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Food Trucks Making Wednesday and Friday Stops at the Porch

Posted by Foobooz on April 5th, 2013

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The Porch at 30th Street Station is back with another year of programming and Wednesdays and Fridays mean food trucks.
The food trucks schedule at The Porch

The Porch at 30th Street Station Announces April Programming

Posted by Foobooz on March 7th, 2013

On a day that won’t have you thinking about hanging outdoors, it might be nice to know about some outdoor events that are less than a month away. The Porch at 30th Street Station has announced its April programming. Formerly a parking lane and barren sidewalk, The Porch is now a urban planning success story. Here are the University City District’s food and drink related plans for the month of April.

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Calling All Food Trucks, Porch Expanding Vending

Posted by Alex Tewfik on January 17th, 2013

Imagine a venue with great food, high traffic, ample space, an outdoor patio, and magnificent views of the city skyline and river. A place like that is an impossible find, it’s an ideal to most restaurateurs, and one that’s usually only found in their imaginations. It exists, though, and it’s looking to be filled.

University City District and The Porch at 30th Street is calling all vendors, all mobile eateries, all meals on wheels, to be a part of their upcoming season, to up the ante on a property that has completely revamped itself from a place that once was just a bunch of parking spots. Last year, those that parked at the Porch found themselves in a very lucrative position, both physically and financially. Once a week, in only three hours, 2-4 trucks sold over 250 meals—those are busy-restaurant numbers.

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Want to Get Outside? The Porch is Serving Lunch

Posted by Foobooz on October 31st, 2012

The cabin fever is probably pretty high right now. Roll on over to the Porch at 30th Street Station today for lunch, where Dapper Dog, Lil Dan’s, Nomad Pizza and Spot Burger are all vending.

Come in a costume and get free beverage with the purchase of any sandwich or pizza. And if you are still looking for a costume, Dan McQuade has some quality last minute suggestions.

Jose Garces to Cook for Philabundance at The Porch

Posted by Aubrey Nagle on September 19th, 2012

Looks like the always busy Jose Garces is in town this week for a good cause. This Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Garces and his restaurants will be making an appearance at The Porch at 30th Street Station to support Philabundance. Five of the Iron Chef’s restaurants will be represented at The Porch. For a $10 donation to Philabundance event goers will be treated to samples from Amada, Chifa, Distrito, Guapos Tacos, and JG Domestic. What’s more, Garces himself will be doing a cooking demonstration at the event from noon to 1 p.m.

Today’s Food Trucks at The Porch

Posted by Aubrey Nagle on August 1st, 2012

Today at The Porch at 30^th Street Station there will be a Farmer’s Market from 11 a.m.-to 2 p.m. Local vendors in attendance include Freshapeel Hummus, McCann’s Farm, Mompops, and MyHouse Cookies.

As we let you know last week in our food truck guide, four Philly food trucks show up at the Farmer’s Market each week. Today’s trucks include Zea May’s Kitchen, Spot Burger, Say Cheese, and Nomad Pizza.

The Porch Farmer’s Market [Official Site]

Beer Garden at the Porch at 30th Street Station

Posted by Aubrey Nagle on July 9th, 2012

July 12-14 The Porch at 30^th Street Station, the new outdoor event and activity space on Market, is holding its first-ever Beer Garden. Bridgewater’s Pub will be offering German and craft beers, along with bratwurst-&-sauerkraut or Italian sausage sandwiches, while live music plays for the crowd.

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Farmers’ Market Opens Today at the Porch at 30th Street Station

Posted by Foobooz on May 16th, 2012

Today marks the debut of the Farmers’ Market at the Porch at 30th Street Station. The weekly market will run Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Check out the eight vendors today as you are entertained by live music from the City Wide Specials.

Among the vendors, Brulee Bakery who will be offering bread brownies and gluten-free treats. John & Kira’s will be on hand with their artisan chocolate gifts, MyHouse Cookies will of course have cookies but also pies. And Mompops will be offering gourmet popsicles (are artisan popsicles a West Philly thing?)

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30th Street Station: Not Just For Bums and Trains Anymore

Posted by Tara Nurin on November 18th, 2011

If you haven’t heard of The Porch at 30^th Street Station, don’t feel like you’re suddenly losing touch with everything that’s current on the city’s stuff-to-do beat. If you were to poll 100 Philadelphians, I’d bet that one, maybe two, would be able to identify The Porch as the new community gathering space developed on the lot on the south side of 30^th Street Station. While there was much to-do in in the press in advance of the grand opening earlier this month, the name of the project – selected from a crowd-sourcing contest — had not yet been announced. After the event, there was no reporting on the winning entry. Sort of points to how events-driven our city’s media is, doesn’t it?

So, what, after this long intro, does this have to do with food? What this has to do with food, dear readers, is that tomorrow, there will be free food and food-related activities at The Porch. From 11am-1pm, the first of many festivals is taking place, and organizers know the best way to get anyone to an event is to offer free food.

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