We haven’t heard from Sloth Street for awhile but the site gets our attention with talk of a secret society of Gluttony and outlandish behavior like ordering a lamb osso bucco sandwich At Ansill Food + Wine for dessert. We salute you Sloth Street.

Our main courses were really dominated by the aforementioned osso bucco sandwich, which might be one of the best dishes in Philadelphia. It’s got a meaty richness that gets better with every bite, including the final ones, where the slice of brioche bread has soaked up all of the juices and creates an intense taste that, well, might cause a man to order a second helping for dessert.

The Society of Gluttony: Ansill [Sloth Street]
Ansill Food + Wine [Official Site]

David McDuff heads to Ansill Food+Wine because Sunday night is Pif night. The prix fixe menu includes the best of David Ansill’s now shuttered French BYOB, Pif.

And McDuff points out, if everyone at your table orders the prix fixe menu it becomes even more like Pif, as corkage fees are waived.

Pif Night at Ansill [McDuff's Food & Wine Trail]
Ansill Food+Wine [Official Site]

Someone once told us that an actor’s headshot should look like that actor, not like someone else, but it should look like that actor on his best day ever.

That same holds true for a first date. You’ll want to present yourself as you on your best day ever. That brings us to our first type of first date, the false pretenses kind where you don’t have much money, but you want to impress like you do.

Foobooz would never advise lying to a loved one (or even a not-yet-loved one); that’s just not the way to begin a beautiful friendship… but…. you wouldn’t go on a date without putting on some lipstick or those jeans that make your butt look particularly hot? So why wouldn’t you put some thought into how hot the restaurant you’re going to might make you look?

If you don’t have a lot of money, you’ll have to be creative. Which means: a great restaurant on an off night, a bar with a subtle and sophisticated happy hour special and a BYOB situation with a possible trip to New Jersey for supplies. Here are two suggestions for the False Pretenses: I Don’t Have Much Money, But I Want to Impress Date…

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There are some fun things on tap at Ansill Food + Wine this fall.

Starting this Sunday, Pif Night is back! Enjoy dishes from David Ansill’s dearly departed Pif.

And then from Thursday, September 18th through Saturday, September 20th you can celebrate David Ansill’s 50th birthday with a four course prix fixe menu for $55 per person.

In October Ansill will be bringing back its Trick or Treat menu featuring three courses of offal goulishness for $25. And Ansill will also be hosting its second annual Pumpkin Carving Contest Thursday, October 30th.

50th Birthday Celebration menu after the jump.

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This week The Bite takes a look at the new Bar 210 being built inside Lacroix and considers other restaurant bars that are worth sidling up to.

The Bite: Hungry? Saddle up [Metro Philadelphia]

This sounds good to us, shredded lamb tacos with a Bell’s Two-Hearted Ale at St. Stephen’s Green. [St Stephen’s Green in Fairmount]

Plenty of photos and praise of Stephen Starr’s Parc. [Parc: Rittenhouse Square’s Latest Starr]

Jonathan Westein writes about the meals you can get at G-Ho’s La Va and their Oreo cake. [Love of La Va]

Ansill Food + Wine is a little bit of Europe in Queen Village. And on Tuesdays it’s BYOB. [Ansill Food & Wine in Queen Village]

In addition to their  Ansill’s European BBQ, Ansill is also bragging they have the best air-conditioning in town, a claim that is suddenly important as we look at predicted highs of 97 degrees for tomorrow. 

So where do you go when you don’t want your thighs sticking to the vinyl seats of your favorite dive’s booth?

It dawns on us that Starr’s joints are universally cool come summer. But where else is a reliable ice box?

Two weeks from today Ansill Food + Wine is throwing their “European BBQ.” We’re not exactly sure what that means but with $30 getting you two plates of roasted pig, assorted grilled meats, marinated vegetables, various salads, antipasti and a glass of house wine or draft beer we’re sure we’ll like it.

The fun starts Friday, June 20th at 6pm.

Ansill Food + Wine [Official Site]

A reader tipped us off to this WOGL deal. Each week radio station WOGL partners with local restaurants to offer gift certificates for half-off.

Right now you can get a $50 gift certificate to Ansill Food + Wine for $25. There are 57 certificates remaining.

Ansill Food + Wine Dinner Deal [WOGL]
Ansill Food + Wine [Official Site]

Talula’s Table cannot stop getting press. This time it’s a spread in the New York Times Sunday Magazine. [New York Times via McDuff's Food & Wine Trail]

Forbes Traveler has a slideshow of deluxe nose to tail meals and features Ansill among the offal best. [Forbes Traveler]

The Wall Street Journal goes interactive on us with its look at the power tables at Lacroix. [Wall Street Journal via Phoodie.info]