Coconut & Lime is firing up the panini press for a series of recipes this week, and taking some beautiful pictures along the way. Rachel Rappaport’s mouthwatering recipes are making us hungry for crispy pressed sandwiches like Sesame-Ginger Pork and Prosciutto di Parma with Capicola. We will be checking back throughout the week to see [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Lou Sarcone Jr., the fourth-generation baker on 9th Street in South Philadelphia, is known among his family simply as Junior. His father, also Lou, and his son, Louis, share more than a name – they share a commitment to keeping a very old business operating the way it did a very long time ago. That [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 7, 2009
Barbecue is popping up all over Philadelphia these days. From the recent opening of Q BBQ & Tequila to the popularity of pulled pork sandwiches on gastropub menus (think Slate, Pub & Kitchen, etc.), the heat is on for competitors in this category. The newly opened Bebe’s Barbecue on 9th Street in the Italian Market [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 18, 2009
One of our favorite Italian-Americans and an expert on Italian meats, Giulia Umile, educates us on the nuances of Italian cured pork. Domestic Prosciutto Curing ham is an art involving only a few different elements: salting, temperature and time. For twelve months, artisans move the hams from room to room in the curing facility so [...]
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
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