Archive: June, 2010

Drag: The Trestle caught on fire

POSTED: Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 11:03 PM

Filed Under: Food News

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In news that we're sure upset our friends at the nearby Compound Warehaus, the infamous J&J Trestle Inn, which closed for business in December but recently got some new proprietors (check out the liquor license application on the door), was the site of a fire this morning. According to Philly Fire News, firefighters were able to contain the blaze relatively quickly. We've reached out to the Trestle's new owners with a request for comment on how the fire may or may not affect their plans and will update if/when we hear anything. We're just glad that none of that mysterious bright green "Eagle Juice" they used to serve hit the flames, as that stuff could most definitely be classified as an accelerant. Thanks to trusty Meal Ticket tipster SH for the photo.

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Posted 2010-07-09 09:01:22

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Saturday: 12 Percent Belgian dinner at Hawthornes

POSTED: Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 7:21 PM

Filed Under: Booze | Philly Beer Week 2010

Photo | Drew Lazor

There are marquee beer dinners aplenty this Philly Beer Week — say hi if you see us at South Philly Tap Room's nine-course Founders dinner this Friday — and first-timers Hawthornes (738 S. 11th St.) are right in the fray with this Saturday's 12 Percent Belgian beer dinner. The Brooklyn-based importers have secured attendance from seven straight-from-Belgium brewers, all of whom will be on hand for the meal, which'll run from 7 to 9. The dinner will feature five courses, each paired with an ultra-rare Belgian brew (12-ouncers, too, none of this teeny tasting-portion nonsense), for $65 a head. Call 215-627-3012 for rezzies. Full menu, with beer pairings, after the jump. First Course: Roasted Beef Tenderloin, Potato Shallot Puree, Roasted Beets with Swiss Chard Beer: Botteresse Noire Second Course: Seared Ahi Tuna, Barley Risotto, Hop Sauce Reduction with a sour Malt Syrup Beer: Valier Extra Third Course: Tomato Granita, SautÃ©ed Calamari, Roasted Radicchio with a Pine Nut Tuile Beer: De Dochter Van De Korenaar Bravoure Fourth Course: Roasted Fig, Basil Toasted Pound Cake, Lemon Grass Gastrique and Mascarpone Cheese Beer: Gaverhopke Blonde Fifth Course: Mache with poached egg, crispy Shallot, Thick Cut Slab Bacon, Severed over a homemade toasted Brioche topped with a Tarragon Egg Dressing Beer: Valier Blonde

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louis reindeer

Posted 2010-06-08 23:24:20

The chef must have been drunk when he decided the order of the courses.

Brie

Posted 2010-06-10 13:57:28

seriously, did he pick them out of a hat?

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Posted 2010-06-11 18:26:14

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Friday: Grand re-opening of Green Line's Powelton Village location

POSTED: Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 6:10 PM

Filed Under: Coffee | Openings

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Free coffee alert! Douglas Witmer and Daniel Thut's Powelton Village Green Line CafÃ© (3549 Lancaster Ave.), which opened three years ago, is finally fully renovated — thanks to a financial assist from the University City District, the West Philly coffee dudes (they've got two other shops) have restored a streetside plate-glass window in the space and also commissioned a 30-foot Green Line mural on the side of the building. This Friday, June 11, from 4 to 6 p.m., stop by to check out the grand reopening of the cafÃ© — they'll pour gratis fair-trade coffee (sourced through the Independents Coffee Cooperative), plus an edible spread of eats off the Green Line grab-and-go menu. UPDATE: Some inside and outside shots of the cafÃ©, courtesy of Witmer, after the jump.

Courtesy of Douglas Witmer

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Carly

Posted 2010-06-10 11:22:13

The revamped space looks fab! Thanks for bringing more color to P-ville Greenline.  I suddenly want a cup of iced chai tea, with a shot of vanilla syrup in there. Mmm.

