Food & Drink
Recipe of the Week
Cooking, as we all know, is stupid and hard. This one’s not bad though, I promise. You won’t gain any more weight either.
Be the Girl Who Can Tap That Keg
We all know that nothing kills a raging party like a Solo cup full of foam. Follow these simple steps to secure your place as the ultimate party god, and remember the mantra: Tap.
The Perfect Tailgate
Pile up the back of the Durango with a few 24-packs of Natty Light and some Smirnoff Ice (chicks dig that raspberry shit), turn up the beats, and you’re on your way to the best game day celebration since the Buckeyes beat the Wolverines.
This Just In: Subway Delivers Beers
Picture this. You’re tired. It’s been a long Monday and the game’s on and let’s face it, you may have lost a few brain cells over the weekend.
Top Ten Food Chains on Campus
Pizza Hut: They do something crazy with their pepperoni, I swear. Bonus: the waitresses are smokin’ hot. Freshens: You gotta get your Vitamin C somehow.
Top Chef Rundown
The fifth season of Bravo’s most delicious show, Top Chef, premiered last week to the delight of loyal foodie fans everywhere.
Food TV: Showdown of the Stars
For those of you out there who find culinary television just as appetizing as the featured dishes themselves, Bobby Flay and Alton Brown have likely become household names.
Pearls and Pierogies, 19 Floors Up
Chef de cuisine of XIX, Marc Plessis, experiments with original ingredients little-known in Philadelphia from atop the Park Hyatt on Broad Street.
Caffeination: Because Starbucks Had The Nerve To Create A Gold Card
Fully equipped with Wi-Fi, a professionally-trained staff and a menu chock full of unique caffeinated products, locally owned Caffeination on 21st and Chestnut welcomed the public for its grand opening last Saturday. “Prognosis is good!” said Mitchell Cohen, owner and graduate of the American Barista and Coffee School of Portland, Ore.
New café celebrates the “legal drug of choice”
Fully equipped with Wi-Fi, a professionally-trained staff and a menu chock full of unique caffeinated products, locally owned Caffeination on 21st and Chestnut welcomed the public for its grand opening last Saturday. “Prognosis is good!” said Mitchell Cohen, owner and graduate of the American Barista and Coffee School of Portland, Ore.
Late Night Dining (and boozing) outside of your comfort zone
Millcreek Tavern Where: 4200 Chester Ave. (a block past Baltimore) Contact: (215) 222-1255 Reason to go: Mondays.
Because We Like Our Chocolate A Little Slutty
A glass of red wine with dinner followed by a steaming cup of hot chocolate for dessert: the ultimate formula for good health.
Food Myths Debunked
Celery has negative calories: As much as we’d like to believe that certain foods contain “negative calories,” it’s simply not logical.
Street Cheese Tasting
DANISH FONTINA What the experts say: Inspired by the classic Italian cheese made from cow’s milk, it is aged less than the Italian variety and is therefore semi-soft in texture.
Upcoming Philly Food Events: 10.30.08
Terror Behind the Walls: Fright & Bite Through Nov. 2 $35-$60 www.easternstate.org Participating Fairmount restaurants are collaborating with the Eastern State Penitentiary this Halloween, providing a package deal that includes a ghoulishly-themed prix fixe menu and entry into one of Philly’s most popular spooky destinations.
Stumbling Down The Campaign Trail
Be sure to cast your vote at McCormick and Schmick’s before the election, whether it’s by purchasing a Love on the Ba-racks or a McCain Maverick-tini — they are keeping a tally posted behind the bar and every vote counts.
Recipe of the Week: Going Greek
I visited my friend abroad in Athens, Greece over fall break, and while I was there, I had the opportunity to take part in her Greek cooking class.
Pigging Out
What do you get when you cross a rabbit and a pig? A pabbit — the oddly rotund, long-eared mascot for Pub and Kitchen, a new gastropub and ultra-cool hangout spot on 20th and Lombard.
Down-home, Downtown
As I sucked on a honey stick and watched the judging of a pie-baking contest, I could faintly hear the sound of a fiddle.
