Dec 6, 2011 Holiday in Havana - Monday, December 12
On Monday, December 12 let’s forget the decreasing temperatures and escape to the tropics (sorta)…sound bueno?
We’re hosting a party with our friends at Cuba Libre (215-627-0666, 10 South Second Street) from 6 p.m until 8 p.m. with complimentary piqueos, or small plates, including Empanadas, Frituras de Bacalao and Chicken Chicharrones along with $5 Caipirinhas and $4 Sangrias, house wines, beers and more.
Be sure to RSVP quickly, because space is very, very limited. Email “¡Sí!” to marie@profilepr.com and we’ll see you in Havana, Old City.
Also, since they’re such great amigos, the folks at Cuba Libre would also like to offer 15 Tastes of Cuba, their tasting menu, for $35 per person, a special price for this evening only. If you’d like to make dinner reservations, you can do so by emailing marie@profilepr.com with your preferred reservation time and party size.
Not that we’re counting down or anything, but our favorite week of the year is only 184 days away: Philly Beer Week 2012 starts on Friday, June 1! But to tide us over until then, there’s the second-annual PBW Raffle on Wednesday, November 30 at 7 p.m. at City Tap House (3925 Walnut Street, 215-662-0105).
The raffle is a fundraiser for PBW, the country’s biggest and best beer festival, and features two unbelievable prizes:
1 - an all expense paid trip to Belgium with a local brewer of your choice to collaborate with Brasserie Dupont and create a special beer for PBW 2012
2 - the Philly Beer-Stravaganza which includes: a trip to Tröegs Brewing Company with top local brewers to create the official collaboration beer of PBW 2012, Brotherly Suds 3; two tickets to Opening Tap, the kick-off event of PBW; two tickets to Forum of the Gods, an annual round-table discussion with some of the top craft brewers in the nation; and a beer sampler featuring some of PBW’s most popular and unusual brews, including both collaborative beers.
Raffle tickets cost $5 per ticket (or 5 tickets for $20), and you can enter at City Tap House right up until tomorrow's drawing. On each ticket, you vote for the brewer you’d most like to bring to Belgium, should you win.
At 8:30 p.m., one name will be drawn for the trip to Belgium, and a second will be pulled for the Philly Beer-Stravaganza.
We can’t wait until June – but this is a pretty good way to pass the time!
Nov 17, 2011 Need Last Minute Help with Gobble Gobble Day?
Percy Street Barbecue is making a Thanksgiving Feast To-Go. The deadline to order has been extended to this Saturday, November 19 by noon. For each turkey sold, Percy Street will donate the cash equivalent to Philabundance.
• You can go for either the Smoked Take-Home Turkey, $65 per turkey (approx. 15 lbs.), including gravy and home-made cranberry sauce or the Smokin’ Thanksgiving Feast, $225, which feeds six to eight pilgrims, and includes one Take-Home Turkey with gravy and home-made cranberry sauce, plus Mashed Sweet Potatoes with bruleed marshmallows; Cornbread and Sausage Stuffing; Collard Greens; Baked Apples; and Pecan Pie.
What’s for dessert?
• Garces Trading Company is offering Holiday Pies to-go. Now through December 31, GTC will offer three special pies - Pumpkin Gingerbread, Bourbon Pecan and ABC (apple, bacon, caramel). Each pie is $30 and available for pick up with 24 hours notice. These are the creations of Pastry Chef Jessica Mogardo.
• Need some coffee to go with that? Rival Bros Coffee has got the brew for you. Choose from these four blends: Featherweight, with citrus and caramel notes; Revolver, a rich, chocolately and spicy blend; Whistle & Cuss, a sweet hazelnut and berry variety; and Palooka, a decaf blend with a toffee and thyme finish. Rival Bros Coffee can be purchased online at www.RivalBros.com or at the Rival Bros Coffee Truck located at LOVE Park (16th & JFK Boulevard) every Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.
Want to cook like an Iron Chef this year? Did you know Thanksgiving is Iron Chef Jose Garces’ favorite holiday? Well, it is, and here are a few of his recipes:
Don’t want to cook? Here’s who is serving up Thanksgiving so you don’t have to do the cooking (or cleaning up!)
• London Grill (2301 Fairmount Avenue, 215-978-4545) “No Basting, Just Tasting” – 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. all-you-can-eat Thanksgiving Buffet. The cost is $40 per person, $20 for kids 11 and under. Does not include drinks, tax or 18% gratuity. Link to Thanksgiving Menu
• Paramour (139 East Lancaster Avenue, 610-977-0600) Four-Course Thanksgiving Dinner – noon to 9 p.m. $65 per person, optional wine pairing for $30. Prices do not include tax and gratuity. Link to Thanksgiving Menu
• Village Belle (757 South Front Street, 215-551-2200) Four-Course Thanksgiving Dinner – 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. $40 per person, optional wine pairing for $25 per person. Prices do not include tax and gratuity. Link to Thanksgiving Menu (dessert included, but listed separately):
• The Twisted Tail (509 South Second Street, 215-558-2471) Dinner with all the fixins from noon until 10 p.m. – Traditional or Cajun-fried Turkey served with sage cornbread stuffing, garlic red mashed potatoes, garlic-rubbed broccoli and smoked turkey gravy is $22 per person. Does not include drinks, tax or gratuity. Special Wild Turkey bourbon flights will be available for $12. Live music by Mike Dugan, acoustic blues guitarist, will be in the upstairs live music hall from 7 p.m. until 11 p.m. Catering orders, featuring the above menu, can also be placed. Dinner for four is $65. Pecan and pumpkin pies are available for $15. Call to order.
No, we haven’t fallen for that whole Christmas-shopping-before-Halloween phenomenon (retailers of America, you know who you are!) – it’s pumpkin season, and Philly is getting into it with a capital P.
Start with one of the largest specimens in the region, courtesy of Farmer Alex McCracken, the farm architect behind Chef Jose Garces’ Luna Farm. McCracken grew himself a 1,136-pound beauty and promptly gifted it to the Iron Chef, drove it down in the back of his truck (yup, the one in the picture) and it is now on display at JG Domestic.
Starting today, you can get your picture taken with The Beast, and then enjoy some pumpkin dishes, including Pumpkin Gnocchi with broccoli rabe and shaved Sartori Stravecchio and Pumpkin Pie Souffle with sweet cream ice cream and rum anglaise.
For more pumpkin goodness, head to Fairmount’s London Grill for their Pumpkin Carving Contest. Held on Thursday, October 27 beginning at 7:30 p.m., the contest is free but BYOP (Bring Your Own Pumpkin) with prizes including a $50 gift card and free pints of pumpkin beer (Fegley’s Brew Works Devious Imperial Pumpkin). Owner Terry McNally will judge the specimens.
