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LOST GIRLS: Interview with Playwright/Screenwriter John Pollono
Tinsel & Tine Shines a Philly Spotlight on Theatre Exile’s Production of “Lost Girls” By Editor, Le Anne Lindsay Theatre Exile continues their 20th anniversary season with the Philadelphia premiere of “Lost Girls”, running February 16 to March 12, at Studio X. This hard-hitting drama is the story of three generations of women who struggle to rise above their limited prospects, in a world indifferent to their struggles, to prevent history from repeating itself.The play was written by a voice new to Philadelphia’s stage – John Pollono, an American playwright who also penned the award-winning “Small Engine Repair“. Pollono has appeared on NBC’s hit show This is Us, and he…
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Foodie Blog Post: Look at my Swag from KRUSTEAZ
Tinsel & Tine Celebrates Breakfast Month with Krusteaz Blogger Program Win a Krusteaz #BreakfastNight Prize Pack! By Editor, Le Anne Lindsay When someone says would you like to be sent pancakes, blueberry muffins, cinnamon crumb cake mixes, gift card for side dishes and a selfie stick, you just say YES Please! The big, new, non-stick pan from T-Fal Cookware was a total surprise! I also signed on to participate, as I’ve always been an proponent of breakfast for dinner for as long as I can remember, I feel like mentally, I was part of McDonald’s being swayed to serve breakfast all day. So I love this #BreakfastNight promo which basically…
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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…
