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Dienner’s BBQ – Chicken on a Roll
Is it me, or does it seem like all this breathless excitement about BBQ excludes chicken? The City Paper’s review of Fette Sau was all pork belly this and pulled pork that implying, rightly it seems, that no chickens were … Continue reading
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Tagged bbq, chicken, Philadelphia, Reading Terminal Market
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A Slice of Civic Duty, By George
I’ve never been called for jury duty. Never. Even though I vote (I swear!) and have a driver’s license. I guess it’s because I’ve moved around a fair amount, between states and interstate, over the last several years? Well, maybe … Continue reading
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Tagged by george, Philadelphia, pizza, Reading Terminal Market, vegetarian, Vegetarian Friendly
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Queering the Cheesesteak–Carmen’s Famous Italian Hoagies
As Brian Freedman correctly noted in his recent review of Vedge in the Philadelphia Weekly, we live in a food world defined by a binary–carnivorous or vegetarian. And, like any binary construction, each term earns connotative qualities over time, dependent … Continue reading
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Tagged cheesesteak, Philadelphia, queer, Reading Terminal Market, vegan, vegetarian
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Shy Goats and Local Honey – Fair Food Farmstand and Bee Natural
Laughing, I pulled a chunk from the seeded demi baguette, watching as the crisp crust crackled, spilling crumbs and fennel and sesame seeds everywhere. I spread a layer of soft, runny cheese on it, probably too much but sometimes more … Continue reading
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Tagged bee natural, fair food farmstand, goat cheese, goats, honey, Philadelphia, Reading Terminal Market
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12th St. Cantina: East Coast/West Coast
We’ve gotten so used to the words “reading” “terminal” and “market” as a phrase, that it’s easy to forget why those particular words are being put in that order. Terminal markets, according to Wikipedia, are central sites, usually in urban … Continue reading
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Tagged cantina, fish taco, Philadelphia, pork adobe, Reading Terminal Market, salsa, tacos
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Blow Out: Golden Fish Market
Have you seen Brian DePalma’s film Blow Out? If so, that clip will make a lot more sense.* Set in Philadelphia, a long tracking shot follows John Lithgow as a stone-cold killer (really, a part he was born to play) … Continue reading
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Tagged fish, golden fish market, marc vetri, Philadelphia, porcinis, Reading Terminal Market
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Tea Leaf
The woman was blocking the cash register. “Can you believe that?” she opined, “I don’t have pets. And he just brought his dog with him to my house! On Thanksgiving!” The woman behind the counter shook her head. The other … Continue reading
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Tagged black tea, bourbon vanilla, cuppa, genmaicha, lapsang, lapsang souchang, Philadelphia, Reading Terminal Market, tea, tea leaf
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Year End: Top 5 Worst Food Moments of 2011
On day two and 2012 is already shaping up to be a good food year–warm, cakey donuts at Federal Donuts followed by a mouth-tingling dinner at szechuan palace Han Dynasty (the cumin lamb and dan dan noodles are as good as you’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged banh mi, Philadelphia, sushi, thai iced tea, wine, worst food in 2011
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