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Philly Grub on KYW1060.com

Hey folks!

Kate and I did an interview for a KYW1060.com podcast. Click here, scroll to Philly Scene, and it's the first link aptly titled "Philly Grub". Enjoy!

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America is ending the ban on importing haggis. As a native Philadelphian, all I can say is, hey--I grew up eating scrapple. Haggis is child's play. Now if we could just get wine without sulfites...
January 25
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From fresh fruit and veggies to baked goods and canned items, Farmer's Markets offer a bounty of organic and healthy foods!
January 19
Marilyn - It was great and I suspect it will get even better. It's the perfect space for it. Since it is mid-winter the variety of produce was small but good. There was fish, meat, cheese and eggs. It looks like ti could become the best outdoor mark…
January 18
The Piazza at Schmidt's in Northern Liberties now has a Farmer's Market. If you go, please report back!
January 17
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From fresh fruit and veggies to baked goods and canned items, Farmer's Markets offer a bounty of organic and healthy foods!
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January 15
WOW this is a great blog. THANK YOU! I live in DE now but I grew up in North Wales, PA. My mom recently moved back to that area. I will definitely have to tell her about this. She used to work at the no longer in business, "spice smuggler".
January 15
I found it is hard to keep moisture to a brine dish. Brine is done with salt and vinegar which both act as as a natural meat tenderizer and start to break the meat down. It takes 12-24 hours to brine. Unfortunately, while this preparation is most ta…
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Vanesa

Food Travel

Started by Vanesa in Ethnic Food & Restaurants Jan 17.

Marilyn

Avocado Sandwiches 2 Replies

Started by Marilyn in General Grub Chat. Last reply by Infytur Jun. 29, 2009.

FoodGeek

Pub and Kitchen 1 Reply

Started by FoodGeek in General Grub Chat. Last reply by Infytur Jun. 29, 2009.

FoodGeek

Mio Pomodoro...latest tombstone 1 Reply

Started by FoodGeek in General Grub Chat. Last reply by FoodGeek Jun. 19, 2009.

Christina

Harolds NY Deli 1 Reply

Started by Christina in General Grub Chat. Last reply by Marilyn Mar. 27, 2009.

Marilyn

Reading Terminal Market 3 Replies

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Marilyn

Philly Grub Group Ideas 2 Replies

Started by Marilyn in Philly Grub Suggestion Box. Last reply by Maureen (Hold The Gluten) Jan. 30, 2009.

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Hi All! 3 Replies

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minar palace has reopened! 1 Reply

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Mary Jones

Time for some Great Chieftan o’ the Puddin-race

America is ending the ban on importing haggis.

As a native Philadelphian, all I can say is, hey--I grew up eating scrapple. Haggis is child's play.

Now if we could just get wine without sulfites...

Posted by Mary Jones on January 25, 2010 at 9:21pm

Mary Jones

Big Mistakes in Food #2--How Not to Make Pizza (and How to Make It Better)

So after we couldn't find any Boboli, which my husband and I liked to use to make pizza, some friends suggested I just make my own pizza crust.

"Isn't that difficult?"

"Nah--you have a bread machine--you can just put the ingredients in there and it'll do the kneeding and let it rise, and then you just take it out and cook it."

So a week ago I decided to give it a shot. I looked at a few recipes online, and saw one that looked pretty simple: just flour, water, olive oil, and yeast. And when I… Continue

Posted by Mary Jones on January 10, 2010 at 12:28pm

Mary Jones

Sweet Pepper Relish

I wrote earlier about how adding some pepper relish to meals like tuna salad can liven it up. Well, here's a recipe for that relish:

7½ C diced sweet red peppers
6½ C diced green peppers
6 C diced white onions
2 qt boiling water
3 C cider vinegar
2½ C sugar
1 tbs canning salt
2 tsp mustard seed
1 tsp celery seed

You will also need:
1 pressure cooker
8 or 9 pint-sized canning jars and lids

To dice the peppers and onions, it'… Continue

Posted by Mary Jones on October 4, 2009 at 6:00pm

Mary Jones

Big Mistakes in Food #1--Taco Bell

I was down in University City today, and come lunchtime, I walked over to the food court across from Van Pelt Library on Walnut Street.

