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Philly Dining: CITY TAVERN
For any regular readers who read my New Year’s Eve post I exclaimed about finding $140 in the movie theater on NYE, which I felt was a good omen for me and Tinsel & Tine for 2012. And I felt the best thing to do with the money was spend it on dining out, thus completing the circle of film and food. My Aunt watches Chef Walter Staib’s show on PBS “a Taste of History” , where each week Chef Staib prepares cuisine from the 18th Century. So with the windfall, I decided to treat her to the historic dining experience of his establishment City Tavern Restaurant (138 South 2nd Street…
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5 Mini Movie Reviews – The Artist, Girl w/the Dragon Tattoo, Mission Impossible, We Bought a Zoo, New Year’s Eve
I didn’t do a lot of Christmas shopping this season, didn’t try any new restaurants and my lips were left cold and wanting on New Year’s Eve. But on a bright note, I did manage to fit in 5 films between Christmas and New Years. The Artist (Writer/Director Michel Hazanavicius) – Silent film star George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is riding high, full of fame, ego and verve, one moment at the height of stardom, the next crashing down to earth, brought low by the advent of sound – “The Talkies”. This same new movie craze propels his ingenue, protege Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo) into celebrity starlet status. Silently, sans color…
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Interview: Andi Oakes – Dipping The Vine
I met a fun and fabulous new friend who has a truly original and irresistible online gourmet shop called Dipping The Vine. Her name is Andi Oakes and she makes artisanal nuts - gluten, dairy and peanut free!
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At Home with Trader Joe’s: Chicken Quesadillas & Lobster Ravioli
Gotta start by saying this is NOT a paid sponsorship or affiliation. I wouldn’t be adverse to that opportunity, but this post just comes from the fact that when I’m home, I don’t cook. I make easy does it, just add water or oil and stir kinda meals, while still looking for comfort foods, big tastes and lots of flavor. All of which I find in Trader Joe’s Southwest Chicken Quesadillas (4 Tines) – they come 2 in a box costing $3.29, so that’s less than $1.70 each. A price you can’t get at any restaurant, but they are restaurant quality! All the ingredients are real, as if you cut…
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20th Philadelphia Film Festival – BUTTER
When the butter committee feels Bob should bow out of this season to allow someone else a chance at the "Blue Bonnet" :-) I mean blue ribbons. Laura decides she's not about to let all her ambitions melt away and signs up to compete herself...