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Tonight: Chef Anne Coll unveils vegan tasting menu at Meritage

POSTED: Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 5:24 PM

Filed Under: Chef Salad | Food News | Vegan | Vegetarian

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Tonight, in a sort of gleaming godsend to your vegan friend who's always asking whether or not his vegetables have been sautÃ©ed in butter, chef Anne Coll launches a completely vegan tasting menu at Meritage (500 S. 20th St.). The four-course tasting, which runs $35 a head, features plenty of the Asian-inspired components — think Thai basil emulsions, grilled Japanese eggplant or kaffir lime curry sauce — that are truly Coll's wheelhouse. It'll be available on Tuesdays throughout the summer. Full menu after the jump; call 215-985-1922 for rezzies. Amuse Bouche: Vegetable tartlette with star anise tomato chutney 1st course: Heirloom tomato salad cucumber granita, pickled red onion, Thai basil emulsion, crispy rice cracker 2nd course: Grilled Japanese eggplant, salt baked fingerling potatoes, gingered carrot puree, Indonesian kaffir lime curry sauce, crispy chick peas 3rd course: Mushroom lentil sticky rice in banana leaf, shallot confit, fricasse of asparagus and royal trumpet mushrooms, lemongrass espuma 4th course: Rhubarb soup, coconut panna cotta, strawberry salad , sesame tuile

poncho

Posted 2010-06-08 12:31:34

I am so excited to go tonight, this menu looks great!

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Kelly

Posted 2010-06-08 23:01:38

Went tonight for dinner - loved it and would go back. A total steal for a tasting menu and please save your appetite for the sticky rice in course 3...it's like that vacation you've been meaning to go on.

Jerry

Posted 2010-06-09 11:46:05

Wow! Beautifully presented and wonderful depth of flavors. They even have a $29 bottle of Vegan Rose..who knew!

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Notes from the Weekend: June 7

POSTED: Monday, June 7, 2010, 8:27 PM

Filed Under: Notes from the Weekend

Notes from the Weekend is a Monday feature that sees the members of Team Meal Ticket compiling all the food/drink highlights uncovered during prime eatin' time, Friday to Sunday. Consider this a place for good deals, great dishes, wicked cocktails, recipe triumphs (and tragedies), bizarro conversations and more. We're eager to share our notes, but especially excited to read yours. We encourage you to leave notes from YOUR weekend in the comments. Have at it! (View past NFTW installments at citypaper.net/notes.)

Photo | Drew Lazor

Friday: Met food scribe/Green Aisle Grocery guy Adam Erace at the P.O.P.E. (1501 E. Passyunk Ave.) with every intention of downing a few pints to kick off Philly Beer Week, only to find that their draft system was down due to an overheated compressor. Cruel, malicious fate screwing with all us alcoholics! Luckily they got her going again like 30 minutes later. Drank a couple Yards bottles and a gigantic Maker's rocks in the meantime. Introduced to potato pizza (above) from La Rosa (Broad and Snyder) by two friends. Initially skeptical — carb stacked on carb? should we go running after? — but was quickly won over after embracing the white pie's crispy-thin slices of tater, dusted with herbs and a bit of olive oil. It's awesome sauceless wonder.

Photo | Drew Lazor

Saturday, day: Hauled out a bunch of Israeli soul food from La Va (2100 South St.) — hummus, schnitzel, shakshuka, even Yemenite jachnoon (at right), a twist-up of slooooowww-baked dough that's sweeter than it seems. Check out CP's food section this Thursday for a fuller take. The Ranstead Room, behind El Rey (2013 Chestnut St.), boasts more naked booby pix than your 13-year-old cousin's browser history. They also offer good drinks, like the bittersweet Boulevardier (bourbon, Campari, sweet vermouth), and better guest protocol — if you're a solitary lady who wishes to step outside for a cigarette or a phone call, Ranstead's doorman will join you to make sure no lowlifes surface from the alley shadows to get on your case. A very nice, very safe touch. Later-later Saturday night, dropped by The Sidecar (2201 Christian St.) to peruse an all-Ommegang draft list — the Cooperstown brewery's addictive Tripel Perfection bopped us on the head a lil'. When you're in a late-night beer pinch west of Broad, is there any better, quicker destination than the little bodega on the corner of 17th and Ellsworth? In and out in no time, and they even got that Boone's Farm if you're really, really drunk and you want to sip on something neon because it's funny.

