Archive: September, 2010

Where'd we late-lunch?

POSTED: Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 8:42 PM

Filed Under: Where'd We Eat?

Photo | Drew Lazor

Challahween at Delicatessen :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-10-29 09:51:39

[...]      Happy Challahween! From October 27th to 31st, Delicatessen (703 Chestnut)–Lazor just had a late lunch here–will be celebrating Challahween with festive menu additions.    Challahween French [...]

Drew Lazor

Posted 2010-09-28 15:51:04

Feldie: You win! This is Delicatessen. No pastrami for me this time but my buddy got it and loved it. I went with the tuna melt on challah, but I swapped out the tuna salad for whitefish salad. Side of latkes. Love this place.

Feldie

Posted 2010-09-28 15:47:44

Delicatessen?  Did you have the house-cured pastrami? It's great!

Jennie

Posted 2010-09-28 15:53:53

I'm going on Sunday for a birthday party...Challah!

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All it's cracked up to be: Oyster House's Tuesday night blue crab feast

POSTED: Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 6:41 PM

Filed Under: Dealage | Food Events

Photo | Rachel Burgos

Want to eat like a boss on a budget? Then head over to the Oyster House (1516 Sansom St.) for their Tuesday Night Crab Feast, as I did last week. The deal is running every Tuesday from 5 to 11 p.m. through October for $19, you get three massive blue crabs, a great-sized portion of yummy homemade coleslaw and corn on the cob. For $30, you can get the all-you-can-eat option (which runs from 6 to 9 on Tuesdays), though I was quite satisfied with my three-crab meal. My friend and I started out with cocktails: I chose OH's riff on a mojito, the Love Park Swizzle, with light and dark rums, mint, lime and bitters. The drink packed a mean punch, a nice take on an old classic. We also split an app of the steamers, which came with a bowl of their cooking broth and some butter and lemon to dip/garnish delicious and not at all sandy, a great way to start off our meal. Next up were the crabs, which my friend was gracious enough to show me how to rip apart and devour in a surprisingly ladylike manner. Aside from the required Old Bay, Oyster House likes to let the fresh seafood do the talking for them, as in no overcomplicated bells and whistles with preparation or presentation. The staff and crowd all seemed to be having as much fun as we were, a good sign who doesn't like good vibes with their crustaceans? If your budget won't allow you $19 for a Tuesday night feast of your own but you're still hankering for some seafood, do yourself a solid and check their daily buck-a-shuck deal, a Meal Ticket favorite. From 5 to 7 Monday to Friday and Saturdays from 9 to 11, grab a seat at the bar and order however many "oysters of the day" you want, for $1 each. Three dollars will get you an oyster shooter and/or the draft of the day, as well.

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Rain, man: Food Trust Night Market postponed

POSTED: Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 4:41 PM

Filed Under: Food Events

We're hearing that the highly anticipated Food Trust Night Market, scheduled for this Thursday, Sept. 30, has been postponed due to concern over inclement weather (the forecast says there's a 100 percent chance of precipitation, which sounds pretty high). No makeup date has been set yet, but you'll be the first to know; the Food Trust is hoping for next week. Check nightmarketphilly.org and/or sign up for their mailing list to stay abreast. UPDATE [29sept10]: The Food Trust just checked in to let us know the night market is now slotted for Thursday, Oct. 7, from 6 to 10 p.m. Same location: Easy Passyunk Avenue and Tasker Street.

robert knisel

Posted 2010-09-28 13:41:26

We were really looking forward to this event and to support it whenever it happens.Please do let us know.thanks .rk

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Posted 2010-10-04 08:02:27

[...] The Food Trust’s first night market, originally scheduled for Sept. 30, is rescheduled for Oct... [...]

Drew Lazor

Posted 2010-09-29 11:22:37

Thank you, thank you.

Aldo Panera

Posted 2010-09-28 22:11:45

Looks like the new date is Thursday, October 7th, 6-10PM.  We'll be squeezing Sweet Roses Twisted Lemonade!  Thanks, Aldo

danya

Posted 2010-09-28 19:07:03

This is my favorite mealticket post title to date.

