The New York Times packs a lot of action in its 36 Hours in Philadelphia and they sure don’t skimp on the culinary.

Among the spots mentioned:

• No lemon meringue pie - Silk City.
• Odd Couple – Chinese-Peruvian fusion at Chifa.
• Bowling and Munching – North Bowl.
• Slice of Local Color – The Italian Market and Lorenzo’s Pizza (9th and Christian version) in particular.
• What, No Chicken Soup? – Modern Israeli at Zahav.
• Take a Trip – Upstairs at Time for absinthe.
• No Snooze Button – Waiting for a table at Sabrina’s Cafe.

36 Hours in Philadelphia [New York Times]

Tonight and every Thursday at North Bowl you can enjoy $2.50 pints of Kenzinger all night long. Tonight from 6 to 8pm there will also be Philadelphia Brewing Co. giveaways. Maybe you can snag one of those slick new Kenzinger tees.

Mark and Audrey stay near home and have an Illadate in Northern Liberties checking out North Bowl, Standard Tap and Sovalo.

Illadates [UWISHUNU]

Foodaphilia checks out bargain bowling at North Bowl on Wednesday night ($2 shoes, $2 games, $2 PBR and $2 tater tots after 10 PM) and also samples the menu.

My favorite thing to munch on at North Bowl is their Mac & Cheese. While not as good as Shannon’s over at A Full Plate, it is delicious in it’s own right. And topped with crushed goldfish cheese crackers, a nice touch.

North Bowl [Foodaphilia]
North Bowl [Official Site]

We here at Foobooz have to be honest, we’re not the biggest fans of New Years. Events are often over-priced, under-served and most frustratingly, overrun by amateurs. Now New Years Day on the other hand…. When you’re out drinking with people on New Years Day, then you know you’re among professionals.

But that’s not to say won’t be going out. It’s just that we aren’t that big on the galas and such, but find a nice dinner out with friends, perhaps at a BYOB, that’s how we prefer to bring in the New Year. But we’ll be up and at it early New Years Day for some real debauchery.

Updated 12/24/06

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It’s going to get cold and nasty one of these weeks, but luckily it isn’t going to be this week.

Friday
North Bowl is hosting Fred Noe, Jim Bean’s grandson and for happy hour you can get $5 Makers Mark, Knob Creek, Jim Beam and Jim Beam Black drinks from 5:30 to 7 PM.

Saturday
Looks like it’ll be a nice day to be in Old City as the first Old City Fall Festival kicks off. Check out our coverage here.

Sunday
The Artful Dodger at Headhouse Square welcomes you back to football season with their annual pig roast Sunday at noon.

City Paper’s weekly food top five feature takes on the top foods served on a stick this week and comes up with some inspired choices.

1. Candy Apples – Chocolate by Mueller
2. Grilled Beef Skewers – Alfa
3. Corn Dogs – North Bowl
4. Sansom Kabob Special – Sansom Kabob House
5. Skewered Mussels – Konak

Foods on a Stick – Top 5 [City Paper]

$2 goes a lot further on Wednesday and Sunday nights at North Bowl. Shoe rentals, PBRs, Dale’s Pale Ale and Tater Tots are all just $2 from 11 PM to 1 AM.

Have you been bowling at North Bowl yet? From 5-7 you can play for $4 a game, $2 PBRs all night. The $4 games are available every weeknight.

Foobooz hears that Oceanaire, 700 Walnut Street, is open tonight, just understand they’re still in training. Part of tonight’s proceeds go to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

The Flyers are back on the ice for the first time since cleaning house, so you could head to O’Neals, 3rd and South, and watch and see if they’ve gotten any better.

Check out North Bowl’s menu. Lots of interesting comfort foods to chow on while you knock down some pins. Tater Tots, Mac-n-Cheese, Corn Dogs, Funnel Cake and more!