It's all happening! Tomorrow night is Feastival! A night where the best chefs in Philly pull out all the stops to impress us with the proceeds go to support the arts here in Philly. Of the 80+ restaurants participating, I will be looking out for Abe Fisher, Alla Spina, Bing Bing Dim Sum, Fork, Kensington Quarters, La Divisa Meats, Lacroix, Laurel, Noord, Serpico, Townsend, Tredici, Vernick Food & Drink, Wm. Mulherin’s Sons, Will BYOB, and Zahav. Already drooling thinking about it. While pursuing the self-dare of eating from every single chef at the event, I am jazzed about the circus performance by Circadium- I love watching flexible people flip around me while I gorge. I'll also be lookin
We have a few more days of Center City Restaurant Week upon us, y'all. My approach to RW is that I need to find a menu where at least two appetizers and two entrees tickle my fancy. Such was the case with Bistrot La Minette, a French bistro (obviously) that I last visited a few years ago for a birthday. After started with gruyere and french bread we were ready for our 3 courses. An unlisted pork belly appetizer special lured me away from the snails I had planned on getting. Crispy and fork tender in all the right places, this was a highlight. As was the rich beef tartare appetizer with shaved truffles and egg yolk. Its hard to go wrong with tartare at a French restaurant. Having enjoyed the
In October of 2015, we got some sad food news when Indonesian restaurant, Sky Cafe, shut down due to a fire at their location on Snyder Avenue. This year, many loyal fans like myself were happy to find out Sky Cafe reopened inside the shopping plaza at 11th and Washington. The new, hidden location is just as small as the original and can be accessed through the doors to the plaza by Pho 75 as you make a right into the parking lot. Fried chicken wontons ($3.50) are 80% percent super crispy wonton and 20% ground chicken filling, but 100% satisfying. It was the Soto Medan ($7.50) I had been craving from my meals at the original location. This light chicken soup has a touch of coconut milk and
It was only scrolling through the 8,000 photos of on my phone (is that a lot? 80% is of food) that I realized I have had way too much pizza this month considering it's still sort of bikini weather (I refuse to wear pants until late fall). Oh well. Philly has really made huge strides in the pizza world over the past few years and the world is noticing. In order of least to most impressed, here are 5 pizza spots I've visited lately. Clarksville, 42rd and Baltimore, 215 387 4992 Despite intriguing descriptions, none of our several pies or appetizers impressed. The fried chicken appetizer and mushroom white pie had more going for them than the bland house made mozz with rhubarb and the "danger"
Thanks to a reader, I learned about DanSavann Laos Cafe, a Laotian restaurant next to the Olney station. It is a pretty large space (good for parties!), run by a friendly family who is not about dumbing down their food for lesser palates and stomachs (even I got KO'ed!). I sadly had to skip stopping in Laos during my South East Asia trip this summer and DanSavann gave me a taste of what I missed. To start, a gorgeous Thai iced tea to beat the heat along with some snappy and vibrant Laotian sausages and beef jerky (I prefer Ratchada's dryer version). Duck laab was INTENSE. This is not some Americanized version, instead, a spicy mix of meat, chopped innards, and herbs is laid unassumingly on t