Photo | Drew Lazor

On hot-and-damn-humid Sunday: Smoke 'Em If Yous Got 'Em at Yards (901 N. Delaware Ave.), featuring dozens upon dozens of smoked beers, pro 'cue from Percy Street and Tommy Gunn's and an amateur cook-off, as well. Served as one of four judges for the latter competition, and landed on an amazing smoked country ham (served on a fresh biscuit, with red eye gravy ladled over) as top dog.

Photo | Drew Lazor

Sunday night: All that meat called for some vegetables, maybe one or two. Hit up Dmitri's (2227 Pine St.) for shrimp pil pil (at right), sautÃ©ed mussels (theirs are good; MÃ©mÃ©'s are great) and some grilled-off green stuff with hunks of salty feta. Finished off with some creme caramel, aka flan aka eat this right now because it's among our favorite sweet endings.

Kibby

Posted 2010-06-07 15:41:19

Friday night was an order pizza and drink lots of cheap wine kind of night after an expensive day of PPA-related trauma.  Saturday while running errands stopped by Chick Fil-A with the hopes of sampling a spicy chicken sandwich but they hadn't debuted yet.  Went with the old faithful- nuggets with polynesian sauce and hot sauce. Yum.  Saturday night had an impromptu BBQ and made burgers and a huge pasta salad.  Also made a drink with Ruby Red grapefruit vodka and a target brand energy drink that made me, who is usually immune to the powers of energy drinks, feel like I was on a shitload of adderall.  Go get some of that energy drink!! Sunday had dinner at the always delicious South Philly Tap Room.  Drank two beers from Pretty Things brewery that were really great and ate a bigger than expected cheese plate and a MASSIVE side of tempura asparagus.

Carolyn Huckabay

Posted 2010-06-07 15:52:36

Friday night I had aaa beer at the Khyber — Flying Fish Exit 4 (I think?); amazingly sweet and delicious — before heading home to eat on the cheap (in the form of a pathetic turkey sandwich on a potato roll) before the official Beer Week kickoff at Beneluxx. They had three Pretty Things brews on tap — Jack D'Or, Baby Tree and Field Mouse's Farewell, my personal fave. Also ate some cheese and chocolate accidentally (budget dinner fail).

Saturday had lunch at Village Whiskey and couldn't not order the Village burger (not the crazy foie gras'd one, but plus avocado and chevre). Yum x 100. Also on the menu: East Coast oysters, cheese puffs, pickled artichokes, and a Ginger Rodgers. (Mom ordered the Harvard Girl, which is cute of her.) Drank Pacificos with friends in the backyard that night; Beer Week would hang its head in shame in my direction were it animate.

adam

Posted 2010-06-07 15:53:41

Friday: Celebrated the first day of PBW with a few at POPE with D. Lazor. Mah girl Duchesse, 1809, Gaffel Kolsch.  Chips and guac to counteract a happy hour load. 

Saturday: Slipped away to the Shore, where I subsisted on ice cream, kettle corn and coconut water. Dinner at a newish spot where 40 minutes passed before my first appetizer even arrived. Sucks for them. 

Sunday: More beach time, more kettle corn. Dinner at Izakaya in AC, where the cucumber-gin-shiso cocktail was extra gin-y and the Kinki chicken wings were good as ever.

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Molly Eichel

Posted 2010-06-07 16:16:57

Played the greatest food game ever: The Grocery Store Game. Each person picks one item from the grocery store (best to start with the basics) and reveals their item. In the next round, players have to build off what other people get. Then you have to create a smÃ¶rgÃ¥sbord out of your purchases. It takes ingenuity, creativity and daring. We ended up with tacos, a rice-a-roni-esque mixture and a couple of other difficult to explain (but still delicious) concoctions.

Fidel Gastro

Posted 2010-06-07 16:38:09

Friday: Started with wings, pork slider, an Ola Dubh, and as many half-pints as I could for the 10 minutes that the Hammer of Glory was at Varga Bar; then made my way to Opening Tap, where I told Mitch from Yards that he looks like Jake Gyllenhaal. Soaked up the craftiest of beers with soup dumplings from Dim Sum Garden.
Saturday: Spent the day trying to recover in b-school class. Recovery finally achieved with samosas, butter chicken, and malai kofta from Tiffin Mt. Airy.
Sunday: Started off strong with sausage pancake bites from Dunkin' Donuts, finished off even stronger (or stupider) with an order of 6 BK fire-grilled ribs.

