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July 17, 2008

Philadelphia CityPaper In A Nutshell (07/17 Edition)

• Trey Popp says you gotta booze up at Apothecary.

• If they say the biggest sign of gentrification is the opening of an Indian restaurant, than Fishtown is crazy gentrified.

• "Turkish coffeehouse" is not a euphemism.

• Philly's best all you can eat deals.

• Bar Ferdinand is turning two.

Philadelphia Inquirer In A Nutshell (07/17 Edition)

• Rich people will pay a lot for bottled water. Then, self-conscious environmentalists will criticize them for it. It's the circle of life, people!

• How to make homemade ice cream.

• The Inky will gladly explain veganism to the non-30, non-hippie daughter having demographic.

July 16, 2008

Philadelphia Weekly In A Nutshell (07/16 Edition)

• Today is the day that Cafe Estelle fell into the good graces of the Weekly.

Food tips for foodies.

Inside Seven Stars Farm.

July 10, 2008

Philadelphia CityPaper In A Nutshell (07/10 Edition)

• Meet Cuba, the restaurant, not the country.

• The Art Museum 'hood has a new gastropub.

• It's City Paper vs. Union Gourmet.

• Bastille Day blah blah blah. En Francais.

• Pit stops for the PIGLFF.

Philadelphia Inquirer In A Nutshell (07/10 Edition)

• Yuppies have to ruin everything. Even camping.

Inside the Market at Comcast Center.

• Stephen Starr's new French bistro, Parc, is opening Monday.

July 09, 2008

Philadelphia Weekly In A Nutshell (07/09 Edition)

• Center City's new Greek Cypriot restaurant Kanella is pretty damn amazing.

• Go visit some local farms.

• An interview with Landon Cucinotta of Sidecar Bar & Grille.

July 03, 2008

Philadelphia CityPaper In A Nutshell (07/03 Edition)

• South Philly's Nicholas' is an awesome Italian restaurant.

• Former South Street paleopub Cheers to You is now officially The Wooly Mammoth.

• The official verdict on Goodburger's burgers is that they are But, hey. Most of the other food is pretty good.

• Sidecar's Rich Freedman knows his meat.

• All hail Chase Utley butterscotch krimpets.

• It's time for the Jose Pistola lobster bake.

• Philly's best exotic egg dishes. Mmm... shakshuka.

Philadelphia Inquirer In A Nutshell (07/03 Edition)

• It's the great Inquirer hot dog taste test of 2008.

• Aw, Philadelphians discover how to grill fruit.

• How to select a good watermelon.

• The Jersey Shore's cult favorite tuna salad sub.

• Finally! Minar Palace is reopening in August. Hopefully.

July 02, 2008

Philadelphia Weekly In A Nutshell (07/02 Edition)

• Ten bets the owner of Quahog's Seafood Shack likes Family Guy as much as he loves his clams. Either way, the food is awesome.

• Restaurant eats for the Transformers 2 cast.

• Aw... The head chef at Pearl cooked dinner for his mom.

June 26, 2008

Inquirer In A Nutshell (06/26 Edition)

• How to choose wedding gifts.

• Syndicated articles will teach you all you need to know about cheesecakes.

• Some ex-Charlie Trotter's vets are opening a restaurant in ChesCo.

CityPaper In A Nutshell (06/26 Edition)

• Here's the official word from CP regarding Ludwig's replacement Time: It's eh.

• Get your new restaurant news.

• University City Indian buffet standby New Delhi is celebrating 20 years. Bless.

June 25, 2008

Philadelphia Weekly In A Nutshell (06/25 Edition)

• Can a salad bar be a gourmet eating destination? Ask Union Market.

Meet the beer lass.

• An outdoor dining guide for Philly.

June 19, 2008

Philadelphia Inquirer In A Nutshell (06/19 Edition)

• Your new pretentious food trend: micro-farming.

• Sansom Street Oyster House, RIP.

• Inside Philly's newest BYOB.

