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Barbuzzo in pictures

POSTED: Friday, August 27, 2010, 9:18 PM

Filed Under: Openings | Photos

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This Wednesday, Sept. 1, marks the official opening of Barbuzzo (110 S. 13th St.), the latest 13th Street offering (and their first to pour booze!) from Valerie Safran and Marcie Turney, who own the eateries Lolita, Bindi and Grocery, plus the boutiques Verde and Open House. Meal Ticket dropped by the space yesterday evening to snag a peek at what's in store. (We wanna talk about the food right now, so read our June post for details on the interior!) Safran and Turney were inspired to pursue a wide-ranging Mediterranean concept since there's only so much culinary room to play at their Mexican- and Indian-inspired BYOs Turney often found herself "cooking in a box," limited by the spices, techniques and ingredients of those respective styles. Safran gives the example of cheese they've got paneer to work with at Bindi, and a handful of queso options going at Lolita. At Barbuzzo, however, they've got multi-traditional options galore, and will be making their own fior di latte for pizzas, which'll be fired in a wood-burning oven. (They'll also be using it to roast whole Murray's chickens, meatballs and more.) We also tried tastes of their pork rinds (or "piggy popcorn," as they've taken to calling it on their blog) with horseradish aioli, and the fideuà, a rich Valencian seafood dish that's essentially upside-down noodle paella it goes under a salamander before it's served, making the top, and not the bottom, wicked crunchy-crispy. Chef de cuisine George Sabatino and a team largely culled from Turney and Safran's other restaurants are executing a from-scratch philosophy at Barbuzzo (that's "bar," like where you have one too many, plus "buzzo," Tuscan slang for "belly"). They're making all their pastas, like the caserecce above, by hand using an in-house extruder (Pete Severino, of the Severino pasta family, has been breaking down the finer points for the kitchen). Charcuterie, too, is being handled in-house, with meats done in a portable cold smoker affectionately referred to the "Big Chief." Much of the kitchen's handiwork is currently dangling on a makeshift curing rack set up in the beer walk-in expect to dig into chourico, lomo, soppresata, prosciutto, pancetta, saucisson sec and fennel-blessed pizza sausage on any given evening. (The fiery-looking dangling sausage you see above is nduja, a spicy spreadable salami native to Calabria.) Starting Wednesday, Barbuzzo will be open for dinner from 5 to midnight daily, with happy hour kicking off at 4. Lunch and brunch should launch a few weeks in. UPDATE [30aug10]: Check out the opening food and drink menus below.


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Nick

Posted 2010-08-28 12:35:49

That Nduja looks and sounds awesome.

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steve jenkins

Posted 2010-08-29 01:00:53

actually nduja looks nothing like what you find in calabria. whats with all the grease?

FrannyZooey

Posted 2010-08-29 01:30:09

It takes months and months to cure...you start with TONS of fat to ensure the finished product is spreadable. That is probably really early on in the process. All the fat is casting off but it looks greasier than it really is due to the red pepper.

2010 Restaurant Week starts this Sunday :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-09-10 10:18:23

[...] attention for this Restaurant Week is focused on the newly opened Barbuzzo (110 S. 13th St.), which we recently featured here on Meal Ticket. Right now they have some solid openings and are offering a bonus fourth course on their Restaurant [...]

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Recapping: Heirloom tomato tasting at Amada