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The 20-Pound Watermelon Dilemma: Part 2 of 3

POSTED: Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 4:11 PM

Filed Under: Recipes

Photo | Adam Erace

Part 2 in a three-part series about what the hell to do with a 20-pound watermelon. Here's Part 1. For my birthday in April, I received this idiot-proof two-quart Cuisinart ice cream maker, and while Ive done plenty of ice cream with it, Id never had enough fresh fruit on my hands at one time to try a batch of sorbet. Enter my Saskatchewan behemoth. Sorbets, it turned out, are a lot easier to make than ice creams, with a lot less of that pesky measuring and multiple mixing bowls to clean. Just puree everything together in a blender, add it to the machine and youve got a refreshing dessert half an hour later.

Sichuan Watermelon Sorbet (makes one quart)

6 cups watermelon, chopped (approximate) 1 cup water (approximate) 2 limes, zest and juice Agave to taste 1 tbsp. Sichuan peppercorns, toasted and ground Big pinch salt To form the slushy base, puree the all the ingredients together in a blender. Pour the base into ice cream maker and proceed according to manufacturers instructions. The Cuisinart turns the watermelon base into a slushy Italian ice in about 20 minutes. You can eat it straight out of the machine as a slushy, or transfer to pint containers and freeze for a smooth sorbet texture. If you dont have an ice cream maker, this base will also work for granita. Just pour the puree into a glass Pyrex or other shallow container, place in the freezer and rake with a fork to form ice crystals every 45 minutes or so. The Sichuan peppercorns arent necessary, but theyre worth seeking out. The dried red buds imbue this sorbet with a floral essence and a numbing heat that makes your cheeks well and tongue sweat, a really interesting sensation that opens up the tastebuds and intensifies the natural pairing of watermelon and lime. Buy Sichuan peppercorns here or bribe Han Chiang at Han Dynasty (108 Chestnut St.) to sell you some.

Photo | Adam Erace

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Mount Airy's InFusion on the market

POSTED: Monday, September 27, 2010, 11:00 PM

Filed Under: Coffee | Food News | Tea

Photo | Michael T. Regan

Jocie Dye, who owns Mt. Airy's InFusion with husband Jason Huber (shot above for our '07 piece on Saxbys Coffee), has announced via press release the couple's intentions to sell the coffee shop (7133 Germantown Ave.), citing a shift in professional goals. (The cafe opened eight years ago, and Dye and Huber briefly ran a second location in South Philly in the 10th-and-Carpenter space that is now Mazag.) An excerpt from their announcement:

So the goal is to find a similarly community-minded independent company to take it over. Until that happens, say Dye and Huber, theyre in it to win it. Infusion is maintaining a full calendar of events, while a new ad campaign highlights the integral role their customers played as InFusion evolved from just a coffee shop to a community gathering place and key driver in Mt. Airys Germantown Avenue renaissance. Even with competing demands on our time and energy, we continue to improve our menu offerings, and to make ourselves available to the community, says Dye. InFusion is too important to Mt. Airy and to us personally to do it any other way.

Those interested in inquiring about InFusion should contact Dye at 215-248-1718 or jocie@infusioncoffeeandtea.com.

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New fall menu at Adsum

POSTED: Monday, September 27, 2010, 10:20 PM

Filed Under: Chef Salad | Menu Time

Matt Levin, chef and co-owner of Adsum (700 S. Fifth St.), just dropped his new fall menu over to us. Fried chicken, pierogies, foie gras poutine and other items that have already become signatures in the progressive Queen Village bistro's three months of life will remain, with replacement dishes looking toward cooler weather: Think celery root, pears, butternut squash, lamb shank and cornbread, furnished with ingredients like bacon fat biscuits, sarsaparilla and butterscotch that please the fat kids in all of us. Peep the full dinner menu after the jump.

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Notes from the Weekend: Oct. 11 :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-10-11 16:40:15

[...] Friday with dinner at a very calm Adsum (700 S. Fifth St.). No TV = no Phils. Tried two dishes off Matt Levin’s new fall menu, both crazy good  smoked/pickled mushrooms with a side of bacon mayo (all mayo should be bacon [...]

Oleg

Posted 2010-09-27 20:57:51

I actually came by there today for dinner and they were just starting with the new menu. I had the Adsum burger (m-rare) with sauteed foie gras and it was amazing.

