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In This March Madness, You Put Your Cheesesteak Where Your Mouth Is
Jim Pappas, the man behind Philadelphia Cheesesteak Adventure, who has eaten 1,000 cheesesteaks in the last two years, announces he is setting up the 3rd Annual March Cheesesteak Madness. March Cheesesteak Madness is a bracket-style tournament modeled after college basketball March Madness featuring 64 cheesesteak entries, writes Jim Pappas for phillybite.com. Online voting at Philly…
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Wawa and McDonald’s Battle for St. Paddy’s Day Shake Supremacy
Wawa retooled the marketing around its Mint Matcha shakes (which happen to be green), offering them on a special St. Patrick’s Day menu, which kind of puts them in competition with McDonald’s Shamrock Shakes, writes the Billy Penn staff for Billy Penn. So which one tastes better? Billy Penn decided to try a side-by-side taste…
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Late Hours and a World-Famous Beer Bible: How a Small Local Craft Brewery Survived the Pandemic
Kennett Square’s Grain Craft Bar + Kitchen managed to survive the pandemic, thanks in part to the community’s support, and thrives today as a fun place that welcomes everybody, writes Tara Smith for the Daily Local News. The owners and staff of the small craft brewery are proud of the relaxed vibe that makes the…
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Constitutional Amendment to Eliminate Pa. Liquor Store Monopoly Is on the Rocks
A plan to eliminate Pa.’s state-run liquor store monopoly through a constitutional amendment has presently hit a snag. Its future is uncertain, even before the issue has even appeared put on a ballot. Tom MacDonald, WHYY, distilled the reasons behind its current inactivity. Republican State Rep. Natalie Mihalek is preparing a constitutional amendment that would…
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Merriment and Melancholy: St. Patrick’s Day Finds Pa. Celebrants Drinking a Lot and Drinking Alone
A national survey of state-by-state trends for St. Patrick’s Day alcohol consumption showed Pa. as a mix of merriment and melancholy. Ben Treanor shot through the data for time2play. The time2play survey asked 1,542 Americans across all 50 states and the District of Columbia about their shamrock-inspired traditions. Respondents provided information on how many drinks…
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Peddler’s Village, Survivor of Numerous Boom-Bust Cycles, Wasn’t Going to Let a Pandemic Beat It, Either
Last year, despite a travel-tourism-retail environment of ongoing uncertainty of the pandemic, Peddler’s Village closed the 2021 books with record-breaking sales. In fact, the site has proven so resilient that the latest performance numbers top the previous sales pinnacle from FY2019, beating it by 35 percent. In 2020, the shopping-dining-performance destination had more than 2…
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Main Line Today Restaurant Week Kicks Off TOMORROW with Dozens of Restaurants in Montgomery County
Main Line Today and Today Media is excited to announce the 2022 Main Line Today Restaurant Week running February 21st through March 6th, 2022. The 14-day culinary celebration will bring together and showcase the talents of top chefs, restaurants, and purveyors in Montgomery, Delaware, and Chester counties. Participating restaurants will offer special three-course prix fixe…
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Bensalem Houses What May Be the First Brewery-Distillery Collective in the U.S.
