Archive: November, 2010

Catahoula Fall 2010 Cocktail list short form

POSTED: Thursday, November 4, 2010, 7:19 PM

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Great Lakes tasting at The Bottle Shop tonight

POSTED: Thursday, November 4, 2010, 6:46 PM

Filed Under: Booze

From 7 to 9 p.m. tonight, The Bottle Shop (we gave you a peek last week) is hosting a tasting with Great Lakes Brewing. Co-owner Gena Montebello says reps from the Cleveland brewery will be pouring complimentary tastes of Elliott Ness amber lager, Nosferatu imperial red, Commodore Perry IPA and more. Eats will include complimentary fresh-popped popcorn and "very healthy" $2 chili-cheese dogs.

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Foobooz's Top 50 Bars

POSTED: Thursday, November 4, 2010, 4:23 PM

Filed Under: Booze

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Today, Foobooz released its annual compilation of the city's Top 50 Bars. As with the '09 edition, count on it to bring the Whiney McWhiners out of the tobacco-stained woodwork, but you won't hear Team Meal Ticket complaining (partially because we cast our vote for the list). The Top 5 represents a good mix of cocktail and beer bars, with Franklin Mortgage (112 S. 18th) taking gold, followed by Standard Tap (901 N. 2nd), Southwark (901 S. 4th), P.O.P.E. (1501 E. Passyunk) and S.P.T.R. (1509 Mifflin). A job well done to Foobooz's Art Etchells! Check out the list in its entirety here.

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Barrelful of events at Fork & Barrel

POSTED: Thursday, November 4, 2010, 3:02 PM

Filed Under: Booze | Food Events

Courtesy of Fork & Barrel

The crew at East Falls' new Fork & Barrel (4213 Ridge Ave.) is keeping busy with some cool fall events and news at their candlelit bar. The newly opened second floor is pumping an entitely different concept: Cask Saloon, an American, turn-of-the-century-style pub. Head over now for two (of what eventually be four) American casks, as well as 20 different bottles of American craft beer. They are doing sample flights of the bottles on weeks. The food at Cask Saloon features 16 specialty hot dogs (!) and loads of peanuts. Live jazz will eventually be offered up there to round out the American experience. More...

Fork and Barrel is also rolling some events this fall:

- Wednesday, November 17, 7 p.m. | Lee Marren of Stone Brewing will host a $30 four-course meal of four different of specialty hot dogs paired with a firkin of smoked vanilla porter and bottles of 10.10.10 Vertical Epic Ale, Stone San Diego Co. Session Ale, and Double Bastard Ale.

- Thursday, November 18 | Owner Brian Ewing is hosting an 12% Imports Epic/Rare beer and Murray Cheese tasting. Brian will be bringing 11 new very limited beers never before seen in the U.S. This is a ticketed event with limited seating. $65 per person. Email forkandbarrel@gmail.com for your spot.

- November 24 | Fork and Barrel will be tapping an a rare firkin of a collaborative brew between Dogfish Head and Italian brewers Birrifico le Baladin and Birra del Borgo in honor of Thanksgiving Eve. Only five have been released in the States, according to F&B's Twitter. - Tuesday December 7 | A five-course meal with the small Norwegian brewery "Haand Brewery" (Haandbryggereit). (Meal Ticket picked up a bottle of their Norwegian Wood at Brew recently.)

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WEEKLY CANDY: Hello Panda

POSTED: Wednesday, November 3, 2010, 8:18 PM

Filed Under: Weekly Candy

Photo | Juliana Reyes

Once a week, Team Meal Ticket shares its latest sugar-laden fixations. Do not tell 0ur dentist.

IN QUESTION: Hello Panda is produced by Meiji Seika, the Japanese candy geniuses behind many a whimsical snack-gem like Choco Baby and previous Weekly Candy star Yan Yan. The candy's light shortbread shell protects a creamy, near-decadent filling. The chocolate fudge is our favorite, though the milk and strawberry cream variety are pretty enjoyable too. We've heard rumors of peanut butter cream filling but have yet to find them. Anyone down to investigate? AVAILABLE AT: Your Asian candy go-to, Hung Vuong Supermarket (Wing Phat Plaza, 11th and Washington). You can even get 'em in bulk there. You know, just in case you want to stock up for a crisis of some sort. HOW MANY DO WE TYPICALLY EAT IN ONE SITTING?: A whole box is usually a bit much for one person, though it's easy to lose control since they're so bite-sized. But do share, or else you might start to get that sickly feeling--the little pandas are surprisingly rich. FINER POINTS: To be honest we don't usually pay attention to the cute little panda sketches on each biscuit (kind of how, when eating fruit snacks, we don't bother to inspect each character before we devour it whole), but Meiji seems quite proud of the "New Sports Printing!" on each biscuit. So the Hello Panda experience can be educational, too, wherein you can learn how a panda spikes a volleyball or how it wields a sabre (very well, thank you).

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Posted 2010-11-08 08:32:24

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Chris

Posted 2010-11-06 00:36:24

great article! i love these snacks!

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Charlie

Posted 2010-11-03 15:28:07

pandas are a great treat. really informative article!

sara

Posted 2010-11-03 15:34:00

I stock up on these AND Men's Pocky (dark chocolate) when at Hung Vuong, always.