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Notes from the Weekend: Sept. 27

POSTED: Monday, September 27, 2010, 9:23 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. Were 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.)

Rachel Burgos: RB Adam Erace: AE Drew Lazor: DL Anthony Sica: AS

At the amazing and raucous LCD Soundsystem show on Friday night, I couldn't help but laugh when I noticed tall boys of Narragansett and bottled water both cost sweaty dance-yrself-cleaners five dollars. I spent $15 total. DL Friday: Spent an hour and a half dismembering this 20-pound Cream of Saskatchewan watermelon from Doe Run Farm. I needed deep-tissue massage (and a new garbage disposal) after, but netted enough fruit to last me weeks. Unfortunately, it would be bad in weeks, and I needed to dispatch the melon with serious alacrity. This week on Meal Ticket, keep your eyes peeled for the three-piece saga (with recipes) on how I did just that. AE Friday night I met up with some friends at Cantina Los Caballitos (1651 E. Passyunk Ave.) for a happy-hour margarita. For dinner I saved dough and treated my friends to the bagged frozen delights of PF Chang's Shanghai Beef & Shrimp in Garlic Sauce, both ... decent. Afterward, walked over to Ray's Happy Birthday Bar (1200 E. Passyunk Ave.) to drink pitchers of gross beer and hear people drunkenly sing their hearts out. I did not participate, but I did cheer them on. RB I celebrated the end of Restaurant Week with drinks at Xochitl (408 S. Second St.) before dinner at Zahav (237 St. James Place). The sweetbreads and halloumi were standouts, but the lamb's tongue ... Jesus Christ, the lamb's tongue! Outrageous, simply outrageous. Zahav's Lemonanna is my favorite drink in the city. I wish they sold a mix for it (paging Green Aisle Grocery). AS

Photos | Drew Lazor

Saturday, visited the fam down in Maryland and put a serious shell-whipping on a bushel of blue crabs. Also checked out my mom's climbing upo, which is a variety of Filipino white squash. The trellis-hugging plant looks awesome and provides some sweet porch shade, but momdukes admits that she doesn't much like grubbing on the upo itself it doesn't really taste like anything. Wish the same could be said for her other favorite native vegetable, the soul-incinerating ampalaya (aka bitter melon). Blech. DL

Saturday, under the spell of Target, I almost bought Magic Milk Straws: skinny tubes of chocolate, strawberry, vanilla and cookies 'n' cream flavor beads that dissolve in dairy. They're from the Got Milk people and loaded with all sorts of unnatural goodness. Also, their art department was clearly stoned when coming up with this logo on the right. AE Kept it in the 'hood Saturday night by going to South Philly Tap Room (1509 Mifflin St.), where I eagerly discussed the upcoming pop-up dinner with some staffers. Started off with a Southampton Pumpkin Ale and got guacamole with homemade tortilla/fried plantain chips. I also got their Caesar salad because it's crazy good and, get this, grilled! The plate looks like two pieces of grilled romaine but you start cutting into it and realize there's mad awesome stuff hidden in there red/yellow tomatoes, marinated artichokes, onions, and roasted garlic polenta, their delicious take on the crouton. I usually make fun of people for ordering salads, but this one is great. RB Saturday: Tried to replicate the German potato salad from Resurrection Ale House (2425 Grays Ferry Ave.) to go along with some Dr. Pepper-braised ribs. Ribs were fantastic. I am definitely not German, though. AS You can have Morimoto, Bobby Flay and Cat Cora my favorite Iron Chef is Michael Symon. His book, Live to Cook, strikes a perfect balance between restaurant-quality recipes and at-home do-ability. Made the sheep's milk ravioli with brown butter and almonds for Sunday dinner. AS

Photos | Drew Lazor

The song goes that rainy days and Mondays always get one down, bu rainy Sundays also tend to equal an extra-heavy dose of I'm-not-leaving-this-house-under-any-circumstances. So we got a quick takeout order from the ever-delicious Cafe Lutecia (2301 Lombard St.) tomato bisque (STANDARD!) and a hearty chicken/sausage/veg special, plus one Alesia (serrano ham, plus cheese, tomato, lettuce and olives) and one Lutecia (cheese, bechamel, broccoli, 'shrooms). The sandwiches are great but no one, and I mean no one, can touch their soups. Life-affirming. DL

