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Vote Best of Philly Pizza

Posted by Foobooz on March 13th, 2013

Philadelphia pizza has come a long way in a short time. Vote for the 2013 Best of Philly winner in pizza.

The Great Best of Philly Poll [Philadelphia Magazine]

Philly Cooks Week Tasting Tours To Be Announced Next Week

Posted by Foobooz on January 25th, 2013

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Philly Cooks Week Tasting Tours will be going on sale next week. Find out about them first, exclusively in the Foobooz Newsletter. Tasting Tours are a set of three tours nightly, between February 25th and 27th.

And just to whet your appetite, how does this sound?

Just one of the nine tours »

Marc Vetri on Osteria Moorestown

Posted by Foobooz on January 22nd, 2013

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Hyper-local news site, the Patch sits down and talks to Marc Vetri about his plans for opening Osteria at the Moorestown Mall.

Among the most interesting tidbits:

Opening in the fall of 2013.
5,000 square fee.t
Bigger bar area.
Marc Vetri did consider opening a version of Osteria at Revel.
Vetri has had other discussions with PREIT (the mall operator) regarding opening restaurants.
Although many restaurateurs worry about location, location, location, Vetri believes in, “make something that people want to go to and they will come.”

Chef Marc Vetri Chats About Plans for Moorestown Osteria [Moorestown Patch via Grub Street]

The Italian Mother you Never Had Is Coming to Osteria

Posted by Amanda Shulman on November 29th, 2012

How often do you wish for that Italian mother you never had? One to teach you how to mold fresh pasta and make their famous meatballs? Well if you’re like me, pretty often. Lucky for us, we can get a taste of what it would be like by borrowing someone else’s Italian mamma.

On Tuesday, December 11th, the mother-in-law of Osteria’s Chef Michaud, Pina Carrera, is making the trek from Italy to cook up her special holiday dinner. For one night only enjoy her traditional four course Bergamoscan celebration meal. It’ll cost you $175 per person, including wine, tax and gratuity, but for a special occasion like this, it promises to be more then worth it.

Osteria [Official Site]
For tickets [EventBrite]

Around The Web: Secret Suppers

Posted by Jason Sheehan on September 18th, 2012

Photo courtesy Grub Street Philly

An Irish cheesesteak, foie-kebabs, Nutella pizza and a simple plate of spaghetti at a restaurant known for somewhat more complicated presentations–these are just a few of the secret plates uncovered by Grub Street Philly in an excellent investigation that hit the interwebs this afternoon.

There are a million dishes in the naked city, but not all of them are listed on menus. And there’s no single answer why chefs and restaurateurs keep these secrets. Some are things that were replaced in menu updates, but remain tastes that loyal customers can’t live with out; other are simply special plates reserved for celebrities, high rollers and dearly loved regulars.

So check it out, won’t you? All 8 of the plates that made Grub’s list sound like they would make an excellent dinner tonight. Though something tells me you might not be the only fella in the dining room looking for those foie kebabs…

Secret Suppers: 8 Amazing Off-Menu Dishes [Grub Street Philly]

Marc Vetri Signs Lease for Osteria Moorestown

Posted by Foobooz on September 14th, 2012

Marc Vetri has just signed a lease to bring Osteria to the Moorestown Mall. Vetri’s name has been dangled as the carrot for Moorestown residents, who last year voted to overturn the town’s liquor ban by offering liquor licenses at the mall.

The path was cleared for the licenses just three days ago. Last year’s referendum had been struck down by a Superior Court judge who said liquor licenses could not just be restricted to just the mall because it was an example of zoning by referendum. The Township Council then created an ordinance restricting alcohol to the mall and nearby East Gate Shopping Center.

With the ordinance unanimously passed, the four liquor licenses were awarded to PREIT, which owns the mall. No formal word on who will get the other three liquor licenses.

Marc Vetri [Twitter]
Council: Alcohol OK at Moorestown Mall, East Gate [The Patch]

Abbazia di Novacella Dinner at Osteria

Posted by Aubrey Nagle on September 10th, 2012

Tuesday, September 18^th Osteria will be holding a special dinner from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. to gear up for fall. The five-course dinner will be $125 per person and will feature the wines of the Abbazia di Novacella, the oldest continually-operated winery in Europe. The wines will be paired with a fall menu inspired by the northernmost region of Italy where Abbazia di Novacella lies, Alto Adige.

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Charity Guest Chef Pot Luck and Beer Tasting at Lemon Hill

Posted by Aubrey Nagle on August 17th, 2012

Lemon Hill is having an eventful August with two more events happening August 26th: a rare beer tasting and a Guest Chef Pot Luck event. The beer tasting of rare Swiss beers features Jon Medlinsky of Khyber Pass Pub and starts at 4:30 p.m. The beers to be tasted will come from Brasserie Des Franches-Mantagnes, a small brewery in Switzerland known for their Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien an annually released wine-like beer. Attendance is $52 which also covers snacks and the beer. Seating is limited, so reservations are required.

Read on for info on the Guest Chef Pot Luck »

Kobayashi Eats His Way Through Town

Posted by Foobooz on February 2nd, 2012

Daniel McQuade gets to sit down for dinner with competitive eater and prohibitive favorite for tomorrow’s Wing Bowl, Takeru Kobayashi. Turns out the dude is one serious foodie who actually enjoys food when he’s not devouring 50 hot dogs in twelve minutes. On this night he’s snapping photos of his dinner at Osteria.

My Dinner with Kobayashi [The Philly Post]

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