Don’t read CE Phood’s roundup of dinner at Apamate on an empty stomach. Candied sausage, oxtail, cheese and pepper on a plantain, Iberico ham thinly shaved & sweetened figs. It goes on and on. Luckily we’ve got Spanish wine in the rack. [CE Phood]

Phoodie gives out its 2008 awards in categories like person and restaurant of the year as well as the biggest disappointment. [Phoodie.info]

If Kitchenplay and a commenter are to be believed, you should “never judge a ghetto ass thai place’s food by the writing on the wall.” According to them, Plan-Eat-Thai at 1516 Tasker is serving up promising sounding Thai food behind a bullet proof window. [kitchenplay]

It’s good to hear good things about the latest items coming out of the kitchen at South Philadelphia Taproom. [CE Phood]

Veggicurious gives Local 44 the vegetarian once over. Mushroom ‘Po Boy, a dish even a carnivore get behind. [Veggicurious]

Vegging out at a Butcher & Singer seems a little crazy to us but hey, that’s Living On the Vedge. [Living On the Vedge]

Table Talk has some details on The Witch that has sprung from Peppercorns on Moyamensing Ave. There’s a liquor license and chef from Django in the mix. [Table Talk, Philadelphia Inquirer]

Naked Chocolate Cafe is aiming to open October 27th on Penn’s campus. Capogiro, Jimmy John’s and Chipotle are scheduled to open shortly afterward in the brand new Radian Building. [Daily Pennsylvanian]

Meal Ticket has a look at Scott Schroeder’s South Philadelphia Taproom menu. Wild boar is back in taco form. [Meal Ticket]

Mi Lah Vegetarian has taken over the Pita Pocket space at 16th and Chancellor and transformed the space into a white tableclothed vegetarian restaurant. [Meal Ticket]

The Great American Pub in Bryn Mawr has been sold and will reopen as Tip O’ Leary’s Pub. Tip O’Leary’s also has a loction in Havertown.  [Philadelphia Business Journal]

Alyan’s Middle Eastern restaurant is now offering neighborhood delivery. [Bhiladelphia]

The Phillies are playing again tonight and if you’re not actually in L.A. for the game (ahem) we’d suggest watching it at the South Philadelphia Tap Room, which has a new chef and menu.

Meal Ticket has all the scoop on the chef - Scott Schroeder, formerly of the departed Deuce and Pontiac Grille - and he’s got the menu, too, which debuted this past Friday.

Still no Newbold Spuds, but we can certainly get behind roast pork with long hots, braised brisket sandwiches with horseradish Cheddar and Southern-fried chicken wings.

South Philadelphia Tap Room [Official Site]

The Beer Lass has the news that Scott Schroeder will be the new chef at South Philadelphia Taproom. Schroeder has been around the city from Deuce, to ¡Pasión!, to the Royal Tavern, to most recently the Latest Dish.

South Philly Tap Room taps Shroeder. SPTR fans will cheer [I'll Have Another Stout]

The SPTR is getting a new Chef who will start mid Oct.

Until then we are going to run a Blast From The Past Menu
ie: Mussels, monster grilled cheese, calamari etc. And Suprise you can get just fries if u want. We apologize to our customers for the last 6 months that have been disappointed with us.
Hopefully u can all walk in again and stumble out
CHEERS!!!!!!!!

Does this mean our crusade to return Newbold Spuds to their rightful spot on the SPTR menu may finally be a success?

South Philadelphia Taproom [Official Site]

Living on the Vedge visits Kostadinos Christios, “wild-eyed man in a silver box on 20th and Market” for some top-notch falafel. [Living On The Vedge]

Foodaphilia finds it is possible to have an affordable and delicious meal at Devon Seafood Grill on Rittenhouse Square. [Foodaphilia]

Philly Food and Drink finds there really isn’t anything wrong with good beer and a great view as is the case with the Manayunk Brewery and Restaurant. [Philly Food and Drink]

Living On The Vedge orders something we weren’t quite gutsy enough to try, the mac-and-cheese pancakes at SPTR. It was good enough to go into the “Brunch Hall of Fame.” [Living On The Vedge]

Foobooz Editor Arthur Etchells lets on that he’s big into French Rap. [The Clog]

South Philadelphia Taproom got a new kitchen and menu in April and have had some exotic meats like ostrich, boar and bear on it. But one item has gone the way of the dodo, lion. Adam Erace has the story on the controversial menu item.

Game Over [Philadelpia Weekly]

And in much less controversial news tomorrow SPTR will be pouring 12 Allagash beers all night. The Beer Lass has the full list. We’ll be elbowing you out of the way for the Interlude and it seems like we’ll have to try the Fluxus 08.

Rodd Todd 2012 -=- South Philly Tap Room 2008 [I'll Have Another Stout]

Today’s Bite highlights the brunch options at the South Philadelphia Taproom and is especially happy to see some different egg-free offerings. And if you notice in the picture above there are what appears to be Newbold Spuds on the plate. Almost but not quite. These chips weren’t directly from the fryer and no Taproom sauce. Still beat the heck out of regular chips though.

Also in today’s Metro, some late afternoon bargains and a tip that Monk’s Cafe offers beer to go.

Egg-free brunch? [Metro Philadelphia]

In Elisa Ludwig’s last review as a City Paper restaurant critic she visits the South Philadelphia Taproom where she finds a food menu that’s trying to match the beer selection.

SPTR builds on the classic model: a casually delivered combination of basic sandwiches, fried items and relatively exotic animal parts, with an emphasis on the latter. Everything — from the boar bacon to the veggie burger — is made in-house. Props to Zulli for this approach, making food a bigger priority. But in the end, execution counts more than ambition, and SPTR might want to consider paring down the kooky stuff for simpler, more consistent fare.

SPTing Image [City Paper]

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John Longacre, the man behind the South Philadelphia Taproom has another project in the pipeline, a coffee shop and 800 beer takeout spot at 1900 S 15th Street.

Bierista aims to open before the end of the summer. Joe Bedia, who brewed at Yards will be the beer guy for the new spot and SPTR.

“Bierista” Planned for South Philly [Beer Yard]