By Dan Packel
Paris Chocolate in Philly
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
Philadelphia Distilling: More Than Bluecoat
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
A Moveable Feast
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
Beekeeping at Bartram’s
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.
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FROM THE DRINK PAGE...
The State of Philly Booze 2012
By Brian FreedmanToo often, we tend to drink the same stuff every time we go out. Here, then, is what a real New Year’s resolution should be about: Not exercising more, not curbing your road rage, but drinking better, and drinking more adventurously. Philadelphia is the right town to do that in. Despite the iron fist of the Philadelphia Liquor Control Board, there’s a thriving, creative drinking culture here that will challenge and inspire you if you’re up for it.
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Proud to Be at American Sardine Bar
By Brian FreedmanIt’s hard to imagine a better accompaniment to a good pint of beer than American Sardine Bar’s eponymous sandwich. For $2, you get a soft-crusted, compact sandwich boasting a salty and piquant mash of that still-unfortunately-maligned fish, bright and crisp with onion, hearty and tamed with sliced hardboiled egg. It arrives on a plain white plate, devoid of garnish and utterly confident in its simplicity. With a beer—maybe a draught of Fegley’s Brew Works Second Coming, the crisp, easy-drinking EPA from Bethlehem, Pa.—it’s perfect, and the price can’t be beat.
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You’re Quite the Dish: Kampachi with Ruby Red Grapefruit and Fennel at Little Fish
By Cristina PerachioAhoy, matey! It’s only natural to serve me with grapefruit and fennel, which are both in season. Plus, you could use the vitamin C in grapefruit to ward off scurvy.
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You’re Quite the Dish: Lamb Stew at Zahav
By Cristina PerachioI’m a traditional Lebanese-style stew made with spices like cumin and coriander that offset the sweetness of my caramelized onions, baby turnips and carrots.
