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Archive: November, 2010
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| Courtesy of Granite Hill |
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| Courtesy of Granite Hill |
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| Courtesy of Granite Hill |
[...] Meal Ticket has more on Granite Hill, Stephen Starr’s take on the restaurant at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. [Meal Ticket] [...]
Love the gray water glasses.
[...] We’ve got pics and info on Granite Hill, Stephen Starr’s Philadelphia Museum of Art proj... [...]
Filed Under: Openings
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Thanks to the tipster* who drops us this quickie shot of signage up at 1623 E. Passyunk, now officially the new home of Robert Reilly's Salt & Pepper. (Adam Erace shared news of that move, still pending at the time, back in August.) This means that chef Mike Stollenwerk is officially proceeding with his plans to resurrect his BYO Little Fish, which closed at Sixth and Catharine due to building concerns, in S&P's former digs at 746 S. Sixth. Rad!
*Let it be known that the tipster was none other than the very studly and illustrious Andrew Erace. We bow to your photo-tipping abilities!
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by cathleen mackay, Meal Ticket. Meal Ticket said: Little Fish/Salt & Pepper shuffle well on its way: http://ow.ly/379J5 [...]
[...] swung by Little Fish it’s now open in Salt & Pepper’s old space (746 S. Sixth St.) after closing at Sixth and Cathar... to find chefs Chad Jenkins and Jonathan Petruce busy prepping for tonight, their first official [...]
Filed Under: Testing | Weird Regional Foods
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| Photo | Juliana Reyes |
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| Photo | Juliana Reyes |
i like my scrapple with maple syrup!!!!
All of the pork for the scrapple made at The Wishing Well comes from Leidy's Pork.
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Rich Pawlak, Meal Ticket. Meal Ticket said: It's National Scrapple Day! In honor of this great occasion, Juliana Reyes tests the Wishing Well's homemade version: http://ow.ly/377D5 [...]
Sounds great, but where does he get the hog scrapings from the slaughter house floor?
Looks yummy! Can anyone share the recipe? :)
Filed Under: Openings
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[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jim McMenamin and Catherine, Meal Ticket. Meal Ticket said: A @KrispyKremePHL location opened this a.m. in the NEast: http://ow.ly/36XA2 [...]
[...] Village and look for the Krispy Kreme cruiser, which will be doling out free doughnuts. KK recently opened up a location in Fox Chase. Arterial Terrorism: Free fries and doughnuts [...]
[...] - Krispy Kreme opens in the Great Northeast [09nov10] [...]
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Awesome. Thanks! Foobooz posted a picture of their list today. http://foobooz.com/wp-content/gallery/khyber-pass-pub/beer-list.jpg I really dig what they have so far.
Hearing that Jeremy is back has brought back my faith in mankind.
Hey Ashely, Scope the pic of last night's opening draft list: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/OHzX-ZD9qyoeoxR8Z0dlIA?select=tDw0S1LhMwiRBvcGFsGAVw Jeremy is the man.
Ashley: Last night it was a good mix of locals (I had a few Yards Philly Pales of course) and various craft beers from around the country. The tap list is being curated by Jeremy Thomson, who was the daytime bartender at the Khyber and did all the ordering etc, so it's guaranteed to be good, he's the man!
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Drew Lazor and Mike Pelusi, Meal Ticket. Meal Ticket said: Check out pics of the new-look Khyber Pass Pub: http://ow.ly/36Sun [...]
I'm really curious about their tap list!
Wow, not that it's a bad thing, but that room just looks strange as a dining room.
[...] the draft options from 12 to 20. (They’ll now offer half-pints and pitchers, too.)[/quote] NOW OPEN: Khyber Pass Pub :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper "It has shown me that everything is illuminated in the light of the past" Jonathan [...]
[...] Then you should enter the Third Annual(ish) Beer Chili Cookoff, scheduled for Sat., Jan. 29 at the new-look Khyber Pass Pub (56 S. Second St.).The only stipulations for the competition are that contestants (about 15 are [...]
Filed Under: Chef Salad
Mark Coates, of the late Bebe's Barbecue, tells Meal Ticket he's come on as the chef at Fergie's Pub (1214 Sansom St.). Coates says he'll have complete control over the approach of the menu at Fergie Carey's namesake establishment, and plans on (of course) making it a 'cue-centric operation. More details soon.
Oh this is awesome news!! Mark is a great bbq chef and a great person!
[...] to offer Irish BBQ bebe's chef Bebe’s chef comes on at Fergie’s :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper "It has shown me that everything is illuminated in the light of the past" Jonathan [...]
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Adam Erace, Meal Ticket. Meal Ticket said: Mark Coates of @BebesBBQ comes on as chef at Fergie's Pub: http://ow.ly/36vYA [...]
[...] Bebe’s BBQ dude Mark Coates comes on as the chef at Fergie’s Pub. [...]
