOT SCARED. GO JOHN!

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SNACK TIME: Extinct Chocolate, Pet Salad, or... $!&@# Salad!, Finding room for that Frappucino, Pies on bikes, Pam's talents, and the sweetest cure-all.

POSTED: Thursday, January 20, 2011, 8:49 PM

Filed Under: Snack Time

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- Chocolate has been around for so long that there was once a variety classified as extinct. It's back, the Village Voice reports, straight from Peru. Called Fortunato No. 4 â killer name, right? â the prehistoric-looking cacao beans are all sorts of pretty purples and ivories, and have a unique fruity essence to them. Purchase Fortunato (and send us some) at Moonstruck, the only purveyors at the moment. - My dog really likes lettuce. I wouldn't call her a canine gourmand or anything, but I don't know, she just likes it. Your dogs, cats and iguanas should be eating their greens every day â just like you. Don't fret! Farming Turtles, based in Rhode Island, has made nutrition easy for your furry (or scaly) friends with Pet Salad. Better breath for Vinny? Shinier coat for Too Dope? Better digestion for Marley? No more hairballs for Scarlet? Sold! SALADS FOR EVERYONE. - Carnivores, brace yourselves. The hilarious dudes over at EpicMealTime are cracking me up as they demonstrate the makings of a Meat Salad. DON'T show this to your pets â don't even mention cow lettuce â they won't eat their wheatgrass if you do! Oh you didn't know? Carrots are for ugly people. I DIE. - So, America, venti wasn't big enough? Let's check ourselves on the overindulgence and have a look at how the new gargantuan Starbucks size compares to the average capacity of the human belly, according to National Post. Sick. - Bored Philadelphia bike messengers, or just those of you who love to bike (and bake), PAY ATTENTION. Seattle's got one on us. Ladies and gentlemen, from Serious Eats comes The Piecycle, a delivery service of ever-changing, fresh-baked pies. Delicious pies. Pies at 2:45 am, via text message, biked to your door. Max, you bake messenger genius.

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- Stuck in your wetsuit? Hurried at-home manicure? Spilled bolognese on your top? Bug graveyard on your car's grill? The opportunities for your spray can of Pam to sweep in to the rescue are endless, DIYlife reports. If you're not using it in the kitchen (and even if you are), nonstick cooking spray is a godsend for everyday dilemmas. - The intricate creation of honey is a sweet phenomena. Epicurious reports that this kitchen mainstay is packed with remedial and antiseptic qualities for your immune system and even the general health of your skin.

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Is the PLCB reopening its wine kiosks?

POSTED: Thursday, January 20, 2011, 7:40 PM

Filed Under: Booze | Food and Politics | Food News

Photo | Isaiah Thompson

It would appear that the answer is yes, they are! After a brief closure around Christmas due to what were characterized as âmechanical and technological issues,â the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is slowly rolling the incongruous machines back into action. We touched base with Harrisburg spokesperson Stacey Witalec, who was kind enough to offer some insight into the gradual return of the Commonwealth's most idiosyncratic pieces of technology. Meal Ticket has learned that the reason for the initial closure had to do with mechanical errors that caused the machines to either charge customers without dispensing wine, or, thanks to problems with the turnstiles, not dispense wine at all. Things seem to be on the road to recovery, though. This past weekend, the only wine kiosk within Philadelphia city limits (at the Fresh Grocer at 4001 Walnut St.) was fully operational and doling out sweet, sweet wine. Witalec mentioned that approximately four other kiosks had been fixed, and that the remainder of the 29 machines statewide were still undergoing further repairs, their reopenings forthcoming.

Deafmute

Posted 2011-01-20 15:47:40

If you can figure out a better way to sell wine in a supermarket I'd like to see it!

Rock Colors

Posted 2011-01-20 16:37:18

@deafmute Most states treat their citizens like adults and let them buy wine and beer in the stores along with the candy and soup.

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Chris

Posted 2011-01-30 17:31:22

@deafmute - Are you serious? Go to just about any other state and you'll see better ways to sell it. In South Carolina, where I'm from, we sell wine and beer in grocery stores and it works fine. And if you think there must be a lack of control there, then let me set your mind at ease. I went to plenty of parties in high school and no one was getting drunk off of wine or beer they bought themselves. Over age people bought all of it for us and the same thing happens here in PA.

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