|
|
|
Archive: September, 2010
Filed Under: Dealage
Need somewhere to get your deal on tonight? Every day during next two weeks, Team Meal Ticket will bring you a daily Restaurant Week pick. We will highlight some of the best deals being offered by officially participating restaurants, as well as some renegade Restaurant Weekers around town.
Everyone is officially getting in on this Restaurant Week action. Head over the bridge tonight for a New Jersey Restaurant Week meal at Fuji Japanese Restaurant (116 King's Highway, Haddonfield). They're doing a $35 prix-fixe dinner put together by Iron Chef-caliber talent Matt Ito. You must present this flyer (PDF) to get the deal. It's also good at a host of other eateries across the wonderful state of New Jersey, including 20 percent off your bill at guilty favorite The Black Horse Diner and a $35 opportunity to see our boy, Top Chef D.C. winner Kevin "Jersey Kev" Sbraga, at Rat's in Hamilton one last time.
 |
 |
| Photos | Drew Lazor |
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Joe Burton, OldCityDistrict, Meal Ticket, Rebecca Williams, Joe Burton and others. Joe Burton said: sips4soldiers.org New look for Old City Coffee http://bit.ly/c1uUc2 by cellgoldrush.com [...]
[...] Old City Coffee’s Church Street cafe has a sweet new look. [...]
Filed Under: Openings
 |
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Emma O'Brien , Gumppette and Meal Ticket, Tawne Roberts. Tawne Roberts said: This was obviously a PR thing ` » `Friday, after snagging a generously donated Chemex from Kelly and also a good e... http://bit.ly/9BkxLA [...]
[...] (1904 Chestnut St.), the Southwestern small-plater we first told you about in September, will open quietly tonight right on schedule! The redo of Pearl, from entrepreneur/event planner [...]
 |
I've noticed the recent activity there the past few weeks and was concerned that it was going to be something similar to Bella Rosa, that shit show that was there before. I'm excited to check it out now.
Interesting! I just rode past that property on my way to the Phillies game last night. The door was open and there was obvious activity inside--- it was intriguing
Nicole, the spot is on my route home and over the past week there has been a lot of activity, even pretty late at night. I'm surprised they are opening so soon--it was quiet for a while. I'm looking forward to checking it out.
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Nicole , Meal Ticket. Meal Ticket said: Watkins Drinkery, from the owner of The Dive, opens in South Philly this Friday. Check out the opening beer list/menu: http://bit.ly/akvhWx [...]
 |
| Photo | Drew Lazor |
[...] Meal Ticket points out that Hawthornes is debuting Sixpoint’s Pumpkin Brewster Ale and with a growler fill you get the growler glass for free. geopress_addEvent(window,"load", function() { geopress_makemap(183331,"Hawthornes",39.941057,-75.160912,"google",Mapstraction.ROAD, { pan: true, zoom: 'small', overview: false, scale: false, map_type: false },15) }); [...]
Filed Under: Dealage
 |
| Photo | Drew Lazor |
 |
My mistake Jeff, typo is fixed.
Hi everyone, Just a slight edit to this post, the give-away event on Friday will be from 8pm - midnight rather than 8am, hope to see you all there! Thanks, -Coup de Taco Team
Thanks Drew! One other thing I just noticed, the event today is from 1pm - 5pm, just so everyone knows. Thanks again, -Jeff
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Philly City Paper, Tim Conheeney, Meal Ticket, Sean Ali, Thomas Hartnett and others. Thomas Hartnett said: RT @citypaper: RT @mealticket Get free @coupdetaco today and Friday: http://bit.ly/b4dSku [...]
Filed Under: Dealage | Food and Sports
 |
| Photo | Anthony Sica |
Filed Under: Notes from the Weekend
Rachel Burgos: RB Adam Erace: AE Drew Lazor: DL
Cleaning out my kitchen cabinets on Friday, I unearthed a can of Richi jasmine tea. I barely ever drink hot tea, but I can camel through a gallon of iced tea in a day, so I tried icing the jasmine and it came out great. Just fill a deep pot with a tablespoon of jasmine tea and a hunk of ginger, bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Re-use the leaves and ginger for three successive steeps. Strain, sweeten and chill. AE Friday I went to Ten Stone (2063 South St.) for a friend's birthday party. We group shared appetizers that were surprisingly wonderful, like hummus with pita bread, cheese fondue, and hot crab dip. I got the "Tuscan chicken" sandwich that was great mostly because it had artichokes on it. Drank far too many Southern Tier Pumkings (for $5! In pint glasses!). RB Friday night, hid inside my house to spare my liver and to attempt not to spend the money I don't have. Luckily, girlie came home with a takeout reuben from The Sidecar (2201 Christian St.), the most bangingest reuben of them all. DL |
| Photo | Adam Erace |
 |
 |
| Photos | Drew Lazor |
 |
 |
| Photos | Drew Lazor |
 |
| Photo | Drew Lazor |
had some delicious juicy burgers at sketch on saturday night and then had a kick-ass and cheap meal at dim sum garden on sunday. i've walked past dim sum garden so many times and never gone in, and i'm kicking myself for having waited so long. soup dumplings! everything was great. i'm going to go back again and again... lather, rinse, repeat.
