Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
The mushrooms! Oh, the mushrooms! That’s all I have heard for years as people have told me time and again how great Craft is. I think people are just so delighted that a restaurant known for meat prepares a vegetarian dish so well. I agree, the mushrooms were delicious, as were the simply roasted butterball…
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An entire restaurant devoted to grilled cheese sounds heavenly. And now it exists. Actually, it has existed for over a year, but now it conveniently exists near my office. I can’t go too often because my grilled cheese came to almost $10 – a crazy markup – and of course it didn’t keep me full…
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For my last Philly foodie post, I want to focus on a great brunch find. If you are one of those people who judges a brunch spot by their bloodies, you will love National Mechanics thanks to their bloody mary bar. You pick the type of vodka (I went with bacon vodka) and the rim (I…
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After dinner with Brooke, Albert and I decided to stay out for just two more drinks. When you’re only in the city for 34 hours, the goal should be to pack as much in as possible. We had passed Tria while walking around during the day and decided it was worthy of our nightcap. We…
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I took my weekend getaway to Philly as an opportunity to catch up with an old friend. Brooke and I haven’t really seen each other in a few years, but after living in a sorority house together you kinda bond with a chick. We decided to meet for dinner which of course really just means…
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Our room wasn’t quite ready when we arrived in Philly, which was fine because Albert had no intention of going there. His alma mater (St. Johns) was already in the second half of their basketball game against [coincidentally, Philly-based] Villanova. Priority numero uno was finding a bar to watch the game so we left our…
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Sometimes you taste something that doesn’t belong…but you like it anyway. That’s what happened to me when I tried the frozen yogurt at Victory Garden. It’s fro yo that’s made with goat milk. The inevitable first question is whether or not it tastes like goat cheese. It actually does. It has all the tang of…
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Instead of really doing anything for Valentine’s Day, Albert and I made plans to go out on the 15th with a couple of friends. It’s pretty much what we would do on a regular Saturday night, but being Valentine’s weekend gave us the excuse to indulge a bit. Also, going out on the 15th instead…
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The bright orange sign made me wonder if it was legit, but Albert really wanted to check out Otto’s Tacos. I want to say the reason I agreed was solely because he asked me to, but the real reason was twofold: I started reading a lot of good reviews about their LA style tacos on…
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And now for my third brunch post in a row I’ll tell you all about Rayuela. This one is another bottomless brunch spot. For just $15 you can have sangria added to your entree (which will only set you back about $13 in itself). You can switch off between sangria flavors, but I started with…
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Peaches to Apples 