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Archive: April, 2012
Peaceful little Lansdowne is on the food come-up as of late — already home to the excellent BYO Sycamore (14 S. Lansdowne Ave.), the annual farmers market in the nearby DelCo suburb is close to launch, as is the second restaurant from the Sycamore team Adam Erace noted in February. (Hearing the name NoBL, as in north of Baltimore and Lansdowne avenues, as a possible moniker.) And here's another new arrival to the party: Argana Moroccan Cuisine, inhabiting the old diner space actually at the corner of Lansdowne and Baltimore. The friendly joint (also tree-themed, shoutout to the arboreal trend), open for lunch and dinner, is cooking a straight-ahead selection of Moroccan classics — lamb, chicken and kefta tagines, couscous, seafood pastilla, etc. — in a fam-friendly BYO atmosphere. Full menu after the jump (click to enlarge). Hours: Sun.-Thu., 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
The old Dairy Queen on South, right next to Manny Brown's on the 500 block, is now home to a location of the N.Y. Bagel Cafe and Deli chain. Operating long hours (6 a.m. to 9ish on weekdays, with a 7 a.m. start and later evening hours on weekends), the shop, open since last week, offers a hunky selection of bagels and sandwiches with eggs and Boar's Head meats, plus some salads, pastry items and whatnot. Their full menu is after the jump (click to enlarge).
Monday, April 23
There's a new week-night $30 prix-fixe at Paloma.
Pizzeria DiMeo's is making some serious Neapolitan pie in Andorra.
SoWe has opened in the old Divan space at 22nd and Carpenter.
Mémé is hosting a French grapes grown in Italy dinner on April 30.
Tuesday, April 24
Poconos steez, pig ears, burnt bacon and expired/delicious pickles in Notes from the Weekend.
Cafe con Chocolate is reopening in South Philly.
The second annual Cupcake Smash at P.Y.T. benefitted Philabundance.
Rittenhouse Tavern is now open in the Art Alliance.
Wednesday, April 25
Happy Hour Hopper visits Fish.
Thursday, April 26
Coffee shop and BYO Café Chismosa has replaced Almanac in NoLibs.
Common Grounds Coffee hopes to put down permanent roots in Germantown.
Avram Hornik and Four Corners Management get the green light to revive Broad Street's Boot & Saddle.
Friday, April 27
Want to win two tix to the May 6 Philly Sandwich Experiment?
The Craft of... tastings at the Art Alliance focus on the finer points of artisan foods.
- Perhaps it's a jab at Molson Coors for that gross tea-flavored beer we posted about last month, but Anheuser-Busch has recently debuted something called a Lime-A-Rita. Danya Henninger of The Drink Nation fills us in on this new hybrid beverage: "...[T]he general opinion thus far has been positive. Beer enthusiasts are not convinced, however. Early reviews say the drink sips very sweet, with one user exhorting, 'Dumb. Drink a beer and grow chest hair.'" I agree with user.
- Since it's common knowledge that everyone loves sriracha, Lollyphile.com has created sriracha lollipops. You can purchase them from their site in a pack of four, 10 or 36. They're cheapest in bulk, so maybe these spicy guys should be party favors at your next soiree.
On the first Sunday of April, the Philadelphia Art Alliance (251 S. 18th St.) — a spot currently jumping with the recent opening of Ed Brown and Nicholas Elmi's Rittenhouse Tavern — held its first in a series of The Craft of... tastings. The idea behind the series, according to founder Jared Miller, is to go beyond a random sampling of new foods and namecheck our ever-heightening senses. Each installment is a deeply educational afternoon meant to show off the elemental differences between fine foods and their less expensive cousins.
The inaugural event, The Craft of Chocolate, was perfect for both the beginner and the epicurean, presenting Fabio Scarpelli (owner of Golosa) and Diane Pinder (a local chocolatier) to a room full of food fans looking for something greater beyond a chocolate high.
Following up last year's successful Cheese Experiment, Theo Peck and Nick Suarez are bringing another installment of their roving Food Experiments events to town — this year, approximately 25 amateur chefs will go bread to bread in a sandwich battle. Going down on Sunday, May 6 at 2 p.m. at the Underground Arts building (1200 Callowhill St.), the competition will feature contestants interpreting the sandwich theme any way they see fit, and their creations will be judged by a panel of judges that includes Emilio Mignucci of Di Bruno's and Lily Cope of COOK. Pecks tells us there are still a few slots left for competitors; head here to apply.