POSTED: Thursday, August 19, 2010, 9:47 PM

Filed Under: Chef Salad | Food Events | Menu Time | Photos

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Last night we were treated to a gratis sneak-peek at Amada (217 Chestnut St.) chef de cuisine Macgregor Mann's heirloom tomato tasting menu, which he just rolled out to honor the annual La Tomatina Festival yes, the one where people engage in intense vine-ripened warfare in the small Valencian town of Buñol, Spain. The enormous food fight goes down next Wed., Aug. 25, so Amada will offer the four-course, nine-dish dinner, which runs $55 a head, until that date. Mann has been sourcing heirlooms from both Delaware County and South Jersey for this occasion, and says he sees his kitchen running through at least 20 pounds of tomatoes a night. The varieties and sub-varieties of heirloom tomatoes are nearly as numerous as the thousands of blood-thirsty fruit chuckers who descend upon Buñol to pelt friends and strangers alike with red globules of death, and Mann's preparations exploit variations in size, texture and flavor to their tastiest advantage. Which specific tomatoes used on each night will vary depending on which farmers have what green and yellow zebra tomatoes, for example, were not on last night's menu, but will pop up in the next few nights. The dishes themselves, though, will remain the same. What we ate, in order: Mosaico del Tomate: Raspberry, Toasted Hazelnuts, Acacia Honey (dabs of local goat cheese and a wobbly green tea gelée on this dish, too) Salmorejo: Chilled Soup, Jamon Serrano, Hiramasa Belly, Strawberry, Compressed Egg Yolk Pan con Tomate: Sherry and tomato puree, boquerones, grilled bread (this super-traditional Spanish snack helps you realize just how goddamn good tomatoes can be this time of year) Tomate Coca: Crispy flatbread with Tomato Sofriget Sauce and Manchego Cheese, topped with herb-marinated heirloom tomatoes Bacalao Croquettes: Salt Cod, Heirloom Tomato Sauce, American Caviar Atun con Tomates: Rare Bigeye Tuna, Chorizo and Sherry Dressing, Grilled Scallions, Melon Sorbet (ridiculous! topping each bite with some of the melon sorbet and then dipping into the chorizo dressing made for a fun spin on the classic melon/ham flavor combo) Chuleta de Cordero: Blackened Lamb Porterhouse, Grilled Heirloom Tomatoes and Melted Leeks (the sear on this piece of lamb was incredible; great crisp against that bed of creamy tomato and leek) Higado de Pato: Marinated Heirlooms Tomato, Pinenut Risotto, Membrillo Honey Lubina al Pescador: Roasted Sea Bass, Catalan Tomato Stew, Piquillo Pepper and Potato Salad

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SEPTA bus crashes into Monk's Cafe

POSTED: Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 11:30 AM

Filed Under: Food News | Photos

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A little past 2 a.m. Tuesday morning, Monk's at 16th and Spruce was the site of a high-impact crash involving a SEPTA bus and what appears to be a Delaware River Port Authority vehicle. According to philly.com's Jonathan Tannenwald, the bus swerved off 16th and struck the south corner of the Monk's entrance, destroying the front of the bus and turning a good portion of the beer bar's facade to rubble. Official details on the cause of the accident have not yet surfaced, but unconfirmed Twitter chatter has it that the bus struck the DRPA vehicle (an SUV) before crashing into the bar. MyFoxPhilly.com stated that drivers of both vehicles in the crash have been hospitalized. We've reached out to Monk's co-owner Tom Peters to get the latest on the incident and will update as more info becomes available. UPDATE [11:15 a.m.]: We stopped by the scene this morning to get some fresh photos of the damage. (An orange municipal posting, dated today, instructs the building's owners to "make repairs.") Check out a slideshow after the jump. UPDATE [2:20 p.m.]: Peters just checked in with an update. He says a repair crew, along with a structural engineer, are clearing debris and building a buttress wall extending out from the dining room toward the site of the crash, on the south side of the structure. "The south wall of the hallway [leading into Monk's] was pressed up against the north wall, so there was no way to exit," says Peters, who was in the bar when the accident occurred. He, his staff and 11 guests evacuated the building through the kitchen in a matter of minutes after the crash, which happened a little before 2 a.m. As far as reopening goes, "Best-case scenario is Friday [August 13]," says Peters. "Worst-case scenario would be two weeks." UPDATE [13aug10]: Monk's has reopened for business.

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Posted 2010-08-10 13:16:44

[...] Meal Ticket was on the scene earlier today with some more photos of the damage. [...]

Ted Hesson

Posted 2010-08-10 12:41:56

Monk's has had a run of bad luck, huh? Great mussels though

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Scooter

Posted 2010-08-10 12:07:17

Pretty sure the LCB will blame Monk's for this and issue some serious fines.

Monk’s will reopen tomorrow, August 14th, at 5 p.m. :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-08-13 13:53:09

[...] Cafe, site of a bizarre SEPTA accident Tuesday morning, will reopen tomorrow at 5pm, according to owner Tom Peters. Since the damage was [...]

