Another Philadelphia Feastival in the books, and it was a dream come true for all food lovers and guests. The annual event is a fundraiser to benefit FringeArts and brings together over eighty of the best restaurants in the city, hosted by a literal who’s who of the Philly restaurant scene such as Mike Solomonov, Stephen Starr and Nicholas Elmi. This year was extra special as it also gave the guests a chance to celebrate and recognize the top James Beard award wins of Starr, Solomonov and Greg Vernick. The evening was full of fantastic food and drinks from the absolute best restaurants in the city. Some highlights included hand-made sushi by Jesse Ito himself of Royal Izakaya (who was just a
La Colombe's flagship cafe in Fishtown has captivated customers (especially me) since the day it opened its doors. I've always known about the mysterious "coffee lab" in the back corner above the bathrooms, but I never really knew what secret meetings were going on up there. When I finally got the opportunity to attend one of these tasting events, I jumped at the chance. As you know, the draft latte has taken off in a big way and it has been showing up in an increasing number of stores since its initial launch. This product line has grown so much that La Colombe even had to invest in a special state-of-the-art facility dedicated solely to making these canned caffeine concoctions. I had an
I know i'm very late to the party, but I recently had my first Pizzeria Beddia experience. The reason it took me so long was the fact that I was never really excited about the idea of waiting in line for food; and I was a proud member of the "how good could it possibly be?" group. However, Beddia had always remained on my list of placed to try and I finally gave in one day when the timing was just right (literally, their hours are insane). After waiting in line for about 35-40 minutes, I ordered the Arrabbiata pizza and was told to come back at my assigned time an hour later to pick up my pie. The whole experience was actually quite pleasant and those waiting in line genuinely wanted to be