Danya

Posted 2010-06-07 21:02:31

Poor Drew, all alone. Good thing you go out to / are invited to 6 restos per day. Works just fine. 

Adam - Kinki wings? Your fave?

Philly Beeraholic

Posted 2010-06-08 13:46:59

Chunks of marinated chicken breast on a kebab with mushrooms, red peppers, pinapple, garlic cloves and onions (these marinated sepereately in Sofia Zinfandel / EEOO / jerk seasoning). Grilled over charcoal at the lake, ate with Jim Beam Hot Sauce and washed down with Anderson Valley High Roller Wheat ale. And my issues worsen...

Paul Tsikitas

Posted 2010-06-08 17:11:43

Best food event was at McGillin's Olde Ale House for the 150th Anniversary Dinner. My sister's painting was unveiled and a print was given out as a favor for those in attendance. Buffet style Irish Classics and some amazingly tasty wings accompanied two very fantastic beers: McGillin's 1860 IPA and Victory's Summer of Love Ale. Fantastic night. I missed the Budweiser Clydsdales though. Not to bent out of shape about it.

Adam

Posted 2010-06-08 17:23:46

One of my gave wings around fo sho.  Others: POPE's mole wings, Varga's and For Pete's.

Drew Lazor

Posted 2010-06-08 17:27:51

Shall we revisit the terrifying "best wings" thread of September '09? http://bit.ly/4dOPZO

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Posted 2010-06-23 14:34:47

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Tonight, West Philly is beer geek Valhalla: Bell's and Lost Abbey throw down

POSTED: Monday, June 7, 2010, 6:44 PM

Filed Under: Booze | Philly Beer Week 2010

Two over-the-top brewery events are going down in West Philly tonight as part of Philly Beer Week.

At Local 44 (4333 Spruce St.), owner Brendan Hartranft and Co. are tapping 19 different Lost Abbey beers from SoCal's Port Brewing. These Belgian-style brews have quite the cult following, and it's rare even to catch the stuff on tap, let alone this many in one place at one time. Hartranft tells Meal Ticket they'll be pouring stuff like the oak-aged, 12.5 percent ABV strong ale Angel's Share, as well as the 2010 Older Viscosity, a barrel-aged version of their Old Viscosity American dark strong ale. Everything should be up and running by 5:30 this evening, and many of the beers will be "priced to move," says Hartranft.

