Food & Drink
Alco-Hall Of Fame
Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. Thus spoke our beloved Benjamin Franklin.
Thoreau Me Some Veggies
Thoreau restaurant's unassuming facade reflects both its homey atmosphere and hearty cuisine. Local food shines on the menu, with one conspicuous absence: meat.
Why Is This Night Different?
Philly restaurants take on this breadless holiday For those who celebrate Passover, the 8 days of matzah and cream cheese can take a toll.
Deciphering The Granola Bar Shelf
Consumers connote vegetables and granola bars with health. But, it’s really all about the packaging.
From The Office Of A Nutritionist
1.While some sugar allows for a quick energy boost, look for bars low in sugar. High sugar bars will provide a bout of energy followed by hunger shortly after. 2.
Recipe Of The Week: Homemade Energy Bars
I created this recipe back when I was a high school athlete. Never having been a fan of flavored nutrition or protein bars, I always carried a less convenient snack to practice.
Know Your Noodle
Getting your Asian noodles straight can be difficult, and menus are often unhelpful. When you don’t know what you’ve ordered, you may spend the meal eyeing your neighbor’s lo mein enviously, pushing around your own undesired plate of thick noodles (or vice versa). We here at Street sympathize, so we’ve put together a basic guide on some of the most popular noodles to help clear things up. Wheat Noodles Mein (Chinese): Generally thin and round, often made with egg.
Masterpiece Noodle
Food tatses best when it's fresh, even better when you can watch it be made. Such is the case at Nanzhou Hand Drawn Noodle House, a small restaurant on Race St.
Pho King Around
The “Four Amigos” behind the noodles talk to Street about Disney World, MSG and the perfect $5 pot of Pho. Street: When did the idea for Pho King arise?
Deluge Of Rouge
At Penn, weekends are more than just a reprieve from a stressful week of classes, midterms and the like.
Food Happenings
Blackfish BYOB is offering complimentary wine on Fridays, 5 — 6:30 p.m. and after 9 p.m. Tickets for the Brewer’s Plate (Mar.
The Sovereign Of Spice
Han Dynasty owner Han Chiang likes ranking things. Every item on the menu is ranked on a scale of spiciness that ranges from unremarkable to burn-the-roof-of-your-mouth-off hot.
And Dim Sum
You’ve had Chinese food for breakfast before: cold and straight out of the half eaten carton. It’s a pretty desperate move (althoughStreet approved). The real Chinese brunch is called Dim Sum.
¡ Ay Caramba!
When you walk into Old-City-favorite Cuba Libre, you are immediately struck by the atmosphere.
The Wild Brunch
Nestled in a quiet, residential street in West Philadelphia, the quaint, corner row house that is home to Marigold Kitchen does little to distinguish itself from the brightly colored homes adjacent to it.
Honey, Please Sit N' Eat
Looking for the perfect brunch spot can be difficult, especially in West Philadelphia. There are base specifications that local brunch locales regularly fail to meet, but Northern Liberty’s Honey’s Sit ‘n Eat fulfills them all.
Basque It
While Jose Garces has made high-class tapas a Philly food staple with Amada, he reinterprets the small plate at Tinto. The ordering format — a number of small dishes to be shared — is the same, but this Basque-influenced restaurant proves that for delicate palates and wine connoisseurs, pintxos are the new tapas. Upon arriving at Tinto, patrons are greeted with rustic-turned-classy decor and mood lighting, making the feel of the restaurant akin to entering a small, underground bar in the Basque country.
Sweet Baby Jesus
On the corner of 13th and Sansom streets sits a tiny wine bar with a gas-fired brick oven and chalkboard menus on the wall.
Little Italian Scallion
Tucked away somewhere between Old City and Northern Liberties, Radicchio Cafe’s corner location may not catch the attention of the average passerby.