Then, on Saturday, October 29, head out to Iron Hill West Chester for the annual Gathering of the Gourds festival, featuring eight pumpkin beers on tap, some tapped from real pumpkins. The beer will be flowing from 12 noon until 5 p.m., and all beers are available on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Oct 18, 2011 A Naked Cowboy and a Three-Headed Aardvark Walk Into A Bar...
Tonight is going to be a night of Naked Cowboys and Three-Headed Aardvarks, really, it is!
From 5 to 7 p.m. Oyster House (1516 Sansom Street, 215-567-7683) has invited Times Square’s iconic Naked Cowboy to a special Buck-A-Shuck Happy Hour featuring Long Island Sound’s Naked Cowboy Oysters. The Naked Cowboy himself, Robert Burck, will join diver Chris Quartuccio, owner of Blue Island Oysters, to mingle with guests, take photos and of course, enjoy tasty raw oysters. Plump, meaty Naked Cowboy oysters will be served for $1 each on the half shell. Guests will also enjoy special pricing on cocktail and wine pairings with the oysters, as well as local craft beers.
And the Naked Cowboy will be on hand with his guitar to pose for pictures and entertain diners in his signature style. Oyster House will also add a “pop up” oyster bar on the sidewalk outside of the restaurant for the event.
After you get your fill of Naked Cowboys, head over to Percy Street Barbecue (900 South Street, 215-625-8510) from 7 to 11 p.m. for the Yards Brewing Company debut of its Cerebus Triple Wet Hop IPA.
Cerebus was brewed using fresh “wet” hops (24 hours from picking to brewing) from the Pacific Northwest including Citra, Chinook and Amarillo varieties. The event will be pay-as-you-go.
In addition to the Cerebus, Yards will also bring three pale ales, each brewed with one of the wet hop varieties, as well as Yards Cape of Good Hope, MacDouglas Smoked Ale, Barrel Aged George Washington Porter and Philly Pale Ale. Where did the name Cerebus come from? Cerberus is a three-headed (three hops) hound from Greek Mythology but one of the brewers at Yards kept calling the beer Cerebus, which is a comic book about an aardvark (that likes to drink) so that name stuck.
True, there’s no place like home (just ask the Phillies, who are coming home tomorrow night for GAME 5 of the NLDS, hopefully to clinch the title!), but with all four of Philly’s sports teams now suiting up, we thought we’d try to lure you from the comforts of your recliners and couches into some of the liveliest spots in the city, offering some of the best deals. Get out there and catch the Phever!
For Phillies Games:
The Twisted Tail (215-558-2471, 509 South 2nd Street): Snag $2 bottled Miller Lites, $5 select appetizers such as flatbread, spitfire chicken wings and lamb sliders as well as $4 Jim Beam and Red Stag shots (available upstairs only).
London Grill (215-978-4545, 2301 Fairmount Avenue): It’s PA pride all the way with $4 local pints as well as $3.50 hot dogs.
For those who bleed green, check out these tasty deals you can score during Eagles season:
Percy Street (215-625-8510, 900 South Street): Every Football Sunday all drafts are just $2. If you’d rather stick to your home turf, Percy Street also offers 10% off all takeout orders.
London Grill (215-978-4545, 2301 Fairmount Avenue): Catch $3 domestic bottles or go the distance with a PBR tallboy and shot of Powers whiskey for $5
Eagles and Phillies games:
Sampan (215-732-3501, 124 South 13th Street): During all Phillies and Eagles games, tackle a menu featuring satays, sliders, spring rolls and more for $2-$4.
Monday Night Football only:
Distrito (215-222-1657, 3945 Chestnut Street): Don’t drop the ball on $25 (per person) endless tacos and enchiladas and $2 Dos Equis drafts every Monday from 8 to 10 p.m.
All Philly sports home games (Phillies, Eagles, Flyers, Sixers):
Distrito (215-222-1657, 3945 Chestnut Street): Grab any canned beer for just $2. Also enjoy $5 guacamole and $5 salsa during all home games for all Philly teams.
Village Belle (215-551-2200, 757 South Front Street): The stacked lineup includes $2 select beers, $6 red and white wines and specialty cocktails, $9 grilled Margherita pizza and $10 Belle Burger
On Monday, September 19, one of our favorite gals is celebrating a major birthday. She’s turning 20 years old, but shhhh – we’ve been drinking with her for years.
We’re talking about London Grill (2301 Fairmount Avenue, 215-978-4545), the landmark restaurant and bar known for taking a bold culinary stand (still one of the best places in town for oh-so-taboo foie gras) and the vibrant personality of owner Terry Berch McNally, who together with Chef Michael McNally has thrown some of the city’s most memorable parties.
Festivities will begin at 5 p.m. with a Craft Beer Happy Hour, featuring Terry’s collaborative brew with Stoudt’s and Michael’s with Nodding Heads and live music. A 20th Anniversary Dinner Celebration is just $40 per person, including beverage pairings and stay for a London Through The Years Dance Party until 12 midnight.
She may not be 21 yet, but this little lady has been around the block. For the past 20 years.
For more information about London Grill’s anniversary party, please call (215) 978-4545 or visit their Web site at www.LondonGrill.com. You can also follow them on Twitter: @LondonGrill.
If you love Whiskey, Cocktails and Burgers - but you don't love to wait for them, have we got news for you...
For a limited time, Village Whiskey located at 118 South 20th Street, will be accepting dinner reservations.
That's right folks - one of this town's toughest tables to get, is get-a-ble!
From Monday, September 12 to Friday, September 16 and Sunday, September 18 until Friday, September 23, the always-packed Village Whiskey will be accepting dinner reservations from 5:30 to 10 p.m.
This is the first time that the wildly popular bar and restaurant has taken reservations for its customarily first-come, first-served tables.
To place a reservation, guests can Village Whiskey between the hours of 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. All tables will be reserved on a first-call, first-booked basis and can be booked for parties up to 6 guests.
After September 23, Village Whiskey will go back to a non-reservation system.
So wake up tomorrow, and get those dialing fingers ready...the number is (215) 665-1088.
Fall brings a lot of great things (football, foliage, relief from the brutal humidity), and while we’re excited to see the Phillies in the play-offs, we also hate to pack up our grill for the year. Surely there’s still time for one last summer cook-out…?
There is, and it will be a doozy: this Labor Day Weekend, Iron Chef Jose Garces’ Garces Trading Company (GTC) will offer two custom Grilling Kits, each stocked with food for four and ready to hit the coals. Choose from house-made mortadella hot dogs ($25) or custom-ground Village Whiskey burger patties ($35); both come with pain au lait buns, house-cooked potato chips and all the fixin’s you’ll need for a perfect end-of-summer barbecue,
And if one last cook-out isn’t enough, the Grilling Kits will be available at GTC year-round – just call 24 hours in advance to order yours.