Photo | Adam Erace

Scooped a heavy spaghetti squash from Tom Culton at Headhouse on Sunday. Halved the yellow beaut, rubbed it with olive oil, salt and pepper and roasted it for an hour at 400. Next time around, I'll only let it go 45, as the resulting flesh was more mash than string. Still delicious finished with grated mozzarella, heirloom tomatoes, lemon zest and delicata squash seed oil. AE

Photo | Rachel Burgos

Sunday I decided to go to Paesano's (901 Christian St.) for a gigantic delicious sandwich. I got the special "Stati-ooch," which was so awesomely wonderful I think it should be on their regular menu. It had smoked turkey, sharp provolone, arugula, lettuce, tomatoes, onions and garlic mayo. My friend got the "Paesano" beef brisket, horseradish mayo, roasted tomatoes, pepperoncini, sharp provolone, fried egg which was equally awesome. RB

Photos | Drew Lazor

Further drizzly weather and current cupboard-is-bare status led us to the West Philly location of Tampopo (269 S. 44th St.), where we got down on a light dinner of porky, eggy ramen and girly's favorite, the spicy teriyaki tofu bowl. Why don't I go to Tampopes all the time? It's cheap and healthy and delicious. DL Went to Trader Joe's and stocked up on more frozen goods, like fire-roasted vegetables in balsamic glaze, roasted corn (for tacos!) and turkey meatballs. I could not resist a jar of pumpkin butter because I obviously love pumpkin goods and the jar had a bunch of suggestions for how to use the product. I will try some out and report back to y'all. RB

Posted 2010-09-27 16:34:07

Rachel, were we secretly hanging out this weekend and I didn't even notice? I, too, hit up both Cantina and the SPTR. The waiter at Cantina said they don't do the tequila & tecate special anymore because of too many shenanigans (sorry, guys!), and while it's a staple, I wish I had saved stomach room for SPTR. Haven't been there since they opened a minute ago but the food looks so much better. Must make another trip for that fried chicken, which looked totally banging.

Doron Taussig

Posted 2010-09-28 10:31:52

Sunday morning we went to the Trolley Car Diner for brunch. Got a mushroom and onion omelette, which came with hash browns and toast. It was not a healthy breakfast. It was tremendous. Was subsequently about three steps slow at Sunday afternoon hoops, and rewarded myself for a poor performance with raw clams on the half shell at a Mt. Airy fair. There was a miniature donkey at this fair, but nobody ate him, thankfully.

Neal

Posted 2010-09-27 16:46:00

Photographed weddings all weekend and was fortunate enough to eat from Talula's Table. Their food is no joke: http://www.talulastable.com/

Drew Lazor

Posted 2010-09-27 19:55:32

barryg, it was my first time trying the Tampopo ramen. Definitely good, and filling and cheap too. I'm also really looking forward to see what Todd Dae Kulper's ramen is like at the Iza-khyber, and not just because it's across the street from my office...

juliana

Posted 2010-09-28 16:10:42

oh hey, upo. great photo, can't believe your mom grows that! that's pretty awesome. it'd randomly pop up in my kitchen at home and kids would be like that, what IS that? and ampalaya was always the bane of my existence as a little kid.

i didn't eat anything tasty all friday and cured the ailment by trekking to the free coup de taco entourage fusion truck. the truck had been closed all summer near my house so i was pumped that i finally got to try it. got the medellin & ari-os amigos (lol), the tikka masala tofu (really good, but it would've been ballin if it were paneer instead of tofu) and thai chicken. and they were giving out free honey green tea! night was set. 

saturday was the old faithful #61 at cafe viet huong -- vermicelli with spring rolls & grilled pork. though they served it with noodles that were a little thicker than vermicelli? still really good. poured on the sriracha & hoisin & just killed it.

Jeffrey Billman

Posted 2010-09-28 11:47:12

Saturday night, the wife and I hit up the brand-new Fork and Barrel in East Falls, and it was, well, pretty goddamn awesome. My lamb burger and the wife's skirt steak were both succulent, the potato fingerlings were to die for, and the beer menu  all European, huge bottle variety  was outstanding. The joint has one of the best sour collections in the city, at least from what I've seen. I can't sing its praises highly enough. Not sure about the location though. Ridge and Midvale isn't what I would imagine the ideal spot for a candlelit European beer cafe. But who knows.

