Archive for March, 2007

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• Georges Perrier you can afford at Brasserie Perrier at Boyd’s
• Where should you get barbeque? Sweet Lucy’s of course.
• Zot gets a good review in the South Philly Review.
• L’Oca gets the double review this week as the Inquirer and Philadelphia Weekly both visit and find fault.
• The new Ortlieb’s Jazzhaus has a very Happy Hour.
• Sabrina’s devotees celebrate, brunch is coming to Franklintown.
• Llama does not taste like chicken. But it does sound delish.
• McDonalds is going upscale??? And their first area upscale location is Bristol???

Friday

Head to Sly Fox in Phoenixville for a taste of Scott Morrison’s biere de garde.

Another beer fan event will be at the Grey Lodge in Northeast Philadelphia as today is Munich in Mayfair 7.

Last chance to Win Phillies Tickets At Rae.

Saturday

NCAA Final Four semifinals are Saturday. Meet up with your friends and commiserate on how bad your pool looks now. Ignore the gloating friend who has their final four intact.

40 bucks gets you four courses and Stout’s beer at the South Philly Taproom beer dinner.

Sunday

Brewers Plate at the Reading Terminal Market. For $50 you can taste the food of over 18 local restaurants and pair that food with beer from local craft brewers.

• Georges Perrier you can afford at Brasserie Perrier at Boyd’s
• Where should you get barbeque? Sweet Lucy’s of course.
• Zot gets a good review in the South Philly Review.
• L’Oca gets the double review this week as the Inquirer and Philadelphia Weekly both visit and find fault.
• The new Ortlieb’s Jazzhaus has a very Happy Hour.
• Sabrina’s devotees celebrate, brunch is coming to Franklintown.
• Llama does not taste like chicken. But it does sound delish.
• McDonalds is going upscale??? And their first area upscale location is Bristol???

 

We kept waiting for all the Passover seder options to come pouring into our inbox. But it looks like Philadelphia has a long way to go to catch up with New York’s unusual seder options like bus-baked matzo, or even a Mexican seder.

That said you do have some options here in Philadelphia. The London Grill creates a festive four-course prix fixe contemporary seder dinner featuring smoked Whitefish Gefilte Fish Terrine; Celery-Carrot Chicken Soup, with miniature green onion and dill Matzoh balls; Braised Brisket, with Latkes and red cabbage; Herb, Garlic and Horseradish Crusted Prime Rib; and Mustard Coated Rack of Lamb. Passover dinner is $40 per person and will be served on Monday, April 2 and April 3rd.

At M Restaurant you can enjoy a three-course Passover menu featuring House-Cured Salmon, with potato latkes, celery-apple salad and crème fraiche; Braised Brisket, with root vegetables and caramelized onion farfel; and Cinnamon Raisin Kugel, with vanilla ice cream. Dinner will cost $42 per person and will be available Tuesday, April 3rd through April 5th.

London Grill [Official Site]
M Restaurant [Official Site]

The 9th Annual Fairmount Bunny Hop is next Thursday, April 5th.

The charity bar crawl hops its way around seven bars in the Fairmount/Art Museum neighborhood.

It all kicks off at McKenna’s at 24th and Brown. That’s where you can get your bunny ears. Oh yeah! Did we mention the Bunny Hop is for charity? Your $10 donation gets you Bunny Ears, $3 Stella Artois drafts and $2 beer specials. Proceeds benefit Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Urban Blazers, Felicia Falcone Memorial Scholarship Fund, Ward Park Renovation, Habitat for Humanity, Philadelphia Green and more.

Itinerary after the jump.

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The chain gang gorges themselves at Smith & Wollensky for lunch.

Overall grade: Three-and-a-half out of a possible four links. It really is good value, in a steakhouse setting (the upstairs dining room has a nice view), if you don’t feel bound to try everything on the menu.

Chain Gang | A mighty tasty – and filling – lunch [Philadelphia Daily News]

A few weeks back there were reports of McDonalds going upscale, aiming for more of a Starbucks type atmosphere for their fast food restaurants.Well the first of these upscale McDonalds in the area will of course be in Bristol.

McDonald’s to build upscale restaurant on Bristol Pike [Bucks County Courier Times] via Philadelphia Will Do
Photo via deseretnews.com

Taste the pride of Chippewa Falls at Barristers tonight. Leinenkugel tasting from 7:30 to 9 PM with discounted pints.

Bring your own to Gayle tonight or if you don’t want to bother with the liquor store, enjoy any bottle off Gayle’s list for half off.

Trey Popp tries out ChiSteven’s at 901 S 9th Street and worries he stresses over whether our BYOB culture is heading in a bad direction.

By and large, the fare was nothing that a competent cook couldn’t make just as well at home. The only dish for which that wasn’t true was an appetizer of ground beef and pork meatballs, which were surprisingly light and set off by a savory tomato sauce that was markedly more flavorful than those accompanying our other dishes.

Ordinary food served in generous portions has its proper place in any restaurant landscape, but not at the prices ChriSteven’s charges. Sadly, the only real value here is the ability to dodge wine markups. If that’s the direction the BYO scene is headed, the debate over which new one is the best won’t be worth having.

ChriSteven’s [City Paper]