Look, I admit what I did was stupid. I admit I should have gone for any number of other foods, from the vegetarian roach coach to even the Quiznos at said food court. But I just recently ate at a Quiznos, I didn't feel like burger or a pizza, and I didn't see any sushi around. It's no excuse, but it's an attempt at an explanation. I saw the Taco Bell, and said… Continue

Posted by Mary Jones on September 15, 2009 at 9:48pm — 1 Comment

Mary Jones

The Lansdale Farmers' Market

Earlier this summer, Lansdale (where I live) started a farmers' market. Why they hadn't had one before is a little beyond me, since we're surrounded by farmland up here, both large agribusiness (i.e. Hatfield Meats, Rosenberger Dairy) and smaller, family farms. For all its faults, Pennsylvania does have a lot of good farmland.

Well, someone apparently thought as I did, and actually did something about it.

I love farmers' markets. When I was a… Continue

Posted by Mary Jones on August 25, 2009 at 11:11pm — 1 Comment

Mary Jones

Spätzle

Spätzle* is a type of German boiled noodles which is much better than it sounds. It's a great side dish for German/Austrian meals, especially Wienerschnitzel, but it's also great with scrambled eggs.

Ingredients:
2 C flour
1 C milk
2 eggs
1 tbs. Nutmeg
1 tsp. Salt

Mix ingredients and boil water. When water is boiling take the spätzle maker (if you have one) and squeeze the mixture into the water. Boil for 10 minutes or until the noodles float. Remove them from the water, draining the ex… Continue

Posted by Mary Jones on August 3, 2009 at 10:23pm — 1 Comment

Mary Jones

Tuna Sandwich

Sounds simple, no? The tuna fish sandwich, pb&j's nerdy bookworm sister, the staple of Lent in my Catholic high school, causer of bad breath. Why write about something so obvious, so simple? Well, naturally there are plenty of ways to dress it up beyond mayo and onion, and this is one of my favorites:

1 can tuna
1 (large) tbs mayo
1 half white onion, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
1 tbs pepper relish
5 large green olives with pimento, diced
salt & pepper to taste

Naturally, how much mayo… Continue

Posted by Mary Jones on August 3, 2009 at 10:07pm

Mary Jones

Beef Stroganoff

This is a very simple recipe for beef stroganoff that I got from my mother.

Beef Ingredients:
1½ lbs of beef, cubed
4 tbs flour
½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
½ tsp paprika
1 beef bouillon cube
½ C boiling water

Sauce Ingredients:
1 pint sour cream
2 tbs pureed tomato

1 chopped onion

Edit!
Mushrooms--equal amount with the meat.

Procedure:
Coat the beef in the flour, salt, pepper, and paprika. Brown in a Dutch oven, using a tablespoon of butter.

Put the bouillon in the… Continue

Posted by Mary Jones on February 22, 2009 at 11:00pm — 4 Comments

Mary Jones

Crab cakes!

Den and I went down to the Tuckahoe Inn for Valentine's Day; if you ever go, definitely have the crab cakes. They were fantastic--all lump crab meat, Maryland style. And the clams casino appetizer was great too.

Oh, and really, you should have a reservation. Showing up at a restaurant on Valentine's Day and just expecting to walk in is stupid.

Posted by Mary Jones on February 21, 2009 at 1:00pm

Robert Drake

Wait Time

In a recent restaurant review on Yelp.com - someone wrote:

...The last time I was here it was an agonizing wait; granted it was a Friday evening but still for arriving at 7:40 and for 3 people to not be seated until 9 is just crazy. Maybe I would have gone elsewhere if they had been honest about the wait time, but they said 20 min...


