Category: food

  • #VirtualPumpkinParty: Pumpkin Pie Cake

    As I mention every year, pumpkin season is the best season. I secretly do not mind when it starts just a bit earlier each year (though I’ll admit, this year’s first pumpkin spice related sighting may have come a bit too early). I do not get pumpkined out. So when I saw that my friend…

  • Weekend Pairing: New Local Eats

    I spent a large chunk of last Sunday checking out two fun new concepts in Philly, both dining establishments, both pretty nonconventional and oriented toward social and environmental good. W/N W/N Coffee Bar is a cooperative, member owned and operated coffee shop and bar that recently opened on 9th and Spring Garden in Philly. Its…

  • Red Wine & Chocolate

    …all in a cake. What could be better? Very few things, I am certain. I first stumbled upon this cake recipe several years ago, back when I literally had hours to scroll through Smitten Kitchen’s archives & dream about taking such beautiful photos of food. Since then, I’ve actually been to a birthday party where…

  • Eating Through Seattle

    Before heading to Alt Summit, which I’ll write about a little bit later, I spent the weekend in Seattle with Chad. One of our most favorite ways to while away some time in a new city is to simply walk and eat, both as much as possible. Seattle was perfectly set up to do just that.…

  • Valley Shepherd & Meltkraft on The Collaboreat

    If you haven’t found it yet, The Collaboreat is a sweet online magazine focused on delicious food, drink, and travel founded by one of the best, Bethany. I’m over there today, reliving a seriously delicious trip to Valley Shepherd’s Meltkraft grilled cheese joint at the Reading Terminal Market here in Philly. It was worth braving the…

  • Last Minute Christmas Recipes on The Dish

    If you don’t already know, I’ve been contributing the The Town Dish to varying degrees for the past two and a half years. If you haven’t checked out the Town Dish yet, especially if you live in Southeast PA, don’t waste any more time! They do excellent coverage of the Southeastern PA hyperlocal food scene,…