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Meal Ticket
Monday, August 8
The new owners of Xochitl have rolled out a brand-new bar menu.
Word on a new chef and new approach at Adsum.
Tuesday, August 9
For one night only, Little Fish is turning into Little Pig.
Nicole Rossi rounds up all the best Taco Tuesday deals in Philly.
Wednesday, August 10
Pitruco will soon take Neapolitan pizza mobile in West Philly.
Jersey Shore enthusiast Adam Erace runs down his picks from Ocean City to Stone Harbor.
Yakitori Boy is opening a ramen shop in Chinatown.
Thursday, August 11
Pics inside Cook, Audrey Claire Taichman's upcoming demo kitchen and culinary boutique.
Check out our recipe for dinuguan, Filipino pork blood stew. Wait, where are you going?!
There's a new chef at Walnut Street's Farmers' Cabinet.
Friday, August 12
Woody's — yes that Woody's! — now has 32 beers on tap. Check out the brand-new tap list.
Here's the deal with Soup & Wich, a soup/sandwich truck coming this fall.
MilkBoy's new Philly location is finally ready to go.
Sunday, August 14
Monday, August 1
Bummer for Scoville Unit fanatics — WMD Hot Sauce on South Street has closed.
Fried chicken treated like it's pastrami? Just one more thing you need to eat immediately at Supper.
Tuesday, August 2
Chef Michael Santoro has bowed out of Talula's Garden.
Ms. Goody Cupcake is a sweet shop setting up on East Passyunk.
Spread Bagelry is finally reopening! No seriously, it's open.
Wednesday, August 3
Jet Wine Bar rolls out a late-night happy hour every Wednesday.
August is the Month of Rosé at Mémé, with five-buck glasses for lunch, brunch and dinner.
Two new joints in Chinatown: Yummy Lan Zhou Hand Drawn Noodle House and Jin Wei.
Thursday, August 4
The Latin Farmer, a Puerto Rican food truck, has launched in Philly.
At Hop Sing Laundromat, untreatable red wine stains will be part of the décor.
Check out our pics from the crazy National Watermelon Day melon-eating contest at City Tap House.
Well-heeled gay bar/club Woody's is undergoing a huge round of renovations.
Friday, August 5
There's a new vendor slangin' grilled cheese in NoLibs' Garden Variety.
Meiji Pucca Choco Pretzels, aka goldfish impregnated with chocolate, are the Weekly Candy.
Monday, July 25
Details on CurryBox, a new lunchtime delivery service from the owners of New Delhi.
Center City's MilkBoy, a combination restaurant, bar and music venue, is quite close.
Tuesday, July 26
Chef Joey Baldino will open Zeppoli in Fishtown this month.
Bubba's Texas BBQ is coming to Fishtown very soon.
Wednesday, July 27
Restaurant Associates is reconceptualizing Gardenia in the Art Alliance into a brand-new operation.
Peep the easy, not-really-a-recipe for this heirloom tomato salad with tarragon vinaigrette.
Tom McCusker of Honest Tom's is opening a takeout taco/burrito shop in West Philly.
Thursday, July 28
The owners of Lansdowne's Sycamore are opening a new restaurant in the Philly suburb.
Every menu for The Twisted Tail, the brand-new bar/restaurant/"juke joint" on Headhouse Square.
Friday, July 29
Find out what's next for Jim and Kristina Burke, who owned the recently closed James.
Jessie Prawlucki of East Passyunk's Fond is opening her own bakery/sweet shop near the BYO.
And here are a bunch of pics inside The Twisted Tail. What up Stevie Ray!
Saturday, July 30
The Santucci's location at 10th and Christian has opened for biz.
Monday, July 18
The Far From Home Café truck is calling it a day in Philly.
Rittenhouse's a.kitchen has launched lunch.
The South Philly location of Santucci's is quite close.
It's all about the halo-halo in this edition of Notes from the Weekend.
Tuesday, July 19
New face in the Philly coffee word: GreenStreet, a new micro-roaster at Broad and Girard.
Renaissance Sausage is ending the mobile truck segment of the business.
Find out what the new owners of Xochitl are planning to tweak at the Mexican restaurant.
Check out the new tasting menus at 10 Arts benefiting Philabundance.
Wednesday, July 20
We here at Meal Ticket love food, but there are certain things we cannot stand.
If you're feeling anti-rice, try the sashimi roll at Vic Sushi.
Enzo's has taken over the old Shank's space at 15th and Sansom.
Pics from our ride around Philly in the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile.
Thursday, July 21
La Colombe has released a new cold-brewed bottled coffee.
Aksum Café is opening very soon in West Philly.
Friday, July 22
Melissa Torre of Cookie Confidential is doing some strange/awesome things with cupcakes.
Word on what's taking over the old Kristian's Ristorante space at 11th and Federal.
Chewy Lemonhead & Friends get the Weekly Candy treatment.
Saturday, July 23
Details on Art in the Age's new rhubarb-based spirit, RHUBY.