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Turducken special at Jake's

POSTED: Wednesday, November 3, 2010, 7:51 PM

Filed Under: Dealage

Starting today, Jake's Sandwich Board (122 S. 12th) will be selling turducken sandwiches. It's three, three, three meats in one! Ten bucks gets you a ticket to the between-bread experience of Creole-spiced turkey, duck and chicken piled with apple-sausage stuffing, cranberry spread and brown gravy. The drink is free, and all orderers of Jake's turducken sandwich will be entered into a drawing to win a whole turducken in time for Thanksgiving. UPDATE: Jake's also recently launched their "Smoking Tuesday" promotion. Each Tuesday, they are taking their 12-hour slow-cooked pork and finishing it in their smoker. The Tuesday BBQ experience is paired with white bread, red onion, bbq sauce and pickles for $8 in both sandwich and platter options. The smoke starts at 11 a.m., food is served at 11:30 until they run out. Peep this video of Jake's Smoking Tuesday. Anthony Sica

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The Khyber coming back as Khyber Pass Pub

POSTED: Tuesday, November 2, 2010, 8:06 PM

Filed Under: Booze | Food News

Photo | Neal Santos

When Stephen Simons, co-owner of The Khyber, announced his longtime nightspot would close and transform into a Japanese izakaya headed by the acclaimed, elusive Todd Dae Kulper, you could say some people were mildly upset. But, The Khyber just is not big enough to set up right for a sushi bar and showcase what Todd can do, Simons told Meal Ticket today. The izakaya concept was scrapped in favor of a gastropub with a Southern twang and menu by Mark McKinney, who runs the kitchens at Royal Tavern and both Cantinas. Official name is Khyber Pass Pub. Official opening is next week. Were really excited about it, Simons says. Were adding a bunch of taps today and two beer engines tomorrow. In total, therell be 20 taps and loads more bottles representing a range of local and international craft brews, many available in half-pint portions and pitchers. Stay tuned to Meal Ticket for McKinneys menu; should have it for you soon. UPDATE: Check out this post for the menu and more food info.

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Posted 2010-11-09 11:18:38

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yes

Posted 2010-11-03 11:18:10

scarred! scarred for life!!!

Posted 2010-11-03 09:17:39

Mark McKinney is my favorite Kid in the Hall. That chicken lady busts me up.

mark

Posted 2010-11-02 17:18:44

Its amazing this s---hole just wont go away, just do away it and all the crappy service you'll get there

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PBR unveils new prix-fixe menu for two weeks only

POSTED: Tuesday, November 2, 2010, 7:08 PM

Filed Under: Dealage

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PBR (Philadelphia Bar & Restaurant, not Meal Ticket's favorite grandpa beer) is now open at 12o Market Street, and they've just unveiled a new prix-fixe menu that'll get you a three-course meal and a beer for $27. The deal only has a two-week run, from Oct. 31 to Nov. 11, so hustle up and dig into chef Jordan "Red" Sauter's char-grilled octopus, seared butterfish with olive oil beurre blanc and pumpkin cheesecake with homemade sage ice cream and a "shoofly" sauce all paired with Victory Hop Devil IPA. Also available: crispy eggplant "fries," red wine-braised veal cheek and a chocolate pot de creme with sour cherries and sea salt, served with the Philadelphia Brewing Co. Kenzinger. The prix-fixe deal is avail Sundays through Thursdays, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Learn more about PBR here.

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Ranstead Room's new cocktail menu

POSTED: Tuesday, November 2, 2010, 4:08 PM

Filed Under: Booze | Menu Time

Stephen Starr's sexy speakeasy, The Ranstead Room (2013 Chestnut St), just released its new fall cocktail list and Meal Ticket is the first place you can find it. The list represents the first change from Ranstead's opening version and is heavily geared toward the season, with drinks like MJG (Scotch, allspice and lemon juice) and Golden Delicious (applejack, honey, lemon juice), as well as the once off-menu Quill Adam Erace really liked back when he reviewed the Double R.

Notes from the Weekend: Nov. 8 :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-11-09 10:51:02

[...] a drink at the bar at Tinto (114 S. 20th St.) before going around the corner to try some of the new cocktails at the Ranstead Room (2013 Chestnut St.). I got a “bartender’s choice” with gin and creme de cacao [...]

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FREE gelato at Capoyunk

POSTED: Monday, November 1, 2010, 10:38 PM

Filed Under: Dealage

Photo | Adam Erace

Yesterday was the last day of the season for Capogiro's South Philly location (1625 E. Passyunk Ave.), but before it goes into hibernation for winter, the scoop shoppe is GIVING AWAY the remainder of its gelato through this evening. That's right: giving away, as in zero dollars. We just heard there's fior di latte, cream cheese, cappuccino, chocolate-banana, hazelnut, apricot, blackberry, blueberry, cucumber-vodka, peach and plum left. We'd tell you more if we weren't on our way there right now.

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nico

Posted 2010-11-01 18:31:50

HURRY HURRY HURRY HURRY! Down to the last few flavors: kiwi, apricot, blackberry, blueberry, plum and fior di latte!

Posted 2010-11-01 17:45:49

Thanks. I'm closing my laptop.

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