Bargain bites of a neighborhood
Three dishes at each of three restaurants in three hours for $39? That's Dishcrawl. An import from the West Coast, Dishcrawl invites the hungry hip to come out as singles or in couples for an evening...
View ArticleLondon theater celebrity checks out Walnut's staging of "The...
Theater people want every performance to be memorable for each new audience. But the pressure really mounts when a theater celebrity is in the audience, as was the case Sunday when Sir Stephen...
View ArticleLearn what goes into creating a sustainable life
Even if you're too chicken to raise backyard poultry, there are plenty of reasons to attend the first Home-Grown Institute, March 24 and 25 in Chestnut Hill.
View ArticleProdding Trader Joe's to act
Think Globally - Act Locally is a widely recognized slogan, but is it an effective course of action? Cary Beckwith of West Philadelphia says a recent change of policy by Trader Joe's stores offers...
View ArticleHomegrown menu
The four-course feast featured black-soybean soup with a ceviche of marinated raw beets, turnips, and rutabaga. Next, a salad of hydroponically grown butterhead lettuce with cornmeal croutons tossed in...
View ArticleThe penny that proves a point about acting locally
Think globally, act locally is a widely recognized slogan, but is it an effective course of action? Cary Beckwith of West Philadelphia says a recent change of policy by Trader Joe's stores offers proof...
View ArticleJulie's tools
Mimi Robertson and Janet Freese estimate they've logged 65 hours so far cataloging the objects from their late mother's kitchen.
View ArticleLimbaugh lift for her book on food policy
Tracie McMillan is discovering the upside of being ridiculed by Rush Limbaugh. As a first-time author writing about food policy, McMillan, 35, was relieved to get a publisher and a small advance. A...
View ArticleBards makes sure it's a real Irish bar all year
There are basically two types of Irish bars, Michael Thompson says: "The college frat bars . . . and the authentic pubs where people go for conversation."
View ArticleHere come farmers to Convention Center
Farmers are planning a takeover of the Convention Center Annex, the snazzy new part with the glass wall fronting Broad Street, for one day only on April 1.
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