I just went to Dim Sum Garden tonight. Pork/chive pan-fried dumplings, soup dumplings and marinated sliced pork...bestial!
John E., that makes sense re: the Sabrina's crowd. It was massive.
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Drew Lazor, Meal Ticket. Meal Ticket said: Latest NOTES FROM THE WEEKEND is live. Check it out and leave your notes in the comments! http://bit.ly/btnm3A [...]
Sabrina's on Callowhill was jammed on Sunday as folks walked over there right after the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon. When you have 19,000 runners and add in their guests, the near-by places are bound to get packed. Me, on Friday, I had some good beers at Time followed by some always-great tacos at Cantina Los Caballitos. Saturday, tried out Amis and was thoroughly impressed with the innovative and tasty dishes, including the ravioli and fettucine. Delightful. Dessert was at Capo Gira. Sunday, for brunch after the half marathon, was at Kite and Key on Callowhill, and enjoyed the pulled pork and some good Founders Centennial beer.
Friday night I made a BLT at home with homemade bacon, late-season tomato and Wild Flour bread. Saturday, I stopped by the Bryn Mawr farmers market for some provisions and rewarded myself with a chicken apple sausage from the Renaissance truck. Really good. For dinner, we hit Cantina Dos Segundos. I had a Mexican hot dog (ridiculously good) and some pork belly tacos. Sunday was 2 birthday parties with friends and family -- tomato pie at the first for lunch, then burgers and dogs at my parents' house for dinner. Finished up the evening with Rubicon and Boardwalk Empire.
damnit drew, lift is busy but without a major line every weekend. it's perfect--i feel no guilt keeping its glories quiet (the chili spread that comes with the fried egg panino is god's gift to brunch) + no wait. plus, i walk by sabrina's everytime i go to lift. *evil grin*
SamJ, that agnolotti is soooo good!
thanks to yom kippur and the sun going down, got to share the rest of doron taussig's funnel cake at the phils game friday. powdered sugar everywhere. afterwards picked up some el jarocho -- not hungry enough for a super torta (still holding out for it though), so i got a chorizo torta instead. tasty but the texture was all wrong. everything was mushy and soft. and i love chorizo so it was semi-upsetting. saturday i hate to say that i hit paesano's (was giving my friend the ital mkt tour) and it was (noooo) disappointing. my bolognese felt like it had been pre-made and reheated, the lasagna seemed over-fried? it hurts me to write this. but a paesano's buff friend of mine has a theory that the first time you get one of the all-stars, you're so overwhelmed by the experience that it's kinda like chasing the rabbit hole when you do it a second or third time. thoughts?? the whole poor sandwich curse was broken later that night at the south philly taproom where i got their bacon cheeseburger & manayunk brew's california dreamin' (really into it). the pickled veggies added the perfect kick and that burger was seasoned so well. so much peppery goodness.
I meant Shortcake and "outrageously delicious"! Got too excited about writing my review on Meme.
Had an amazing dinner at Meme on Friday. Ordered the Agnolotti and agreed with SamJ that it was outrageous delicious. It was so good that I wanted to lick the plate. Equally addictive were the Sizzling Mussels with lemon, olive oil, and herbs. Once you eat one, you just can't stop. For entree I ordered the Salmon catch of the day and for dessert I got the strawberry shortcut. Loved the dessert so much that I had to ordered one to go. Definitely will be back later this week!
My favorite part of being a Philadelphian?: Introducing non-locals to Sarcones. They're always impressed for very little work on my part. My standby is the Sinatra, but I went CC this time, which is pretty much the same thing, but with roast beef instead of prosciutto and provolone instead of mozz. Somehow, later that night, I fit Nam Phoung bun in my belly. Hit up El Camino Real for early dinner on Sunday and was much more impressed than the first time I went, which was just meh. Certainly not the best Tex-Mex ever but it tastes better, minus the disappointment.
Friday Night was the Pavement concert. I cooked up a batch of beer for this occasion simply named Pavement Pale Ale and we all drank copius amounts of the not-so-pale ale, which was tasty. Saturday was at Citizens Bank Park. The binge drinking continued with Sloshball, a New Orleans take on Kick Ball where you must have a beer in hand at all times. So if you catch a ball for an out and drop the beer, no out and you must get your beer before you can make a play. The other rule is that you must finish your beer at second place and get a new one before advancing. You can stack second base tho and take a breather so you don't die. There are a few other rules, but not many. I was thankful to gorge on Campo's "The Heater" afterward, which helped kill a possible massive hangover. Sunday night was cooking at home and recovering from such an epic weekend. With goods procured from South Jersey's Westmont Farmers Market, I cooked up a fantastic flat iron steak on the grill with a side of corn on the cob, potatoes au gratin (sadly not homemade) and a side salad with all locally grown veggies. Needless to say, it was a great weekend.