Mark's BBQ is literally the best you will EVER eat. Regardless of where you are in the country, This is the real deal from a real pit master. It really does not get better.
Filed Under: Notes from the Weekend
Rachel Burgos: RB Adam Erace: AE Drew Lazor: DL Anthony Sica: AS
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| Photo | Drew Lazor |
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| Photo | Rachel Burgos |
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| Photos | Anthony Sica |
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| Photo | Drew Lazor |
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| Photos | Adam Erace |
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| Photos | Drew Lazor |
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| Photo | Drew Lazor |
Friday night, I headed for redemption and dinner at Wild Ginger in Sicklerville, NJ. I picked up a few sushi rolls, edamame, crab rangoons, and an avocado salad. This was after an upsetting loss that removed the volleyball team I coach from the state tournament. I eat my feelings. I hit up Oyster House brunch on Saturday morning with a friend. We had some Bloodys, a given at brunch, to wash down the dozen oysters we shared. We also shared shrimp and grits (eerily similar to the ones AS grubbed at Adsum) and smoked salmon Benedict. Both were tasty and hearty, as brunch food should be. With Primos hoagies (an Abruzzi and Napolitano, to be exact) and Yards Philly Pale Ale in hand, we were ready to tailgate Sundays Eagles vs. Colts game at the Linc. Inside the gates, I discovered a whole new world, mainly because I kept it to a three-drink minimum in the parking lot. Headhouse Plaza is a pre-game option I never knew existed. It had some beer and some food, but nothing that would motivate me to forgo future tailgates. I must note that CBP has way better food and drink options than the Linc, whats up with that?
Last week, visited Victory Brewing Co. on Wednesday, part of my service industry weekend. We didn't see the brewery but did sample a ton of beers. The list was long but seemed a little short on rarities. That said, Wild Devil was available and I'll drink that forever. We tried the pretzel app (CHEESE SAUCE YUM) and each got a salad entree-- steak and portobello for her, taco salad for me (taco salad is my favorite meal, ever). The shell was good but the chicken was dry and the seasoning clashed with the rest of the salad. Why is something so simple never as good as when I make it at home? Damn you, taco salad. Like most breweries, the beer was excellent and the menu could use some work. Go for the brews and three giant authentic tank lids from Europe (tank lids is probly the wrong word but I'm blanking). Friday - worked all night, so on Saturday night I picked up a 24oz take-out bottle of Sierra Nevada Harvest fresh hop ale and hung out at a friends' home. Sunday - after working the brunch shift, indulged an unusual craving for a rum and coke with Sailor Jerry and a slice of lime. Sweet and delicious. From there, moved on to a glass of Stone Imperial Russian Stout... and then kept rolling on at a friends' house, paying him to make me Manhattans all night. (I think) We used Bulleit, Noilly Pratt, bitters and these fancy cherries he has for this purpose. The night ended with one more beer back at Local 44-- a Prima Pils, which, in retrospect, really tied the weekend together.
It is def the best tomato soup in Philly. Have you ever tried the fennel bisque? She makes it in the winter and it is soooooooo good, 2nd only to the tomato.
Spent Saturday in Baltimore with my sister visiting our other sister who was in town for a conference. Upon finding The Brewer's Art to be way too packed at happy hour for our low-blood-sugared selves, we swooped over to The Owl Bar (a wonderfully owl-themed pub in the lobby of The Belvedere Hotel) where we had a so-so dinner (food was okay, service was not) and a couple of respectable house beers an Owl Ale and an Owl Lager. After dinner, we hit The Brewer's Art again and were able to snag seats at the bar. Drank a Resurrection (abbey ale) and a Zodiac (Belgian pale ale), then a flight (gratis!) of Proletary Ale (a stout), Le Canard (a Belgian pale ale), Seven Beauties (a seven-grain beer I particularly liked) and Ozzy (a Belgian "devil" beer). Left with a bottle of Resurrection and a bottle of the not-available-on-tap La Petroleuse a Biere de Garde that I ordered thinking was their Green Peppercorn Tripel. Liked the Petroleuse, but am wishing I'd ordered the GPT as that sounds interesting indeed.
Cafe Lutecia tomato bisque is unbelievable.
Weekend at the 'rents house in Princeton meant digging through their backyard garden for end-of-season foodstuffs (see: http://twitpic.com/34hriw). I'm always impressed at how many types of (organic!) vegetables they manage to fit in a 3 by 6 space - rows of chard, celery, some holdout green peppers still in there, long red hot peppers, a bunch of mismatched potato varieties. Dug up the purple kind for a simple potato leek soup. Also got a new car: a sweet little Mini cooper in silver, but I don't quite know how to drive her yet. Rewarded myself after an hour lesson of stalling out and "HOLY SHIT ALEXANDRA GIVE IT MORE GAS IN SECOND" by driving to get takeout at Masala Grill, the best Indian joint up there. Nutty chicken korma and chana masala makes it better.
