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September 2008 - Posts
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The Swann Lounge at the Four Seasons reopened on Friday, September 26th, after a series of structural renovations. Changes include new carpeting and furniture, a communal center table and a reconfiguration that will afford better views of the Benjamin Read More...
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Legendary actor Paul Newman passed away over the weekend. Although best known as a movie star, he was also renowned as an entrepreneur/philanthropist thanks to his Newman’s Own brand of food products, which began as a line of salad dressing and Read More...
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Rousted from its Rittenhouse Square corner, mom-and-pop BYO Italian trattoria Melograno has resurfaced less than five blocks away in larger though decidedly homier quarters; the room is decorated whimsically with family photos and a tiny Vespa scooter, Read More...
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Mix Photo: Atiya Walker-Dykes Bathed in an orange-red glow, the narrow Rittenhouse Square Italian Mix aims to offer something for everyone; its ultracasual space includes eat-in seating, a to-go counter and a bar for post-work/late-night drinks, while Read More...
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– Sustainable seafood cards have come to sushi. [ LAT ] – A French Laundry sous chef will represent the U.S. in the Bocuse d'Or. [ Diner's Journal ] – Forget about a food shortage. The world has a potable water shortage. [ Economist Read More...
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I asked the waitress what was on the cheese plate and she replied 'cheese.' Read More...
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There are just a few days left to participate in the Great American Dine-Out, a fund-raising effort that helps feed hungry children. More than a dozen area restaurants, including The Palm , Copper Bistro and Sotto Varalli, will donate a portion of your Read More...
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– China's tainted milk scandal is spreading to Europe. [ NYT ] – While working on the bailout plan last night, the House ordered pizza and the Senate got Thai. [ NYT ] – A 12-year-old McDonald's burger looks about the same as Read More...
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La Campagne is participating in this year's South Jersey Restaurant Week. With the economy the way it is, who can turn down a good dining deal? South Jersey Restaurant Week is back and bigger than ever, with over 60 restaurants offering four-course Read More...
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– Are major egg producers fixing prices? Possibly. [ WSJ ] – A group of French chefs wants the UN to declare their cuisine a world treasure. [ NYT ] – But what will the children of New York's Hunts Point do with $1M in vegan food? Read More...
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A cheese steak from Tony Luke's with provolone and fried onions photo: Bryce Edwards Sometimes you feel like eating a great steak and sometimes what you really crave is a classic cheese steak. Luckily enough, the City of Brotherly Love is the undisputed Read More...
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– In terms of quality coffee, has Chicago surpassed Seattle? [ The Stew ] – Krispy Kreme is bringing in the soft-serve ice cream. [ USA Today ] – After 25 states asked it to reconsider, MillerCoors has put its caffeinated alcoholic drink, Read More...
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The Kennett Square crowd has discovered Twelves Grill & Café , a cozy, couple-owned New American BYO located in a circa-1900 former bank; its moderately priced menu emphasizes locally sourced and organic ingredients, and fuels up the morning Read More...
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photo: Michael J. Fajardo Fall is approaching and you know what that means: Oktoberfest, ja! If you can't make it to Munich, fret not, because the celebration is happening here as well. In a benefit for breast cancer research (and Philly Beer Week Read More...
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– The celebrity chefs keep pouring into Vegas. [ Eater LA ] – Grant Achatz of Chicago's Alinea defends the long tasting menus disparaged by Anthony Bourdain and Marco Pierre White . [ Gothamist ] – And on that note, Thomas Keller Read More...
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Django, the boutique BYO in Queen Village, has closed, with chef-owner Ross Essner calling it a victim of the economy. The restaurant's founders, Aimee Olexy and Bryan Sikora, had sold the place three years ago and now own Talula's Table in Kennett Read More...
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– Making the most of moose meat in Alaska. [ NYT ] – The illustrious tea bag may well be 100 years old today! [ Serious Eats ] – The FDA is thinking of making allergy labels on food more prominent. [ Washington Post ] – In the Read More...
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The temperature may be cooling, but the restaurant scene heats up this fall with a slew of new openings all over town (and beyond), including three swank new steakhouses and the return of two Chinese icons. Alison Two : Alison Barshak (of the central Read More...
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– Trans fats are now banned in Boston too. [ Boston Globe ] – Amazon.com is getting into the wine-selling business. [ Tech Crunch ] – Proof the declining economy is affecting the food industry: New York's Four Seasons is adding breakfast. Read More...
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The Pub & Kitchen Photo: Atiya Walker-Dykes Center City’s landmark Chaucer’s has been reborn as The Pub & Kitchen , a warm gastropub serving midpriced Euro-American fare – steak, fish ’n’ chips, bangers and mash – Read More...
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Amada Photo: Courtesy of Amada Jose Garces, chef-owner of Amada , Distrito and Tinto , and more recently, the guy who whupped Bobby Flay on Iron Chef America , is out with a cookbook, Latin Evolution (Lake Isle Press). The launch will take place at a Read More...
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Do you think high-fructose corn syrup has received a bad rap? Let us know on the Zagat Discussion boards! Fans of The Omnivore’s Dilemma may want to sit down for this one. A new series of TV ads, brought to you by the Corn Refiners Association of Read More...
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Peppercorns in South Philly has given up the ghost after less than a year, and Alisa Cafe is down and out after four years in Cherry Hill, NJ, and, before that, 19 years in Upper Darby. Read More...
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Raw Oysters Photo: Jeff Poskanzer The NFL season officially kicked off last week, ushering in four months of enthusiastic snacking in front of the TV. If you grow tired of wings and chips 'n' dip, head over to South Philly's Snockey's Read More...
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Capital Grille photo: Courtesy of the Capital Grille Cheese steaks are wonderful and all, but sometimes you need, well, a real steak. If you're looking for a stellar prime rib or porterhouse to enjoy with a fine glass of red, here is the list of Top Read More...
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Center City District's Restaurant Week is around the corner (September 14–19), and prime reservations are going quickly as diners seek to take advantage of the $35 multicourse dinners. Although there are no seats left at Lacroix at the Rittenhouse Read More...
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– National Geographic has launched a new website devoted to the foods of the world. [ National Geographic ] – How would you like a beer made with yeast from the Jurassic era? [ Washington Post ] – Take an awesome tour through America's Read More...
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Tucked into a Queen Village storefront, Bistrot La Minette , a homey French newcomer with sunny-yellow walls, is filled with antiques, sports a tiny bar and is topped with a cream-painted tin ceiling; its midpriced menu offers Gallic classics, including Read More...
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– The state of Slow Food after Slow Food Nation. [ NYT ] – Of course, the local-food revolution isn't just happening in the States, it is happening across the pond too. [ NYS ] – But what about endangered foods? [ Serious Eats ] Read More...
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