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Archive: May, 2010
Happy Hour is a place to vent daily frustrations and unwind, a time to reconnect with friends and coworkers you don't mind seeing beyond the boundaries of Cubicle Land. It's is also the ideal time to score a deal on your favorite gustatives and gulpables. Although my work scenario has me behind a kitchen prep station rather than a desk, I can appreciate HH just the same. For this feature, I'll hop bar by bar to HHs across the area and report back to Meal Ticket every Tuesday. If you've been to this week's featured HH, tell us about it in the comments. I want recommendations for future trips, too! Let's delve into it at Cantina Los Caballitos and Devil's Den.
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Filed Under: Chef Salad | Product Placement
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Oh my God, I just love everything about Mr. Martino's. Everything!!!!
This place is amazing. Hah, of course, Kibby and I would comment on this.
We've been talking about the draft-exclusive beer approach at Kraftwork for a bit now, but haven't had much on the food. Last night, Meal Ticket popped by a dry run of the Fishtown bar (541 E. Girard Avenue; Girard and Montgomery), which Adam Ritter will open Friday, May 7, at 5 p.m. — to find out a bit more. (We had a super-early peek back in January.)
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[...] in Fishtown: Pub or art gallery? [The Insider] On Kraftwork’s menu [Meal [...]
[...] Bar Ferdinand chef Michael Thomas, tonight's 5 pm reveal is a big thing for the neighborhood. Meal Ticket has the menu if you want to plan ahead, and we particularly love the layout of the beer list itself, which [...]
Filed Under: Food and Art
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[...] Tonight at Rocket Cat Café its the opening of “Give Pizza a Chance,” an entirely pizza themed art exhibit. [Meal Ticket] [...]
Though she holds a masters' degree in holistic nutrition, ran the country's only organic cooking school for seven years and is a regular speaker at The Clinton Foundation in Harlem, New York, Patty James is still learning a thing or two about what kids need to be healthy from her Shine The Light on America's Kids interview project. Traveling the country since January, James is touring one state a week, interviewing children with 25 questions to discover their true health habits. The videotaped interviews will then be analyzed by a university, with the results used to develop a program and a health center (or many health centers) where families will find the resources they need for life-long health -- cooking classes, nutritional and disease-prevention information. Meal Ticket spoke with James as she drove toward Drums, PA for school interviews. She gave us a look at the current state of Shine The Light five months in. Read the Q&A after the jump. Meal Ticket: What kinds of questions are you asking children on your tour? Patty James: We ask them, 'Are you healthy? Is your family healthy?' Some of the questions are very revealing -- When we ask 'What vegetables did you eat yesterday?' They often answer, 'Um, lettuce on my sandwich?" What I've been surprised to learn is what they're NOT eating -- vegetables and dietary fiber. MT: How much dietary fiber does a person need? PJ: You're supposed to be eating 30-35 grams of dietary fiber a day, and the average American is only eating 10-14 grams. These kids, they are just not eating vegetables. It's actually worse than I thought. Vegetables provide not just fiber but phytonutrients, vitamins and minerals. MT: What other answers have really surprised you? PJ: There's one question that every kid has answered 'yes' to, except one single child, and that is 'Do you think P.E. [physical education] should be mandatory? And every child except one said yes. They know they have to exercise to be healthy, and all of them, except this one kid, know they won't do it unless they are forced! Another shocking one is a question the kids answer 'no' to -- 'Do you think there is a connection between the earth's health and your health?' More than half of them say no, no connection. They don't know where their food comes from. It's a real disconnect, and lies at the heart of the obesity problem. You cannot solve it until you get to the source -- where the food comes from, what are you eating. MT: Do you think public policy, like corn subsidies, play a role in the obesity epidemic? PJ: Yes. A definite yes. When you look at childhood obesity, you see it really began in the 1980s and goes right back to sugar. Fructose, which is much cheaper than sugar, is metabolized like fat, and it wasn't common in foods until the 1980s. But the cheap filler stuff is just easier for people to hand to their kids. There is a distinct lack of vegetables, dietary fiber, whole fruits in these kids' diets... they are eating food that is just junk. MT: Many people say, 'My kids won't eat that,' about healthy foods, and vegetables particularly. How do you get kids to eat and enjoy what is good for them? PJ: In my cooking school, I'd be teaching kids to make quinoa pilaf or something like that, and the parents would say, 'Oh they will never eat that.' But if you make them part of the process, and give them ownership of it, they will want to eat it. Kids don't want to be unhealthy or overweight! But we have to get back to home cooking, to eating around the table. Kids who eat at a table get higher grades, are less likely to use drugs and alcohol and are more likely to go to college. We have too much cheap filler food and not enough good information.
