Food & Drink
$4.20 bliss
When April 20th rolls around each year, it inspires a wide range of thoughts throughout the nation. For some, it's just another square on the calendar, no better or worse than any other day of the year.
Greater philadelphia student film festival
The Greater Philadelphia Student Film Festival "is going to be amazing," asserts Brian Walsh, a Cinema Studies Major and festival co-organizer with Sara Axelrod.
Ode to the peeps
About those dear peeps, There is so much to say. How glorious it is to eat them During Lent, on the 40th day. What a fine little treat, A delicious marshmallow In the shape of a bird, All sugared and yellow. Formed with the likeness Of the little bird, Tweety, And causing young children to get Type I diabetes. Unlike the chicken, From these birds comes no omelet And if you eat enough of them, You are surly to vomit. Peep, peep, peep, peep, peep, You are so very delicious, Though your ingredients Are more than suspicious. Mostly sugar, corn syrup, And gelatin to the max, Finishing the list With just a hint of wax. Unpronounceable preservatives Keep them always fresh, Three years old and delightful, To this I attest. And if only eating them for holidays Fills you with tears, Thanks to new marketing You can eat them all year. So, to these peeps, I say mostly fantastic, Who'd ever knew birds could be Slightly orgiastic?
Gefilte goes gourmet
If you don't have plans set in stone for Passover, chances are you're open-minded and classify yourself as more of a "cultural" Jew, so London Grill's "Newish Jewish Feast" is where you should spend your second Seder.
Deviled Eggs That Even Jesus Would Like
Ingredients: 3-4 eggs Pepper 1-2 tbsp mayonnaise 1 tbsp mustard 1 tsp Paprika Plus pinches of any of the following you wish to include: anchovy or sardine paste, chopped ginger, cream cheese, chutney, caviar, smoked salmon, devilled ham, grated Roquefort, chopped chives, basil, tarragon, etc.
Easter brunchinig
Sunday morning is usually about what's convenient. But if you're trying to convince the girl from last night that you weren't joking, sometimes the decor of Bui's food truck just doesn't cut it.
Grandma's passover Pancakes
This leavening-free recipe comes from my very own Jewish Grandma Florence, of Scranton, PA. Separating the eggs and beating the egg whites takes a couple extra minutes, but it's worth it when you taste the light fluffy goodness of these pancakes. Ingredients: 1/2 cup matzoh meal 3/4 tsp salt 1 tbsp sugar 3/4 cup cold water 3 eggs Directions: 1.
Flying high
I'm a pretty casual kind of girl. I wear jeans, oh, 94.3% of the time, and few occasions warrant my putting up with the pain of heels. But every once in a while, a girl likes to put on a skirt and class it up.
Iffy inventiveness
You could be forgiven for thinking Gayle was a typical Philly BYOB. It is very small, very close to South Street and has a clientele of bohemian foodies and aspiring trendsetters.
On tapa the trend
Small plates are the newest and hottest dining trend, and Philly has finally caught on. They have great appeal, allowing diners to sample a wide range of the menu and submit to the dietician's biggest no-no: grazing.
Not your average joe
First things first: leave that hippy aversion at home. While Trader Joe's carries more than its fair share of granola, nonfat yogurt and organic kiwis, it's also crazy cheap, exceptionally tasty, and more than equipped to handle your standard shopping needs.
Reading rainbow
No matter where one enters Reading Terminal Market, the scenes that await are as varied as the people perusing them.
Punjabi picnic
If you're interested in stocking up on elusive spices or expanding your ethnic food horizons, make a short trip up Walnut to the International Food and Spices Market.
Steak your claim
Gianna's Grille (507 S. 6th St.), $5.95 I urge you to take a detour down this tiny side street in search of paradise on a hoagie roll.
Ooh baby
Getting out of the cab at the Jamaican Jerk Hut, socca jams and the sweet smell of Caribbean spices drift through the air.
All hail the queen
Until the age of 18, I thought the Queen only existed on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, where I spent two weeks of every summer of my childhood.
Cucina Italiana 101
College alumni Marc Platt, class of '79, and David Stone, '88, once numbered among the ghostly figures wandering out of Annenberg at 12 a.m.
The gioia of cooking
The first clue that Gioia Mia is an authentic Italian restaurant is not the antipasto della casa, with prosciutto and fresh mozzarella, or the perfect preparation of rigatoni all'amatriciana.
Bite-size bistro italiano
If you're looking for a Rittenhouse girl in a South Philly world, Bistro La Viola is your spot. With a dining room that makes a shoebox appear expansive, the experience at this cash-only BYO is reminiscent of eating at the communal tables at Manhattan's Carnegie Deli.