At City Tap House (The Radian, 3925 Walnut St.), beer baron Andy Farrell is going for a record of sorts by tapping 31 — thirty-one! — beers from Kalamazoo, Michigan's Bell's at one time. "They went into the dungeon of Bell's brewpub and pulled out some really fun stuff for us," says Farrell, who admits that even he has not heard of many of the beers that'll be on offer. Much of this rare stuff was brewed for special one-off events and stashed just in case — and tonight "is that just in case," he says. Everything should be tapped by 7 p.m. Full draft lineup, with descriptions and prices and ABVs and all, after the jump. 1. Porter: A 2008 World Beer Cup Gold Medal winner, this beer inspired the term âChoco-Roastyliciousâ in our brewery taste panel with its generous mix of chocolate malt and roast barley. 5.6% abv/10oz $4-16oz $5 2. Two Hearted Ale: One of the archetypes for the American India Pale Ale. Two Hearted uses 100% Centennial hops from kettle to dry hop to obtain its signature grapefruit and pine resin aromas. The hop intensity is balanced by a strong malt backbone creating a highly drinkable IPA. 7.0% abv/10oz $4-16oz $6 3. Third Coast Old Ale: Another cellerable offering from Bell's, this American barleywine has notes of dried fruit and caramel embedded a rich malt background that will grow more complex over time. 10.2% abv/10oz $6 4. Kalamazoo Stout: A rich, full bodied stout, the emphasis is on the roasted malt character that is balanced by straightforward hop bitterness, with subtle hints of brewer's licorice. 6.0% abv /10oz $4-16oz $5 5. Oberon: A wheat ale fermented with Bell's signature house ale yeast. Mixes a spicy hop character with mildly fruity aromas. The addition of wheat malt lends a smooth mouthfeel, making it a classic summer beer. 5.8% abv/10oz $4-16oz $6 6. Special Double Cream Stout: Brewed with 100 percent specialty malts, this stout has an incredibly smooth texture and malt flavor with an espresso-like depth of aroma. 6.1% abv/10oz $4-16oz $6 7. Oarsman: Bell's take on a sour mash beer. Oarsman uses a traditional German technique to introduce a refreshing tartness to a low alcohol, sessionable ale. 4.0% abv/10oz $4-16oz $6 8. Expedition Stout: One of two beers Bell's brews specifically with vintage aging in mind. Incredibly dark and thick, with an immensely complex flavor profile that will continue to mature and develop over the years.10.5% abv/10oz $6 9. Lager: One of the only beers that Bell's filters, this Czech-style lager showcases the balancing of malt and hops in the brewhouse. Moderate body and clean bitterness are the hallmarks of this beer. 5.0% abv/10oz $4-16oz $6 10. Consecrator Doppelbock: German malts lend rich toasted notes to this traditional bock beer. 8.0% abv/10oz $6 11. Wheat Love: A wheat wine style beer fermented with Belgian yeast. 8.2% abv/10oz $6 12. Wheat 2: Bell's Wheat Two Ale combines two distinct types of wheat malts and ferments the result with two distinct yeasts, blending the signature notes of Bell's house ale yeast with the spicy aromas of a Belgian wit yeast. Originally the opening act in an experimental series of wheat beers, Wheat Two has been resurrected in a nod towards our history of brewing innovation. 5.8% abv/10oz $4-16oz $6 13. Cherry Stout: smooth, malty dark chocolate flavors with the tartness of 100% Montmorency cherries grown in Michigan's Traverse City region. 7.0% abv/10oz $5-16oz $7 14. Wedding Ale: Honey-wheat ale brewed with the Bell's house ale yeast, this beer offers malty sweetness & mildly spicy hop notes. 7.7% abv/10oz $5 15. Black Note: A roughly 50/50 blend of Expo and DCS aged in freshly used bourbon barrels for anywhere from 6-18 months. This beer defies description. 11.0% abv/10oz $7 16. Harry Magill's Spiced Stout: This is one of the oldest specialty stout recipes and certainly one of the wildest. Spices from around the world are the focus of this stout. 7.5% abv /10 oz $5 17. Quinannan Falls (Q-Falls): Dry hopped with blend of American hop varietals, Quinannan Falls Special Lager Beer uses its sharp pine aroma & 6.5% abv to evoke thoughts of a crisp autumn in the north woods. 6.5% abv/10oz $5-16oz $7 18. Deb's Red Ale: Named after Eugene V. Debs, this dry hopped red ale has a pleasant hop aroma and a dry malt finish, with a hint of caramel. 5.6% abv/10oz $5=16oz $7 19. The Oracle: Bell's Brewery's take on the West Coast-style Double India Pale Ale, The Oracle leads with intense dry-hop aromas and follows with an aggressive bitterness. 10.4% abv/10oz $6 20. Sparkling Ale: Blends the rich fruit notes of two Belgian Abbey-style yeasts with citrusy hops from the Pacific Northwest to create an American interpretation of the classic Trippel style. 9.0% abv/ 10oz $5 21. Batch 9000: Batch 9000 Ale celebrates another milestone in Bell's history, offering a wealth of flavor in a full-bodied dark ale. 12.5% abv/10oz $6 22. Kal Haven Ale: Brewed with malted rye and fermented with a mixture of Bell's house ale yeast and Brettanomyces yeast, Kal-Haven Ale possesses rich, earthy character balanced against pungent hops from the Pacific Northwest. 7.0% abv/10oz $5 23. Le Pianiste: Le Pianiste starts as a malt forward beer, combining biscuity, breadcrust notes with a light caramel flavor. Noticeably dry, the finish is crisp with a lively, refreshing acidity. 5.8% abv/10oz $5 24. Le Contrabassiste: Le Contrebassiste, part of our Biere de Garde series, offering a smokey blend of coffee, caramel & chocolate flavors. 7.0% abv/10oz $5 25. La Batteur: Blonde biere de garde, crisp & dry with light refreshing acidity. 5.8% abv/10oz $5 26. Smoked Vienna: Smoked malts make up the backbone of this lager style beer. 5.9% abv/10oz $5 27. Golden Funk: Brewed with wheat, peppercorns, cardamom, and galangal, Golden Funk Ale is then fermented with a mixture of wild yeasts to produce a thoroughly experimental golden ale. 6.2% abv/10oz $5 28. Batch 6000: A dry hopped barley wine brewed in 2003. 10.5% abv/10oz $6 29. Raspberry Ale: Tart flavors from locally grown raspberries make this beer a beer garden favorite. 5.0% abv/10oz $5-16oz $7 30. Bourbon Barrel Aged Hell Hath No Fury: Months of aging in first-use bourbon barrels adds a new level of depth to the already complex Hell Hath No Furyâ¦ Ale. Heady with vanilla & coconut flavors from the barrel, this unique hybrid of Belgian yeasts and roasted malts warms the senses. 10.5% abv/10oz $6 31. Pale Ale: Herbal hop notes with a solid malt base to create a well-balanced pale ale with a refreshing bitterness. 5.2% abv/10oz $5-16oz $7

