December 7, 2012
Exciting news: standing room tickets are now available for tomorrow’s Army-Navy Game! The college football tradition is celebrating its 113th year and this marks the 84th time the game is being played in Philadelphia. Always a highly anticipated event, this year’s game sold out quickly, but a limited number of standing room tickets were recently [...]
Read more»November 30, 2012
One of the nation’s most beloved sporting events, the annual Army-Navy game, returns to Lincoln Financial Field on December 8, marking the 84th time the game has been played in Philadelphia. While always an intense matchup, this year’s game has even more riding on it than usual. For the first time since 2005, the Commander-in-Chief’s [...]
Read more»September 24, 2012
Friends, football, food and fall — the F’s of the season — are celebrated tonight, and all Monday nights this season, at Jose Garces’ modern-Mexi restaurant in University City. Distrito’s Football Fiesta is an endless tacos and enchiladas night to enjoy while watching the big game on Distrito’s three high-definition televisions in the downstairs Cantina [...]
Read more»August 31, 2012
College football in Philly officially kicks off tonight, August 31, when Temple and Villanova square off in the 4th Annual Mayor’s Cup at Lincoln Financial Field. This year’s game is the last scheduled matchup between the two teams for a while, marking the end – at least, temporarily – of the current Mayor’s Cup format. [...]
Read more»August 21, 2012
Chef de Cuisine Nathan Volz brings his love for the game into the kitchen at 10 Arts Bistro & Lounge in the Ritz-Carlton. Volz recently rolled out a new menu of “tailgate tastes” exclusively for game season. Expect unique spins on classic favorites inspired by Chef Nathan’s own football-centric upbringing in Illinois. He describes the [...]
Read more»August 6, 2012
Army-Navy will commemorate the 79th meeting of the two soccer teams when they converge at PPL Park in Chester, home to the Philadelphia Union, on Sunday, September 30 at 2 p.m. This storied tradition in college sports, the rivalry between Army and Navy, will play out as a tremendous showcase for college soccer right [...]
Read more»February 2, 2012
Just because our beloved Eagles didn’t make it to the big game this year is no excuse not to enjoy it. This Sunday’s Super Bowl will be especially festive thanks to so many of Philly’s favorite restaurants offering incredible specials either at the bar or at your door. Whether you watch for the sport, the [...]
Read more»January 30, 2012
Chef Mitch Prensky’s latest endeavor, Lemon Hill, is hosting a “Supper Bowl” in honor of Super Bowl 46, February 5. In a culinary match-up to mirror the geographical battle on the football field, Lemon Hill will pit classic New York and New England foods agains each other. Chow down on Coney Island Style Mini Supper [...]
Read more»January 5, 2012
Fleming’s Steakhouse, with locations in Radnor, PA and Marlton and Edgewater, NJ, is offering their Sunday Prime Rib Dinner at a special price during all January Sunday football games, leading up to the AFC/NFC Championship Game on February 5. The three-course dinner will be just $29.95 per guest, a steal for a 12 ounce succulent steak, a delicious side, salad and dessert. In addition, the popular “5 for 6 ’til 7” bar menu, offering 5 cocktails, 5 wines and 5 signature apps — all $6 each — will be available specially all night on the evening of the AFC/NFC Championship Game. [Fleming's]
November 21, 2011
The annual Thanksgiving Day football game between chefs Jose Garces and Marc Vetri is quickly becoming a big holiday tradition in the Philadelphia food world. Each year, the two acclaimed chefs discard their chef whites for an Iron Chef battle of a different sort: a battle of the pigskin on the gridiron. The chefs each [...]
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