Charlie Street

Posted 2010-08-11 17:04:09

I called TONY SHALHOUB  "Detective Adrian Monk" is on the investigation.

Stone Harbor

Posted 2010-08-11 15:03:45

That is some bad luck!

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NOW OPEN: Chhaya Cafe

POSTED: Friday, August 6, 2010, 7:07 PM

Filed Under: Coffee | Openings | Photos

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Husband-and-wife team Brett Shangold and Vernana Beuria, aka V, softly opened their Chhaya Café, at 1823 E. Passyunk, early this morning. Chhaya, which we first told you about in early July, will serve coffee roasted by Joe Coffee, plus housemade pastries and baked goods, while they get their feet. Next week, V, a chef who's cooked everywhere from Marathon Grill and the Urban Outfitters' café down at the Naval Yard to Tria and the defunct ¡Pasion!, will roll out a gourmet waffle menu. Then that weekend is when they'll introduce a simple small-plate dinner menu — inspired by ciccheti, sort of the Venetian take on tapas — that'll be available Friday and Saturday nights.

Plenty opening on East Passyunk :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-08-27 11:30:07

[...] already know there’s plenty going on down Passyunk way   the just-opened Chhaya Café, the debut of Le Virtu’s outdoor dining area, the in-the-works (but not yet official!) move of [...]

poncho

Posted 2010-08-06 14:55:16

This place looks beautiful!

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Recapping: Konstantinos Pitsillides' Kanella pop-up at Washington Square

POSTED: Thursday, July 29, 2010, 9:44 PM

Filed Under: Chef Salad | Food Events | Photos

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The second installment of Stephen Starr's Washington Square pop-up restaurant series, featuring Konstantinos Pitsillides of Kanella, wraps up this evening, meaning tonight's your last chance to check out the chef's Levantine-style menu. We popped by the pop-up last night (we didn't have reservations, but were easily accommodated at the outdoor bar highly recommended) and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Starr and Pitsillides might seem like an odd pairing, but the mogul is something of a regular at Kanella Starr says his youngest daughter will always pick the BYO (10th and Spruce) over any of his restaurants when given the option to choose a place for dinner. Pitsillides saw the three-night run as a challenge, as well as an opportunity to test out a slew of Eastern Mediterranean recipes he doesn't typically cook at his fiercely traditional Cypriot restaurant. Unlike the recent Talula's Table pop-up, which saw duchesse de fromage Aimee Olexy floating about the restaurant hob-nobbing with diners, Pitsillides stayed in the kitchen to oversee his team of SRO chefs, who cranked out plates at a quick pace for the no-frills, when-it-comes-it-comes dinner service. That really worked with this style of food, which was so hearty and shareable that it didn't really matter that entrées came before or after or during apps. What we had, in order (here's the full menu):

Keo, a Cypriot beer
Lahana, a salad of sautéed nettles, wild mushrooms and Vlahotiri cheese
Pan-roasted duck livers, Moroccan carrot salad
Grilled sardines (all bones in, eat 'em with your hands!) wrapped in vine leaves with pickled cauliflower
Grilled quail with chickpeas, figs and Spanish goat cheese
Spetzai-style red snapper, spring onion and tomato crust
Codfish cakes with purslane salad
Fresh figs with Greek yogurt, honey and walnuts
Lavender mousse with mixed berries

Starr's next pop-up, scheduled for September, will feature Angelo Sosa, chef at Xie Xie in NYC and a current contestant on Top Chef D.C.

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Posted 2010-09-17 11:46:36

[...] third and final* chef to sign on for Stephen Starr-organized pop-up dinner, joining Aimee Olexy and Konstantinos Pitsillides. Scheduled for Tue., Sept. 28 and Wed., Sept. 29 from 6 to 9 p.m., the pop-up will take place at [...]

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Anthony Sica

Posted 2010-07-29 23:00:15

I love this idea as much as I love that space.  I am stoked for Angelo's and am hoping for some testicle marshmallows.

kitchenplay

Posted 2010-07-30 14:25:00

I was there last night and had an awesome time. And Chef Pitsillides visited my table upon hearing from our server that myself and my companion are Armenian/Lebanese and Israeli, respectively. It was a nice treat. 

