By Dan Packel
For Antoine Amrani, as a young boy in Paris, the dream was about making chocolate. He appears to have realized that dream, having just opened up his own chocolate factory in East Norriton, just outside of Norristown.
By Dan Packel
Luckily for Philly, Rob Cassell found a way to get past early challenges to start turning out Bluecoat Gin in April 2006. That blue glass bottle has become ubiquitous wherever mixologists turn out labor-intensive cocktails.
By Dan Packel
If you've visited the Fair Food Farmstand in the Reading Terminal Market, and you’ve found coolers filled with raw milk, pasture-raised eggs and humanely raised meats. But what you probably haven't done is ask about the story behind these locally produced items. That's about to change.
By Dan Packel
Bartram’s Garden, the pre-revolutionary home of naturalist John Bartram, is an unlikely location to begin with. Located next to a housing project in Southwest Philadelphia, the unassuming entrance masks Bartram’s stone house, the historic garden and the woods along the river. Even more unlikely are the five sets of beehives tended by local beekeepers.
Even if you’ve still got the detox shakes and self-loathing that comes from a full-tilt celebration of Oktoberfest, don’t run off to rehab just yet. Feed your inner booze hound and try out some of these well-respected Philadelphia beer halls.
The Rittenhouse regulars picked up the scent when snackbar opened three years ago. Through three chefs and three concepts, they’ve continued to patronize, unwavering in their loyalty.
"Indian pizza is our attempt to make Indian food more accessible to people who have never tried it and eventually to gain more mainstream acceptance for Indian cuisine." But sometimes it's better to stick to the classics.
As mouths go, mine isn’t usually the watering type, but as the pork belly hissed away on the grill at Miga -- with white onions and button mushrooms, I could’ve spit like a camel. I think it was the anticipation more than anything.