Filed Under: Chef Salad | Contests
Irritating called "the Oscars of the food world", the James Beard Foundation held their much-hyped Restaurant & Chef awards ceremony last night, May 3. Their journalism, book, broadcast and design awards were held May 2.
Philadelphia was well-represented at last night's gala, with five local nominees in four major categories. After the jump, view our Philtered results. Our (local nominee) is in parenthesis, with the award and winner in bold.
Best New Restaurant (Bibou) went to Marea in NYC, owned by Michael White and Chris Cannon.
Outstanding Restaurateur (Stephen Starr) to Keith McNally for his string of hits: Balthazar, Minetta Tavern, Lucky Strike, Morandi, Pastis, Pravda and Schiller's Liquor Bar.
Outstanding Service (Vetri) to Grant Achatz's Alinea in Chicago.
Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (Michael Solomonov, Zahav; and Jeff Michaud; Osteria) MICHAUD TAKES IT! Congratulations to the chef, his family and the whole Vetri/Osteria/AmÃs crew.
See all the nominees and winners for every category on James Beard Foundation Awards site.
Congrats to Jeff Michaud and the great Vetri group!!!
The Bottle Shop, which partners Michele Aquino and Gena Montebello had planned for 1941 E. Passyunk Avenue (first mentioned it in January), will now open at 1837 E. Passyunk Avenue, which is literally about .1 miles away. (Closer to King of Jeans!) The owners cite "circumstances beyond our control." Stay tuned.
[...] 16 at 11 a.m. (The craft beer mix-a-six stop, which was originally situated at 1941 E. Passyunk, is now nestled into 1837 E. Passyunk.) Details on opening-day events and specials forthcoming. Opening date set for The Bottle [...]
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Pub & Kitchen's Diana Kennedy Cuisines of Mexico retro cookbook dinner $35 per person excluding tax and gratuity. The menu will include: Sopa de Tortilla (p. 143), tortilla soup with pasilla chiles, epazote and chicken broth; Carne Clavetada (p. 183), pot roasted brisket studded with almonds and bacon; and Cocada Imperial (p. 339), coconut flan prepared imperial style.
LOLITA ¡ cinco de mayo! Choose one item from each course, $38 per person First Course coconut vuelve a la vida "back to life" seafood cocktail of shrimp, scallop and mahi, jalapeno, cilantro, coconut milk, lime gorditas con puerco * cheese filled masa cakes, pulled pork, cabbage pickle, chipotle salsa, guacamole shaved vegetable salad watermelon radish, cucumber, jicama, green mango, popped pepitas, aged cotija cheese, thai basil crema, crispy garbanzos tostaditas de salmon ahumado tequila-lime cured salmon tostaditas, jicama-orange slaw, malanga chip * may be made vegetarian Second Course enchiladas verdes * street style green herb- chile enchiladas, mushroom-chihuahua cheese stuffing, chipotle shrimp chuleta de puerco adobado * adobo rubbed pork chop, rhubarb bbq glaze, cotija cornbread, jicama slaw mahi mahi con ensalada de palmitos grilled mahi mahi, hearts of palm-chayote salad, citrus-apple salsa pechuga de pollo adobado adobo rubbed chicken breast, plantains, refried beans, guajillo chile salsa * may be made vegetarian by substituting three chile tofu or portobello mushroom Dessert mexican pot de creme dark chocolate pot de creme, whipped cream, ancho peanut brittle, salted caramel pecan cheesecake warm goat cheese caramel, whipped crème, ancho chile-chocolate crust tiramisu a la mexicana mexican coffee soaked lady fingers, kahlua mascarpone, toasted hazelnuts
[...] Meal Ticket has the rundown on a bunch of places including Xochitl, Table 31, Distrito, McGillin’s, and O’Neals [...]
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So Friday I planted a bodacious container garden on my deck (which I will write about on notes from the weekend hopefully in july to sept), after planting i was scolded to come inside and get ready for Daniel's Gluten free dinner as you're not allowed in with dirt under EVERY fingernail. So I washed every other one for effect and enjoyed a killer gluten free feast. Double dinner on Saturday was a family in town for my birthday that was last week situation. Bitar's + Zahav + The Pope + Bed + Cafe Estelle = Fat, happy, and a pleasant year older. I will now fast until next weekend. Bogus -Johnny
Banana and water before running Broad St. Vaca frita burrito from El Vez after, with a Sly Fox Dunkel Lager. Waited a couple hours, hit up Tria for Sunday School. Birchrun cream cheese and strawberries on baguette with a couple glasses of Arneis. Then polished off most of a Kennett from Zavino and a couple slices of the Rosa. Successful day. I'm blotting out memory of Saturday. Rittenhouse Row festival was super crowded, and some restaurants (looking at you Prime Rib) are charging too much for mediocre product. It shouldn't be a profit center, more of an advertisement. Skimpy portions and escalating prices mean this might be one I skip next year.
