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Philadelphia in the New York Times: Starr 5, Cheesesteaks 0

Posted by Foobooz on January 4th, 2013

Philadelphia made the New York Times in another of their 36 Hours pieces. This marks the third time Philadelphia has been featured in the series, other visits coming in 2006 and 2009. In that time we’ve gone from 5 cheesesteak mentions back in 2006 to zero in 2013. Across that same timeframe we’ve also seen Stephen Starr and his restaurant mentions go from zero to 5 this year.

36 Hours in Philadelphia [New York Times]

Photo via Mark Makela for The New York Times

The New York Times on Le Bec Fin

Posted by Foobooz on December 17th, 2012

Alexander Lobrano of the New York Times writes about Le Bec Fin, rather succinctly summing up the dichotomy of a French room serving up a American locavore’s delights.

So the same distracting question recurs throughout a meal here: Does serious food in the United States really still need a French benediction? By proving that it doesn’t, the new Bec Fin rather curiously succeeds in spite of itself.

Restaurant Report: Le Bec Fin in Philadelphia[Official Site]

Photo via New York Times

First Taste Fundraiser with Eric Asimov

Posted by Aubrey Nagle on July 18th, 2012

The First Taste Fundaiser, a dinner that helps fund First Person Arts, has just announced a special guest for the event: Eric Asimov, chief wine critic for the New York Times. The event, which includes a silent auction, will be held on October 24^th from 7-10pm at the Omni Hotel in Independence Park. Asimov will be reading from his upcoming book How to Love Wine: A Memoir and Manifesto as well as consulting with the executive chef of Omni Hotel on the night’s wine list.

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New York Coffee Shop Joe to Open in Philadelphia

Posted by Aubrey Nagle on July 17th, 2012

One of New York City’s favorite coffee shops will be opening up two locations in Philadelphia. Joe, which has nine locations in Brooklyn and Manhattan, will be setting up shop in Rittenhouse Square at 1845 Walnut Streeet early next year. The second location will be on Drexel’s campus and open later in 2013, possibly in one of the two new buildings on campus set to be complete at that time. Joe’s Rittenhouse space has 1,200 square feet of indoor space and 400 square feet of outdoor terrace space. It will be twice as large as any of the New York stores.

Just in time for their move to Philly, Joe will soon be roasting their own coffee too. Right now they get most of their product from Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea and Ecco Café. Joe runs through 3,000 pounds of coffee a week throughout the chain so they will only be roasting about 300 pounds of their own coffee a week at first.

With our own coffee renaissance in Philadelphia, it’s a good time to be a coffee drinker.

Joe to Open in Philadelphia [New York Times]
Joe [Official Site]

New York Times Travel Section Spotlights our Food Truck Scene

Posted by Foobooz on May 11th, 2012

Huzzah for Philadelphia. Our burgeoning food truck scene is noticed by the New York Times Travel section, the Food Trust’s Night Market is plugged and some of our favorites including Lucky Old Souls and Pitruco are highlighted. And not a single mention of cheesesteaks. Huzzah indeed.

In Philadelphia, Food Trucks are Rolling [New York Times]

Restaurant Envy (And Its Opposite)

Posted by Trey Popp on February 1st, 2012

Pete Wells’ love letter to Federal Donuts in today’s New York Times put Michael Solomonov’s fried-chicken-and-donut-robot spot on a short but enviable list: Philadelphia restaurants that NYT food writers wish they could claim as their own. Past inductees include Vetri, upon which former critic Frank Bruni heaped praise, and (if you expand the criteria to include the city’s whole eating culture) The Food Trust, which Mark Bittman lauded last April.

We welcome the attention, and freely admit that there are plenty of restaurants in New York that we’d be happy to see in the sixth borough.

But it’s more fun to play a different game: calling out restaurants that make us even prouder of our hometown, for the simple fact that they do not—and indeed could never—exist here.

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Federal Donuts in the New York Times

Posted by Foobooz on February 1st, 2012

Jessica Kourkounis for The New York Times

New York Times food critic Pete Wells visits Federal Donuts, chronicling the descent of one doughnut and some “extraordinary” fried chicken.

Till the last doughnut and drumstick [New York Times]

Photo by Jessica Kourkounis for The New York Times

Philadelphia Is a Progressive Food City

Posted by Foobooz on April 6th, 2011

From the Opinion pages of the New York Times comes praise for Philadelphia. Mark Bittman calls Philadelphia one of the most progressive food cities in the country. Bittman highlights the progress of the Food Trust in getting affordable nutritious food to the city’s poorest residents and Mayor Nutter’s food initiatives including his proposed soda tax.

Go Phily! Better Food in Philadelphia [New York Times]

Meritage in NYTimes

Posted by Foobooz on July 28th, 2010

Meritage gets a mention and a pretty photo in the New York Times story on Korean-style tacos across America. In addition to Wednesday tacos, Meritage is also offering Korean Fried Chicken on Thursdays. The meal includes a six pieces of spicyÂ fried chicken and traditional cold sides, such as slaw, sesameÂ spinach and pickled vegetables, plus a bottle of Sapporo beer, all forÂ $25.

Korean-Style Tacos Move from West to East [New York Times]
Meritage [Official Site]

Beer Love from NYT

Posted by Kirsten Henri on January 19th, 2009

This weekend, the New York Times discovered that THERE IS A MAGNIFICENT CRAFT BEER CULTURE IN PHILADELPHIA! Of course, we have known this all along, but getting a shout-out in the Times makes it more likely that our out-of-town friends will actually believe us when we tell them about it.:

Much of the upswing can be attributed to Philadelphiaâ€™s bubbling night life. The new breweries, said Don Russell, who as Joe Sixpack writes a weekly column about beer for The Philadelphia Daily News, â€œare filling a need thatâ€™s out there being created by the local bar scene. Every single bar that has been opening up has a multitap system and is featuring microbrews.â€

Combine that robust tavern scene with cheap real estate in emerging neighborhoods, and youâ€™ve got the ingredients for a beer blast. In recent years, a half-dozen breweries and specialty pubs have opened in Philadelphia, ranging from boutique breweries that make micro batches to green-powered plants looking to become the cityâ€™s next biggest thing.

We knew that cheap real estate was good for something. EBB, Yards, and Dock Street are all name-checked in the article.

Breweries of Brotherly Love [NYT]

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