Philadelphia CityPaper In A Nutshell (06/19 Edition)

Know the Cajun goods at Les Bons Temps.

• Melograno's replacement is almost here.

• Hamifgash knows their falafel.

• It's time for the dragon boat festival.

June 18, 2008

Philadelphia Weekly In A Nutshell (06/18 Edition)

• It's time to think abuot Time.

John Grogan, food, something something.

• Goat cheese, Chester County-style.

June 12, 2008

Philadelphia Inquirer In A Nutshell (06/12 Edition)

• Rick Nichols goes to Maia.

• Fuggedabout watching the detectives. Now you can watch the chef.

• Zanzibar Blue successor J.L. Sullivan's Speakeasy is... different.

Philadelphia CityPaper In A Nutshell (06/12 Edition)

• Everyone loves the Memphis Taproom, especially CityPaper.

• Tre Scalini Ristorante is now Da Vinci Ristorante.

• The Rum Bar is kicking off the Philadelphia Mojito Olympics.

• Lots of food-related events for y'all.

• Philly's best unknown picnic spots.

June 11, 2008

Philadelphia Weekly In A Nutshell (06/12 Edition)

• Inside the Memphis Taproom.

• Verily, it's Vidalia Onion season.

Speaking of Vidalia onions...

June 05, 2008

Philadelphia CityPaper In A Nutshell (06/05 Edition)

• The Devil's Den has a new menu and CP is there.

• Time for new restaurant openings.

• Inside the 215's only Malian restaurant, West Philly's Soleil De Minuit.

How to find absinthe in Philadelphia.

• This week's food related events.

• A beer list for the summertime.

• Sweet tea wooder ice? Why the hell not.

Philadelphia Inquirer In A Nutshell (06/05 Edition)

• Aiight. It's strawberry season.

• The Inky finally jumps on the acai bandwagon.

• Did we mention it's strawberry season?

• So an American moves to France and (shock!) likes the food...

• Lots of new suburban restaurants are opening up.

June 04, 2008

Philadelphia Weekly In A Nutshell (06/04 Edition)

• The Weekly went to the shore to check out a restaurant in Wildwood. We're strict PPB partisans, so fuggedaboutthat.

• Friggin' brilliant. A guide to Philly's best cheese plates without any bad punnage.

• Celebrities in Philly eat at restaurants yadda yadda.

• How to make MX-style queso blanco.

May 29, 2008

Philadelphia Inquirer In A Nutshell (05/29)

• Inside Le Virtu.

• When a Lebanese family buys a Jewish deli in Bala, it's fun for all.

• Malvern's Restaurant Alba makes some damn good agnolotti.

• Center City has a new Mexican restaurant.

May 22, 2008

Philadelphia CityPaper In A Nutshell (05/22 Edition)

• Trey Popp has gone gaga for Swallow. Viva le fried frog legs!

More on Eric Ripert's 10 Arts.

• Inside the resurrected Jin House.

• It takes nerve to open a restaurant/internet cafe in Logan.

• Is another dollar hot dog night at Citizens Bank Park coming up? Yes it is.

• How to find killer eggplant dishes in the 215. Thank god the CP gave props to Villa di Roma's eggplant parm — one of Philly's underrated culinary classics.

• What's scarier? Tastykake Pancake Krimpets or vegan snails?

Philadelphia Inquirer In A Nutshell (05/22 Edition)

• Did you know summer is "the mayonnaise season"? Us either.

• Rick Nichols takes on Goodburger

• Meet the cheese queen of Pottstown.

• Is Blackfish opening up a Jersey shore location? Is Murray's Deli in Bala Cynwyd going Lebanese? Will Philly's game of chef musical chairs ever end? Michael Klein has all the restaurant gossip.

May 21, 2008

Philadelphia Weekly In A Nutshell (05/21 Edition)

• It's a hamburger battle royale when Goodburger faces off against Five Guys.

• More on Aliza Green's class on herbs over at Foster's.

• Yes, artisan cheeses are made in Montgomery County.

