Archive for the 'Food' Category

The first chunk of officially sanctioned info about Stephen Starr’s new old-school steakhouse Butcher and Singer in the former Striped Bass location has arrived at Foobooz World Headquarters, via the Cashmaniacs.

Other than some generic menu info with a few tantalizing mentions – lobster Newburg and steak Diane – it contains little in the way of specifics, like the projected exact opening date (we get ‘late October’ UPDATE: it’s tentatively scheduled for October 27th) or who the chef might be (although we hear that Jim LoCascio, the original chef of Barclay Prime and now a corporate chef within SRO, is supervising the as-yet-unnamed chef of Butcher, which bodes well for the steak situation). It also has a phone number: 215-732-4444, but no website yet. Now that’s retro!

We present it in its fluffy entirety to you, after the jump.

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Milwaukee and Philadelphia are battling on the diamond today. Joe Sixpack looks at how the cities stack up as beer towns.

Joe Sixpack: Brew Crew’s got nothing on Philly’s finest beverages [Philadelphia Daily News]

In today’s Metro The Bite takes a look at his ever increasing list of places he still has to check out or get back to.

Places to check out one of these days [Metro Philadelphia]

 

Adam Erace plays it urbane this week, soaking in the atmosphere at Stephen Starr’s Parc and ultimately it is the atmosphere that out-shines the food. 

Parc [Philadelphia Weekly]
Parc [Official Restaurant]

Check out the Medicine Show at Apothecary Bar + Lounge. There will be a cocktail competition with mixologists crafting Hendrick’s based cocktails. City Paper’s Drew Lazor will be among the judges.

TONIGHT: Hendrick’s Gin and Apothecary Bar’s Medicine Show [The Clog]
Apothecary Bar + Lounge [Official Site]

The Good Dog Bar is now open daily at 11:30am for lunch. On weekends there are Bloody Mary specials and a brunch special. This week it was a biscuits and gravy.

Good Dog Bar [Official Site]

Adam Erace finally makes it to Honey’s Sit ‘n’ Eat and gets the breakfast po’ boy. [blogalicious]

It’s the baked eggplant that makes the difference in Chickie’s veggie hoagie. [Living On The Vedge]

Mac & Cheese experiences the “best enchiladas I’ve ever had. ¡Hola!” at Las Bugambilias. [Mac & Cheese]

Last week Phoodie.info got down with a tour through Chinatown. [Phoodie.info]

Jose Garces cooks octopus in Chicago. [MenuPages]

It’s all about the summer rolls at Nam Phuong at 11th and Washington. [Savor Summer (Rolls): Nam Phuong Restaurant]

We still haven’t been to Chris’ Jazz Cafe on Sansom Street but with this description and some other good reports we’ve heard, it’s definitely moving up our list. [Food & Music at Chris' Jazz Cafe]

Philadelphia’s new frozen yogurt hot spot, Phileo gives a Rocky style knockout to New York’s Pinkberry. [Whatever Pinkberry, Philly Has Phileo Yogurt Now]

Did you know Temple has a farmers’ market? It’s true, every Thursday. [Farmers' Market at Temple University]

It’s time for a new Review in Haiku™ where we use the traditional Japanese poetry form to give you our take on new restaurants. Last time, we swooned over Parc and hated ourselves for it; this week, we’re heading – where else? – to Pub & Kitchen…

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It’s been a crazy week for us as yesterday Eschaton brought us down for a bit by linking to our Sarah Palin post. But nothing a little sliding the memory meter to the right couldn’t fix. Thanks for the link Atrios.

• Chima gets taken out behind the wood shed in a good old fashioned butt-whipping.
• We have German roots but you’ve got to search for them, says Rick Nichols. Or you can just check our Oktoberfest guide. Or you can just celebrate that Brahuas Schmitz is coming to South Street.
• The Restaurant Yenta considers the Butcher’s Cafe location at 9th and Christian.
• Vetri and Garces are joining forces for a six course dinner across two restaurants and to sell some cookbooks.
• The Mascot Throwdown pits a mythical creature against a champagne serving squirrel. There’s still time to vote.
• Adam Erace enjoys the Jose Garces experience at Distrito.
• David Snyder finds the food isn’t as good as the beer at Kite & Key.
• City Paper drops their ‘08 Choice Awards on us. We’re disappointed to learn we’re not the sexiest food blog out there.
• Still no right answers for this week’s eyeball bender.
• An Indian buffet is coming to Bindi.
• Yep, Sarah Palin is going to be taking over the Irish Pub tonight.
• There’s no crying in baseball and, apparently, no joking in politics. It’s a joke, people!