Aside from bragging rights, winners will receive prizes from sponsors like Le Creuset, Brooklyn Brewery and Wusthof knives. The grand prize winner will be flown (yes, flown from Philly) to Brooklyn to compete in the nationals. Whose sandwich will become king of the north? Find out by purchasing $12 tickets (includes admission, bites and a Brooklyn beer). Or try your luck here: Meal Ticket has a pair of tix to the event that we're giving away. To enter, simply LEAVE A BRIEF COMMENT ON THIS POST DESCRIBING YOUR FAVORITE PHILLY SANDWICH AND WHY IT'S YOUR FAVE. You have between right now and noon this coming Wednesday, May 2. Be sure to comment/register using an email address you check frequently, as that's how we'll alert our winner. Good luck and happy sandwiching.
The Boot & Saddle, located at 1131 S. Broad Street, will reopen its doors and relight its unmistakable sign in 2013, as decided by the Zoning Board of Adjustment yesterday afternoon. The ZBA has granted its blessing with the provision that the neighborhood not be affected by noise.
Avram Hornik of Four Corners Management, who runs spots like Lucy's Hat Shop, the Drinker's bars, Union Transfer and the recently reopened Ortlieb's, plans on bringing live music booked by R5 Productions to the venue, which hasn't been operational for more than a decade. Hornik has worked with the Passyunk Square Civic Association and the South Broad Street Neighborhood Association (SBSNA) on compromises to avoid disturbing neighbors.
Common Grounds is a coffee shop with a mission. Back in 2010, Andrew Lemon, a youth pastor at Wyncote's Calvary Assembly of God, wanted to make the most of the newly renovated church at the corner of Wayne Avenue and Washington Lane in Germantown. "I had always wanted to do something with that space," says Lemon, who started Common Grounds in September of that year. The premise behind the program was providing kids and adults with something productive and community-oriented to do on Friday evenings. Common Grounds currently showcases local artists, musicians and poets and provides free coffee and light snacks.
"The community embraced us very quickly," says Lemon. "People keep asking when we're going to open a full shop." They're well on their way: Lemon just wrapped up a HelpersUnite campaign (same idea as Kickstarter) to raise funds to expand Common Grounds into a fully functional coffee house. Half of the donations will go toward buying equipment, like espresso and ice machines, while the other half will go into startup costs. For now, Common Grounds congregates every second, third and fourth Friday of the month at 6300 Wayne Avenue. To lend support to their goal, contact them online or send donations to Calvary Assembly of God at 7910 Washington Lane, Wyncote, Pa., 19095.
Photo: commongroundscoffee.org
When Brauhaus Schmitz (718 South St.) chef Jeremy Nolen visited Germany last year, he cooked alongside Josef Nagler, chef of the Schneider Brauhaus in Munich. Some of those recipes (latkes with sauerkraut cream soup, paprika-spiced farmers' cheese) are on the menu tonight at Brauhaus Schmitz to celebrate a visit from Schneider brewmaster Hans Peter Drexler. Schneider Original Weisse, Edelweisse, Hopfen-Weisse, Aventinus, Eisbock and a rare wooden barrel of Nelson Sauvin Weizenbock are all being tapped as we speak. Cancel whatever plans you’ve got, get there tonight. Check out a sampling of Nolen’s special menu items after the jump.
- barstool scientist
- Booze
- Brew Revue
- Chef Salad
- Closings
- Coffee
- Contests
- Dealage
- Dirty Dishes
- Don't Front
- Eat This Immediately
- Field Trip
- Food and Art
- Food and Holidays
- Food and Movies
- Food and Music
- Food and Politics
- Food and Sports
- Food and Web
- Food Blogs
- Food Books
- Food Events
- Food News
- Food TV
- Gifted
- Happy Hour Hopper
- How-To
- In Print
- Interview
- Meal Ticket
- Menu Time
- Not So Quickfire
- Notes from the Weekend
- On Wheels
- Openings
- Patio Drinking
- Philly Beer Week 2010
- Photos
- Private Chef POV
- Product Placement
- Recipes
- Snack Time
- Stiff Drank
- SUPPER
- Tea
- Testing
- Ticket Stubs
- Top Chef
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Video
- Weekly Candy
- Weird Regional Foods
- We're Here to Help
- Where'd We Eat?
- Drew Lazor's Ill-Advised Rant Factory
- Pregame
- Ill-Advised Ranting
- The Week Without Meat
- Philly Beer Week 2009
- Real Big
- Where'd I Eat Last Night?
- Top Chef Masters
- The Good Word
- Next Iron Chef
- Arterial Terrorism
- Food and Radio