We dug into the...
# Armenian Beef Salad with four kinds of onions (yes, I'm still tasting it today)
# Codfish cakes with purslane salad
# Grilled quail with chickpeas, figs and Spanish goat cheese
# Braised Octopus, black eyed peas and charmoula
# Fresh figs with Greek yogurt, honey and walnuts
# Lavender mousse with mixed berries

The quail and mousse were definitely my favorites. Plus the Arak was some of the smoothest I've ever had. Overall, a great night out.

BarryG

Posted 2010-07-30 15:04:44

kitchenplay, if you look on your bill you will see the arak was Ashkelon brand arak.  Ask your Israeli friend about it--it is a very pedestrian brand in Israel, going for something like 10 NIS (less than $3 USD) per glass.  This is not to take anything away from the meal or the cocktails; I attended as well and loved everything.

kitchenplay

Posted 2010-07-30 15:44:15

BarryG... hah, yes, my friend did have sticker shock for paying $9 for the glass of Arak that he was drinking just a few weeks ago for so much less in Israel. I just know that sometimes Arak kills my throat and this was so much more drinkable. I actually stuck to the Greek white wine, the name of which I'm forgetting. Glad you enjoyed your meal!

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Choux creme, don't bother me: Japanese cream puffs at Tutti Frutti

POSTED: Monday, July 26, 2010, 6:13 PM

Filed Under: Openings | Photos | Weird Regional Foods

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The most intriguing snack on offer at frozen yogurt bar Tutti Frutti (1315 Walnut St.), which opened earlier this month, doesn't come out of a soft-serve machine. Yes, owners Shane Sharief and Kevin Kaing offer a selection of 10 rotating live-active-culture froyo choices from a roster of 50-plus flavors, and there are gummy and crunchy and fruity toppings galore. But you should also direct your attention to the back of the store, home to a concept-within-a-concept Sharief calls Small Oven Bakery. Here, they're doling out Japanese cream puffs they are called "shu cream" by some, but TF's going with the traditional French choux crème piped to order with any number of sweet, smooth custard-y fillings, most commonly vanilla, chocolate or strawberry. Popularized by global brands like Beard Papa's, these cream puffs have long been "it" snacks in Asian countries, more recently making their light-'n'-airy way onto American soil. (To be clear, the only thing really separating a Japanese cream puff from a traditional one is the unorthodox fillings.) Tutti Frutti whips up huge batches on the premises with the help of a New York-based baker who comes to Philly every morning to tackle the tempestuous process (getting the right rise and the right texture is a job for a real pro). One choux crème filled with one of the base flavors will set you back $1.95, while it costs $2.50 to snag one of the more designer varieties, like raspberry/blueberry, green tea, mango or eclair (drenched in a coat of chocolate on the outside). Snag one and take a seat in one of the shop's escape-pod-esque alcoves with some La Colombe coffee, Godiva hot chocolate or Mighty Leaf tea.

NOW OPEN: Berry Sweet Frozen Yogurt :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-08-31 14:36:24

[...] the coming days, so check back here for more. So now there’s Berry Sweet, two Sweet Endings, Tutti Frutti, Sprinkles Kiwi, “Yogurt City” at 13th and Chestnut … and Yogorino which is not [...]

Ben Kessler

Posted 2010-07-26 13:21:30

Ever have Beard Papa's?

http://www.muginohointl.com/

Ben Kessler

Posted 2010-07-26 13:21:50

Oops... totally missed that line, haha.

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Felicia D'Ambrosio

Posted 2010-07-26 15:11:31

Cream puffs and fro-yo in one place!  Why doesn't Tutti-Frutti just hook me up to a IV of fat and I'll just give them my bank account number.

poncho

Posted 2010-07-26 17:18:29

Oh man, those little cream puffs look AMAZING!!!!

brian

Posted 2010-07-26 19:52:22

oooo i've had beard papa's before..now a place close by ahhh!

Sam

Posted 2010-07-30 16:29:13

The majority of the frozen yogurts offered at Tutti Frutti are fat free...

More 13th Street Philly froyo!? :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-08-06 15:36:59

[...] frozen yogurt parlor going in at 13th and Chestnut. What is it with 13th and froyo, y’all? Tutti Frutti just opened at Juniper and Walnut, and a second location of the 18th-and-Chestnut Sweet Ending is going in about 6 inches away at 13th [...]