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Fond wants to take you out back

POSTED: Monday, June 7, 2010, 5:21 PM

Filed Under: Chef Salad | Food News

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Lee Styer, chef at the excellent, jewel box-sized Fond (1617 E. Passyunk Ave.), put us on to a unique chef's table plan he's working on at the P'yunk BYO. He recently began cultivating a small garden — eggplant, peppers, herbs, a bunch of different tomato varieties — on Fond's back patio. In the coming weeks, he says, he and partners Jessie Prawlucki and Tory Keomanivong will set up a two- to six-person chef's table back here. Guests will be able to call and specifically request a chef's tasting, stroll through the kitchen and have a seat amidst the neatly potted greenage; Styer's tastings will feature both on- and off-menu dishes highlighting the ingredients he's growing just a few feet from his stovetop. UPDATE [09jun10]: Styer's checked in with some more details on the chef's table, which he reminds diners is "100 percent weather dependent." They'll be able to accommodate as many as eight people; $105 a head for nine courses, all of which can be customized around a table's wine choices.

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nick

Posted 2010-06-07 15:59:39

this sounds awesome. did he give any idea on pricing?

Drew Lazor

Posted 2010-06-07 16:21:01

Nick, not yet. Checking on that for you now.

rory

Posted 2010-06-08 16:48:24

I called to make a reservation for later this month. They called back today, prices weren't set, but they said they were thinking $120 (ouch!) per person, 10 courses.

Foobooz » Quick Bites

Posted 2010-06-09 15:45:54

[...] Fond will be adding a chef’s table to its back patio among the potted herb plants. [Meal Ticket] [...]

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Posted 2010-06-28 11:18:50

[...] a few peeks at the outdoor garden chef’s table at Fond (1617 E. Passyunk Ave.), a feature we first told you about a few weeks back. Peep that link for pricing/menu details. Two more pics after the [...]

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Reminder: Brown Betty No. 3 opens today

POSTED: Monday, June 7, 2010, 4:51 PM

Filed Under: Openings

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Brown Betty Petite starts hawking cupcakes inside The Shops at Liberty Place (1625 Chestnut St.) today, joining the dessert boutique's locations in NoLibs and Rittenhouse. They'll be giving out coupons for free cupcakes, but they won't be redeemable until July, kinda like a post-dated check with frosting. The Shops at Liberty Place are open Monday to Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. UPDATE: Brown Betty's hours will differ slightly from the mall's: They'll be open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday from 10 a. m. to 6 p.m. and will close Sundays. Phone number is 215-988-1888.