Had a great dinner chez Katz at Meme on Friday. Agnolotti with corn, ricotta and truffle was outrageous. So was Spanish mackerel with shaved foie, hanger steak with bone marrow, sizzling mussels, raspberry pannacotta and a very nice pinot noir...rock and roll.
Friday night we hit up Pub and Kitchen. It was good, but we were given a weird table despite the place being empty. The food was fine, I had a chicken breast and my gf the salmon. All in all though, I think I'm over this place, too many new spots to go check out. The rest of my weekend consisted of not eating for a while due to yom kippur and then stuffing my face due to yom kippur and football. My mom's koogle is awesome and of course the obligatory lox, whitefish, herring, bagel, veggies galore combo. OK, here it is, the M.S. bagelwich... bagel>cream cheese>tomato>lox>onion>cucumber>swiss cheese. Nom.
Kicked off the weekend by seeing a Fringe show so utterly ridiculously not-good that we had to shove Wawa hoagies down our throats afterward. Saturday began with Benna's coffee and Cosmi's b-fast sandwiches, but the star of the day was an early dinner at Southwark. Good god, people, go here immmediately. B and I had planned on getting a few apps off the menu (IDK, my BFF farmhouse platter?) ... until our server told us about the specials. Caviar-topped raw oysters? Beef sausage with pawpaw cornbread? CHICKEN LIVER MOUSE PROFITEROLES!!?!??1? Holy crap. Then, after an AMAZING Fringe show we hit up way. Too. Many. Belgians at Eulogy. Saison Miel, you are my new best friend/sworn enemy. Sunday was a lesson in hungover-osity, so not much of interest was ingested. I will say, though, that honeycrisp apples are still up for grabs at Headhouse. Get there!
If you didn't like the table you could've, perhaps... asked for a different one? Bagel is toasted?
Friday, after snagging a generously donated Chemex from Kelly and also a good espresso from Bodhi Coffee, hit up my new favorite bar - Adsum. While I haven't yet tried Chef Levin's delectable edibles (pirogies, you are calling me!), I'm in love with the Head Cocktailian's concoctions. I almost never name what I want, just switch between "What's new that you're working on?" and "I feel like something with X liquor today." Preston's creations are never too sweet, always full of multi-layered flavor and with just enough kick to beckon a nice buzz.
Wait...you went to El Jarocho and you DIDN'T GET A SUPER TORTA?! You are excluded from Super Torta night! youre so overwhelmed by the experience that its kinda like chasing the rabbit hole when you do it a second or third time. Not this guy, Paesano's delivers for me errytime!
Filed Under: Dealage
Need somewhere to get your deal on tonight? Every day during next two weeks, Team Meal Ticket will bring you a daily Restaurant Week pick. We will highlight some of the best deals being offered by officially participating restaurants, as well as some renegade Restaurant Weekers around town.
Cure your case of the Mondays with your favorite bottle of vino at one of the BYOBs participating in Restaurant Week. Mercato (1216 Spruce St.) is offering a wide array of menu options this RW, including crispy-skin striped bass and lobster and shrimp pyramid pasta. On the other side of Broad Street, check out the very-fall RW menu at Audrey Claire (276 S. 20th St.), with dishes like a maple-brined pork chop with wild boar bacon and shallot-crusted sole with crispy sage and caper butter. Make sure you also get to an ATM along with the PLCB, as both restaurants are cash only.
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Stephanie, Meal Ticket. Meal Ticket said: Our @PhilaRestWeek picks for tonight: Audrey Claire and Mercato http://bit.ly/ae8OjF [...]
 |
Wow! Sounds great; a recipe for success. Can't wait to try.
good luck,
Steve Yassky ( habitual eater )[...] T for Temple U. , U-niversity… TACOS! Chris Allen has just pulled up Chris’ Taco Stand on the corner of 12th and Norris, next to the Engineering Building and across from the Boyer College of Music/Tyler School of Art on Temples campus. An Owl alum, Allen polished his cooking chops at the French Culinary Institute before working at Tinto. Dude also knows his cheese (that is evident by the awesome queso fresco he grates over your taco before handing it over) and has worked as a cheesemonger at Di Bruno Bros. here and Murrays Cheese Shop in NY. Chris shares a kitchen with a stable of Phillys favorite trucks, including Honest Toms, Renaissance Sausage and the upcoming Far From Home. [...]
We sure do miss Wade and Larry down here in St. Thomas. Our loss is your gain Philadelphia..
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Norm Nyburg, Meal Ticket. Meal Ticket said: They came all the way from the Virgin Islands to feed us: @FarFromHomeCafe launches soon in Philly http://bit.ly/bZ99Z0 [...]
Popular Posts
Search this blog:
Topics:
- 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
