Why did John Kerry lose the presidential election to George W. Bush? Because like Donovan McNabb, Kerry believes a cheesesteak is best served with Swiss Cheese.

It’s true or at least as true as anything else on donovansfault.com a site where absolutely everything is blamed on Eagles Quarterback Donovan McNabb.

Itsdonovansfault.com is a production of iSportacus, a sister site to Foobooz.com. Check it out, it beats working on the Friday before Labor Day. And please tell us what you blame Donovan McNabb for as well.

Donovan’s Fault [Official Site]
iSportacus [Official Site]

Center City District’s Restaurant Week is now under a month away. The twice a year restaurant week is back with a couple of differences. Restaurant Week is now two weeks. Running from Sunday, September 13th to Friday the 25th, taking off Saturday, September 19th. Also new this year, is a $20 lunch option.

But where to make reservations? Who has enough options to satisfy your picky friends? Will the vegetarian in your crew have any choices? Where can you really stretch your dollar with a BYOB that offers you more than the standard 3-dishes? All of this and more is available in the Foobooz Restaurant Week Guide. Your must have companion to surviving Restaurant Week.

Restaurant Week Guide [f8b8z]
Center City District’s Restaurant Week Guide [Official Site]

New York Magazine’s Grub Street is going national, launching Sunday in five new markets including Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and Philadelphia. It’s a heady sign of the times that Philadelphia was chosen above food cities like New Orleans, Washington DC and Portland.

Kirsten Henri, who has been lending a guiding hand at Foobooz for the last year and a half, will be writing the Philadelphia version of Grub Street.

I’m very happy for Kirsten and much like when she was writing regularly for Foobooz, I will be eagerly awaiting her posts.

Philadelphia’s tide of food blogs has risen again and we’re all the richer for it.

Arthur Etchells
Editor
Foobooz

Then check out Foobooz Jobs.

Among the listings right now:

• Server, Local 44
• Chef, Lucky Old Souls
• Line Cook, Zahav

Restaurant and bar managers: have a job you’re looking to fill? Consider advertising with Foobooz.com. It’s just $20 to post a job and you’re putting it directly in front of potential employees that aren’t just looking for a job but are energized by Philadelphia’s food scene. Your ad will be seen by visitors to Foobooz, promoted via our Twitter feed and even featured like this job, right in the content of Foobooz.

Hey penny pinching fine-diners! We’ve at long last updated our Recession Specials.

Check it out, there are now twice as many ways to save a buck or two.

Recession Specials [f8b8z]

Today marks the 3rd anniversary of Foobooz. In the past three years we’ve gone from an experiment, to a hobby, to an obsession.

• We’ve posted 4,471 items.
• Uploaded 4,885 images.
• Approved 2,954 comments.
• Denied 168,008 spam comments.
• Witnessed more than 500 restaurant openings.
• Written about Craig LaBan 208 times.
• Linked to 647 reviews.
• Published more typos than we’d care to admit.
• Said mouthfeel in an un-ironic manner.
• Drank uncountable amounts of beer, consumed immeasurable calories and enjoyed it all.

So, thank you to everyone who has taken the time to visit Foobooz and of course, thanks mom!

No, we’re not talking about XIX, although you will find its fancy outdoor terraces listed in our new Outdoor Dining Guide. We’re talking about our menu bar where you’ll now find that brand-new Outdoor Dining Guide as well as the Jobs section we introduced this morning.

Check out the Outdoor Guide for where to go to dine al fresco, even filter the list by where you can dine beyond the din of city sidewalks.

The guide is just in beta so please e-mail us comments, suggestions, updates or omissions. Tips@foobooz.com.

Did you notice the new Jobs tab at the top of Foobooz?

We are now partnering with Simply Hired to create a site for Philadelphia Restaurant jobs, jobs.foobooz.com.

For Restaurant and Bar Owners/Managers

Advertise directly to thousands of potential employees who are engaged with the restaurant business.

Not only are the postings as affordable as Craigslist, they target applicants energized by Philadelphia’s restaurant scene, not just those with zero experience looking for a paycheck.

Job posts are $25 for 14 days and during Foobooz’s introductory period, just $20 for 14 days.

Foobooz Jobs ads are promoted via jobs.foobooz.com, Twitter and Foobooz.com editorial content.

Go to jobs.foobooz.com to fill out a job listing. When paying for the ad, be sure to enter “introcode” for the Discount Code on the Payment screen.

We hope this service can be of use to you.

For Job Seekers

Visit jobs.foobooz.com to find the latest jobs from some of Philadelphia’s best bars and restaurants. The jobs can even find you if you subscribe to the Foobooz Jobs RSS feed or follow Foobooz on Twitter.

From the magazine that made “Best of” famous, Philadelphia Magazine is now cherry picking the Best of Foobooz daily on their Restaurant Club blog.

The Best of Foobooz [Restaurant Club]

On Thursday, April 30th over 200 local restaurants will be participating in Dining Out for Life, an annual fundraising event, raising money for AIDS service organizations. Each restaurant donates 33% of the cost of the meals from the night.

Check out the Dining Out for Life web site for a list of participating restaurants.

This is the third year that Foobooz has been a media sponsor of Dining Out for Life. We hope you participate.

Dining Out for Life [Official Site]