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VisitPhilly Teams With Foodspotting To Launch Local Guides

11. May 2011

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VisitPhilly Teams With Foodspotting To Launch Local Guides

Today VisitPhilly announced a partnership with Foodspotting, the incredibly addictive local food guide application for iOS and Android devices. Now Philly regulars and tourists can easily find the most delicious food items hand picked by the VisitPhilly team in sandwich focused guides like “Cheesesteak 101” and “Philadelphia’s Burger Bonanza.” There are a slew of other [...]

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A Taste Of Cinema’s Greatest Sandwiches

10. May 2011

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We’re not entirely sure of the origin of this video, but a YouTube user that goes by the handle “handsomedonkey” posted this on Friday. In it you’ll find some, but not all of cinema’s most celebrated sandwiches. Hit the jump for a full list of the sandwiches, films, and actors who enjoyed them. Tweet

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Exclusive: Steve Poses Opening Burger Stand On The Parkway, Help Pick The Logo And Win Lunch!

14. May 2010

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Exclusive: Steve Poses Opening Burger Stand On The Parkway, Help Pick The Logo And Win Lunch!

Is Philadelphia ready for another burger joint? Steve Poses thinks so. Considered by many to be the forefather of the modern restaurant scene in Philadelphia, Poses’ restaurants Frög and The Commissary were revolutionary when they opened, and eventually evolved into Frög Commissary Catering, which has handled 15,000 events and counting. We just received this awesome [...]

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Glen Macnow Sets Out On Sandwich Safari

5. May 2010

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Glen Macnow Sets Out On Sandwich Safari

Apparently eating 40 cheesesteaks, and 60 Italian hoagies wasn’t enough for 610 WIP’s Glen Macnow. This morning “The Professor” announced his Hot Specialty Sandwich Safari, an adventure to take down as many sandwiches as possible by June. So what constitutes a “hot specialty sandwich”? In Glen’s eyes it’s anything besides cheesesteaks, grinders, burgers and hot [...]

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National Hamburger Month

3. May 2010

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National Hamburger Month

It’s true. Although our extensive research has yet to produce the origin, or original person who proclaimed it, we’ve been informed by several sources that May is National Hamburger Month. What better way to ring in the summer, than with a celebration of burgers? For the rest of May we tip our hats in salute [...]

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Sandwich Bites: Phillies Hot Dog Taste Test, Recreating the Spotted Pig, The Lockjaw, Sandwich In A Bread Bowl

12. April 2010

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Sandwich Bites: Phillies Hot Dog Taste Test, Recreating the Spotted Pig, The Lockjaw, Sandwich In A Bread Bowl

• Last week was the official start of baseball season, and our friends over at The 700 Level taste tested the three specialty hot dogs featured at Citizens Bank Park. Head over to find out who they crowned the winner for the Phillies’ signature hot dog. [The 700 Level] • The Burger Lab takes a [...]

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Unbreaded Acquired by Kraft Foods, Inc. – Introducing Untossed [April Fools!]

1. April 2010

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Unbreaded Acquired by Kraft Foods, Inc. – Introducing Untossed [April Fools!]

It’s been just over a year since Jeff Vogel and I launched Unbreaded. We’ve put a lot of hard work into the site, reviewing some of the best sandwiches in Philadelphia, Chicago, and NYC, and have built a brand that is easily identifiable by sandwich lovers everywhere. So it is with great excitement that I [...]

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500º, Center City’s Hottest New Burger Joint

23. March 2010

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Behind the the walls of a currently unassuming brick-faced building on Sansom Street is Center City Philadelphia’s latest burger joint. 500º opens today and features handcrafted burgers and fries using only the highest quality ingredients. Owners Rob and Maggie Wasserman, found inspiration for the restaurant and its menu from the their taste of success with [...]

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