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Archive: November, 2009
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| Photo | Drew Lazor |
Just FYI, if the ever-delicious Yogorino (230 S. 20th St.) reaches 500 fans on Facebook (they're at 416 right now), the Rittenhouse yogurt shop will organize a "Fan Night" featuring "great surprises" and a chance to win a $50 gift card. Think about how much Yogorino you could buy for 50 bucks. You could even buy us some.
Done. I am pretty damn obsessed with FroYo.
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| Courtesy of Shank's |
We just got word from the Shank's Original folks that they've finalized a lease for their location at Pier 40 at 901 S. Columbus Boulevard (close to the intersection of Christian). The sign is going up this week, and they hope to be operating sometime in the month of December. Check out the proposed menu after the jump � lots of the same stuff from their 15th Street location (including the gigantic giambotti omelette!), but a little tighter in approach.
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[...] in November, we discussed plans for Shank’s to roll out an open-air location down by the waterfront at Pier 40 (901 S. Columbus Blvd.). The [...]
I visited this business on 15th st.It is not the same as it was on 10th st.Missing Veal parm,vl scallopine,tripe,beef (hand-cut).was dissapointed.I loved and miss the shanks on 10th st.
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Just heard that Fred Noe, head distiller of Jim Beam (he's actually Beam's great-grandson) will be hanging at Village Whiskey tomorrow night from 5 to 7 (114 S. 20th St.) for a meet-and-greet with brown-booze fans. Noe will happily sign bottles/memorabilia and pose for pics. We heard this guy speak at last year's Philadelphia Whiskey Festival (this year's is on Thursday), and can vouch for his Kentucky-fried storytelling prowess.
Look out for Trey Popp's review of Village Whiskey in our upcoming issue.
Del Frisco's (1426 Chestnut St.) recently revamped its lunch menu. While the prices aren't quite as thrifty as Union Trust's $7.17 menu, they've been trimmed, and there are a handful of new more-affordable options, including entr�e-size salads and 10-ounce prime cheddar burger with fries or skillet chips for $10.95. There's also a three-course "business lunch" dealie for $26.95.
Lunch is available weekdays from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Full menu after the jump.
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In an extension of our World Series clash with our neighbors to the north, Lorraine Ranalli, author of the book Gravy Wars: South Philly Foods, Feuds & Attytudes, is taking on New York-based New Jersey-based caterer and writer Johnny DeCarlo in an Italian Market red gravy cookoff this Saturday, Nov. 14. They'll be set up in the Rizzo Lot at Ninth and Montrose starting at noon, and shoppers/passersby will get the opportunity to sample each competitor's gravy to vote on whose is superior. (Prior to the competition, Ranalli will be signing copies of Gravy Wars at the nearby Canulli's Meats starting at 11 a.m.)
As far as this DeCarlo character goes � the self-proclaimed ""modern Guido for this Generation" looks like this:
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And here's an excerpt from his most recent post on the Cliffview Pilot:
Ok, I probably spend the same amount of time prepping as my girl does -- maybe even more. It�s about perfectly spiking the hair with styling glue, Aqua Net, comb and blow dryer. Then you gotta get the spray tan on, the Axe body cologne, the outfit (tattoo design t-shirt and jeans). Oh, and some bling.
Lorraine. Take. This. Dude. DOWN.
[...] Lili: How is this like the World Series when he is from New JERSEY? Does New Jersey have a baseball team that was... [...]
How is this like the World Series when he is from New JERSEY? Does New Jersey have a baseball team that was just in the World Series with us? Or did he try to say he was from New York and that's why New York is crossed off and New Jersey typed in? PS I think a REAL Guido doesn't know that he is one!
Come on guys, this is all in fun. I'm with Johnny--taking the high road. We're looking to have a great time Saturday. Check the attytudes at the curb if you dare to join us. Gotta admit... I kinda like being referred to as a doll! ;-)
who voted for this poser to represent ny or nj or wherever anyway? self proclaimed AND self appointed. lorraine is philly, which is he, ny gravy or nj gravy?
What the hell is even going on here?
A "self proclaimed Guido"? That says it all right there.
Just as Derek Jeter ignored that ridiculously bad predictor (and totally overrated) Mr. Jimmy Rollins and his trash-talking remarks on leading the Phils to a World Series crown, I'm gonna handle this with class and take the high road. Let things play out in this Gravy World Series and we'll see what happens, eh? "Living well is the best revenge." Jeter and the Yanks sure are living well now.
Reality tv wannabe. Balloon boy's dad was angling for a mad scientist reality, this guy wants a guido reality show.
That's right, geniuses. Focus on the superficial. Distract with petty tabloid jive. Meantime, Johnny Boy's focusing solely at the stove, preparing for the big day. He's already got plenty of motivation: Nothin' like winnin' on the other guy's (or, in this case, gal's) home turf. So go ahead: Post more bulletin-board fodder. Cause, deep down, you know: The doll is done.
why would you ever confess to using axe body "cologne"
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"Naantrepreneur" Munish Narula, who won accolades in our latest CP Choice issue, tells Meal Ticket that he'll debut his newest Tiffin location this evening at 5 p.m. Located at 8080 Old York Road in Elkins Park (215-635-9205), this latest restaurant is Narula's fourth restaurant, behind his Girard Avenue flagship, Tiffin etc. and his Mt. Airy location. Menu's the same as the others; Narula says they haven't set an official delivery radius yet, but will likely start out small and go from there.
