May 3, 2013
Get your weekly grocery shopping done while enjoying the perfect spring weather at one of the city’s largest outdoor farmers’ markets, the Headhouse Farmers’ Market. The expansive farmers’ market opens this Sunday, May 5. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the South Street Shambles at 2nd and Lombard Streets houses this local food extravaganza. Browse [...]
Read more»February 22, 2013
Support some of Philadelphia’s local businesses this weekend at Three Potato Four’s outpost shopping and food truck event. Three Potato Four, located in Manayunk, are purveyors of 20th century American antiques, oddities, folk art and more. This weekend-long event compiles four of Philadelphia’s finest small businesses and two of Three Potato Four’s favorite food trucks. [...]
Read more»February 19, 2013
Ladies and gentlemen, prep your stomachs. Fair Food is presenting their annual Brewer’s Plate event featuring food and brews from some of the area’s favorites. The hugely popular event (that sells out each year) is on Sunday, March 10 and is being held at the National Constitution Center. The event is in its 9th year [...]
Read more»January 29, 2013
The place to be at 4 p.m. is Harvest Seasonal Grill and Wine Bar. The University City spot has launched an early happy hour running from 4-6 p.m. that features a bunch of organic and local bites and drinks on the cheap. Monday-Friday, enjoy $5 appetizers like flatbreads, Asian BBQ skewers and edamame while sipping [...]
Read more»January 28, 2013
How is it that anything with a little (or a lot) of cheese instantly makes mouths water? Well, we’re all in luck. The folks at Valley Shepherd Creamery, a New Jersey dairy farm, are bringing artisan grilled cheese sandwiches to Reading Terminal Market. Meltkraft, Reading Terminal’s only grilled cheese bar has sandwiches that are seriously [...]
Read more»January 9, 2013
Teuscher Chocolates, whose Philly outpost is one of only ten in the U.S., has been declared the Best Chocolate in the World by National Geographic who, just over a year ago, gave us some dessert love by naming Capogiro the #1 ice cream spot in the world. Dolf Teuscher founded his chocolate house 70 years ago, and today the company flies its handmade confections weekly to its kitchens around the world. Teuscher’s specialty is its champagne truffles, a blend of cream, butter and chocolate with champagne cream center. For more on Philly-made chocolate, see our roundup. [Nat Geo]
December 5, 2012
There’s a chill in the air, which means that the holidays are upon us. That, in turn, means that it’s time to start thinking about decorating and gifting. If you’re looking to go green — literally and figuratively — this holiday season, check out the annual Holiday Bazaar at Greensgrow Farms. The event runs two [...]
Read more»October 31, 2012
Just when you start to think you’re burnt out on apple everything, Peddler’s Village will help disabuse you of that notion. No one can have too many apples when it comes to delicious country apple butter, apple cider, apple zeppoles, apple fritters and caramel apples that will be be tempting visitors at the annual Peddler’s [...]
Read more»October 24, 2012
Halloween is the one night of the year you can binge, guiltless, on end, on mini Kit Kats and crinkly packets of M&Ms and cherry ropes of Twizzler and sugary candy corn. And if you’re spending Halloween in Philadelphia, which we hope you are, your options for All Hallows’ Eve treats of the local variety [...]
Read more»October 24, 2012
In honor of National Food Day 2012, an annual celebration of healthy, affordable and sustainable food, the Philadelphia Mobile Food Association is assembling a special National Food Day Food Truck Pop-Up today, Wednesday, October 24, inside the City Hall courtyard. It’s the first time ever that food trucks will be serving lunch inside the City [...]
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