May 15, 2008

Philadelphia Inquirer In A Nutshell (05/15 Edition)

• Your newest food trend: compassionate carnivores.

• Farmers market prices are expected to rise.

• Collingswood has a brand-new Italian/Albanian restaurant.

Philadelphia CityPaper In A Nutshell (05/15 Edition)

• Over on Passyunk Avenue, Le Virtu is breaking the Italian red sauce barrier.

• Philly's got restaurant openings.

• Chinatown's Potluck Cafe specializes in offal-based "Mandarin-style cusine." Country-style pork tongue, anyone?

• It's time for the Brandywine Valley Craft Brewers' Festival.

• Philly's best high alcohol content beers.

• In the who woulda thunk it department, Johnny Rockets is offering free veggieburgers in collaboration with PETA.

Philadelphia Weekly In A Nutshell (05/14 Edition)

• It's an adventure in NoLibs dining with Swallow.

• Apothecary is officially open.

Quote of the day: "Giving chef Jose Garces and his restaurant Tinto (114 S. 20th St. 215.665.9150) mad props is a little like impregnating a Spears sister … It’s easy, it feels good, but it’s been done before."

May 08, 2008

Philadelphia CityPaper In A Nutshell (05/08)

Inside the new, somewhat less fancy Le Bec-Fin.

• South Philly's getting a new sports bar and El Fuego will be slinging burritos on 21st & Chestnut as well.

• It's time for the Philadelphia Wine Festival.

• A guide to Philly's best Latin brunches.

• Why, it's the Pierre Robert Wine Dinner.

• ...And it's time for the CP's food insert.

Philadelphia Inquirer In A Nutshell (05/08)

• How about a pizza making class at Osteria?

• The obligatory food feature about vinaigrettes.

• Mmm... fancy chocolates.

Recipes & nostalgia.

• Apothecary is officially open.

• Zeke's Cafe in Fort Washington has expanded their menu.

May 07, 2008

Philadelphia Weekly In A Nutshell (05/07 Edition)

• Before Chick's became a wine bar, it used to be a depressing old man bar. Philadelphia Weekly prefers the new incarnation.

• Get your new restaurants.

• The 215 has some damn good mussels for an inland city.

May 01, 2008

Philadelphia CityPaper In A Nutshell (05/01)

• NoLibs Japanese/Korean restaurant Hikari is cute!

• Lots of new restaurants are opening.

• LaCroix's Matthew Levin likes morels.

• Philly's most complicated dishes.

• Peddler's Village is having a strawberry festival.

Philadelphia Inquirer In A Nutshell (05/01)

• Craig LaBan eats with the neighbors on Monday.

• Man, global warming sucks when it comes to seasonal food.

• Stephen Starr is getting into the catering business.

• Maia is opening on Tuesday and we'll have the menu.

April 24, 2008

Philadelphia Citypaper In A Nutshell (04/24)

• Chestnut Hill's newest Italian restaurant, Bocelli.

• Lots of new restaurants as well.

• A new, corny movie.

• Philly's sexiest dishes.

Philadelphia Inquirer In A Nutshell (04/24)

• Oak Lane's most popular bakery was founded by a pair of ex-actors.

• Ric Romero goes to cooking school: Did you know chicken can be subdivided into thighs, legs and breasts?

• The new restaurant menu calorie law. Who knew an Egg McMuffin only had 300 calories?

• New Center City cajun Les Bons Temps is officially open.

Creperie Beau Monde is ten years old.

April 23, 2008

Philadelphia Weekly In A Nutshell (04/23)

• The PW's take on Ansill's offal-happy menu: "There might be three things, tops, the average eater would consider weird. If this little blond kindergartener at the table next to me can put away the lamb osso bucco sandwich—buttery tatters of braised baa-baa, piled on a raft of toasted brioche, and capped with a button of toasted marrow—believe me, you can too."

• South Street's Eight Days of Eats festival is kicking off next Tuesday in the Headhouse Shambles with a $10 AYCE fest.

• A field guide to Philly's best food trucks.

