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July 2007 - Posts
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Coquette Bistro & Raw Bar photo: Ryan Charles Locals are already packing into Coquette Bistro & Raw Bar , the new South Street French brasserie from Sansom Street Oyster House ’s Cary Neff, who’s installed Loie alumnus David Gilberg and his wife, Carla, Read More...
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Seafood Shack photo: Ryan Charles There’s nothing fancy going on at the Seafood Shack in South Jersey – just fried fish, fries, housemade chowder and a simple raw bar; its charmingly retro 1950s setting fits right into the old-time Haddon Avenue strip. Read More...
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They make you walk around with a horse stick and blow a whistle. That'll teach you to tell someone it's your birthday. Read More...
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Le Castegne About 150 businesses that have won Philadelphia Magazine 's "Best of Philly" award will offer a variety of deals from Sunday, August 5th, through Thursday, August 9th. Some of the best dinner specials include four courses for $40 at Fork , Read More...
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Two of Philly's hottest Center City Latins just entered the weekday lunch fray. Tinto , Jose Garces' Basque jewel box, is offering the "Bilbao Express" ($15.99), which features a choice of soup or salad plus sandwich and nonalcoholic beverage; the pintxos Read More...
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By Jacqueline Wasilczyk Former 'Top Chef' contestant Lee Anne Wong chats with Zagat Buzz about cooking with 'No Reservations' No Reservations courtesy of Warner Bros. Top chefs are making their move to the big screen, and while they've yet to land leading Read More...
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Starting today, nearly two dozen University City restaurants will offer three-course dinners at three price points as part of Dining Days, which run through Thursday, August 2nd. Dine for $15 at Marathon Grill and Vientiane , among others; for $25 at Read More...
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The spirit of NYC’s Balthazar runs through Coquette Bistro & Raw Bar, the new South Street French brasserie from Sansom Street Oyster House ’s Cary Neff. Two bars – one for raw items (oysters, clams, etc.), the other for libations – contribute to the Read More...
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Chicago-based mixologist Bridget Albert won the festival's Bar Chef competition. photo: Carla Spartos The fifth annual Tales of the Cocktail wrapped up in New Orleans yesterday. For those who couldn't make it to the five-day gathering of cocktail enthusiasts, Read More...
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More details are coming in on Philadelphia star Jose Garces’ plans for his first Chicago outpost, Mercat (it’s actually something of a homecoming for Garces, who was born in the Windy City). Slated to open later this year, Mercat (“market” in Catalan) Read More...
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By Jacqueline Wasilczyk Hung Huynh swears he's a humble guy. Humble Hung? photo: Virginia Sherwood, Bravo Just as properly beaten egg whites are critical to the success of a soufflé, a “cheftestant” who can be counted on to inject a little drama into Read More...
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Venuto’s Old World Pizza photo: Ryan Charles The South Philly–raised founder of Hollywood Tans is now bronzing cheese and sauce at Venuto’s Old World Pizza , an upscale thin-crust pizzeria in West Deptford, positioned as the first of a chain; aside from Read More...
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As anyone who's ordered a $15 pom-chai-lychee-tini at a splashy, big-production restaurant knows, cocktails are a key feature of the modern dining experience, with drink lists designed by celebrity mixologists like Dale DeGroff becoming more and more Read More...
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Dale DeGroff, left, confers with judge Ted Allen of Top Chef at the fest's Bar Chef competition. photo: Carla Spartos Perhaps no one has had a greater influence on the American cocktail renaissance than mixologist Dale DeGroff. Walk into any restaurant Read More...
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Ted Breaux serving his Lucid absinthe at Tales of the Cocktail. photo: Carla Spartos Seemingly everywhere you turn here at Tales of the Cocktail , someone’s pushing absinthe, the bitter, anise-flavored spirit distilled from wormwood made famous by Belle Read More...
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Audrey Saunders at Commander's Palace. photo: Carla Spartos On a recent episode of Top Chef , one of the contestants, Hung, complained that cocktails are not appropriate for pairing with the "refined, beautiful, elegant food I cook." He was chafing at Read More...
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On, Tuesday July 24th, the first 100 dinner patrons at the Palm get two comp tickets for a sneak-preview screening that night of the Catherine Zeta-Jones movie No Reservations (7:30 PM; Bridge Cinema, 40th and Walnut Sts.); word is, get to the restaurant Read More...
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A morning seminar kicks off with a Smoker's Delight cocktail. photo: Carla Spartos The genius of Tales of the Cocktail is that while most conferences are packed with presentations, roundtables and meetings, all seemingly a pretense for the marathon drink-a-thons Read More...
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The fifth-annual Tales of the Cocktail , a five-day gathering of cocktail geeks, bar chefs, booze marketers, journos and assorted other "connoisseurs" gets underway tomorrow, July 18th, in New Orleans, and Zagat Buzz will be on hand to bring you the highlights. Read More...
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Tequila Joe's photo: Ryan Charles Vets of Chestnut Hill’s Solaris Grille have gone north of the city border with Tequila Joe's , a lively south-of-the-border cantina set in a former corner drinkin’ bar in sneeze-and-you-miss-it Oreland; true to its name, Read More...
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Pif served its last dinner on Bastille Day. David Ansill will concentrate on his newer, larger place, Ansill . Felicia's closed this weekend after nearly 20 years – new owners will likely make it a neighborhood bar–type place. M Restaurant, the Washington Read More...
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Zacharias Creekside Café, a New American BYO from the former owners of Twin Bays Café , is taking shape in Lansdale (2960 Skippack Pike; 610-584-5650), with plans to open for dinner the first week of August; weekday lunch service will be added soon after. Read More...
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The food may be bad, but at least the service is slow. Read More...
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La Veranda photo: Ryan Charles Located on the Delaware Riverfront above a ristorante of the same name, La Veranda conjures up a sexy vibe with its suede-y modern couches, large plasma screens and outdoor bottle-service cabanas; nevertheless, the tanned Read More...
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On Friday, July 13th, University City's White Dog Café hosts its 25th annual Bastille Day Block Party , complete with strolling accordionist and French buffet served inside a tent; after dinner, sing along to "La Marseillaise," light sparklers, then watch Read More...
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It seems that the owner, the chef and I have lost interest. Read More...
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Farm to Fork Week kicks off on Monday, July 23rd. Monday, July 23rd, through Friday, July 27th, dozens of South Jersey restaurants, including Anthony's , Catelli , Emerald Fish , High Street Grill and Mélange Cafe , will show their support for Garden Read More...
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Silk City photo: Ryan Charles Lots of love and money went into sprucing up Silk City , a once-seedy diner-***-nightclub in Northern Liberties; new owner Mark Bee and chef Peter Dunmire (both from N. 3rd ) have added kitsch – black velvet paintings, bold Read More...
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Cygnets and mother outside Bistro Cassis photo: Ryan Charles The notable outdoor setting at Bistro Cassis now provides a view of newly hatched cygnets (baby swans to you). In addition, the posh Radnor restaurant has inaugurated Sunday brunch and dinner Read More...
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City Tavern servers take you back in time. Colonial-themed City Tavern was the site of the Continental Congress' first Independence Day celebration in 1777 (the original building was demolished in 1854, then rebuilt in 1976); on Wednesday, it will be Read More...
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