Aubre

Posted 2010-09-28 12:10:27

yikes

danya

Posted 2010-09-27 17:22:31

This weekend was all about soup for me. Bo Bun Hue at Cafe Diem. Best. Just don't slurp the broth too quickly unless you want to choke on the intense pepper. Slurp noodles, delicately sip broth. (I never remember this.) And also shared a bowl of curry-like beef stew, a special that the owner's mom makes, very occasionally. Now that was broth you can chug.

Next day made killer acorn-butternut squash soup with Headhouse haul, including a sweet onion and cream cheese. Also a bit of candied ginger from Green Aisle. Good hot or cold.

barryg

Posted 2010-09-27 18:59:50

The fried chicken at SPTR is unbelievable.

The ramen at Tampopo is good--I wish they served it at their 21st St location!  I'd be there 3 days a week.

danya

Posted 2010-09-27 17:07:17

Did you eat from one of their tasting dinners, Neal? Because I was not impressed with the food when we recently went to Talula's. Atmosphere, timing, my friends' wines, all awesome. But food summed up perfectly by one word: meh.

Drew Lazor

Posted 2010-09-28 23:48:59

Dude, ampalaya is and always will be the bane of my existence. And now it's sooooooo trendy! People are like "ooh bitter melon is delicious!" Y'ALL LIE. BITTER MELON IS NOT DELICIOUS IT IS SO GROSS

GOT MILK STRAWS

Posted 2010-09-27 18:05:52

Just responding to the GOT MILK?, Magic Milk Straws at Target comments. 
First, the image you are posting here is not a GOT MILK? Straw image and was not created by anyone associated with GOT MILK?. I'm not sure where you got that image; however, you can publish www.magicstraws.com on your site to reference actual got milk? Magic Straw artwork. Additionally, (to set the record straight) the OFFICIAL GOT MILK? Straws are not loaded with "all sorts of unnatural goodness". There are no artificial colors or flavors, they are gluten free, low in calories (compared to other alternatives) and provide encourage children drink their milk. They also help parents who have children with dairy allergies by providing a healthier option for flavoring their dairy alternative milk.

Rachel Burgos

Posted 2010-09-28 13:46:52

well what a coincidence! I end up frequenting both haunts because of its proximity to well, everything south philly. I have (shockingly) not had the fried chicken...yet.

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The 20-Pound Watermelon Dilemma: Part 1 of 3

POSTED: Monday, September 27, 2010, 7:50 PM

Filed Under: Recipes

Photo | Adam Erace

Having a 20-pound watermelon sitting in a milk crate on your kitchen floor isnt the worst problem you could have, but the longer the massive Cream of Saskatchewan heirloom from Doe Run Farm remained there, the more daunting dealing with it became. Two weeks ticked by, and eventually I pretended not to notice it, hoping it would eventually turn into a glass carriage equipped with ivory stallions that would carry it off into the distance and out of my life. Maybe if it was a 20-pound pumpkin ... Friday, I decided to finally do something with the heavily seeded, orange-fleshed leviathan. Breaking it down, I felt like a hitman sawing apart a body to dump in the Delaware River. I wore the shit out of a serrated knife and my garbage disposal (which just up and completely stopped working at one point), but an hour and a half later, I had approximately four gallons of chopped watermelon. That is a lot of fucking watermelon. After the jump (and all this week), find out what how I used it up. Aguas frescas (fresh waters) was one solution. Fruit juice, H2O (ideally at a 70/30 ratio), fresh lime and a sweetening agent is all it takes to make these taqueria tonics, an especially refreshing option faced with a September weekend of August weather.

