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Archive: July, 2012
Matyson (37 S. 19th St.) just won Best Tasting Menu from Philadelphia Magazine, and it will certainly show with this week's killer tasting menu to honor their award. They will be offering a Best of Philly-inspired tasting menu with a nod toward Best Chef, Best Taco, Best Chinese Restaurant and Best Fried Chicken winners, and bringing it all back home with one of Matyson's most-loved desserts. Leave it to Chef Puchowitz to turn out his take on truly the best of the best. You can have it all in one fabulous $45 dinner this Monday through Thursday. Call to make a reservation at 215-564-2925.
This afternoon we've got jerk chicken and Jamaican beats, a wow-worthy Best of Philly dinner and a dîner and a movie en francais.
Jamaican Soul DJ nights at Morgan's Pier (221 N. Columbus Blvd.) are now complete with their new $8 DJ pairing menu served every Monday night. Enjoy roots, reggae and soul beats with jerk chicken legs with sweet plantains, a potato roll and fries. Don't forget about happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m. either! Irie, indeed.
For the last four months, the C & D Triangle Tavern at S. 10th Street – the once mighty original South Philly tap room known simply as The Triangle – has been up for grabs as a for-sale-spot, a bargain really when you consider the price ($855,000 liquor license included), location (the center point between the Italian Market and the East Passyunk Avenue strip) and the fact that it had four large sized newly renovated apartments as part of the deal.
Weird then that James “Jimmy D’Achino” Deanchano couldn’t unload it. That is until now with a smaller deal on the table. While retaining the apartments and the ownership of the building, word has it that the current owner of the Triangle has reportedly leased the bar-restaurant part of 1338 S. 10th Street to Steve Simons and Dave Frank of Royal Tavern and Cantina fame. (Steve Simons was contacted but has not yet confirmed the takeover).
No word yet on what it is the Simons and Frank shall do at the Triangle. At one point Frank was heard to have been looking for a space to place Farmers Cabinet cocktail expats Phoebe Esmon and Christian Gaal.
Congratulations are in order for the winners of this year's Vendy Awards. The Smoke Truck barbecue on wheels and Lil Pop Shop inventive frozen desserts were the judges favs at Saturday's round-up of mobile food vendors. People's choice went to the comforting offerings of Vernalicious.
Didn't make it out to the Vendys this year? No need to miss out on the food truck eats, winners of the 2011 and 2012 Vendys will be gathering at Eakins Oval on Thursday from 6 p.m to 9 p.m. for all of your barbecue-Caribbean-popsicle eating enjoyment.
Monday, July 23
Moroccan Dog takes home the gold at the Hot Diggity topping cook-off
Bourdain filming in Philly? You heard it here first
Tuesday, July 24
Little Baby's Ice Cream brick-and-mortar scoop shop is opening on 8/3. P.S. there's a party!
Wednesday, July 25
Blue Belly BBQ opens serving up global barbecue sans borders
Unctuous? Mouthfeel? Nibbles? All of these are major offenders on the list of banned food words
Thursday, July 26
George Sabatino takes home the title of Best of Philly 2012
Thyme and porcini in a chocolate bar? We try all of the sweet-meets-savory Garces bars
Friday, July 27
With opening cermonies happening tonight, bars and restaurants all over the city are offering up all sorts of enticing, internationally themed deals to get folks in to watch the games. Here's a look at some of the London 2012 specials kicking off this evening.
London Grill (2301 Fairmount Ave) is celebrating in true English style featuring Wells & Youngs specials during the Games. The specials feature $6 20-oz Wells Bombardier drafts, $6 16-oz Youngs of London ale, and $5 16-oz Youngs Double Chocolate Stout Cans. To ensure the most raucous and spirited cheering and/or booing during the games, London encourages you to drink a Wells & Young pint while watching a game in order to be entered to win a beer-themed goodie bag giveaway.
The Devil's Den (1143 S. 11th St) is celebrating the duration of the Games (today until August 12th) by tapping a different World Cup Award winning beer each night. Follow the schedule and expect to see even more winners as the Games continue:
The complete line up plus more medal winning specials after the break. »
Just a friendly reminder for all lovers of encased meats, tomorrow night Philadelphia hot dog royalty Hawk Krall and Keith Garabedian are hosting a night of hot dog madness at Cook. Let's see if Hawk can't fill those last four seats. Take it away, Hawk:
Attention Philadelphia: this weekend (much like every other weekend) is a great weekend for beer. Dust off your favorite drinking hats because there is a long list of brew-related events to check out in the city.
Brace yourselves: sandwich whisperer Scott Schroeder is rolling out a $25 cheesesteak (!!!) tonight at American Sardine Bar (1801 Federal St.) Not going for gimmicky, just good, this high-end take on our city's most well known comestible has been in the works for sometime and tonight marks it's public debut.
The price tag is steep but the makings of this steak are top notch. Beginning with 48 day dry aged ribeye from venerable meat mavens Pat LaFrieda, the steak is topped off with sautéed Vidalia onions and royal trumpet mushrooms and shaved Cacio di Bosco, a truffled Pecorino. Piled on a garlic butter brushed Sarcone's roll and served alongside a au jus style cup of beef broth made from the ribeye bones, this steak promises to be pretty out of control.
The folks over at British music rag, NME have rounded up 19 music-themed cakes for your viewing pleasure and it's definitely worth checking out.
Look forward to a lounging fondant Bieber, Winehouse in cupcake form, busts of Bono, Jay-Z, MJ, and Billie Joe from Green Day, anthropomorphic Chili Peppers, the creepiest frosting portrait of Freddie Mercury, a Born in the USA sheet cake complete with bandana, and a couple who commissioned a Deadmau5 wedding cake. Oh, and please don't miss the Bowie cake, maybe not the most well executed, but an A for effort.
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