Chef Garces, you can get up in our grill any time.
“It’s five o’clock somewhere,” goes the song, and beginning tonight Tuesday, August 16, the best place to be at five o’clock on Tuesdays is Tinto (114 South 20th Street, 215-665-9150) for their new Tinto Tuesdays Basque Happy Hour.
Every week, the kitchen will whip up a variety of pintxos (pronounced PEEN-choes, the Basque equivalent of tapas) and montaditos (small, open-faced sandwiches) for $2 each, ranging from Pulpo Pintxo, Spanish octopus with smoked paprika and confit potato to Goat Cheese Montadito with bruleed fig.
Drink specials, including a $5 Specialty Cocktail of the Week and $2 Draught Beers, will complement the snacks and encourage diners to linger until 7 p.m., when happy hour ends for the week. After all, “the clock’s always at five in Margaritaville,” but at Tinto, happy hour comes just once a week – making it that much more special.
Aug 15, 2011 RUM! Don’t Walk to Cuba Libre for National Rum Day
Did you know tomorrow, Tuesday, August 16 is National Rum Day?
Well, now you do. And where better to celebrate than the place boasting region’s best selection of rum and rum cocktails? We’re talking about Cuba Libre Restaurant and Rum Bar (10 South 2nd Street, 215-627-0666), of course.
During "Caippy Hour" from 5-7 p.m., they will offer their extensive collection of over 70 rums and 35 rum cocktails at half price.
Cuba Libre has had quite the love affair with rum over the years - even labeling seven rums as their own - and they’re excited to pass it on. So be sure to enlist the expert staff to help you find the one, or two, that’s just right for you. Whether it’s a mojito or mai tai, or a glass of Cuba Libre 21 Year or Cruzan Cream, there truly is a rum for everyone.
For some Philadelphians, crossing the bridge to New Jersey is something that’s done only during the summer months. After today, we’ll give you one great reason to cross the state line…
Chef and Owner Joey Baldino has opened Zeppoli (618 Collings Avenue, 856-854-2670), a casual 35-seat BYOB just 10 minutes outside of the city. At Zeppoli, Joey will be cooking up classic Italian dishes that highlight the regional flavors of Sicily such as Panzanella Catania, tomato and bread salad with capers and Sicilian white anchovies, Sicilian Fisherman Stew, a mixed seafood stew with saffron and Moroccan couscous, and Pesto Trapanese, strozzapreti pasta with almond-pistachio pesto. Zeppoli is open for dinner Wednesday though Monday from 5:30 p.m. until 10 p.m.
With that being said, cross the bridge with family, friends and a bottle of wine, and allow Joey to take you on a short, yet memorable, trip to Sicily.
For more information about the restaurant, please visit www.zeppolirestaurant.com or call (856) 854-2670. You can also follow them on Facebook and on Twitter (@_Zeppoli).
Aug 8, 2011 Headhouse Square’s got the blues...and good food and bourbon, too.
Owner George Reilly has opened The Twisted Tail (509 South 2nd Street, 215-558-2471), a restaurant, bar and live music hall, with every intention of letting the good times roll in Queen Village. And starting today, lunch is served! Every Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. feast on tasty items such as, Crawfish Mac & Cheese with a blend of Asiago, Monterey Jack and Gouda, Kettle Chip Crusted Crab Cakes with smoked tomato jam and Old Bay citrus remoulade, Buttermilk Chicken on a waffle-pressed potato roll with sweet pickles and Tillamook cheddar and Dry-aged Steak Sandwich on Sarcone's bread with pan jus and crispy tobacco onions.
But wait, there’s more! Beginning this Sunday, August 14, The Twisted Tail will kick off their weekly brunch from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Stop by The Twisted Tail and enjoy southern-style, charcoal-cooked dishes in the downstairs dining room then mosey on upstairs to relax in one of the Club Room’s plush leather chairs or play a few rounds of shuffleboard. Or head into the Juke Joint, grab a Stetson hat off the wall and dance the night away to the sounds of the live blues-inspired bands tearing up the stage five nights a week. Be sure to drink some dram from over 50 whiskies and bourbons boasted. A case of the blues has never been this exciting!
However you choose to get Twisted, you’ll definitely enjoy it.
We’d love to pack up the office and all head out-of-town for some vacay time, but alas, that isn’t the case, so we won’t be making the trip to San Fermín this year for the annual festival that features the legendary Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain. But that doesn’t mean we won’t be itching for yummy Spanish fare. Lucky for us, we have Tinto (114 South 20th Street), Philadelphia’s own enclave of Catalan goodies, and their new San Fermín Menu.
Available beginning on Wednesday, July 6, through the entire month of July, the menu features Tinto’s signature pinxtos, small plates from the Basque region where San Fermín is located, for $65 per person. An additional Spanish wine pairing ($40 per person) completes this amazing meal, which will feature House-Cured Chorizo with egg salad and pickled guindilla chiles and Chuleta, prime dry-aged sirloin with patatas riojas and veal jus.
It’s a perfect Spanish holiday – for those of us who can’t quite get to Spain.
This Fourth of July, we’ll be grilling and barbecuing with the best of them – because Philadelphia’s best restaurants and chefs will be lending a hand. No, we’re not hosting a celebrity chef cook-out; we’re taking advantage of the amazing opportunities around town to enjoy award-winning food and drinks al fresco.
Will be kicking-off the holiday weekend on Saturday, July 2 beginning at 5 p.m. when we check out the “World’s Best Burger” at Village Belle (757 South Front Street). Chef-owners Joey and Lou Campanaro will set up shop outside the restaurant and man a grill, preparing and serving the famed burger from Joey’s NYC eatery, Little Owl, recently named best in the world by the London Observer for just $8 each. Best of all, the grassy space adjacent to the restaurant is a perfect place to view the Penn’s Landing fireworks display over the Delaware on Saturday night. We’ll be there with our picnic blanket!
No Fourth of July weekend would be complete without some smoked meats – so on Sunday, July 3 you’ll find us enjoying dinner at one of the sidewalk tables at Percy Street Barbecue (900 South Street), where we’ll be chowing down on pitmistress Erin O’Shea’s Texas-style ribs, brisket and more. If we can get four friends together (which shouldn’t be hard when the food’s this good!), we’ll indulge in The Lockhart, featuring every meat on the menu, plus all the sides and a choice of dessert, for just $26 per person.
Then, on Monday, July 4, we’ll join the rest of the city on the Parkway for the annual Fourth of July concert and festival. This year, headliners The Roots will play before some of the country’s best fireworks explode over the Art Museum, and we’ll be there for all the fun. But we’ll be hungry – so first, we’ll swing by Garces Trading Company (1111 Locust Street) for one of their amazing Picnics To Go, featuring cured meats and cheeses, crackers or baguette and other goodies, all conveniently packed with silverware, napkins, plates and even wine pairing suggestions. Since this is a picnic, we’ll skip the wine and pick up a bottle of vodka or tequila to enjoy with the amazing House-Made Cocktail Mixers* at nearby Grocery (105 South 13th Street). How amazing does a watermelon margarita sound right now?
