In early April, Citizens Bank Park challenged local fans to pick a signature hot dog from three gourmet choices (all of which are far too good to be placed into an air powered hot dog launcher). The winner, the South Philly Dog, consists of broccoli rabe, spicy roasted peppers, sharp provolone and a grilled, juicy [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 4, 2010
For a few months now we’ve been privy to Peter McAndrews’ and Nathan Baynes’ plans to introduce an Italian Market location of their wildly successful Paesano’s Philly Style. Last week word spread that the shop was nearing an open. Hastily, lunch plans were made for that Friday. However, those plans had to regretfully be postponed. [...]
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...Monday, June 1, 2009
Philadelphia’s favorite gelateria, Capogiro, is opening two new locations at the same time – on Passyunk in South Philly and in University City at the Radian building (whose gray/black façade looks too much like the Death Star for our taste.) We expect that the newly minted Capoyunk Scoop Shop (1625 East Passyunk) and CapoPenn (3925 [...]
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
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