Fine Wine Representative for International Wine Brokers Inc., Certified Specialist of Wine, Wine Educator, Freelance Writer, and Former Host of The Philly Dish. Connoisseur of Food and Wine With a Passion for Travel and Culture!
Bistrot La Minette, the cozy little French spot in Queen Village, has a lot to celebrate today as it marks its 2nd birthday. Anyone who knows me, knows I’m an absolute Francophile, so I am super excited about Bistrot La Minette’s celebration dinner deal. For tonight only for and this special occasion Chef/owner Peter Woolsey [...]
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Philly can be a real gritty city sometimes. Like when you lock your new bike to the pole out front of your house only to find, upon your return a few hours later, that your new bike has been stolen and replaced with a lovely dented, barely usable beater. That happened to me last night. [...]
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Looking for something fun and food related to do this weekend? You are planning on hitting your nearest farmers market, right? Well why not head there with an expert, an expert Chef that is, and learn to choose the freshest of produce from a pro. And for free! That’s right, enter now to be the [...]
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Last night, I attended Savor! A Celebration of Food, at The Crystal Tea Room in The Wanamaker Building in Center City Philadelphia; a food focused charity event sponsored by Mainline and Bucks Life magazines. Tickets were very reasonable at $10 a person with attendees asked to contribute a canned good for the NPO Philabundance. I [...]
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It’s already February 2nd, so hopefully you’re thinking about Valentine’s Day; where you’re going take your sweetheart for dinner and what gift you’re going to surprise him/her with! Don’t want to spend a lot of money you say? No problem, Valentine’s Day is not about money, it’s about love. So I suggest you create a [...]
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Thursday night, Jan. 14, was the Grand Opening Gala for Chef Daniel Stern’s highly anticipated restaurant R2L. Perched high above center City Philadelphia on the 37th floor of The Residences of Two Liberty, this is the epitome of the statement “a room with a view”. All of the who’s who of the City of Brotherly [...]
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So have you made your New Years Eve plans yet? NO? Well what the hell are you waiting for? I made my plans over 4 months ago. You’re way behind so get on the (Christmas tree) ball and start planning! It will be a night to remember as the world welcomes the start of a new [...]
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