After the Works, you’ll find us at London Grill (2301 Fairmount Avenue) who after 20 years, still holds the best Parkway after-party.
However you decide to enjoy the Fourth, we hope you have a safe, happy (and delicious!) holiday weekend. We’ll see you on the Parkway!
*ProTip does not condone breaking Pennsylvania’s notoriously strict open container laws. (Not that that’s ever stopped us.)
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We’re all about great food – whether it’s a five-star restaurant or a home-cooked meal – and it doesn’t get much better than classic roast chicken or one grilled to perfection. Well, this coming Monday, June 27, we just found a way to make it better.
After months of establishing the new Wyebrook Farm (150 Wyebrook Road, Honey Brook, PA), a 355 acre solar powered farm just outside of Downington, PA, Farmer Dean Carlson is ready to release his first chickens, Freedom Rangers that were raised on a non-GMO mix of grass, clover and bugs and allowed to roam on his pristine pastures.
Patrons are invited to reserve their chickens now by calling the farm at (610) 942-7480 or by emailing Farmer Dean at Dean@WyebrookFarm.com. They can be picked up between the hours of 12-7 p.m. on Monday. The chickens vary in sizes and should average a little over 4 pounds per bird. They will cost $4 per pound which is a bit more than grocery store chickens, simply because they are NOT the chickens you buy in your grocery store… they cost more to raise, but they will be worth it!
If you venture out to Wyebrook, stay a while and enjoy a stroll around the grounds to visit the horses, cows and pigs. You never know, Farmer Dean may even give you a personal tour on his tractor!
Also, please forward this to any of your friends and neighbors that would be interested in their own pastured chicken(s), but get in line – we’ve already got one with our name on it!
For more information on Wyebrook Farm, please visit www.wyebrookfarm.com.
Jun 1, 2011 Enjoy Philly Beer Week 2011 like a Pro[Tip]
Is there any sweeter time to be a Philadelphian than during Philly Beer Week?
Brewers from across the country and around the world descend on our sweet city and all we have to do is drink up the benefits. Here at ProTip, you can be sure we’ll be out enjoying the best of what the 10-day celebration has to offer – and we hope you’ll join us!
For starters, visit www.phillybeerweek.org
for info on the events you won’t want to miss – also where you can download the official PBW2011 app for your iPhone, Android or mobile Web browser.
It’s the best way to stay informed of all the amazing events on the go.
Now that you’re wired, here are some of our can’t-miss PBW2011 events (naturally, we’re suckers for all things local – and doubly so for those that include great food!):
• The Chef, the Brewer and the Farmer Dinners. These will take place throughout Beer Week, and include some of our favorite breweries and restaurants, partnering up with local farmers for locavore-friendly dinners.
o Saturday, June 5: Osteria, $100/person;
o Tuesday, June 7: JG Domestic, $75/person;
o Wednesday, June 8: Fork, $45/person;
o Thursday, June 9: Southwark, $65/person;
o Saturday, June 11: South Philadelphia Tap Room, $8/person;
o Sunday, June 12: Marathon 1818 Market Street, $35/person
• Iron Hill at Good Dog. This is one of the rarest opportunities in craft beer: brewers from all eight Iron Hill locations throughout the mid-Atlantic will join forces at Center City’s Good Dog for an eight-course beer pairing dinner. Each brewmaster will bring his own favorite beer to contribute, and Good Dog Chef Jessica O’Donnell will pair them with her inspired pub fare (Saturday, June 5, 6 p.m., limited to 80 guests, $100/person)
• Rare Belgian Beer Geek Brunch & Mussels at The Farmer’s Cabinet. Known for their rare European taps, The Farmer’s Cabinet will showcase even more distinct brews at this event, particularly Belgians that have never been tapped in Philadelphia before. Brunch items, and of course, moules frites, will be served and paired with these rare beers. (Sunday, June 5, beginning at 11 a.m., pay as you go)
• New Holland at Amada. Iron Chef Jose Garces’ first restaurant, Amada, plays host to New Holland Brewing Company – and although they haven’t announced the menu yet, it’s sure to be a gem. (Sunday, June 5, 7 p.m., price $60/person)
• Deschutes Beer Dinner at London Grill. This special dinner will feature a reception with seasonal beers at the bar, with live music from the Carol Moog Trio, followed by a four-course beer pairing dinner led by London Chef Michael McNally and Deschutes Brewmaster Larry Sidor. (Monday, June 6, beginning at 6 p.m., $55 per person)
• Five Days of Firkins at Oyster House. Every week day, Oyster House will host a different firkin of craft beer, pouring tasty and unusual brews and pairing them with their incomparably fresh shellfish and seafood dishes. (Monday, June 6 – Friday, June 10, 5 p.m. daily, $3/beer, $1/oyster, $3/oyster shooter)
• Mechanical Bull Riding at Percy Street Barbecue. For the second year in a row, Percy Street will bring in a mechanical bull. Guests can pay as they go for rides and win prizes, plus Chef Erin O’Shea will prepare food specials and Victory Brewing Company will pair their acclaimed beers with her famed Lockhart-style ‘cue. (Tuesday, June 7, beginning at 7 p.m., pay as you go)
• Craft Brewer’s Dinner Series with Dogfish Head at Chifa. Chifa will host a tempting four-course dinner pairing Latin-Asian cuisine with some of the country’s most groundbreaking craft beers. This is the 14th in Chifa’s craft beer dinner series, so you know they know what they’re doing. (Wednesday, June 8, 7:30 p.m., $65/person)
As you can see, it’s going to be a busy week. We’ll be resting up, and – who knows? – you just might catch us out at one (or all) of these great events. Cheers!
Philadelphia’s chefs and restaurateurs are always coming up with new reasons for us to stuff our faces…and we love them for it. So when we heard about Rouge’s 2011 Burger Brawl – an all-out battle for top burger, with proceeds benefiting a local elementary school – we started fasting in anticipation.
Conceived by Rouge’s Rob and Maggie Wasserman as a tasty fundraiser to build a new computer lab in their son, Jonah’s elementary school, the event will take place on-site (The William M. Meredith Elementary Public School, 725 South 5th Street) on Saturday, June 4 from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. and features burgers from Barbuzzo, Bindi and Lolita’s Chef Marcie Turney; Adsum’s Chef Matt Levin; 10Arts’ Chef Jennifer Carroll, of Top Chef; Fairmount legend London Grill; MidAtlantic and R2L’s Chef Daniel Stern; Butcher & Singer; Pub & Kitchen; Good Dog; North Third; Alfa; Royal Tavern; Ladder 15; PYT; Paesano’s; and of course, Rouge (home to one of GQ’s top 20 burgers in America) and sister restaurant 500˚.