Meal Ticket’s 2010 in pictures: July :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

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NOW OPEN: Nook Bakery and Coffee Bar

POSTED: Monday, July 26, 2010, 3:44 PM

Filed Under: Coffee | Openings | Photos

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Nook Bakery and Coffee Bar (15 S. 20th St.), which we told you about in Feeding Frenzy last week, is still getting its bearings on 20th and Ranstead, but owners Michael Caro and Edna Cruz are quickly hitting their stride as far as the coffee and baked-good beats go. Nook, a far more spacious realization of what was their Walnut Bridge Coffee House, is brewing two types of coffee One Village out of Souderton and Gimme! out of Ithaca plus some killer espresso from Seattle-based Caffé Vita. Caro's also experimenting with brewing methods aplenty for heat-beating cold drinks, including Japanese iced coffee (aka hot coffee hand-brewed over ice, which results in a gentler end product) and a more traditional double-brewed rendition that packs a dark-roasted wallop. Caro encourages coffee heads to check out his pourover bar, but for folks without much time to spare, they're brewing fresh French press java and keeping it in hoppers for grab-and-go convenience. They've got an elaborate, so-serious multi-step water filtration system installed, as well (last pic); Caro says it fascinated the city Health Department inspector (in a good way). Cruz now has the room to back everything she wants in-house that includes sweets like scones, cookies, brownies and bars, plus savory treats like quiche, veggie tarts, bread puddings and the like. Don't miss her strawberry/rhubarb muffins. Nook's open Monday to Friday from 7 to 6 and Saturday and Sunday from 8 to 5.

madame_dakar

Posted 2010-08-02 09:42:48

Mike and Edna are the best!!!  I miss being so close to Walnut Bridge Coffee House, and can't wait to go by for Edna's berry muffins.  Everything they make is delicious.

Michael

Posted 2010-10-12 18:48:34

My favorite iced coffee of all time, ALL TIME.  And their pecan coffee cake is quickly becoming my favorite baked good as well.

BarryG

Posted 2010-07-26 11:48:14

No comment on the coffee yet, but I had a spelt cranberry muffin here that was off the chain.

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poncho

Posted 2010-07-26 17:24:59

Now, I don't consider myself a muffin eater ( hey-oooo) but the strawberry rhubard muffin was insanely good!

NoMstn

Posted 2010-08-07 10:29:47

I know it's already been said but the muffins here are amaaazing.  My "go-to" is the whole wheat fig but I just had a 1/2 whole wheat peach this morning and now I have to recalculate my rankings.

NoMstn

Posted 2010-08-07 10:30:39

Muffins here are amaaaazing.  Whole-wheat Fig and/or 1/2 whole wheat peach.  THE BEST IN THE CITY

Ticket Stubs: Meal Ticket Weekly Recap, July 26-30 :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-08-02 11:38:40

[...] Nook Bakery and Coffee Bar starts pouring on 20th Street. [...]

NOW OPEN: Jet Wine Bar :: Meal Ticket :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-11-12 16:22:57

[...] the week, from 4 to 6 p.m., you can get a glass of Fino and two scones (fresh-baked by Edna Cruz of Nook Bakery & Coffee) for $6.   NOW OPEN: Jet Wine [...]

adam

Posted 2010-12-15 19:35:16

FYI - Ellis Coffee, well-known Philadelphia roaster, has fired 6 union drivers and brought in non-union drivers at half the pay with no benefits. It's disgusting!!! when will these practices end??? I am boycotting Ellis Coffee!!!

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Still Full: Pictures from Mémé's Second Annual Pig Dinner

POSTED: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 11:34 PM

Filed Under: Chef Salad | Food Events | Photos

Photographer Julia Koprak was lucky enough to land a seat July 20's Mémé Pig Dinner, which featured chefs Pierre Calmels of Bibou, Michael Solomonov of Zahav, Peter Woolsey of Bistrot La Minette, Jennifer Carroll and Monica Glass of 10 Arts and Terence Feury of Fork joining David Katz behind the line to crank out some porcine gems. Michael Madrigale of NYC's Bar Boulud handled beer and wine pairings for the five-course feast. Take a peek at Koprak's shots and get to droolin'. Check out more of her work at juliakoprak.com.

