Will BYOB‘s owner/chef Christopher Kearse: The first thing that I ever cooked with my Grandma was a coffee cake. I don’t make it very often anymore, but whenever I do, I’m reminded of the time that I …
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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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Hood Rich Farms‘ urban farmer & chef Jack Goldenberg: I actually came up with a few “original” dishes and recipes I’ve been legitimately proud of, and I was trying to remember them, when I realized …
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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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Le Castagne‘s Executive Chef Michael DeLone: I’m running a healthier version of the traditional ‘Straw and Hay’ fettuccine dish on our summer menu. This is a modern, summertime interpretation of a classic Italian dish with shaved …
Le Castagne‘s Executive Chef Michael DeLone: I make a mean gnocchi of which I have tons of recipes. So I can share one that uses pumpkin, which in a few months should be abundant! Enjoy my …
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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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Surf & Turf Truck‘s Adam Browne: Here is a popular breakfast item from our truck. Enjoy Surf & Turf Truck’s Lobster, Kale and Eggs! Surf & Turf Truck’s Lobster, Kale & Eggs Servings: 1 platter …
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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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The Pickled Heron‘s Owner/Chef Todd Braley: My great-grandma’s spaghetti was a staple in our house. Now mind you, my family on that side is from Czechoslovakia and Scotland, so pasta is not their strongest [suit]. …
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The Pickled Heron‘s Owner/Chef Daniela D’Ambrosio: My paternal grandmother would always make us grandkids pizza whenever we went over, no matter why we were there. Easter dinner — rabbit, pasta and pizza. Christmas — seven …
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Major American cities usually receive more attention than their suburban neighbors. There has always been a certain something that gravitates us to the “Bright Lights, Big City.” Philadelphia and food are no exception to the …
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