Judging the talent – no small task, if you ask us! – will be Food Network’s Marc Summers, Mike Jerrick of FOX 29’s Good Day Philadelphia, Matt Cord of 93.3 WMMR and Winston Justice of the Philadelphia Eagles. Chefs will also be competing for the title of audience favorite…and you can be sure we’ll be weighing in on that one.
Tickets are $60 and are available for purchase online at www.ticketleap.com (we’ve already got ours!). For more information about the Philadelphia Burger Brawl, please call Rouge at (215) 732-6622.
We love going out to eat on Sundays, but at JG Domestic it used to be “No way, Jose” – they were closed (after all, even an Iron Chef needs a day off now and then!). But we begged. We pleaded. We cajoled. And the delicious result is Sunday Suppers, a down-home meal of artisanal American cuisine for just $35 per person, served every Sunday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Although the menu will change with the seasons, so it’s impossible to say just what Chef Garces and his talented team will prepare, recent offerings have included Springer Mountain organic chicken – herb-roasted or buttermilk-battered and fried – with all the trimmings, from a simple green salad to house-baked dinner rolls to mashed potatoes with roasted garlic and turnips to some of the greatest baked macaroni and cheese we’ve ever had the pleasure to enjoy. The whole meal is served family-style, too, meaning that sharing (read: stealing the last bite of mac and cheese when no one is looking) is encouraged.
As though Sunday wasn’t already our favorite day of the week.
Writing and talking about food all day will give you an appetite (and we would know!). But when you’re busy all day, it can be tough to fit in time for a meal that is both healthy and delicious.
Lucky us – we discovered Miss Rachel’s Lunch Club, a delivery service from Miss Rachel’s Pantry (www.missrachelspantry.com) that brings home-made vegan treats right to our office. With weekly deliveries to University City (on Wednesdays) and Center City (on Fridays), as well as a menu that changes each week, it’s a delicious new way to eat in and eat right.
This week’s menu, themed around Tax Day, includes: The Big Refund, with grilled tofu, basil and greens on an oversized roll spread with roasted bell pepper tapenade, a cup of Georgia corn chowder, an organic apple and a chocolate-chip cookie; The H&R Block, with Hot wing-style seitan, Ranch dressing, carrot and celery slaw and crisp lettuce on a round roll, a cup of Georgia corn chowder, an organic apple and a chocolate-chip cookie; and The Tax-Bake, a gluten-free feast of two cranberry-millet muffins, sweet ‘cream cheese,’ coconut ‘bacon,’ sprouts, a cup of Georgia corn chowder, an organic apple and a crispy peanut butter treat.
Apr 12, 2011 One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish
Dr. Seuss was on to something with his nonsense rhymes about fish. So many delicious varieties and preparations; so little time…
Enter Chef Jose Garces and his inspired Latin-Asian cuisine at Chifa (707 Chestnut Street). As though we weren’t already raving fans of his crave-able ceviches, he’s taken it up a notch and invited guests to design their own ceviche, using one of three preparations and their choice of market-fresh fish. The selections of fish will change daily, to reflect the best of what’s available, while the preparations (Ecuadorian, with spicy tomato, jalapeno, chives, yellow tomato gel and avocado; Peruvian, with leche de tigre, sweet potato, mote, rocoto aioli and pickled onion; and Nikkei, with garlic, ginger, lemongrass, soy-yuzu and sesame) are way too delicious to limit yourself to just one.
One hamachi, two tataki, red tomato, sweet potato…apologies, Dr. Seuss, but we’re already drooling.
Mar 17, 2011 A Stash of Goodies in The Farmers’ Cabinet
Picture this: you’re out with your friends. Some of you are in the mood for craft beer, and others just want a well-made cocktail. Everyone is starving, but fried bar bites just won’t do. Try finding a bar that does it all well.
…Don’t worry, we’ll wait.
After today, this dilemma is no more for Philadelphians, with the opening of The Farmers’ Cabinet, an artful collection of European craft beers, hand-made cocktails, an on-site nano-brewery (which will begin producing beer later this year) and some truly ‘wild’ food.
The restaurant and bar, from the owners of East Falls’ Fork & Barrel, features fresh-caught game and farm-raised produce in flavorful seasonal presentations, alongside Center City’s hottest new assortment of unusual and delicious European draughts, plus an unbelievable cocktail program and eventually, house-brewed sour ales that will age right in the restaurant in decorative wooden barrels.
In other words, it’s way more delicious than the year-old Ramen and canned corn you’ll find in your cabinet.
Whether you plan to overindulge in Irish whiskey on March 17 or skip the holiday altogether, Iron Chef Jose Garces’ Amada invites you to enjoy a different Jamison: Jamison Farms lamb, in a special five-course dinner on Monday, March 21.
The dinner, created by Chef de Cuisine MacGregor Mann, begins at 7 p.m. and costs just $55 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Guests will be treated to five courses of Spanish-inspired lamb goodness, including: Lamb and Sunchoke Soup with lamb dumplings, crisped parsnip and esplette chili; Lamb Coca, a twist on Amada’s wildly popular flatbreads; Lamb’s Tongue; braised Leg of Lamb with preserved lemon and dates; and a Mint-Julep Dessert with bourbon semifreddo, a mint gelee center, bourbon bubbles, mint sorbet, caramel glass and micro stevia. In addition to Jamison Farms, D’Artagnan’s artisanal lamb will be served, making this a feast that lamb lovers won’t want to miss.
And hey, if you want to wash it all down with a shot of Jameson, no one’s telling you no.
Portrait painters and photographers are known for capturing a moment. Today, a chef will try his hand at the same trick.
Josh Lawler and his wife, Colleen, have cooked in some of Philadelphia and New York’s top kitchens – memorably, Chef Lawler earned rave reviews at the quintessential farm-to-table restaurant Blue Hill at Stone Barns, where he served as chef de cuisine for five years. And beginning today, he’ll bring that talent to bear at The Farm and Fisherman (1120 Pine Street, 267-687-1555), a 30-seat white tablecloth BYOB featuring regional produce, meat and fish in preparations Chef Lawler calls “snapshots of the seasons here in the Delaware Valley.”
So sit still and smile, locally grown and raised foods. The artist is here to immortalize you – on a plate, rather than a canvas, this time. And isn’t edible art the sweetest art of all?
It’s not clear whether any barbecue lover has ever eaten themselves to death, consuming rib upon rib until their own rib cage expanded from the effort. But that hasn’t stopped many from trying, and starting tonight, and every Monday thereafter, Percy Street Barbecue (900 South Street) is inviting Philadelphians to throw their hats into the ring with All You Can Eat Baby Back Ribs.