Recently, Twitter had a collective heart attack about the fact that I don't like mayonnaise. Every single person that follows me pounced on me about my disdain. (Total exaggeration: It was mostly Drew Lazor and Scott Schroeder of South Philly Tap Room, plus two or three others.) I did everything I could to defend myself, but they would not relent. It was terrifying.
I actually ended up trying some mayo from SPTR (see right) — Schroeder had his grandma's tomato/mayo sandwich on the menu, and after his mayo-based rage, I thought it best to try and appease him. I just couldn’t get into it. The flavor of this particular mayo was so much better than the jarred stuff, but the texture was nearly the same.
As I sat there, wondering how I had brought this upon myself, I realized how unfair it was. I know plenty of people who have weird dislikes. My boyfriend hates mushrooms (I think that's insane). Adam Erace strangely dislikes olives (seriously, Adam?). I could not let this fly. So I sent an email to the Meal Ticket staff to find out what foods they hate the most, also asking for any stories or reasons behind the hatred.
Monday, July 11
Hopefully you took advantage of free 7-Eleven Slurpees on July 11.
Raw Sushi has opened its second location, in The Piazza.
The Wishing Well is turning into Bebe's BBQ for the evening of July 24.
Tuesday, July 12
Opa launches lunch service with free food.
Philly's Hawk Krall will be handing out free hot dogs — out of the Wienermobile! Yes.
Wednesday, July 13
We took the day off! Ahhh.
Thursday, July 14
Check out our cover story on Bassetts Ice Cream and features from our 30 Years of Food package.
The bird roasters at Rotisseur are now doing lunch.
Tofu/corn fritters at Circles — eat them immediately!
Like bikes, beer, food, other stuff? Join the sixth annual Weavers Way Urban Farm Bike Tour.
Friday, July 15
Honest Tea is performing a little social experiment to test out Philly's collective honesty.
Monday, July 4
Tuesday, July 5
We've got details on the Sabrina's team's plans to open in University City.
Brand-new Thai BYO Sawatdee is open on South Street.
Victory beer now comes in ice cream form!
Wednesday, July 6
Plenty of holiday weekend eating in Notes from the Weekend.
Is Dunkin' Donuts tuna salad delicious or suspicious? Esther Martin bravely investigates.
Thursday, July 7
Will someone please help Adam Erace fix his cherry pie? He messed it up.
Friday, July 8
Eat the Meal Ticket-inspired sandwich "The Jawn" at Wedge + Fig.
Teams from Kanella and Vetri will take each other on in a proper soccer match later this month.
UPDATE: Both Holly and Drew won first-place honors!
Our very own Drew Lazor has been nominated in the 2011 AltWeekly Awards! He’s quite modest (he shuffles his feet and says "d'oh" when complimented), so I said I'd be honored to write it up. Three of Drew’s stories have been nominated in the "Food Writing" category of the awards, overseen by the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (AAN). (CP staff writer Holly Otterbein was also nominated in the "Arts Feature" category.) Needless to say, we’re psyched for Drew and wish him the best of luck. (Winners will be announced later this month.) Here are the three stories CP submitted for consideration:
Minette Men: Along for a ride to the James Beard House with Bistrot La Minette's Peter Woolsey. [30dec10]
Monday, June 27
My Tho is a new South Philly noodle shop specializing in crawdads.
Chef Clark Gilbert's Gemelli on Main is now seating in Manayunk.
News on food co-ops in West Philly and South Philly make major progress.
The owners of Horizons share details on their next project, Midtown Village's Vedge.
Homemade orgeat, tiki parties, Mexican brunch and other good stuff in Notes from the Weekend.
Tuesday, June 28
A rundown on what's changing at Walnut Street's Minar Palace.
Ranstead Room rolls out its new summer cocktail list.
Gordon Ramsay's ridiculous TV show Kitchen Nightmares is looking for Philly restaurants to film.
Marc Vetri's Italian gastropub Alla Spina won't be opening anytime soon, so don't get too amped yet.
Wednesday, June 29
Le Virtu has launched a hell of an outdoor dining deal in their Campo.
Though it doesn't have a storefront yet, Rubb BBQ is smokin' with the best of them in Manayunk.
Check out pics of NoLibs' brand-new Blind Pig, and its signature ball-shaped menu item.
Thursday, June 30
Run with the bulls (figuratively) by ordered Tinto's San Fermin Festival menu.
Friday, July 1
What a deal! Housemade hot dogs and cold beer at MidAtlantic for just six bucks all month.
Avram Hornik of Four Corner Management shares a bit about his takeover of Ortlieb's Jazzhaus.
Old City's Chloe has started accepting credit cards — after more than 10 years!
Sneak a quickie peek inside Hop Sing Laundromat, the cocktail bar coming to Chinatown.
Adam Erace shares his recipe for Dogfish Head Festina Peche honeysuckle syrup. Woo!
Team Meal Ticket is excited to welcome three new voices to the oh-god-I'm-so-full fray. After the jump, get all the particulars on three names you'll be seeing quite a bit of over the next few months.
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