My open question: In that situation, how long would YOU wait? Would you wait at all? I'm curious to read your thoughts - so please click and share your com… Continue

Posted by Robert Drake on February 20, 2009 at 5:00pm — 5 Comments

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An Italian Getaway With Osteria’s Chef

As fans of Osteria, we were intrigued by co-owner/chef Jeff Michaud and his wife Claudia’s proposition to take 14 guests on a seven-day trip to Franciacorta in Northern Italy. Only downside: They’re asking a hefty $4995 per person, excluding airfare. On the plus side, that price does include accommodations, meals, lessons, excursions and everything else [...]

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WA among states weighing sale of liquor business

Thousands of cases of whiskey, vodka and rum zip along three miles of conveyor belts inside a massive distribution center in industrial south Seattle, the sole location for shipping booze to liquor stores across Washington state.

Pelican Restaurant

As a boy growing up in Cape May, Bill Fischer was steeped in saltwater. During the long summer days, he could be found rock diving in the Cove with his brothers, leaping off wooden pillars into the surf like Shore birds at high tide. When high school ended, young Bill, like many of his friends, found himself on a boat steamin

N.J. bill would allow direct shipping of wines

Looking for a rare Russian River red from California? Or a taste of Egg Harbor's finest, a 2006 Renault Winery Cynthiana?

Joe Sixpack: Adventurer seeks to re-create centuries-old Arctic Ale

IN 1852, the British government dispatched Royal Navy Cmdr. Edward Belcher and a fleet of five ships to the Canadian Arctic to search for the lost expedition of Sir John Franklin. They came up empty, and four of Belcher's ships - including the H.M.S. Resolute - were abandoned in the ice.

Pelican Restaurant

This standby South Jersey BYO has been revived under its latest owner, Bill Fischer, a lifelong commercial fisherman and former longtime chef at Caffe Aldo Lamberti. Fischer's Italian-influenced seafood menu goes for well-wrought familiar flavors over flash, with good ingredients that generally merit the prices, which otherwise seem a shade high for the suburban setting. The menu is too large for its own good, and the friendly servers are inexperienced, but what this ambitious and pleasantly upscale space really needs (and deserves) is more customers.

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Paesano’s Sandwiches Philadelphia

For a few months now we’ve been privy to Peter McAndrews’ and Nathan Baynes’ plans to introduce an Italian Market location of their wildly successful Paesano’s Philly Style. Last week word spread that the shop was nearing an open. Hastily, lunch plans were made for that Friday. However, those plans had to regretfully be postponed. [...]

Sandwich Bites: Supper Bowl Dogs, RTM Po’ Boys, Mile End Opens, Bread Gloves

• Meal Ticket video maven (and Unbreaded foodie crush) Felicia D. visits Supper to take a look at Mitch Prensky’s DIY bacon wrapped hot dog kit, the perfect Super Bowl snack. [Meal Ticket] • Favorite under $10 food blog Midtown Lunch has opened up shop in Philadelphia and bites into the po’ boys at Beck’s Cajun [...]

Selleck + Waterfall + Sandwich

Of all the meme blogs we’ve seen on the Internet, this one takes the cake, or is that sandwich? Have you ever wondered where you can find pictures of Tom Selleck, enjoying a cool dip in a waterfall, graced by a hovering sandwich? Over at the Selleck Waterfall Sandwich tumblog you can! Who is the deranged [...]

A Craving For Romance

Grab your special someone this Valentine’s Day, and make a reservation to dine by candlelight, at a table adorned with flowers and decorations at… White Castle. Yes, that’s right, you and your sweetheart can indulge in a special menu (details unmentioned) during reserved hours on Sunday, February 14th in select cities. Hopefully, this special menu will [...]

Cue The Burgers At Q BBQ & Tequila

Less than a year after renovating Old City’s Philadelphia Fish & Co. into Q BBQ & Tequila, owners Kevin and Janet Meeker are at it again. The restaurant will change its name to Q BBQ Burgers & Tequila and the menu will now offer over a dozen gourmet burgers, hot dogs, and the option to [...]
 

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