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Posted on Friday, August 31st, 2012
Friday The reimagined Field House opens at the Reading Terminal Market. $1.99 canned beers and 3-for-$5 tacos at the Plymouth Meeting Whole Foods. Celebrate with the Port Richmond Pour House which turns one-year old. It’s a sneak peek of the Fringe Fest’s late night cabaret at the Underground Arts building. Saturday Magpie opens at 1622 [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
Michigan’s Bell’s Brewing will be showcased tonight at the Khyber Pass Pub. The Quinannan Falls Special Lager will be pouring as well as other Bell’s favorites like Two Hearted Ale, Porter, Consecrator, Amber Ale, Oarsman Ale, and Expedition Stout. All the fun starts at 8 p.m. Via The Brew Lounge
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Posted on Friday, April 23rd, 2010
Our favorite web site PhillyHistory.org has added 1,700 images from the collection of the Free Library of Philadelphia. The photos are primarily from the 1876 Centennial Exhibition but contain other historical images as well. This 1868 photo is of Locker’s Restaurant at 8th and Vine. The restaurant obviously specialized in oysters and from the sign [...]
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Posted on Friday, February 19th, 2010
On Monday night from Tomme Arthur of Port Brewing/Lost Abbey will be hanging at the Memphis Taproom from 6 to 8pm. Then on Thursday March 11th, Rob Tod, founder of Allagash Brewing in Portland, Maine is coming to town on for a slew of events. Noon to 2pm – Jose Pistola’s Allagash Beer Brunch (Special firkin) [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Julie Powell whose debut “Julie & Julia” became a movie this year is back with her second book, “Cleaving.” She’ll be appearing at the Free Library’s central branch next Tuesday in support of the book. Cleaving chronicles her troubled marriage and her interest in learning a physical skill. Julie Powell has a new foodie project [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
The 2010 Forbes Travel Guide (formerly Mobil Travel Guide) as awarded the Fountain at the Four Seasons 5-stars. It’s one of just 21 restaurants in the United States and Canada to receive the prestigious honor. The last Philadelphia restaurant to hold 5-stars was Georges Perrier’s Le Bec-Fin but he relinquished the shiny stars last year [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
Photo via Grub Street Grub Street is doing a Bartenders Bible feature where they interview one of Philadelphia’s finest bartenders each week. This week they sit down with Grace Tavern’s always entertaining Leo Eisenstein. When Leo Eisenstein of Grace Tavern Is Behind the Bar, Your Secret Is His Secret [Grub Street] Grace Tavern [Official Site]
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Posted on Friday, April 10th, 2009
In Joe Sixpack’s column today he discusses Beer Wars, a documentary about beer and its distibution that is going to be shown around the country next Thursday. And yes, it is a war. The movie will be shown at more than 400 movie theaters nationwide on Thursday, April 16th at 8pm including AMC Neshaminy, Regal [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
Beer Week is well under way and we’ve been tooling around town, checking out as many events as our hearts, wallets and livers permit. On Saturday, one half of Foobooz attempted one half of the South Philly Pub Crawl. Since tickets were totally sold out, we did not officially participate in the event, we just [...]
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Posted on Monday, March 3rd, 2008
Mad River is expanding. In addition to taking over the Grape Street Pub location in Manayunk they’ll be rolling out a new concept at 1528 Sansom Street this summer. A to-be-named new food and beverage concept from the owners of Mad River Bar & Grille will open in summer 2008, and will occupy the multi-level [...]
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