While we’re not sure we even need to say any more, here are the gory details: $23 per person gets you unlimited baby backs from famed pitmistress Erin O’Shea, plus collard greens, pinto beans and biscuits. Because a balanced meal is important. Especially when it’s a meal this size.
Q - What do you get when you combine a flavorful modern Mexican dish with a tequila libation?
A - Chef Lucio Palazzo’s 'Dish and Cocktail' of the week, which kicks off tonight at Xochitl (408 South 2nd Street).
Every week in February, Chef Lucio will feature a different dish paired with one of the restaurant’s spectacular cocktails at a discounted price.
Tonight through the Sunday, enjoy Chicharrones, house-fried pork rinds served with radish, mint and salsa verde paired with Bochito, El Jimador blanco tequila, Aperol, simple syrup and hand-squeezed lime, for just $13.
Week Two, 2/7 – 2/13: Mollejas, veal sweetbreads a la plancha, served with root vegetable ceviche, grapefruit, avocado and habanero, paired with El Fumador, Del Maguey Vida mescal, El Jimador blanco tequila, muddled grapefruit, sugar and habanero ($17)
Week Three, 2/14 – 2/20: Albondigas, veal tongue meatballs served with tomato-chipotle salsa, almonds, Castelveltrano olives and rice, paired with Nublado, red wine with tequila, orange, hibiscus, canela and strawberries ($20)
Week Four, 2/21 – 2/27: Arroz con Pollo, a half chicken roasted with carnitas and served with beer, creamy rajas, celery and rice, paired with Michelada, Dos Equis amber lager with spicy tomato and a chili-salt rim ($18)
Dec 3, 2010 DO NOT SHOP (or park) until you read this note
Ah, holiday shopping. All those twinkling lights and spirited decorations…and tinny carols on repeat in every store and screaming children in strollers and outrageously inflated prices and near-fisticuffs over the last pair of cashmere gloves.
It’s enough to make you want a drink.
Happily, Oyster House (1516 Sansom Street, 215-567-7683) has a perfect diversion from the madness of the gift hunt: Bags and Bubbles. Every Saturday, from 11:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., exhausted retail warriors can find solace in the form of ½ dozen oysters and a tall, cold flute of Casa Del Mar cava for just $15. Sip the sparkling wine, rest your weary feet and slurp six shucked-to-order shellfish before returning, revived, to the quest for the perfect present. Best of all, you don’t have to be a shopper to enjoy this deal, so if you’re one of those people that finish their holiday shopping back in July, you can still get down on the treats.
Just try not to judge the rest of us, running frantically from store to store. Or better still, buying Oyster House gift certificates and vintage “Eat Oysters, Love Longer” t-shirts. There! Shopping’s done. More bubbles, please.
Need parking? Our wonderful Mayor Nutter has joined in the holiday spirit and made all Center City street parking on Saturdays free after 11 a.m. through the shopping season. Or, pull your car into the garage on the corner of 15th and Sansom, come in for some Oyster House grub, and get a validation ticket that makes your parking only $10 (and that’s good for up to 12 hours) now that’s what we call a tip.
London Grill Chef Michael McNally just can’t leave well enough alone.
Chili is delicious. It’s a staple, perfect for warming you up on a chilly winter’s night. And Chef McNally’s famed “Elizabeth Taylor” chili con carne had been on the menu at London Grill (2301 Fairmount Avenue, 215-978-4545) for nearly 20 years, so he decided to try his hand at Wild Boar Chili to spice things up.
So why mess with perfection? Perhaps it was the lure of D’Artagnan’s artisanal wild boar, which he cuts into cubes. Or maybe the siren song of arbol and ancho chiles called him to experiment with his recipe. Was it the smoky goodness of Weyerbacher’s smoked beer lending richness and depth as it perfectly tenderizes the pork, or the mellow sweetness of chocolate and espresso that expertly complement the spice and gamey goodness of the dish?
Who cares?
His wild boar chili has already won one fan – the Inquirer’s Craig LaBan – and more are sure to follow for this pitch-perfect winter dish. Chef McNally, if you’re ever looking for taste testers for your next experiment, you know where to find us!
Some things are delicious.
Some things belong together.
Some delicious things belong together (see also: peanut butter and jelly, spaghetti and meatballs, wine and cheese).
Leave it to Jose Garces to come up with some new pairings.
At his Garces Trading Company (1111 Locust Street, 215-574-1099), executive pastry chef Jessica Mogardo is baking three tantalizing Holiday Pies:
Maple-Bacon-Apple ($25)
Gingersnap-Pumpkin ($30)
Dark Chocolate-Bourbon-Pecan ($30)
Hand-crafted in the restaurant’s custom deep dish pizza pans, each pie is 9 inches in diameter, 2 inches deep and infinitely delicious.
The Holiday pies will be available through December. You can stop by to see what is available in the pastry case, or pre-order to make sure you’ve got your mits on them. They are perfect for Thanksgiving (pick up the day before; they’ll be closed the day of), or to bring/serve at any holiday gathering.
Whoever brought the gin and tonic (another classic pair) to the party just got upstaged.
In The Godfather, when enemies of Don Corleone whacked his top intimidation man, Luca Brasi, they sent Corleone Brasi’s bulletproof vest wrapped around a fish to send a message: “Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes.”
In Maple Shade, NJ, homebrewers Scott Davi and Jim Carruthers could have used a bag of coffee beans to the same purpose, but their message is different: “Luca Brasi is a delicious coffee stout, and the winner of Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant’s Iron Brewer Competition 2010.”
Head Brewer Chris LaPierre invited New Jersey home brewers to compete, Iron Chef-style, and create a special beer, and declared Davi and Carruther’s entry the champ. Together, the three of them teamed up to create Luca Brasi Coffee Stout, an English-style stout with 36 lbs. of whole and ground coffee beans added to the brew.
Tonight at 7 p.m., Iron Hill Maple Shade will introduce the beer on draught as a seasonal offering.
Here’s hoping the keg doesn’t get whacked – er, kicked – before we all get to enjoy a pint.
Usually, when Philadelphians refer to the “Bridge and Tunnel” crowd, they’re talking about New Jersey.
Which isn’t necessarily a good thing.
But not this weekend, with the re-opening of the South Street Bridge on Saturday, November 6 at 2 pm, Center City and West Philly will be back together again. It’s been two long years of construction on the bridge, and residents are psyched to celebrate the grand reunion of both banks of the Schuylkill.
Enter Percy Street Barbecue, marooned since their opening last year on the East side of the river. Now that the street they call home extends into the land of the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel, they’re inviting their neighbors on the far shore to join them for a South Street Bridge Re-Opening Party, and offering 10% off their entire menu from 2 pm till close with a current Drexel or UPenn (school or hospital) ID.