Friday night we had an indian feast at home. Some friends picked up pizzas from Tiffin, Etc. and I made a cauliflower and potato curry that was a little too spicy but not bad for a first try. We drank a ton of champagne because we are classy and apparently enjoy waking up with a headache. On Saturday, Yan took me out for a date night at Fond. What can I say? It was amazing. Everything was perfect. I had mushroom risotto, scallops and butternut cannolis. The dessert was insane and I want to go back RIGHT NOW to eat it again. Sunday, I frantically shopped and prepared my soup for the above mentioned soup swap because I am a slacker and waited until the last minute. I left the swap happily toting 6 pints of soupy deliciousness that I will make my way through all week. Then I got home and drank a 22 of Mad Elf. Yummmmmmmmmmm.
That tripe is everywhere I look! Had a great time at Sidecar Friday night after an early showing of "Due Date" and finished the night with some Manhattans at home. I chose to drink my dinner at Grace Saturday night so of course I came home and sauteed some homemade pierogies courtesy of Bobcia ( 3 potato and 2 cheese!) and ate those with the brussels that had been deliciously roasted. Sunday was nice and lazy, spent most of the day snacking on hummus, veggies and crackers.
Drew, I hope that pic got a few chuckles around the office. I'm glad I trusted you on the burger, but you may have to win me back after that Malort. At least there's less of it now with which to torture the next guy.
Huevos rancheros ... can be a gastric blessing or a curse after a night of imbibing, am I right? The dish at Ida Mae's on Saturday was the former, thank goodness. Was shocked to see that the joint was nearly empty, though. Show this place some love, Fishtown. I spent Saturday night at the Cantina, enjoying some relatively cheap brews and splitting a mahi-mahi burrito with some friends. As usual, it was OK -- nothing more, nothing less. On Sunday, I hopped over to my new favorite place in the world: Teri's Diner & Bar. The vegan cowgirl fries were a heaping pile of cheesy endorphins, and I dug a Copper Crow's Philadelphia Pilsner (though it's the sort of drink you can only really have one of). Ended the weekend with a late-night trip to Circles, a Thai takeout, which is currently my second favorite place in the world. Eat their tofu pad thai immediately.
Started off Saturday with some Cafe Lutecia brunch. Shared the tomato bisque (universally known as THE JAM), the cream of spinach and some sandwich action. The food was good, obvs, but the best part of breakfast was listening to the douche behid us (Sample convo: "She said, 'Whip out your checkbook.' And I said, 'Sure, but the checkbook is what I call my penis." Shudder.) Was pleasantly surprised by both the price and taste of the Loving Hut (the vegan place at about 8th and South). Had the chow mein (plenty of faux chicken!) and shared the spring rolls. Plus, the ladies at the counter were super sweet. Similarly surprised by the pesto breafast sandwich at La Va. The ingredients aren't crazy (just egg, pesto and cheese) but the flavors there are always interesting. Good job, Israelis.
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Philly City Paper, Drew Lazor, SSWBA, Meal Ticket, Meal Ticket and others. Meal Ticket said: Latest NOTES FROM THE WEEKEND is live. Read and share your notes in the comments! http://ow.ly/36qvM [...]
[...] know I mentioned trying to make Marc Vetri’s tripe stew recipe from Amis in last week’s NFTW installment, but I kinda messed it up so decided to go v2.0 on it Friday night. This round was a smash. [...]
[...] - Notes from the Weekend: Nov. 8 [08nov10] [...]
[...] a rousingly successful Soup Swap organized by Friend of Meal Ticket Amy R. back in November (read up on that here), the next [...]
Filed Under: Where'd We Eat?
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That's right Julie! The mural is the handiwork of Kris Chau of the awesome Drawing for Food blog. Also everyone should check out the grain salad type things Marathon has started doing. Quinoa, wheat berry, etc tasty, healthy and vegetarian, and you can get three big portions for $9.
Marathon Grill at 40th and Walnut! Love that mural. So West Philly.
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Marathon Restaurants, Meal Ticket. Meal Ticket said: Can you guess where we ate an early dinner recently? http://ow.ly/36nvo [...]
Madeline Hoefer and her husband Werner, both of whom have decades of experience in the F&B biz, have taken over Fairmount's Flying Saucer (2545 Brown St.) and will reopen the dormant café on Nov. 19. The coffee shop, which closed in July of this year, has been given a retro '50s makeover with literal interpretations of the name galore look out for the UFO artwork, ET-friendly logo and "Deep Space Decaf," "Nebula Blend" and "Cosmic Roast" coffees from Souderton's One Village. Hoefer says Flying Saucer Café will also carry Premium Steap teas and an array of sweets and baked goods from South Philly's Traveling Hat Bake Shop and Tea Room, plus housemade soups, chilis, hummus and more.
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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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