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Gourmet Eats Street Meat

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

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Gourmet Eats Street Meat

It’s Street-Food Week over at Gourmet Magazine and each day they are featuring vendors from a different city. Low prices and creative dishes have contributed to the meteoric popularity of these mobile food trucks, and vendors have seen great customer response by using Twitter to share their location and daily specials. In the Philadelphia coverage, [...]

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What We’re Eating: Mikey D.’s Grill

Thursday, August 20, 2009

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What We’re Eating: Mikey D.’s Grill

What We’re Eating takes a quick look at sandwiches the Unbreaded team can’t get enough of. In the sea of food vendors that dot Philadelphia’s streets, there are a few that strive to stand out. Realizing the ever growing popularity of these street vendors, Mikey D. decided it was time to grab the bull by [...]

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Honest (To Goodness) Tom’s Tacos

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

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Honest (To Goodness) Tom’s Tacos

It was on a motorcycle trip through Austin, Texas where Tom McCusker found himself eating simple, delicious tacos several times a day. Returning home, Tom decided he wanted to bring these flavors to the streets of Philadelphia with fresh, locally sourced ingredients. Some bank loans later, he purchased a lunch truck and got to work. [...]

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No Soup For You! Ok, I’ll Have The Falafel & Chicken Sandwich.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

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No Soup For You! Ok, I’ll Have The Falafel & Chicken Sandwich.

Beneath a billowing plume of fragrant charcoal smoke at 20th & Market in Philadelphia lies Christos’ Falafel, a small cart run by chef/owner Gus Hristis.  Maker of the most interesting – and possibly the best – sandwiches in all of Philadelphia, Christo’s (also known as the Falafel Nazi, so named with respect and admiration after [...]

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