So embrace your status as a Bridge (not Tunnel) crowd member, and get down on some ribs with your newfound neighbors. This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Oct 18, 2010 Life, Liberté and the Pursuit of Yummy-ness
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that hotel bars are cool, that French food is delicious and that Center City needs more of both.
Enter Liberté, the urban-chic new restaurant and lounge at the Sofitel Philadelphia. With a flavorful menu of French-inspired dishes from Aussie-born Chef Kevin Levett and a menu of cutting-edge cocktails from mixologist Marc Yanga, the sexy new space is a welcome addition to the city’s culinary landscape and a perfect spot to meet for a drink, linger beside the fireplace, enjoy a hearty meal or rendezvous for a nightcap. Expect the menu to change seasonally, including fun, Euro-inspired takes on local favorites (truffled Kennett Square mushroom tartine, or New York strip loin with shallot marmalade on a soft pretzel roll, anyone?) and innovative drink offerings (read: The Crimson, featuring Absolut Citron and St. Germain elderflower liqueur, blended with raspberry-tarragon puree and lemon juice with a fresh tarragon garnish).
Consider this our declaration of intention: to visit Liberté often, cozy up to the bar, sip slowly and eat well.
We’ll admit: we’ve been feeling a touch…jealous. Between the trips to New York to school his competitors on Iron Chef America and the news that he’d bought a farm (A FARM?!?) in Bucks County, we were afraid that our restaurant boyfriend, Jose Garces, was going to leave us.
It turns out, our fears were unfounded –all of his recent travels have been in the service of JG Domestic (2929 Arch Street, 215-222-2363), opening today in the Cira Center, a restaurant and bar serving the finest artisanal food and drink sourced exclusively from the United States for lunch and dinner.
Featuring a “living wall” of plants and greenery, a communal table studded with three live trees and a menu unlike any other in Philadelphia, JG Domestic will showcase our very own Iron Chef’s finest recipes, and will serve only American-sourced treats, including produce from Chef Garces’ own Bucks County farm as early as fall 2011.
An adjacent Garces Trading Company Kiosk, selling sandwiches and salads to go, as well as his eponymous brand of coffee, will offer quick-fix meals for travelers departing from 30th Street Station and those without the time for a sit-down lunch or dinner. He is just so thoughtful!
We’re sorry we were jealous, Chef. Thanks for always coming home to us. Now get in that kitchen and make us some vittles!
Oct 8, 2010 Enjoy Wine, Beer and Snacks – Unplugged – at Biba, Opening Today at 4 pm
Take off your iPod headphones. Put down the Blackberry. Close that laptop. And for crying out loud, log off of Twitter.
Today, owner Jon Myerow and partner / wine director Michael McCauley invite you to unplug, unwind and enjoy world-class wines, beers and nibbles at Biba (3131 Walnut Street, 215-222-BIBA), a new wine bar in The Left Bank.
Featuring a globe-trotting assortment of cheeses, charcuterie and chocolates, alongside 26 wines by the glass and 10 beers, including a rotating cask selection, this fun little bar from the creators of Tria shuns WiFi, karaoke, live music, televisions and other time-filling diversions in favor of a relaxing atmosphere that encourages guests to engage each other in conversation and reconnect over delicious snacks.
You may not become the mayor of Biba on Foursquare, but isn’t it worth it to spend some time with your non-virtual friends?
Oct 4, 2010 Our Favorite 5 Year Old (and her cute Kid Brother!)
There aren’t too many toddlers that make us want to put their photo up on our wall, but we’d gladly plaster pics of these two all over the fridge.
This October is the fifth birthday for Chef Jose Garces’ Old City flagship Amada (217-219 Chestnut Street, 215-625-2450), and to celebrate, they’re serving an over-the-top La Mesa de Jose Tasting Menu, featuring a multi-course line-up of classic dishes from the restaurant’s five successful years, as well as special treats cooked up by the chef in his cookbook and on Food Network’s Iron Chef America. The tasting menu is just $65 per person, including their famed red, white and seasonal sangrias, and will be offered all month long. It’s the most fun you’ll have at a 5-year-old’s birthday party!
Not one to be left out, Chef Garces’ second restaurant, Tinto (114 South 20th Street, 215-665-9150) will also offer a special chef’s tasting throughout October, this time pairing their famed small plates with Basque and Asturian ciders. The four-course menu, featuring seasonally inspired apple dishes to pair with the ciders, is $55 per person, while the cider pairing is $25 per person.
Chef Garces might not be the type to keep pictures of his little ones in his wallet, but in this case, we’re happy to do the bragging for him.
You can follow Jose on twitter @chefjosegarces or his restaurants @garcesgroup
Sep 23, 2010 Get Wild with “The Last Wild Food” at Fork’s Sustainable Seafood Dinner
Cows calmly chew their cud, chickens just scratch in the dust, and pigs are notoriously lazy. If you want some real wild food for your dinner, you have to look to the ocean.
On Wednesday, September 29, Chef Terence Feury of Old City’s Fork (306 Market Street, 215-625-9425) will host author Paul Greenberg for a Sustainable Seafood Dinner and book signing of his Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food. Joined by fellow Le Bernardin alum Chef Jennifer Carroll of 10Arts, a former Top Chef finalist, Chef Feury’s four-course meal will celebrate his and owner Ellen Yin’s commitment to serving only locally sourced and/or sustainable seafood. For $75 per person, excluding beverages, tax and gratuity, guests will enjoy a decadent tasting menu; proceeds from the dinner will benefit Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch, whose list of over-fished versus sustainable seafood choices is considered the industry standard, and The Wetlands Institute in Stone Harbor, NJ, dedicated to fostering a lifelong understanding and stewardship of the coastal environment. Signed copies of Four Fish will be available for purchase at the dinner.
It’s sure to be a “wild” – and delicious – night to remember.
To make a reservation or for more information you can call Fork at 215-625-9425 or visit their website at www.forkrestaurant.com.
Sep 21, 2010 OYSTER HOUSE OFFERS TWO WAYS TO ENJOY THE BLUES….
The beginning of Fall doesn’t mean the end of crab season, in fact, it just the right time to enjoy some of the region’s best blues, blue crabs that is…fresh from the Atlantic coast of Delaware and New Jersey. Blue crabs are a local specialty, prized for their sweet, delicately flavored plump meat.
Starting tonight, and every Tuesday through the end of October, Oyster House (1516 Sansom Street, 215-567-7683) will offer The Blue Crab Feast for just $19 per person.
This end-of-summer meal includes 3 jumbo hard shell blue crabs alongside locally grown corn on the cob and crisp, house-made coleslaw. Or if you are really hungry you can go for the $30 All-You-Can-Eat Blue Crabs, also available every Tuesday from 6 to 9 pm.
Not only are blue crabs tasty, but you can feel good about eating them because a portion of proceeds from Oyster House’s blue crab sales will be donated to the Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund.
