“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” J.R.R. Tolkien wrote such prose in his fictional tale The Hobbit, and it’s also the motto …
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Awarded “Best New Chef” by Philadelphia magazine? Named one of the 2013 Philadelphia Rising Stars by StarChefs? Semifinalist for a James Beard Award earlier this year? Check, check and … check! Meet Christopher Kearse, owner/chef …
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Think Local/Give Local. That was the theme at the second annual Garces Foundation Gala held at the Kimmel Center in Center City Philadelphia where nearly 800 attendees celebrated this past Thursday. Chef Jose Garces and his …
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This past Thursday was the fourth annual Audi FEASTIVAL, a glamorous evening where dynamic and cutting-edge artistic performances are united with world-class restaurants, all teaming together to raise funds for FringeArts. In its sixteenth year, the …
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Do you ever walk by a city co-op or community garden and marvel at vegetables growing in urban settings? Have you read articles and watched TV reports about the pesticides used in big industry’s produce? …
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As Chocolate Covered Memories often examines, food can be based on family and, indeed, family can be based on food. Meet Michael DeLone, executive chef at Le Castagne, one of the restaurants owned by the Sena …
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Remember when about all you could order at city food trucks were plain bagels tightly sealed in plastic wrap and bland sausage and peppers on underwhelming rolls? Remember when seafood — like lobster rolls and …
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While high-end restaurants — especially BYOBs — are a Philadelphia restaurant scene staple, upscale BYOBs are extremely hard to come by in the Fishtown area of Philly, despite the growth and development this section of …
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Mark Twain famously said, “Those that respect the law and love sausage should watch neither being made.” Mark Twain must have never watched “Meat Man Macri” cook. Meet Nick Macri, executive chef of Southwark Restaurant in the Queen Village neighborhood of …
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Many CCM readers ask, “Why is your blog called Chocolate Covered Memories?” I then have to explain that this blog is about food memories and that one of my childhood memories of food happens to be …
This past Sunday was Fair Food‘s ninth annual Brewer’s Plate, an evening full of fine local foods and craft beers. Back for a second year at the National Constitutional Center, nearly one thousand food and beer …
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As diners, we admittedly take a lot for granted. Yes, in this modern food world, many quality pubs offer very diverse menus. For instance, in Philadelphia, it’s not uncommon to see crispy veal sweetbreads, fried …
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Have you ever dreamed of having a zebra-shaped birthday cake? How about a “high heel dress shoe,” sculpted from fondant, to top off a bridal cake? Edible mini-video game controllers decorating your cupcakes? Well, meet …
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When you go out to your local bar to grab a bite and watch the games on a gazillion, large, flat-screen televisions, do you order a house ground Prime Angus burger, topped with foie gras, …
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