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Not to Get All Preachy But…

While we have the opportunity to enjoy grog fests, corn dog roundups, and IHOPs, the sad truth is that a lot of people don’t. The good news is that there are a lot of folks out there trying to fight the good fight. Memphis Taproom is getting all kinds of involved: They are supporting Manna’s [...]

'Naked Pint': Chuck the chardonnay

BABES AND BEER go together like mud and wrestling - which is to say, it's a guy thing. Which, incidentally, explains why so many women reach for the grape instead of grain.

A fresh look at three little fishes

Sardines, anchovies, smelts. To know them is to love them. Getting to know them properly is the issue, but all that's needed is a "fresh" look.

Italian restaurateur finds success at lower price

Joseph Tucker, who got his start in Philly in the 1990s with fancier Italian establishments (Joseph's, Joseph's on the Avenue, Pompeii), is thriving nowadays with lower price points and more modest aspirations.

Women at the top: 15 exec chefs reveal their ingredients for success

THE KITCHEN is still a man's world. But that's changing, at least in Philadelphia. While women may do most of the cooking at home, in restaurant kitchens across America, more often than not, the top toque is a man.

Rush Hour Gourmet

This recipe contains so many of my favorite ingredients - Italian tuna, Greek olives, capers, and mozzarella cheese - that I knew it would soon become a regular in the rotation of weeknight meals.

Nothing Better Than Beer And Sandwiches: BeerCamp Philly

To kick off BarCampPhilly, a user generated conference about collaboration, the organizers have put together an event that focuses on beer. Hosted by Two Guys On Beer’s Dave Martorana and Johnny Bilotta, BeerCamp Philly will focus on the creative and collaborative nature of DIY homebrewing. Local homebrewers will come together to pour tastings of [...]

A Taste Of Cyprus At Kanella

At Philadelphia’s acclaimed Cypriot restaurant Kanella, you will not find fusion, which Chef Konstantinos Pitsillides calls “confusion.”  Rather, you will experience the diverse culinary influences of the world cultures that have occupied and settled the chef’s native Cyprus over the centuries: Turkish, French, Venetian, Arab, North African, English and Greek, each of whom have left [...]

All Points Po’ Boy

The po’ boy is the quintessential New Orleans sandwich. The crusty French bread, and toppings varying from breaded shrimp, and soft-shell crab, to roast beef au jus, help to tell a story of the sandwich makers behind the counter. In ten days, The New Orleans Po-Boy Preservation Festival will bring together 40 restaurants to share [...]

Around The Web: America’s Sexiest Sandwich

The term “food porn” generally refers to stunning close-up photos of food, but over at Heavy.com, they’ve adopted the more literal definition and conducted a national survey to determine which sandwich America most wants to… um… make babies with. Dubbed the search for America’s sexiest sandwich, Heavy.com enlisted the services of a market research [...]

Toasty Roast Pork At Wasko’s

Submitted by Unbreaded reader Shane D. Have a sandwich you love? Submit it to us and we’ll post it on the site. Philadelphia might be the home of the cheesesteak, but again, and again, we are seeing a rise in popularity of the Italian roast pork sandwich. According to Shane D., you don’t have to be [...]