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Philly Dining Spotlight: REVOLUTION TACO Rittenhouse Square
Philly Food Truck Owners Start Brick and Mortar: Revolution Taco in Rittenhouse Square POST UPDATE: 2/3/2017 – Carolyn Nguyen and Michael Sultan’s Revolution Taco is the fast casual brick and mortar concept from two food truck owners (Taco Mondo and Say Cheese Philadelphia). Tinsel & Tine was invited recently to celebrate the restaurant’s One Year Anniversary where we tasted some dishes from their new menu (see below). And below that is my original post from the opening celebration Jan 30, 2016. (Note: embedded social media will not be visible to those receiving T&T via RSS Feed) #PhillyCalendar 2/1 @revolutiontaco Fried Chicken Arroz con Pollo served w/Creole Style dirty rice @koryaversa…
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Movie Blog Post: GOLD
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD Tinsel & Tine’s Look at the Movie GOLD When I think of mining for gold what immediately comes to mind is a dirty old bearded prospector during the California Gold Rush, trying to either stake a claim or jump a claim. I don’t picture someone as confident, beautiful and sexy as Michael Acosta (Edgar Ramirez) or a loser kinda guy like Kenny Wells (Matthew McConaughey) and I certainly don’t think Bromance, but that’s what you get in director Stephen Gaghan (Writers: Patrick Massett, John Zinman) GOLD. Let’s define a few basics: “Bedrock” is the solid hard rock of the…
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Albertson Cooking School & Yangming Restaurant Fundraising RECAP
Tinsel & Tine attends WINE DINNER – THE FLAVORS OF TAIWAN By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Michelle Leonard is a Philly Real Estate agent with 30 years of experience and a fun penchant for hats, I’ve never seen her hat-less! She’s also a Philly-Woman-About-Town, we first met at the opening of the South Philly restaurant Me-N-Mo (click for T&T post) and then started running into each other at various events and became Facebook friends which now has lead to this post – When Michelle started gathering up a table of people to attend a fundraising dinner to benefit Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, she thoughtfully included me, as a Philly food…
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Movie Blog Post: 20th Century Women
Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Tinsel & Tine’s Look at Mike Mill’s Mother in 20th Century Women Writer/Director Mike Mill’s semi-autobiographical movie 20th Century Women stars Annette Bening as Dorothea Fields a late in life mother raising a 15 year-old son, Jamie (Lucas Jade Zumann) in the late 1970’s in Santa Barbara CA. Their home purchased at auction was once a sprawling Victorian mansion, but is now barely livable, however little by little Dorothea is restoring the home with the help of a border William (Billy Crudup) a hippy who also restores vintage cars, he once tried to live on a commune but found that lifestyle too far out even for…
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Philly Spotlight: TOUCH OF HEART GREETING CARDS
Greeting Cards Making A Come Back TOUCH OF HEART GREETING CARDS a tiny, little division of Hallmock In spike Jonze’s futuristic movie HER Joaquin Phoenix’s character has a job writing personal letters for people who love the idea of corresponding the old-fashioned way but don’t have time to put pen to paper. My friend Ira “Wally” Wolins’ new business, Touch of Heart Greeting Cards, puts me in mind of this movie, because he too has found a market for people who still enjoy sending real, tactile greeting cards, but they want to send something original with a touch of humor and a touch of heart.While in between jobs, Ira helped…