I finally got to 500 Degrees (1504 Sansom) on Friday. I could eat 500 500 Burgers, medium-rare (as recommended), with truffle fries. The burger is sized awesomely, it was juicy and either the special sauce or the crisp bacon added the perfect salty note. Saturday we hit up Sabrina's Café (1804 Callowhill) for breakfast and I devoured the Apple & Cheddar Omelet. One word: YUMMY. Two more words: hipster central! Saturday night we went to one of my all-time favorite suburban spots, Parc Bistro (4067 Skippack Pike, Skippack). Food coma brought on by Aaron's Arrogant Mussels, Wagyu Beef Brisket Boeuf Bourguignon & Lemon Tartlet. City food in the burbs â go get it, kids!
I hate on them all the time, but Vesuvio's all-beer-for-$4 deal is pretty sweet, considering how huge their list is ($4 Fin du Monde? Yes, please). Also drank too much Franzia Crisp white because I'm a baller. On Sunday, my brother made softshell crab po' boys and plantains with some kind of green, ungodly good mayo. How come he can do that and I can only make popcorn?
Friday: Post-work cocktails at Continental. I started with the Sweet Manhattan and my gf the Sidecar. We got our tumblers confused and on our second pour, ended up with a strange, yet not repugnant, Manhattan/Sidecar hybrid. Followed that up with an aviation, another sidecar and a plate of Korean tacos. Had less interesting fare at Campbell's field for the Riversharks home opener, but was pleased that there was a choice of Yards — Brawler and Philly Pale Ale (I think) — on tap. Saturday: Trekked out to West Chester to see Lidia Bastianich speak at a WHYY event. But first we hit WHYY where Mike McGrath took a break from his show and the station's pledge drive to take pity on my pathetic gardening attempts and plied me with tomato plants. That evening we transplanted his Brandywine, Tie Dye and Strawberry tomatoes and put our sickly little rootbound seedlings into their own pots in hopes that maybe they'll rally. Sunday: Hit the opening of the Headhouse Farmers Market which was crazy packed. Bought salami from Talula's Table, incredible fig and gorgonzola bread from Wild Flour, strawberries from AT Buzby, radishes from Culton Organics (whose Tom Culton wore a pheasant-feather fertility headdress), cheeses from Birchrun and Hillacres, pea shoots, mushrooms and scallions from Queen's Farm. Waited in line for the way-in-the-weeds Renaissance Sausage and it was definitely worth it. After hitting up Zoe Strauss' final Under I-95, wandered over to Hawthornes' way-packed IPA block party and got a pint of Russian River's Pliny the Elder not long before it kicked.
I was treated to a delicious lunch by my live-in-lover on Sunday before the ridiculously good Koresh dance show. We ate pan-roasted grouper with lemon and thyme and salad with english peas, radish, tomato, cucumber, carrots and bleu cheese and polishes it off with glasses of Crios rose.
if you're like me and prefer to drink your breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner, might I suggest a delicious shot I learned this weekend at a friends engagement party (i was told its called "the wedding shot" but google is really shitting the bed on that one). it is as follows : pour yourself a shot of tequila, grab a slice of lime, cover one side of said lime with sugar, the other with finely ground espresso beans. take shot, eat lime, repeat, repeat, sleep in. just in time for cinco de mayo (which is Spanish for frat party).
Lunched at the POPE Saturday -- split a breakfast sandwich, brunch burrito and scrapple, plus lots of water since it was a million degrees. For dinner ate Cinnamon Toast Crunch and peanut M&Ms. Yeah. Sunday woke up early to cheer on the Broad Street Runners, and grabbed an iced-coffee-extra-ice and a croissant from Green Eggs Cafe. Saw at least one runner eyeing me jealously; felt kinda mean. Grabbed a vanilla Rita's to cool off en route to Hawthorne's block party, where I drank a Lost Abbey Devotion and pet lots of cute dogs. Pizza made with farmers-market-bought ingredients for dinner.