Watermelon Agua Fresca (makes a gallon)

6 cups fresh watermelon. chopped

1 lime, juiced

3 cups water

Agave or simple syrup, to taste

If you have a juicer, juice the watermelon, or just puree in a blender and strain. If you have the time strain the puree first through a metal strainer and again through cheesecloth, whichll give you a clearer juice. If not, just expect to have to shake or stir the finished agua fresca before drinking; as it settles, the water and fruit solids can separate. Once the juice is strained, pour it into a pitcher and add the water. Add the lime juice and sweetener to taste. Stir and chill. The great thing about this recipe is how versatile it is. The local honeydew and cantaloupes of summer fruit may be gone, but you can apply this formula just as well to Asian pears or green apples. Or add another dimension by infusing simple syrup with ginger, lemongrass or mint.

Photo | Adam Erace

The 20-Pound Watermelon Dilemma: Part 3 of 3 :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-10-01 16:31:57

[...] provided the opportunity to recreate the fresh-fruit pops Ive been craving since then. (Here are Part 1 and Part 2 of this [...]

Notes from the Weekend: Sept. 27 :: Meal Ticket :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-09-27 16:24:09

[...] previous The 20-Pound Watermelon Dilemma: Part 1 of 3 [...]

The 20-Pound Watermelon Dilemma: Part 2 of 3 :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-09-28 11:11:30

[...] Airy's InFusion on the market• New fall menu at Adsum• Notes from the Weekend: Sept. 27• The 20-Pound Watermelon Dilemma: Part 1 of 3 • New fall eats at Jake's Sandwich Board• Tonight: USBG Gulf Coast Cocktail Benefit at [...]

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New fall eats at Jake's Sandwich Board

POSTED: Monday, September 27, 2010, 7:15 PM

Filed Under: Menu Time

Courtesy of Jake's

The sandwich fiends at Jake's (122 S. 12th St.) have just introduced a new menu for the fall featuring four all-new sandwiches: - Fire Steak: Ribeye steak, fire sauce, fried onions, mushrooms, provolone, topped with a fried crunchy long-hot pepper ($) - Il Calabrese (pictured): Sopressata, capocollo, mortadella, sharp provolone, mixed greens, tomatoes, red onion, house dressing ($8) - Sloppy Dog (a new version of the original): Two deep-fried hot dogs, fried onions, mushrooms, roasted peppers, cheddar cheese, spicy brown mustard, topped with french fries ($7) - Schmeer: Slow-roasted turkey breast, roasted peppers, baby spinach, red onions, provolone, roasted garlic spread ($8)

EAT THIS IMMEDIATELY: The Sloppy Dog 2.0 at Jake’s Sandwich Board :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-10-06 14:14:53

[...] a chance to peep some new eats off the fall menu at Jake’s Sandwich Board (122 S. 12th St.) last week. While we can assure you that the new Il [...]

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Tonight: USBG Gulf Coast Cocktail Benefit at Walnut Room

POSTED: Monday, September 27, 2010, 6:32 PM

Filed Under: Booze | Food Events | We're Here to Help

The Philadelphia chapter of the United States Bartenders Guild (USBG) has organized an evening of dirt-cheap and bad-ass cocktailing, with 100 percent of proceeds benefiting the Gulf Relief Fund. Stop by the Walnut Room (1709 Walnut St., 2nd Floor) tonight beginning at 7 p.m. to take advantage of $7 pricing on shoutout-to-the-region drinks like the Mint Julep, the Hurricane, the Sazerac and the infamous, the-longer-you-shake-the-better Ramos Gin Fizz. This event is cash only, with all sales and tips going to the charity. Live jazz from the Kam Markworth Trio. Full list of participating bartenders after the jump. Stephen Seibert - Village Whiskey Christian Gaal - Noble American Cookery/Kraftwork Preston Eckman - Adsum J.P. Caceres - Aggain (DC) Jason Littrell - Death and Co (NY)/Dram/Randolph Colin Shearn - The Franklin Mortgage and Investment Co. Al Sotack - The Franklin Mortgage and Investment Co. Alejandro Hohmann - The Union League/Snackbar Michael Suermann - Simon Pierce Mattias Hagglund - Elements Jonathon Armstrong - The Franklin Mortgage and Investment Co. Bob Achilles - The Swift Half Chauncey Scates - APO/The Corner Jon Medlinsky - Chifa/Chick's Cafe and Wine Bar Justin Landers - Adsum Rich Leibensberger - Rembrandt's Theo Webb - Fish/Noble American Cookery Phoebe Esmon - Chick's Cafe and Wine Bar/ Catahoula

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