During the recent Philly Food Blogger’s Meetup, we had the opportunity to catch up with a bunch of our friends to learn more about the places they’ve recently found and enjoyed. In our first installment, we learned about Zahav and Modo Mio; during this episode, we’ll hear about more recent favorites like Graduate Hospital’s Divan Kitchen, Chinatowns’ QT Vietnamese Sandwich Shop and Mt. Airy’s Tiffin.
Mark Schoneveld found a recent favorite in Divan Turkish Kitchen, located at 22nd and Carpenter Streets. This spot offers an exotic and delicious Mediterranean meal without going beyond what many less adventurous diners would consider. In fact, check out Mark and Audrey’s visit to Divan Turkish Kitchen on Illadates. Divan Turkish Kitchen is located at 922 S. 22nd St. Philadelphia. (215) 545-5790
Teagan clued us into QT Vietnamese Sandwich Shop. Granted, it has recently received a substantial amount of press, but I think that every shop serving Banh Mi can use as much ammunition as possible to combat the dreaded “Philly Cheesesteak scourge.” Hey, I’m just kidding, but I do think that we have too many tasty food offerings to be eclipsed by the overlord of Philly sandwiches. QT Vietnamese Sandwich is located at 48 N. 10th St. Philadelphia. By the way, Teagan isn’t the only person that likes QT Vietnamese Sandwich: David Snyder’s City Paper Review; Taylor from Mac & Cheese and Fries with That Shake like this place too. Oh yeah, that guy from the Philadelphia Inquirer thinks this place is pretty special too: Rick Nichols.
Finally, Philly restaurant fan and food blog groupie Wendy offers some insight into Tiffin’s newest location. An Indian food afficionado from way back, Wendy compares the Mt. Airy location to that of the original in Northern Liberties, shares her favorite menu items and offers a little advice for those packing in beverages to the BYOB. Tiffin, Mt. Airy is located at 7105 Emlen St. Philadelphia. (215) 242-3656
Tags: Chinatown, Divan Turkish Kitchen, Graduate Hospital, Mt. Airy, Podcast, QT Vietnamese Sandwich, Tiffin
Billed as an event where “Karaoke Meets the Kitchen,” Philly’s inaugural Open Chef A Me night was a big success. Founded by four friends over beers at a local bar, this dinner event brings amateur chef’s into the kitchen of an area restaurant to create a meal for forty of their closest “friends.” So, if you obsess over shows on the Food Network, cringe at the clueless on Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares or crave to unleash your inner Jacques Pepin, then here’s your chance. Oh yeah, if you like random experiences with fun people this is for you too.
Tags: Open-Chef-A-Me
Last week’s Philly Food Blogger Meetup gave us an opportunity that we couldn’t ignore: corner some of our favorite food bloggers to uncover a few of their “secret spots.” So after a few beverages, we sat down to chat about some of their favorite lesser-known restaurants. In fact, we were lucky enough to get so many recommendations that we made two episodes. This week we’ll cover Zahav and Modo Mio.
Here’s a brief rundown
Tags: Israeli, Italian, Northern Liberties, Old City, Philadelphia, Philly, Podcast
Dim Sum has always seems to be a crowd favorite, so we were stoked to get the opportunity to visit Chinatown’s Ocean Harbor restaurant on a recent Saturday afternoon. Escorted by my sister Christina and her mom Joanne, we were treated to an insider’s tour of what is a traditional weekend treat for many Philadelphia-area families, Asian or otherwise. And we are all for tradition.
Tags: Chinatown, Chinese, Dim Sum, Philadelphia, Philly, Podcast
For Pete’s Sake is a great South Philly local that’s an ideal spot for a quick bite, or a few pints. Ever since seeing patrons having a relaxed meal at their sidewalk tables during warmer weather, we knew that we had to check it out.
Located in the shadow of I-95 at Front and Christian Streets, For Pete’s Sake has a warm, comfortable atmosphere, a good beer selection and a menu that could be best described as “pub grub with a twist.”
Tags: American, Philadelphia, Philly, Podcast, Queen Village, South Philly
That’s right, we haven’t “podfaded” or been imprisoned – well at least I haven’t, but I can’t speak for Tushar.
We’re in the process of refreshing the site and dusting off our podcasting gear, so please keep an eye out for our next episode.
Hey, if you have any extra special places you’d like us to check out, email us! Maybe we can get together for some food and a podcast…
Thanks for your patience.
Truck food is alive and well on Temple’s North Philly campus. During a recent visit, I had the opportunity to sample some of the best from area food trucks: Japanese Teppanyaki and coffee. Yeah, I know it’s a weird combination, but let me elaborate…
After checking out Temple’s facilities for an upcoming event, my guide and I found ourselves in the midst of lunchtime. I told Paul from The CaffiNation Podcast to be ready with a suggestion for the best truck food on campus, so we headed directly to the Japanese food truck located at the intersection of N.12th and W. Berks Streets.
Tags: food truck, Japanese, Korean, North Philly, Podcast, temple, teppanyaki
Philadelphia is packed with plenty of good Indian restaurants, but a good Indian lunch buffet can be hard to find. With that in mind, we selected Karma, Tandoor India, Sitar India and Uduppi Dosa House to find the best Indian lunch buffet around. Is it an exhaustive list? No, but if we didn’t limit ourselves we’d still be eating…
Without further ado, here’s how we ranked each Indian lunch buffet:
Tags: Indian, Philadelphia, Philly
After stumbling across a few mentions of the Grey Lodge Pub recently, Patti and I trekked to Philly’s Great Northeast to check it out. Maybe “trekked” isn’t the right choice of words. After seeing strong recommendations like Esquire’s One of the Best Bars in America, The Beer Advocate’s Top 50 Beer Bars in America (2005) and Philly Weekly’s Top 50 Bars in Philadelphia , maybe “Pilgrimage” is more appropriate?
Tags: Grey Lodge Pub, Mayfair, Northeast, Philadelphia, Philly
Bensalem’s Uduppi Dosa House is a bit beyond our normal scope of Philadelphia’s city limits, but that’s where we had to go to get some decent Southern Indian food. Adamant that we need to include a South Indian candidate in our Lunch Buffet Roundup, Tushar pointed us north of the border to sample some southern delicacies. I’m happy he did.
Tags: Bensalem, Indian, Podcast, Uduppi Dosa House, Vegetarian
