Ulysses Voyage which was supposed to take over the space that was Deux Cheminees is “officially on hold pending financing.” We’re not sure why but we never had faith that project was going to happen. [Philly.com via Grub Street]

ESPN does an expose on just how gross stadium food is. Philadelphia stadiums do better than many but violations were still plentiful. [ESPN]

The original Darlings on 20th near Pine has closed. [The Insider]

The Locust Rendezvous is offering Rogue’s Maierfest all week for $3 a pint. Not too shabby and the ‘Vous has plenty of TVs to take in Roy Halladay and beginning of the Domonic Brown era.

The Beer Lass stopped into the just opened Catahoula to talk beer but was treated to a preview of the menu. [Beer Lass more via the Insider]

A new hotel set for 4th and Race is planning on an Orange County Choppers themed restaurant and entertainment venue. [Brownstoner]

Cafe L’Aube will be making their delicious crepes for Fairmounters by August 15th. The larger cafe will be at 1631Wallace Street. [Meal Ticket]

Old heads will remember Gino’s Burgers. The youngsters will experience it themselves starting this fall in King of Prussia as the former chain is reborn. [The Insider]

Dancing all night can work up an appetite. Now revelers at the Barbary can snack on bar foods in the newly opened upstairs. [Meal Ticket]

Susanna Foo is opening a dumpling stand in the Wayne Farmers’ Market. [The Insider]

Some say cheese and fish don’t go together but Fishtowners have to be pleased that a cheese shop is coming to Frankford Avenue. [Brownstoner]

NEastPhilly.com has details on the upcoming Hop Angel Brahuaus, the Mike “Scoats” Scotese (Grey Lodge) re-do of the Blue Ox Tavern in Fox Chase. The project is on schedule for a September opening and former Slate chef Matthew Hartnett has signed up for the kitchen duties.

Scoats says you can expect the beer list to have a German flavor and will feature many of the German-style beers crafted in the area.

Details on Hop Angel Brauhaus renovation in Fox Chase, chef named [NEastPhilly.com]
Hop Angel Brauhaus [Official Site]
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Meritage gets a mention and a pretty photo in the New York Times story on Korean-style tacos across America. In addition to Wednesday tacos, Meritage is also offering Korean Fried Chicken on Thursdays. The meal includes a six pieces of spicy fried chicken and traditional cold sides, such as slaw, sesame spinach and pickled vegetables, plus a bottle of Sapporo beer, all for $25.

Korean-Style Tacos Move from West to East [New York Times]
Meritage [Official Site]

Sunday was the premiere of the fourth season of Mad Men and as our Twitter feed indicates, there’s a significant crossover between Foobooz readers and Mad Men fans. One scene focuses on a date at Jimmy’s La Grange and Chicken Kiev. Growing up, chicken Kiev was an almost common dish in Mamma Foobooz’s kitchen. A search of MenuPages finds Chicken Kiev isn’t as popular as it once was. It only appears on the menu of  four Eastern European restaurants in Northeast Philadelphia:

• Bordeaux
• Golden Gates
• Palace Royal
• Stolovaya

We’re not familiar with any of these places, are you? Know of anywhere else that serves up the dish, let us know in the comments.

Check out Mamma Foobooz’s involved Chicken Kiev recipe after the jump.

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Brian Freedman chows down at Kraftwork and finds the simplest bites to be the best.

Executive Chef Michael N. Thomas assembled a sort of über-soup from best aspects of the Jewish and Mexican traditions. His riff on posole was rich with the savor of house-made stock (simmered with the bones of Kraftwork’s beer-can chicken), hominy, white beans and tender, molar-draping hunks of bird, deeply concentrated as if someone’s bubbe had stood at the stove watching it simmer all day, but unexpectedly brightened by the zip of lime rind.

Kraftwork [Philadelphia Weekly]
Kraftwork [Official Site]

These specials at the Sidecar intrigue:

• Chilled Avocado Soup – Crab Salad
• Tomato Gazpacho – Crab Salad
• The Sidecar Works – Bacon, Mushrooms, Tomato, Red Onion, Tomato Sauce, Mozzarella Cheese
• Buffalo Chicken Salad – Breaded Chicken Breast with Buffalo Sauce, Baby Spinach, Red Onions, Cucumber, Candy Stripe Beets, Carrots, House Made Buttermilk Ranch

We’ve got a new feature and piece of technology we’re playing around with, we call it Annotated Menus. Similar to the technology you use when panning around the globe in Google Maps, Annotated Maps lets you check out a menu and see what dishes the critics most enjoyed.

We believe it gives the consumer a cool way to figure out what to order.

If you’re interested in an Annotated Menu for your restaurant, contact us at advertising@foobooz.com.

• Garces Trading Co.
• Pizzeria Stella

Since all the major reviewers in town have weighed in on Garces Trading Co.we’ve compiled what dishes the critics thought were best.

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