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Menu for the Sept. 25 Jim Burke/Chip Roman collabo dinner :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2010-08-10 11:17:23

[...] recent wave of collaborative chef dinners (see here, here and here) are the best thing to happen to our food scene since, well, ever. The latest cooks [...]

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Posted 2010-07-30 16:16:57

[...] So we went on an only slightly awkward man date. We arrived at the restaurant a little before the 8:45 seating and the chefs were mulling around outside, having just completed their first seating. Excitement, and wafts of jowl meat, were in the air. What follows are crappy iPhone pics I took. If you want really well-lit and composed photos from the dinner, check out the Meal Ticket gallery here. [...]

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Crocodile Philly in pictures

POSTED: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 10:24 PM

Filed Under: Openings | Photos

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Here's a peek inside Crocodile Philly (110 Chestnut St.), the Old City bar that kicked off business this past Friday. It's a bilevel joint; the top floor, a loungier situation, goes by the name Wet Bar at Crocodile, while the ground floor has a pretty traditional tavern feel, with lots of TVs, a long bar, high-top seating and a couple cushy booths. They're open daily from 5 to close.

ryan

Posted 2010-07-23 09:44:17

i would totally have a crocodile dundee reference somewhere in that bar...maybe the bathroom?

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Great moments in shot-taking: The Crocodile launches all-pickleback menu :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper

Posted 2011-01-05 15:44:12

[...] Old City’s Crocodile (110 Chestnut St.) has taken the pickleback ball and rannnnnn with it, launching an entire pickleback menu featuring eight different renditions on the concept priced at $5 each. Their classic pickleback (featuring Jameson  not bad at all!) is accompanied by evil-genius variations such as the “Shenanigans” (a shot of Feckin, then pickle juice), the “Dirty Sanchez” (Espolon tequila chased with jalapeno pepper juice) and the absolutely spine-chilling “Da Two Yoots!” (pepperoni-infused Svedka vodka, cherry pepper pickle juice). Full menu after the jump. [...]

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Peek at Mumbai Bistro

POSTED: Friday, July 16, 2010, 11:22 PM

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Mumbai Bistro (930 Locust St.), which Meal Ticket first started following in March, opens this coming Wednesday, July 21. We dropped by earlier today to get a few details about the concept, a fast Indian food operation owned/operated by brothers Kyle, Rick and Josh Saini. Mumbai, which'll be open every day but Monday from 11 a.m. to 8:30 in the space that was Shinju (they moved to Walnut and became Fat Salmon), has a handful of seats, but it's mostly a takeout operation every day, they'll offer scratch-made options (a dal, two vegetarian dishes and two chicken dishes, plus rice) on a small buffet line. Pay by weight at a rate of $4.95 a pound. They'll also offer bread, various condiments, and mango, strawberry and pineapple lassis. Josh points out that they're taking a health-conscious approach to the cooking they're using trans-fat-free soybean oil in dishes instead of ghee (clarified butter), and there will be dairy-free vegan options available, as well. The Sainis hope to open several more Mumbai Bistro locations in greater Center City in the next few years.

barry eichner

Posted 2010-07-17 08:10:48

Yo Gang! I pray this rocks!  I love Indian food, Philly needs some more great Indian, thanks for keeping us posted!

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Adam

Posted 2010-07-17 09:34:10

Soybean oil instead of ghee??? Sacrilege, plus not actually better for you.

danya

Posted 2010-07-17 09:46:44

Hmm, agree with Adam, always thought ghee the best part of Indian food. Curious to try.

BarryG

Posted 2010-07-19 08:50:24

Yea ghee does not have trans fat either, what a misleading sentence.  Very lame.  Soybean oil is much cheaper than ghee and that is probably the real reason they are using it.  I will try this place but wish I didn't know that--it is going to affect the taste for me psychologically even if there is no difference (I'm guessing other cheap Indian places have the same trick).  Soybean oil is not healthy when heated to high temperatures, but I doubt this food is getting that hot.

SamJ

Posted 2010-07-19 19:19:15

We want ghee!

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Posted 2010-07-20 12:25:50

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Posted 2010-07-20 13:38:56

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