Had lunch on Friday at Kanella. Delicious. I opted for the scramble special and the chef obliged to my request of egg whites. Scramble came out with the aforementioned whites, dill, fennel, asparagus, artichokes and feta. It was delicious and what I plan to make for dinner this week on Wednesday, subbing pasta for the egg whites. Boyfriend had the standard Kanella breakfast. Went to Franklin Fountain midday for some peppermint chip ice cream and a root beer float with ginger ice cream for the boy. Dinner on Friday night was at Snackbar. It was fantastic. We told the staff we were celebrating something special and the chef agreed to a tasting menu. It was interesting because we were served different dishes for every course so we got to taste a total of 12 dishes! Some of the highlights included curried octopus with pickled mango, mango puree and jasmine rice; a bowl of delicious, plump mussels with kimchi on top; flat bread with egg yolk, peas, cheese and bacon; lobster roll on brioche; and venison carpaccio with blueberries. They also have a delicious peach belini and good people watching outside. Saturday morning breakfast was at Sabrina's where I had the egg white omelette with pears, brie, sundried tomato and caramelized leeks. Boyfriend had the veggie Rueben which was not as good as my omelette but the sweet potato fries stole the entire show. Coffee was weak. Saturday lunch was found at Citizen's Bank Park at the Phillies game and dinner was at Whole Foods' Cold Point Pub in Plymouth Meeting. I just love the wine setup there. Sunday was a stay at home and eat a lot of salad kind of day. :)
Friday night had wine at Vintage because Zavino was too crowded - hour wait for an outside table but looked fun. Saturday ate a yummy and over-priced crab cake at Butcher & Singer stall at the Rittenhouse Row Festival. Drank Bluemoon Summer Ale as we walked and people watched. Another beer at Varga. Roasted tomatoes in the oven all day even though it was WAY too hot for that- still great. Sunday checked out Headhouse and was bummed no tacos from the Taqueria truck. Walked down to South Philly to find them and they are sadly different tasting at the store itself. Luckily, tacos will be back next Sunday for those who love. Keep it up! I love people dishing on their weekend eats...
well...i know this is notes from the weekend and all, but my weekend was spent not eating crazy or much, because I indulged during the week while in San Diego, and I think its worth noting the left coast nommings. First night dined at neighborhood (San Diego's sidecar) - ate something called the local animal, which I still dream about. An open faced sammie on A toasted over-sized hotdog bun, melted guyere, arugula, fried egg, berkshire dog and topped with pork braised with peppers and onions and mustard-molasses glaze. Side of sweet potato fries. absolutely insane. Made even better when washed down with lost abbey's angel share a most potent american strong ale. a nice night cap of four roses bourbon sealed the deal. day 2 included a fantastic crab cake BLT for lunch at the historic hotel del coronado on coronado island. sidled by an interesting watermelon cocktail. Two strange things - the T on my crabcake BLT was seriously like 2" thick; and the seagulls ate leftovers off the tables. Kinda skanky for a really posh beach front dining patio. Because work was light that day...I headed over to Mission beach for an early dinner and beach stroll. after walking a few miles on the beach, I hit up PB Surf for a beer and tacos. one shrimp and one fried halibut taco. Went perfectly with a Stone IPA as I watched the sunset over the ocean. Tacos were good...but nothing amazing. day three...back in the gaslamp district for dinner. started at la puerta, had these insane carne asada covered french fries. Sauted steak, pickled penos, cilantro crema, salsa, guac....absolutely gut-busting! being my last night, I had to go back to neighborhood one more time before I left San Diego. I had fennel frites, another angel's share from lost abbey and avery's imperial IPA. perfect. couldn't recommend neighborhood enough. I also love the fact that they consider themselves a beer bar and will only make TWO different cocktails. that's it. A great beer/whisky selection and some funny jesus motifs make it a place I would frequent constantly if it were in Philly...
rascal b. schuylkillian: Neighborhood definitely sounds awesome and like a place I would like too. That sandwich sounds ridiculous! I was just in SD in February for the first time. My favorite spots that we visited were The Linkery, Burger Lounge, Aero Club and Hamilton's, the latter two being the bars with some badass Philly-caliber craft beer selections (moreso Hamilton's...Aero more had a nice whiskey lineup). Would love to go back...G and H, are you listening?
Better late than never! Saturday morning, hit up the Collingswood Farmer's Market and picked up a basil plant. Went to my mom's house later to find that she had bought (a much more lush) one for me that day, also. The family had a Pre-Broad Street Run pasta dinner with supplies from Georgetti's in Cinnaminson (even better than Severino - trust). We dined on regular and whole wheat pasta, marinara sauce, meat sauce, pesto sauce, roasted chicken, salad and fresh baguettes. Fantastic! Sunday, peanut butter on wheat toast and ten miles of torture, followed by a beer-b-que back at my parents' house. Light bites and more brews at the Pour House in Collingswood. Back at my place, I passed out WITH A BEER IN MY HAND on the couch while watching the Phils. My boyfriend rescued the soldier from my grasp and drank it himself. Just another reason why he's awesome.
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