Is March the month for Azul Cantina redux?

Was chatting with R. Evan Turney, executive chef of Valanni and Mercato, a bit earlier this evening about he and restaurateur George Anni’s plan to convert Azul Cantina at 10th and Spruce into something along gastropubby lines. (It was first…

Check out Meal Ticket’s Felicia D in Grub Street’s Bartender’s Bible

Photo | Mike Persico for Grub Street You may not know this, but Meal Ticket’s very own Felicia D is also a badass bartender/font of boozy knowledge at the Belgian Caf�. Grub Street provides a cool profile of our girl…
- Dec 17, 2010 - 7:16 am
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Reading Terminal Market’s ScrappleFest this Saturday, March 21

ScrappleFest Read this to get the idea, In addition to live tunes, scrapple-themed souvenirs and samples from the likes of Dietz & Watson, Hatfield, the Pennsylvania General Store (chocolate scrapple!) and the Fair Food Farmstand (the illustrious Vrapple), there’ll also…
- Dec 17, 2010 - 7:15 am
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Scotch 101: Tartes coconut cream pie and The Macallan 12

Gigamarket.com Founded in 1824, the Macallan distilery in Speyside, Scotland produces a diverse portfolio of whiskys for both the novice and the seasoned Scotch drinker. As a bartender, I often recommend Macallan 12 to guests desirous of a gentle Scotch…
- Dec 17, 2010 - 7:14 am
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Thien Ngo forgoes retirement to cook at Coquette

forkrestaurant.com In January, Thien Ngo, executive chef and eight-year veteran of Old City staple Fork, announced he was hanging up his apron and retiring to the balmy shoes of his native Vietnam. In less time than it takes to buy…
- Dec 17, 2010 - 7:13 am
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Dining in: Tiffin And A Movie

Bollywood.Celebden.com Watch and learn. Munish Narula‘s revolutionary web-based food delivery service, Tiffin, has grown like a panda-less bamboo grove since it opened in 2006, adding a second location in Mt. Airy and the area’s first Desi pizzeria, Tiffin Etc., next…
- Dec 17, 2010 - 7:12 am
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Dining in, guided by Steve Poses

AtHomeByStevePoses.com Steve Poses is on a mission. In 1973, when Steve Poses opened Frog at 16th and Spruce (in the space now known as Monk’s Caf�), Philadelphia’s culinary landscape was a virtual wasteland.� Poses, along with Georges Perrier, whom he…
- Dec 17, 2010 - 7:11 am
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Did The Continental start a veritable revolution?

continentalmartinibar.com In his latest review, CP critic David Snyder praises Stephen Starr’s Pizzeria Stella, and draws a correlation between the Headhouse Square eatery and Starr’s flagship Continental and Second and Market: Fourteen years ago, Philly’s dining scene appealed to a…
- Dec 17, 2010 - 7:06 am
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DETOX SUPPER: baby bok choy with grapefruit viniagrette

Baby bok choy has no competition for the title of Cutest Cabbage. Milder than its more mature counterpart, the young bok choy is suitable for braising, stir-frying, grilling or steaming. Sliced thin and added just before serving, it adds nutrition…
- Dec 17, 2010 - 6:59 am
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INTERVIEW: Stephen Starr discusses the Top Chef Las Vegas Final Table

Stephen Starr made his first appearance on Bravo’s Top Chef during Season 5’s Restaurant Wars episode. For Top Chef Las Vegas, he sat at the Final Table during last night’s finale episode. Meal Ticket caught up with the restaurateur today…
- Dec 17, 2010 - 6:53 am
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