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Philly Dog Days of Summer Hot Dog Cook-Off RECAP
cook- off, cooking contest, creative toppings, Headhouse District, Hot Dogs, Kory Aversa PR, Philly Food Blog, South Street Philadelphia, summer 2014 event, The Dog Days of Summer, tine ratings
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Philly Restaurant: Cuba Libre Revisted
I did a small favor for a friend and she rewarded me with Sunday brunch at a restaurant of my choosing! You’d think writing a food blog, I’d get to go to brunch left and right. Not true-yet. Of course, the life that I live in my head has me going to brunch at least 3 out of the 4 Sundays in a month. But until that life is manifested in truth, I appreciate any and every opportunity to eat out period! Yuca Fries – Crispy and creamy yuca root, a popular Cuban staple. Cilantro-caper allioli – Yuca not as close to a french fry as I would have liked…
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Lancaster Restaurant: Gibraltar with James
Was it too soon in the relationship to go away for the weekend? I didn’t think so at the time, but part of our problem was we simply rushed too quickly into calling each other boyfriend and girlfriend, the immediate “relationship status” became too fraught with expectations. Mount Hope Estate and Winery Nonetheless, it was a lovely weekend in Lancaster PA, we did some shopping (not as much as I would have liked) we bought wine, drove around spotting Amish buggies and of course spent quality time at our B&B. We also dined at a surprisingly upscale restaurant called Gibraltar (College Square 931 Harrisburg Ave Lancaster, PA 17603) which specializes…
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Philly Restaurants Garces Trading Co & Village Whiskey
It takes me a while, however, slowly but surely, I try to get around to all the Stephen Starr Restaurants and all the Jose Garces Restaurants in Philly. This post features two from Garces: Back in April for a belated Easter meal, I took my Aunt to dinner at Garces Trading Company (1111 Locust Street). And 2 weeks ago, I was treated to a belated birthday dinner at Village Whiskey (118 South 20th Street). See below slideshow for descriptions and Tine Ratings: You know me, I’m happy just to be out there dining and taking in the atmosphere. However, my overall impression of Garces Trading Co. – the tin roof…
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Philly Restaurant Highlight: King Tut
King Tut Restaurant & Hookah Bar Visit Tinsel & Tine’s Facebook Page for full size photos.
