Latte whores, trashy magazines and a Tiffin meal from Barnes & Noble at Temple combine for a good Tuesday. [Living on the Vedge]

Adam Erace gives the Turista meu a spin at Modo Mio. [Blogalicious]

CE Phood gives Zahav a gold star for both its Restaurant Week performance and for its GoldStar Beer. [CE Phood]

At peak times it can take a half-hour to get your order at Tacos Don Memo but with authentic Mexican flavors it is a taste worth waiting for. [34th Street Magazine]

Penn Appétit is pleasently surprised by Thai Chef & Noodle Fusion [Penn Appétit]

And finally, Happy birthday Mac & Cheese. The blog, not the ubiquitous food, turns three and looks back at the last year. [Mac & Cheese]

Adam Erace heads out in search of truly good Thai food in Philadelphia, is Thai Chef & Noodle Fusion what he’s looking for?

Is this curry aquarium the Promised Land devotees have been purporting it to be? The cure to our burning hunger for authentic, amazing Thai food? Thai Chef, when we ask you to ignite our meal with the fire of a thousand suns, will you bow to our wishes no matter how white our faces?

The answer, fleshed out of over the course of my meal, was yes—and no. Thai Chef, you are the wishy-washy object of my affection, stringing me along with fresh, greaseless spring rolls, then letting me down with a clump of mee krob (fried rice noodles) with the taste and texture of a Rice Krispie Treat.

Desperately Seeking Spicy [Philadelphia Weekly]

David Snyder’s asks, “where’s the heat?” in his review of Thai Chef & Noodle Fusion.

TCNF’s [Thai Chef & Noodle Fusion] dishes have the depth of flavor to allow it to stand tall among its peers. All it has to do is recalibrate its barometer as to how much spice we can take. That would be hot.

Into the Mild [City Paper]

Things we hate: people who say they had such-and-such great cuisine in X city and you can’t get that in Philadelphia.
Things we love: Thai food.
Things we hate: sounding like those people we hate when we talk about Thai food in Philadelphia.

Well maybe the freshly opened Thai Chef & Noodle at 2028 Chestnut Street will lessen our self-loathing. Victor Fiorillo of Philly Mag was recently there and has plenty of good things to say.

Where We’re Eating: Thai Chef & Noodle [Philadelphia Magazine]