Three local brewing-distilling veterans have banded together, launching a unique business model in a Bucks County headquarters. The Mutual Respect Brewers Co-Op, operating from the Broken Goblet Brewing in Bensalem, seeks to benefit from the principals’ collective knowledge and experience. Tara Nurin uncapped their intent in Forbes. The members are: Jeremy Myers co-founder of Neshaminy…
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Drexel Hill Woman Finds the Magic and the Art in Designer Cookies
Those incredibly detailed, ornately-decorated cookies you see on Instagram may have come Khadijah Ford from Drexel Hill, writes Emily Kovach for paeats.com. The artistic creations, called Babycakes Couture Sweets, come from Sugarluxe, which is owned by Ford, an accomplished pastry chef. She sells the cookies through her website. As a child, Ford hung out with…
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It’s Pound Cake Heaven in Yeadon From the Cake Lady and Her Family
“I’m known also as the cake lady,” says Pamela Thornton, owner of Pound Cake Heaven. They have a lot of different, unique cakes, but they’re “really good” with pound cakes. Thornton opened her original bakery in Yeadon back in 2012. now there’s the Yeadon shop and companions in Kensington and West Philadelphia. They have a…
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Chiaro’s Pizza, Sellersville, Is as Red-Faced Embarrassed as Its Sauce Over Nude Image in Print Ad
Chiaro’s Pizza, Sellersville, is deeply apologizing for issuing an ad that contained an unintended image in a stock cappuccino photograph. WMMR’s Marisa Magnatta uncovered the story. The ad appeared in Community Connection Monthly, a direct-mailer magazine that presents local businesses stories, community events, and resident profiles. Chiaro’s is a regular advertiser, buying ads that shows…
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King of Prussia Asian-fusion Restaurant Makes Yelp’s Top 100 U.S. Restaurants List for 2022
A stylish, upscale Asian-fusion restaurant located in King of Prussia made Yelp’s top 100 U.S. Restaurants for 2022, marking it as one of the best places to eat in the entire country, writes Jason Hall for WUSL Power 99. Kooma, ranked at number 98 on the list, just recently opened their second location in the…
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Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Gives a Shot to Spirits Fans in Rare Bourbon Lottery
Pennsylvania bourbon aficionados will find out sometime this week if they get to take home rare bourbons that include Pappy Van Winkle. The giveaway is part of Pennsylvania’s annual limited-release lottery. Michael Potter let the story breathe for NBC10 Philadelphia. Last Monday, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) opened its lottery to distribute the state’s…
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‘Undercover Boss’ Appearance by Bensalem Rita’s Ice CEO Linda Chadwick Proved Fruitful
Most traffic control at an average Rita’s Ice location involves keeping patrons patiently in line. But on last night’s edition of Undercover Boss, CEO Linda Chadwick found herself addressing an actual road occurrence. Ryan Mulligan unmasked what happened for the Philadelphia Business Journal. As part of her role-reversal reality-show experience, Chadwick took jobs at Rita’s…
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Croydon Shop Owner’s Culinary ‘Brine-Storm’ Replace a Hoagie Roll with a Pickle
A local shop has taken the debate for the best bread to hold a hoagie in a whole new direction. It replaces the traditional roll for the classic meat-cheese-lettuce-oil lunch with a pickle. Peg Quann barreled through the backstory of this reinvention for the Bucks County Courier Times. Michael Favoroso, co-owner of Giovanni’s Dillicious Pickles…
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‘One-of-a-Kind’ Food Hall Comes to Chester Courtesy of a Chef-Led Nonprofit
A unique food hall is coming to Chester in early February for Black History Month as a creative way to tackle food insecurity in the city and help underserved communities, writes Marilyn Johnson for phillygrub.blog appearing at original.newsbreak.com. Vittles Food Hall is a one-of-a-kind food court in the historical district of Chester at 9th and…
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Crumbl Cookies Arrives in Wynnewood – and 76ers’ Tobias Harris Was There to Celebrate the Opening
Crumbl Cookies, the popular cookie chain known for rotating its eclectic menu each week, opened its doors in Wynnewood with help from 76ers’ Tobias Harris, writes Christie Ileto for 6abc. Harris is an ambassador for the chain’s latest location – a job he was more than happy to accept. “A lot of fun, being an…
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2 New Food Establishments Planned for Lawrence Park Center in Broomall
Food lovers will have to wait a bit, but there are two establishments getting ready to take up space at the Lawrence Park Shopping Center in Broomall, writes Max Bennett for patch.com. A P.J. Whelihan’s Pub is slated to open a new location at the center in about nine months. It will be the…
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