TERRIBLE service! We anticipated the new Elkins Park location opening since October (when they were originally supposed to open). When we called in to order, the guy who took our order tried to charge us 20 EXTRA DOLLARS! We asked for the total and he gave us this bogus total off the top of his head of 50 something dollars! They don't even except plastic! Who has about 60 dollars lying around for delivery??? We told him we'd call back in a second to calculate the total (which we did). Once we called back, he rudely told us it was now CLOSED. TWO MINUTES LATE?? What an A****E. If the Elkins Park location doesn't straighten up soon, they will be out of business.
I am so freakin excited about this. Finally some Indian food in the burbs.
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We've got the new fall menu at Zinc (246 S. 11th St.) for you after the jump, but it also behooves us to let you know that the French bistro's duck press, which we told you about last month, is up and running. Available Tuesday through Thursday (with two day's advance notice), a full-on duck press meal for two will run you a very reasonable $70. The deal includes a whole roasted Normandy duck carved tableside; after all the meat's sliced, your server will pop the duck carcass into a badass medieval press to extract the fat and juice and blood and other goodness, which are then reduced and served as a sauce with the duck's breasts and potatoes. For a second course, you get the grilled legs and wings of the duck along with a house salad.
Appetizers
Soupe d�aujourd�hui
Today�s soup depending on market availability��� Mkt.
La salade de ZINC
Lettuce, beets, tomatoes, endive, house dressing��� 7
Salade Grill�e � la Fourme
Grilled endive and romaine, cro�tonsand. Fourme d�Ambert� vinaigrette �� 9.5
Ch�vre Chaud en salade
Warm goat cheese in brick dough, beets carpaccio, arugula salad��� 9
Feuillet� de champignons
Wild mushroom rago�t with Merguez sausage served in puff pastry��� 11
Cassolette d�escargots
Escargots, butternut squash and almonds. Brown butter garlic sauce��� 10
L�assiette Artisan
Cheese or charcuterie plate and its accompaniments��� 15� or both� 22
Scupions Provencale
Baby octopus, seared tomato concass�e, Pernod and herb sauce��� 11
L�oeuf poch� au caviar
Poached egg over potato and leek pancake, Avruga caviar cream sauce��� 10
Ventre de cochon au chou
Pork belly, Bordelaise sauce, Alsatian sauerkraut��� 9.5
Panequet de pieds de porc
Crispy boneless pig's trotters, sauce Gribiche��� 9.5
ZINC offers two priced Entr�es (larger or smaller portions)
Pav� de morue forestier
Seared codfish, wild mushrooms sauce, pomme pur�e��� 18/25
Raie poch�e aux oignons
Poached skate fish, onion marmelade and red beet vinaigrette��� 16/22
Saint Jacques en pot�e
Diver sea scallops with braised cabbage, potatoes and bacon, beurre blanc��� 18/26
Millefeuille de saumon
Scottish salmon layered with leeks and oyster mushrooms, curry sauce��� 16/23
Steak frites
Zinc signature steak frites served with a house salad��� 16/22
Poulet grand m�re
Fettuccine with Giannone farm chicken, burgundy sauce, bacon and onions �� �15/20
Foie de veau � l��chalote
Calves liver, braised green lentils and roasted shallot sauce��� 16/22
Joue de porc sauce truff�e
Pork cheeks stew with mushroom risotto, truffle cream sauce��� 17/24
Ris de Veau aux c�pres
Crispy veal sweetbreads, c�per sauce, pommes Lyonnaises��� 18/26
Cassoulet au jarret
Lamb shank confit "cassoulet" style with roasted garlic��� 23
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Lynn Andriani of Publishers Weekly today dropped a cookbook-centric addendum to PW's roundup of the best books of 2009, and Almost Meatless (Ten Speed), from local writers Joy Manning and Tara Mataraza Desmond, got a nod as a great "meat isn't everything" resource:
Manning and Desmond want to help Americans compose meals that are both tasty and filling without having a slab of meat as the overbearing star ingredient. They do an admirable job, with a burger recipe wherein black beans and bulgur are mashed together with a minimum of ground beef to make a patty that is full-size, fully delicious and less meaty; a recipe for gyros using a small amount of lamb amped up with tzatziki sauce and fava beans fragrant with lemon, garlic and fresh herbs; and other great dishes.
Drew and the Meal Ticket gang, thanks for helping us celebrate this accolade! We hope Meal Ticket readers dig Almost Meatless, too.
Back in September, we told you about Varga Bar owner George Anni and photog Christopher Gabello's Varga Girl Calendar project, featuring 12 Philly girls done up in the style of pinup artist and Varga Bar namesake Alberto Vargas. Well, all the ladies have been shot � the calendar won't be available to the public till mid-December (oversized versions of portraits will also be displayed in the bar on a month-to-month basis), but check out a peek of the lovely Margo after the jump. Schwing.
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| Christopher Gabello | Courtesy of Varga Bar |
...what in god's name did the retoucher do to her torso, there is something really odd going on there
Alright, alright, alright....
So nice to see this body type celebrated! Fulla curves. She's gorgeous.
This past Friday, we made note of this Thursday's groundbreaking for Trolley Car Caf�, the extension of Mt. Airy's Trolley Car Diner, to be located in the historic Bathey House off Kelly Drive. Owner Ken Weinstein tells Meal Ticket that he expects construction to be completed in February 2010, with a soft opening in early spring. The menu at the Caf� will be smaller than the diner's due to the fact that it's a smaller space; they'll have 22 seats inside and 75 outside, plus parking across the street. To attract outdoorsy types, they'll do bike and inline skate rentals.
Let's hope its better than the diner because that place is the worst!
[...] Trolley Car Diner, has opened for business, only slightly missing the spring opening that owner Ken Weinstein targeted back in November. Located in East Falls in the historic Bathey House at 3269 South Ferry Road (intersection of Ferry [...]
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