April 17, 2008

Philadelphia Citypaper In A Nutshell (04/17)

• We just got the menu for Pearl. Now check out the CP review.

• Maia is finally opening.

• The food at Cafe Colao is admittedly awesome. But, says CP, the service is a mess.

• How about the intersection of food and UFC?

Philadelphia Inquirer In A Nutshell (04/17)

• Tips for cooking Passover-style for all the Jews in the house. Oh... and keeping Kosher can be, y'know, difficult & stuff.

• Are fast food chains going to put calorie counts up on menu boards in Philly? Don't count on it.

• Tonight is the official opening night for Ludwig's Garten successor Time.

April 16, 2008

Philadelphia Weekly In A Nutshell (04/16)

• Gastropub cuisine with a Belgian twist has hit the Main Line 'burbs at Teresa's Next Door.

• Yakitori Boy's newest drink? An "aloe vera-tini."

• Philly loves old school cocktails.

April 10, 2008

Inquirer In A Nutshell (04/10)

• Inside Pennsylvania's wine industry.

• Opening day at Citizens Bank Park is hell on the hot dog vendors.

• Goodburger is coming to Philly.

Citypaper In A Nutshell (04/10)

CityPaper goes to New Jersey to check out Javier.

• West Philly has a new Ethiopian restaurant... and we'll have the menu within the week.

• Speaking of menus, we have the menu to Mae Molly's... and it might just be the least known restaurant in Philly.

• Mmm... artisan preserves.

CP declares war on overused menu terms.

Vegan mac & cheese: approved by hippies and crusty punk rockers alike.

April 09, 2008

Philadelphia Weekly In A Nutshell (04/09)

Paraguayan food comes to Philly at the Arbol Cafe. Hint: Get the lomito.

Valanni just expanded their seating area.

• Yes, healthy food can be found at 30th Street Station.

April 03, 2008

Inquirer In A Nutshell (04/03)

• It's rhubarb season.

• The virtues of steaming vegetables.

• Hooligan cheese: hells yeah.

• News of lots of suburban restaurant openings.

Citypaper In A Nutshell (04/03)

• How to get around the PLCB.

• Philly's got a new Israeli restaurant. Of course, we'll have the menu soon.

• Is "Vieterans Day" an insensitive headline? Maybe. But the Vietnamese restaurant it's about is pretty awesome.

• Brothers running a restaurant. It fueled the movie Big Night and it fuels the real life restaurant Maia.

Sake Fest!

• Where to get snacks for the Philly Film Festival.

• If there was ever a sign of the apocalypse, Burger King potato chips might be it.

April 02, 2008

Philadelphia Weekly In A Nutshell (04/02)

• Meet the newest Puerto Rican restaurant on the North Fifth strip: Cafe Colao.

• It's never too late to celebrate the repeal of prohibition. Maybe that's why McGillin's is hosting a repeal party.

• Drink colonial style with raspberry shrub.

March 27, 2008

Citypaper In A Nutshell (03/27)

Inside new Center City Japanese restaurant Misso.

• Straddling the fine line between genius and stupidity, an automat is opening on South Street.

• Koreans in Olney do wonderful things with tofu.

• Who's got big balls? These restaurants do.

• Legal Seafoods is hosting an oyster tasting.

Philadelphia Inquirer In A Nutshell (03/27)

• The New York Times writes about hipster farmers... and the Inquirer writes about female farmers.

• When the Phillies hold events for the media, the catering is kind of awesome.

• Wegman's peanut butter: Inky approved.

• Beer Week — the recap!

• Philly's guide to the Beard Awards.

• Craig LaBan's found a new steak shop in the Northeast.

March 26, 2008

Philadelphia Weekly In A Nutshell (03/26)

• The West Philly branch of the Vietnam Cafe: utterly authentic.

• The calamari at the Sidecar Bar & Grille is really good.

• Veggie food. It can kick butt.

March 20, 2008

Citypaper In A Nutshell (03/20)

• South Philly resto Peppercorns makes a Bibb salad with grilled pear slices. Nice.

