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City Tavern Epicurean Extravaganza
Tinsel & Tine was invited to a City Tavern (click link for T & T City Tavern Restaurant post) catered fundraiser to benefit the historic home Harriton House (500 Harriton Rd Bryn Mawr, PA). This was the 3rd Annual Epicurean Extravaganza held at City Tavern Restaurant to benefit this agriculture and education center. I asked Chef Walter Staib how the event came about, was it just the symbiosis of two Philadelphia Historic establishments? Chef Walter Staib and Harriton Exe Dir. Bruce Gill He answered, Yes, but also, he lives across the street from Harriton and has filmed many of his TV show episodes A Taste of History in their historic…
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Woody Harrelson in RAMPART
The Rampart Division of the Los Angeles Police Department serves communities to the west and northwest of Downtown Los Angeles including Echo Park, Pico-Union and Westlake. Its name is derived from Rampart Boulevard.
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Dishing Up: A Little Bit of Heaven
True, the movie is a candidate for straight to video; but on that level it has merit. Much less frothy than some of Kate Hudson's other fare such as: Bride Wars, My Best Friend's Girl or You, Me and Dupree, A Little Bit of Heaven is basically the female equivalent of Joseph Gordon Levitt's 50/50.
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Cooking Competition TV Show Coming To Philly!
Here’s an exciting opportunity for my Philly readers. A casting agent contacted me to ask if I’d post information about a new reality cooking show. It’s called BEAT THE CHEFS and part of the fun is it’s kinda like “The Family Feud” in that you gather up family & friends to help with the competition, they call them your sous chefs. Below are all the particulars. The email said they’ll be holding Philly auditions very soon, but didn’t give exact dates. If you get a chance to compete, please let me know, as I would love to do a feature post on your experience with BEAT THE CHEFS! CALLING ALL…
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Just a Taste: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Aging – without proper retirement funds, without a spouse, needing a hip replacement, feeling too old to be desirable, put out to pasture, needing closure with a person you fell in love with over 40 years ago. These are all rather depressing subjects; yet, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is anything but depressing. It’s lively, humorous and quick-witted. Although you’d expect nothing less from such a stellar cast of veterans: Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie and Ronald Pickup. Each plays a character who has reached an advanced stage in their life where they are in need of a change of…
