Barbuzzo

Barbuzzo will be holding a Belgian Beer Dinner on Wednesday, May 9th. The dinner will consist of four courses each paired with a different Belgian beer including one of our all-time favorites, Tripel Karmeliet. The dinner with pairings costs $55 a person.

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Barbuzzo is practically a dietitian’s dream. Not because it’s healthy per se—a 2010 Philly Mag review encourages diners to indulge and “balance the health ledger later.” Yikes—but because its menu is built for sharing. And sharing, as we know, is a healthy-minded diner’s best friend.

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First things first: The voting for Best New Restaurant ends soon, so if you’ve got an opinion (and if you’re reading this blog, I know you have an opinion), you need to click on this link and make democracy your bitch.

That done? Good. Then let’s move on with the news of the week, shall we?

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Frommer’s–the well-known travel pimps and hub of fevered international gastronaut daydreaming–has come out with its list of the 10 Best New Urban Restaurants in North America. And guess what? Philly made the list–standing tall beside Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Las Vegas.

So which of our restaurants was it that Frommer’s decided was a match for Grant Achatz’s Next and China Poblano from Jose Andres? Those of you who recognize the fideua pictured above can probably figure it out. So can those who’ve been following our own Best New Restaurant voting (and the Twitter smack-talk referenced below). But for the rest of you, here’s a hint: It ain’t nothin’ being done by Starr, Garces or Vetri.

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The Philadelphia magazine vote for Best New Restaurant goes through the weekend and we’re pleased to see the principals involved are getting into the action. Via some Twitter back and forth last night Adsum’s Matt Levin and Barbuzzo’s Marcie Turney discussed a friendly wager of dinner and drinks.

Best New Philadelphia Restaurant [Philadelphia Magazine]

The Finals of The Philadelphia magazine Best New Restaurant bracket has been reached. Six restaurants have been eliminated, only two remain.

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The Philadelphia magazine Best New Restaurant bracket has reached its final four. Barbuzzo, Talula’s Garden, The Dandelion and Adsum all advanced. Adsum narrowly squeaked past JG Domestic in the most hotly contested first-round matchup. Vote now to see who moves on the Best New Restaurant Finals.

Best New Philadelphia Restaurant [Philadelphia Magazine]

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We hope you enjoyed voting in the Best Burger bracket. Look for the winner in August’s Best of Philly edition of Philadelphia magazine. Next up is the Best New Restaurants bracket.

The past year has seen some significant openings in Philadelphia but which is the best? Is it one of the splashy debuts like Adsum, Barbuzzo, Dandelion, JG Domestic or Talula’s Garden? Or could it be one of the quieter openings by respected chefs like Chip Roman’s Mica, Peter McAndrew’s Monsu or Joshua Lawler’s The Farm and Fisherman?

It’s up to you to decide in Philadelphia magazine’s latest Best of Philly bracket.

Best New Philadelphia Restaurant [Philadelphia Magazine]

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Those of you who’ve never gone away–who’ve never thrown all you own into a bunch of plastic trash bags, sold the TV for gas money, shoved the cat in its carrier and driven a 4th-hand used car with an oil leak and no spare tire halfway across the country in a wrong-headed search for fish tacos and clean, white sunshine–have no idea how lucky you have it.

Don’t get me wrong. I still pity you (a little) and will never understand how an animal with the capacity to drive–the ability to chug a pot of coffee, get behind the wheel and be three states gone by sun-up–chooses instead to stay willfully rooted in place, year after year. But that’s not the point here.

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Down the block from the Corner’s beer dinner Barbuzzo will be hosting a Piedmont Wine Dinner on April 20th. The five-course $65 dinner will feature the wines of Northern Italy and the food of Chef Marcie Turney.

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