• The lovable hippies at Mount Airy's Infusion Coffee & Tea have named their new outdoor seating area "Peace Alley."

• Good food in Fairmount Park? That's the story behind the Centennial Cafe.

• Philly's best coconut cream eggs.

• Philly cookbook maestro Aliza Green is hosting a Passover baking class. Now all someone needs to do is create a Kosher wine that actually tastes good...

Philadelphia Inquirer In A Nutshell (03/20)

• It's Easter. It's obligatory food feature time. It's Easter cooking piece time.

• The results of the tuna taste test didn't surprise us — Italian tuna is better.

• Rick Nichols bought a damn good bowl and namedropped NPR.

Ristorante Pesto has a sweet little off-menu special: bacon-wrapped shrimp stuffed in crescent dough.

March 19, 2008

Philadelphia Weekly In A Nutshell (03/19)

Kaizan gets the Philadelphia Weekly treatment. It's a good restaurant but, damn, we miss The Smoked Joint.

• Philly's best veggie burgers.

• Wooder ice! Get your free wooder ice!

March 13, 2008

Philadelphia Inquirer In A Nutshell (03/13)

• Nevermind the health food. We're Philadelphians and, damn it, 2.5 lb. + steaks are our right.

• Rick Nichols on Philadelphia food week.

• Red wine, white wine... and green wine.

• New Center City restaurant Garlic will be a hybrid: "Cosi meets Saladworks meets Bertucci's."

Citypaper In A Nutshell (03/13)

• Let's talk BYO, Meritage stylee. (FYI: MenuPages just obtained their new menu)

• Center City's Good Karma Cafe just opened. Peace and love, maaan.

• Shakespeare and beer: We're kicking ourselves for not thinking of it.

• Philadelphia's alright if you like upscale brunches (and saxophones).

• The fun world of phone text services.

Green cocktails for St. Patty's Day.

• A new awesome combo: Scrabble and Middle Eastern food.

March 12, 2008

Philadelphia Weekly In A Nutshell (03/12)

• St. Stephen's Green: Go for the bar... stay for the bar.

• Did we mention this crazy restaurant named Pearl just opened?

• It's Girl Scout cookie season.

March 07, 2008

Elsewhere On The MP Blogs...

MP: Boston eats cute, delicious rabbits.

MP: Chicago found a damn fine looking pizza.

MP: San Francisco found the impossible... a good Cubano in SF.

MP: South Florida has plenty of awesome Cubanos on her turf... and blackened shrimp BLTs.

March 06, 2008

Philadelphia Inquirer In A Nutshell (03/06)

• Beer Week Watch Part I: The history of Philly craft breweries.

• Beer Week Watch Part II: If we're talking about lagers and ales, hell... you've gotta toast Michael Jackson.

• Beer Week Watch Part II: Craig LaBan lists his favorite Philly bars.

• Finn McCool's is trying bottle service. Countdown to the apocalypse in 5... 4... 3...

Citypaper In A Nutshell (03/06)

• Can a restaurant remind you of The Matrix? If it's Yakitori Boy and you're Trey Popp, totally.

• The old TPDS Club on South 11th is going cajun.

• Elisa Ludwig writes up Xochitl's special menu for the Frida Kahlo PMA exhibition. As a matter of fact, we did too.

• Our old Temple J-school buddy James Saul takes on vegan takes on carnivorous sandwiches. Mmm... soy BLTs...

• Sunday is the first day of South Jersey Restaurant Week.

March 05, 2008

Philadelphia Weekly In A Nutshell (03/05)

• The PW chooses Philadelphia's top 50 bars.

• Marigold Kitchen: Now officially southern.

• XIX is serving a special menu of desserts made with beer.

• Philly's best Irish pubs.

February 29, 2008

Elsewhere on the MP Blogs...

MP: Boston is on the trail of raw food ravioli.

MP: Chicago is on the trail of old-school Chicago cuisine.

MP: San Francisco is on the trail of the