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Posted on Friday, February 5th, 2010
Bar Ferdinand’s Michael Thomas will be manning the kitchen at Adam Ritter’s (Sidecar) new bar at Girard and Montgomery. That spotis shaping up nicely for an April opening. [Meal Ticket]
Alex Capasso, owner of Collingswood’s highly regarded Blackbird is opening West Side Gravy, a comfort food BYOB coming to the former Woolworth’s on Haddon Avenue. [Restaurant [...]
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Posted on Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Walnut Street’s Restaurant Row might be shrinking but there are other stretches around the city that can now argue they deserve the crown.
South 20th Street: Audrey Clare, D’Angelo’s, Meritage, Snackbar, Tinto, Twenty Manning, Village Whiskey….
South 13th Street: Amis, Barbuzzo, Bindi, El Vez, Lolita, Sampan, Zavnio….
North 2nd Street: Bar Ferdinand, El Camino, Kong, Koo Zee Doo, Standard [...]
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Posted on Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Chef Jim LoCascio, who is leaving Barclay Prime as of February 9th goes out a winner. He has won a National Beef Backer Award from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association for independent restaurant innovator of the year. [Grub Street and The Insider]
Bar Ferdinand’s Mike Thomas has tendered his resignation at the NoLibs tapas bar. Current [...]
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Posted on Friday, December 11th, 2009
Put away your package of ramen noodles and relax. There are great deals to be had every night and we’ve broken them down for you in this Recession Specials Guide by day of the week and price point: $10 and under, $10-$20, $20 and over [but still a deal]. We’ve also included a list of [...]
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Posted on Sunday, November 15th, 2009
We’re updating our popular Recession Specials feature. We’ve added wallet saving deals like Sidecar’s Pork Me Sundays where all pork offerings are half off after 3pm.For the next couple days we’ll be rolling out each day’s specials. If you’ve got some suggestions of your own, please add them to the comments. In a week we’ll [...]
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Posted on Thursday, November 12th, 2009
We’re updating our popular Recession Specials feature. We’ve added wallet saving deals like Xochitl’s half-priced “staff meal.” For the next several days we’ll be rolling out each day’s specials. If you’ve got some suggestions of your own, please add them to the comments. In a week we’ll compile the additions and roll them all into [...]
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Posted on Monday, October 26th, 2009
On Monday nights every bottle of wine at Bar Ferdinand is half-price. Get there early, happy hour is 4:30 to 6:30 and features half-priced sangria, select drafts and Claricot.
Bar Ferdinand [Official Site]
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Posted on Monday, October 19th, 2009
Koo Zee Doo has opened on 2nd Street between Spring Garden and Fairmount. The BYOB is named for the phonetic spelling of cozida a Portuguesa, a traditional Portuguese stew. The menu will of course be Portuguese and feature small bites, soups, salads, family style specialties and a section dedicated to grilled meats.
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Posted on Thursday, October 8th, 2009
Every Thursday Bar Ferdinand features a $35.00 tasting menu built for two people to share.
Here’s tonight’s menu:
Root Vegetable Soup (potato, turnip, leek)
Mezze Plate: Crab stuffed Piquillo Peppers
Bacalao Croquettes
White Bean Cabrales Salad
Jamon wrapped Pocono Trout w/ Asparagus and Lemon Caper Sauce.
Local Venison w/ Local Heirloom Apple Sauce & Parsnip Chips
Chicken Breast w/ Confit Potatoes, Wilted Spinach [...]
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Posted on Friday, September 25th, 2009
Appetite for Awareness, the huge gluten-free eating spree is happening next Wednesday at the Wachovia Center.
Presented by the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness, Appetite for Awareness raises funds and awareness for celiac disease. There will be 35 chefs participating from Philadelphia restaurants who will be offering gluten-free dishes and competing in an Iron Chef style [...]
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