Check out www.oysterhousephilly.com or follow them on Twitter @PHLOysterHouse
Sep 20, 2010 The Whole Enchilada (and Taco!): Monday Night Football at Distrito
It’s football season, and the city is abuzz with rabid fans. Hungry, rabid fans. Not just hungry for a championship – actually hungry.
Thank goodness for Chef Jose Garces and his new Endless Tacos and Enchiladas at Distrito (3945 Chestnut Street, 215-222-1657).
Every Monday night from 8 p.m. until 10 p.m., guests can choose from an assortment of the restaurant’s delicious tacos (Hamachi “Estilo Og”, yellowtail with chipotle remoulade, avocado, red cabbage and lime and Carnitas, pulled pork with black beans and pineapple salsa) and enchiladas (de Pollo, chicken with Chihuahua cheese, epazote and red chile sauce and de Cangrejo, jumbo lump crab with poblano peppers, roasted corn and salsa verde), ordering them in an endless succession while enjoying the game on three high-definition televisions in the downstairs Cantina or projected on the big screen from the second floor lounge.
As if that’s not enough, this special deal also includes Chilango Chop Salad, baby arugula, watercress, green apples, cranberries, spiced pecans and honey-lime-yogurt dressing; Frijoles Refritos, refried beans; and Arroz con Frijoles Negros, black beans and rice, and $2 drafts of Dos Equis Amber and Dos Equis Lager beers will also be available.
Because Philadelphia fans are hungry for more than a championship. Although that would be nice, too.
Sep 1, 2010 The chicken or the uovo? Barbuzzo on 13th Street Opens Today!
The great question of “which comes first” just got a little more complicated: will your first meal at Barbuzzo (110 South 13th Street, 215-546-9300) be their Wood-Roasted Murray’s Chicken with almond milk polenta, salsa verde and radish salad, or the Uovo Pizza with brussel leaves, guanciale, caciocavallo, house-stretched fior di latte, truffle and farm egg?
Opening today at 5 p.m., the Mediterranean kitchen and bar from Valerie Safran and Chef Marcie Turney is the latest fabulous addition to the 13th Street corridor that these two enterprising entrepreneurs have breathed new life into over the past decade with such local favorites as Lolita, Bindi and Grocery. Barbuzzo is the first of their properties with a fully stocked bar, and represents an exciting next step for the pair. Guests can expect Mediterranean inspired-dishes, including house-made pastas, slow-roasted meats, wood-oven pizzas and artisanal charcuterie and cheeses alongside creative cocktails, craft beers and carefully chosen affordable European wines.
Come to think of it, maybe it won’t be the chicken or the egg, but a Little Italian Redhead (vodka, Aperol and lemonade) or a Gin & Sin (Hendrick’s, muddled cucumber, fresh oregano and Noilly Prat) that comes first at Barbuzzo.
To make a reservation or for more information you can call 215-546-9300 or visit their website at
www.barbuzzo.com and also check out their blog at barbuzzorestaurant.blogspot.com/
Everybody needs a good ribbing sometimes. But no one likes to be teased.
Get your fix at popular neighborhood bar and restaurant Pub & Kitchen, where every Wednesday you can enjoy a heaping plate of seven-hour-braised pork ribs, served with Anson Mills artisanal sweet corn grits and house-made coleslaw, for just $17. The P&K gang has even included into the deal a pint of Troegs Sunshine Pils – the perfect summertime brew.
P.S. If you didn’t hear yet, Philadelphia Magazine awarded Pub & Kitchen ‘Best Gastropub’ in their August 2010 ‘Best Of’ issue!
Pub & Kitchen is located at the corner of 20th & Lombard. For more information you can call 215-545-0350 or visit their website at www.thepubandkitchen.com and also check out their blog at thepubandkitchen.blogspot.com
Jul 14, 2010 Chef Matt Levin to Adsum-thing Wonderful to our Restaurant Scene
We can’t usually recommend snacking in a mad scientist’s laboratory. You never know what might be simmering over that Bunsen burner.
Not so tonight, when Chef Matt Levin and Kar Vivekananthan will debut Adsum (700 South 5th Street, 215-888-7002), a refined neighborhood bistro and their first restaurant. With all wines available by the beaker, the better to coordinate with the library/laboratory decor, the restaurant will serve progressive cuisine from Chef Levin, including a foie gras poutine that is sure to become the season’s must-have plate. Chef Levin is one of the only chefs in Philadelphia to have earned a coveted “Four Bells: Superior” review from The Inquirer, and his inspired cooking will be on full display in this new gastronomic playground.
We just know he’s going to Adsum-thing wonderful to our dining scene.
Apr 7, 2010 Tonight -- Grab Your Fork and Eat some 24 Hour Milk Lamb
Every Wednesday night at 7:30pm Join Chef Terry Feury as he hosts his Chef's Bistro Dinner at Fork:etc.
For only $40 you get 4 courses (including wine) of whatever Terry is putting on the table. The menu changes each week and there are no substitutions.
Tonight's Bistro Menu is:
Artichoke salad - Boston Bibb, Peppers and Fines Herbes
Pasticchio di Maccheroni
Abbachio di Latte - 24-hour Leg of Lamb in Milk served with Young Farm Spinach and White beans
Dessert (You'll find out Tonight!)
The Chef's Bistro Dinner has been awarded:
Best of Philly "Dinner Party"
Food & Wine "50 Trends to Try"
Fork:etc. is located at 308 Market Street, adjacent to acclaimed Fork restaurant.
Seating is limited and is first come, first serve. For more information please call 215-625-9425 or visit www.forkrestaurant.com for upcoming Wednesday Night Menus
Mar 30, 2010 Sushi + Beer = Coedo arrives in Philly at Zama
Chef Hiroyuki “Zama” Tanaka, the city’s most revered sushi chef, pairs his top-notch Japanese fare with the city’s most extensive selection of Japanese beers at Zama.
Zama is the first restaurant in Philly to offer the line-up of five hand-crafted Japanese ales and lagers from Coedo Brewery including: Kyara, a rich golden-brown beer with finely textured head and a smooth malt flavor; Ruri, a premium pilsner with crisp, clean, dry, refreshing flavor; Shiro, a non-filtered wheat beer with fruity overtones and smooth texture; Shikkoku, a glossy black beer with pleasant hop bitterness and complex, spicy finish; and Beniaka, a premium lager with aromatic sweetness brewed with roasted sweet potatoes.
All are $10, except for the Beniaka, which is $12. Other, better-known Japanese beers, including Orion, Kirin Ichiban, Sapporo and Asahi Super Dry, are also available.
Zama only has three cases of each type of Coedo, so it will go fast!
Zama is located at 128 South 19th Street, 215-568-1027
www.zamarestaurant.com
@zamasushibar
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