It’s rare to find a neighborhood place that will deliver outside its own few-block radius, let alone anywhere in the city. But Fishtown’s Cornerstone Market & Produce brings local flavors directly to your home or office. And while “local” is frequently just a marketing buzzword, it’s simply a way of life at Cornerstone, where the [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Chef Jose Garces and Chef de Cuisine Dave Conn have brought a taste of San Sebastian to Philadelphia. A tapas and wine bar modeled after the Basque region of northern Spain (purported to have the most bars per capita in the world), Tinto is a bit more upscale than traditional pintxos bars, casual dining and [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 28, 2009
We know that a great sandwich starts with great bread. But what makes great bread different and better than ordinary breads? We asked a true expert: Metropolitan Bakery’s head baker, James Barrett. The answer is fermentation, and they figured it out hundreds of years ago in Europe. Today, while most commercial bakeries pump out breads at [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 30, 2009
Unbreaded’s Ben Greenberg contributed to this review. The shiny-new Ladder 15 has a warm, industrial feel and an imaginative menu that will surely transform this former working firehouse into a different kind of hot spot. The 100-seat space is a combination of steel, brick, stone and rich mahogany, (and plasma behind the bar) complete with vaulted [...]
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Thursday, September 10, 2009
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