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Posted 2010-06-11 19:01:14

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Ticket Stubs: Meal Ticket Weekly Recap, May 31-June 4

POSTED: Monday, June 7, 2010, 4:10 PM

Filed Under: Meal Ticket | Ticket Stubs

Would like to blame Philly Beer Week for forgetting to do this on Friday. Monday, May 31 Drinking! Beer Week practice! Tuesday, June 1 - Flying Fish unveils the latest beer in its Exit series. - Mac's Tavern soft-opens in Old City. They have a door marked "Pirate." - Pizza uglier than us, sausages shaped like burgers and lots of other weird things in Notes from the Weekend. - Happy Hour Hopper drinks in MidAtlantic. Wednesday, June 2 - Steve Poses, fresh off opening the picnic stand Frog Burger, debuts Cleo's Portico inside the Franklin Institute. - Brown Betty opens up shop in the Shops at Liberty Place. - CP photog Neal Santos hams it up at 500 Degrees (this was before it caught on fire!). - This nine-chef boardwalk food-themed dinner at Zahav sounds ridic. - RIP to Sabina Rose O'Donnell. Thursday, June 3 - Adios to Apamate on South Street. - Whoa, we had a lot of in-print Philly Beer Week coverage. - Mike Stollenwerk's heading to Fishtown to open Fathom Seafood Bar. - The new Noche looks beautiful. Friday, June 4 - William Grant and Sons, makers of Glenfiddich, buy up Art in the Age and that peculiar Philly spirit ROOT. - Team Meal Ticket's on the hunt for awesome interns! Here are all the details.

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POSTED: Friday, June 4, 2010, 9:10 PM

Filed Under: Booze | Food Events | Philly Beer Week 2010

Are you already drunk as eff on Philly Beer Week information? Here's some more! We'll try to keep it as straightforward as possible. Mainly this is just an excuse to use our sweet proprietary PBW logo at right. Bottoms up, kids! Friday, June 4 Opening Tap is tonight at 7:30, at the Independence Visitors Center (Sixth and Market). This is the photo-op-crazy event where Nutter rocks the big Hammer of Glory, etc. The Chemical Heritage Foundation (315 Chestnut St.) is hosting an educational beer tasting/talk from 5 to 8 p.m. It'll feature CHF scholar John Ceccatti and brewers from Dock Street talking up "the history of hops and the pedagogy of porters." Victory brewmaster Bill Covaleski will serve the first pints of his brand-new Summer Love Ale (we told you about it in Small Bites) during tonight's happy hour at Johnny Brenda's (1201 N. Frankford Ave.). Resurrection Ale House (2425 Grays Ferry Ave.) is pouring beers from SoCal's Green Flash all night. Get their IPA. MidAtlantic (3711 Market St.) is doing $3 drafts and happy-hour snacks at the bar on out on their sweet patio. Saturday, June 5 The Continental (138 Market St.) is hosting a Yards Beer Brunch, featuring the brewery's Tom Kehoe, from noon to 2 p.m. From 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., hit up 10th Street between Locust and Spruce for a Varga Bar block party that'll feature hot dog/wing eating contests, music, and chef Evan Turney grilling up kobe beef burgers and dogs. Our pick for best-named event of the weekend: Yuengtoberfest at O'Neal's (611 S. Third St.). All Yuengling drafts are $3.50, and we're told both Jennifer Yuengling and Lord Chesterfield in the damn flesh will be there from 1 to 4 p.m. Prizes and giveaways too. Saturday also marks the official debut of Flying Fish's brand-new Exit 6, which we wrote about on Tuesday. They'll start pouring the rye ale at 3 pm. at Nodding Head (1516 Sansom, second floor). Sunday, June 6 UPDATE [05jun10]: Doug Hager of Brauhaus Schmitz tells Meal Ticket that Saturday's Bierfest at the German Society of Philadelphia (611 Spring Garden St.) was such a success that they're doing it again on Sunday. It'll run at the GSoP from 2 to 6 p.m.; beer tickets, which include a sandwich (they're roasting a whole pig), will be $3, $2 less than Saturday's tix. Beer lineup here. Smoke 'Em If yous Got' Em at Yards Brewing (901 N. Delaware Ave.) — this annual event features hellacious amounts of smoked beer (look at this lineup) and tons of barbecue. (We'll be sitting in as one of the judges for the amateur barbecue cook-off.) Head to Hawthornes (738 S. 11th St.) at 3 p.m. for a meet-the-brewer with Florida's Cigar City. They'll be pouring stuff from their Humidor Series, a limited-quantity lineup of cedar-aged brews. Meet Jean Van Roy of Cantillon at Tria Rittenhouse (123 S. 18th St.) from 5 to 6 p.m. Check out our April '09 Q&A with the dude to help you develop some sweet questions.

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