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PHOTOS: PA Dutch Festival

POSTED: Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 10:01 AM

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It may be hard to know what to believe in a world where the Pennsylvania Dutch are actually of German descent, but the annual celebration of their unique culture has been a Reading Terminal institution for the past twenty-two years.

This weekend, the market and surrounding outdoor area played host to handmade crafts, traditional foods, live music and Amish wagon rides in honor of the recognizable Amish that pepper numerous farmers markets in the city and surrounding areas.

Here's a peek at some of the best of the weekend's Amish offerings.

(jodi@citypaper.net) (@gij0de)

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Night Market Recap

POSTED: Friday, June 29, 2012, 4:55 PM

Filed Under: Food Events | Meal Ticket | Photos

Here's a recap of yesterday's Night Market courtesy of A.D. Amorosi and Jodi Bosin.

Food Trust Night Markets may come and Food Trust Night Markets may go, but when there’s one on your corner, there's set of advantages that makes the evening all that much more pleasurable.

Standing on my corner and taking in the panoramic vista of nearly 60 portable restaurants, food trucks, carts, grills and vendors at 6 p.m. was an awesome sight: a few straggling attendees to start, an empty street devoid of children, dogs and unfortunate flip-flop wearers. The smart ones got in line early to hit up first time Night Market attendee Ka'Chi truck and taste their tender kalbi short ribs with kimchi fried rice. Smart because by Night Market’s end, the most consistently long line throughout the event, second only to Jose Garces’ Guapos Tacos.

Supper’s chef-owner couple Mitch and Jen Prensky popped up with their Scratch Biscuits’ brunch-a-phonic delights like their “Kentucky Classic” of thinly sliced Benton’s country ham with pimento cheese and house-pickles.

Still, it was hard to ignore the Night Market’s big mamoo, the ?uest Loves Food POWERED BY Graham Elliot tented lounge pop-up with spicy Blucoat gin cocktails from Farmers Cabinet and, of course, Philly’s own Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson chicken drumsticks and cupcakes. The origami heart-wrapped ‘Love’s Drumsticks’ were crisply breaded, totally succulent and lip-burning hot. And the ?uestfucious cupcakes, an Asian-inspired carrot-cake with pineapple and topped with a red fortune cookie and red curry frosting was a sweet end to finger-licking good time.

(Photos: Jodi Bosin)

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All dogs go to Square 1682

POSTED: Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 11:55 AM

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Man’s best friend, meet man’s best french toast.

The canine community can now join the locavores of Philadelphia in celebrating Guillermo Tellez, the chef of Charlie Trotter and Striped Bass fame long known for his commitment to sustainable culinary practices. This weekend Tellez will hold his second annual Bring-Your-Own-Dog Weekend Brunch at Square 1682 in the Hotel Palomar by Kimpton (121 South 17th Street).

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Want to be the food editor at City Paper?

POSTED: Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 4:15 PM

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Hey y'all. So next week is my last week as a full-time City Paper staffer. We'll get into all the mushy-mushy bawling goodbye-love-you-forevers in a few days, but for now — CP needs to hire someone new! The best alt-weekly in Philadelphia is looking for an Associate Editor who can handle both comprehensive food/drink coverage in print and online and take on the responsibilities of a listings editor. Here's the job summary:

This position's Food Editor duties include assigning, editing and writing food- and restaurant-related stories and reviews for the "Food and Drink" section of the newspaper, as well as locating art to accompany the stories. He/she oversees several special issues, coming up with creative concepts for them. He/she writes several daily posts for the Meal Ticket food blog, creating a mix of breaking news and creative content. This position's Listings Editor duties include maintaining the online listings database and overseeing the interns responsible for inputting listings. He/she assigns and edits the weekly "Agenda" column and contributes to writing "Agenda" picks. The Listings Editor, along with the Arts Editor/Copy Chief, coordinates the editorial internship program, selecting and training interns for the fall, spring and summer. The employee's primary duty requires the exercise of discretion and independent judgment regarding the editorial content he/she is responsible for.

Here's the full job description in PDF format.

To apply, send a resume, cover letter and writing samples to Editor in Chief Theresa Everline (theresa.everline@citypaper.net) and HR Director Ron Scully (ron@citypaper.net) with the subject line "Food/Listings Editor."

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Ticket Stubs: Meal Ticket Weekly Recap, May 14-18

POSTED: Monday, May 21, 2012, 11:00 AM

Filed Under: Meal Ticket | Ticket Stubs

Monday, May 14

The West Philly location Sabrina's opens its Spencer ΣTA Burger offshoot.

Ben Puchowitz at Matyson does Asian street food right.

Tuesday, May 15

Allagash teams up with a.kitchen.

Getting loaded on the Philly Junk Food Tour.

Wednesday, May 16

Philly Distilling's Robert Cassell recreates a bitters recipe originating with botanist John Bartram.

The Travel Channel comes to Philly to shoot at Jake's Sandwich Board and Hot Diggity!

Thursday, May 17

Running down the contents of CP's May 17 food section.

Friday May 18

Check out what's inside the 2012 edition of Meal Ticket Magazine, our annual glossy release inspired by the blog.

Whipped Bakeshop makes cool Sixers cookies to root on our team.

Brunch is on at Route 6, Rittenhouse Tavern and Tapestry.

Rice & Mix, a new quick-serve from the owner of Giwa, opens in Center City.

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Meal Ticket Magazine 2012

POSTED: Friday, May 18, 2012, 12:00 PM

Filed Under: In Print | Meal Ticket

Last year, City Paper released its first-ever Meal Ticket Magazine, a special standalone full-color release inspired by this here food blog. Very excited to run down what's included in the 2012 edition, which you will find inserted into all copies of CP's May 17 issue.

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