Greek Independence Day is a national Greek holiday held on March 25th of every year. This year, it fell on a Monday, so for the first time in a while, Penn Gastronomy had a restaurant outing during the week (Thursday still counts as a weekend day; no classes on Friday) to Opa, a Greek restaurant …
On Friday, March 15th, an intrepid group of 11 PGC members made the trip down to 806 South 6th Street to Golosa Chocolate Bar and Dessert Lounge for a luxurious sampling of the best confections it had on offer. Oh, and I should mention, this was at 6 p.m. so this was basically our dinner …
Walking down South Street on a cold, crispy, Saturday afternoon, I have this sudden urge to eat a humongous burger with juicy meat. The problem was whether I should try Shakeshack, or go into this dark oak building named Village Whiskey. Having head of the bar before, I was intrigued to see what kind of …
With over 200 items on this map, you’re going to need the kitchen space. The infographic was created by the team at Pop Chart Labs and includes everything from the waffle iron to the balloon whisk. Click the picture above to see the hi-res version and see the full article on Fast Company’s Co.Design.
CONGRATULATIONS to all 10 of our fabulous dessert competition contestants! Your desserts wowed all of us and we were really impressed with what you created. Thank you to all the Penn Gastronomy members (nearly 100!) who showed up to root on their favorite dessert entries too. Special shout-out to Vera’s Russian Chocolate Kartoshka (Chocolate Potatoes) …
-by Eric Yoshida Friday. 12/21. New York City’s Chelsea Market has come a long way from its time as a NABISCO factory. A little-known hangout during my childhood, it’s now a prime tourist location, with a wide variety of eateries and specialty shops. Interning ten blocks uptown from the place in the spring of 2011, …
If you don’t know what First Friday is, it’s about time you ventured downtown on the first friday of the month. On this beautiful spring evening, we went to the Drink Philly’s First Friday event. With free entrance (although you need to reserve tickets online), free beer and free food. It was a pretty … Continue reading »
In search of a good meal at affordable price, we trooped down to Cheu Noodle Bar today evening. It has received a lot of good press recently and seems to be the next hot thing. When you enter, you’ll realize its a really small place. It’s currently BYO until they get a liquor licence. The … Continue reading »
Talula’s garden is located on Washington Square, a beautiful part of Philadelphia. It is an offshoot of Aimee Olexy’s Talula’s Table, considered to be amongst the most difficult places to get a table at. The minute I sat down at the table and examined the menu, it reminded me of Alice Water’s Chez Panisse with … Continue reading »
Today the temperature hit 88 degrees Farenheit and I was happy to be uncomfortably hot in my shorts and sleeveless top. It only seemed appropriate to commemorate this wonderful summer weather and the beginning of spring fling with a visit to a restaurant downtown. After consulting a couple of websites, I decided to try out … Continue reading »
Few months back, I was surfing through the Jetsetter website (Best hotel deals can be found on this site) and saw a deal on Dream Downtown. It was in Meatpacking, the building had holes in it, so I assumed it would be awesome and booked it. I salute to whoever came up with the name … Continue reading »
Smoked salmon, cream cheese and artichoke hearts at Metropolitan Bakery? I am going through a phase of make-your-own-sandwich-or-wrap (yes, thats a thing) at Metro and really adding artichoke hearts just makes everything about 158% better. I was also pleasantly surprised by the quality of their wholegrain bagel. Very well toasted, crunchy with a sweet, nutty … Continue reading »
I went to Starr’s Barclay Prime, a “luxury boutique steakhouse” yesterday located in Rittenhouse Square. Even though it’s a steakhouse, Barclay Prime is definitely one of the classiest places I’ve been to in Philly. It is located in located in the historic Barclay building and has an old world feel about it. When you enter, … Continue reading »
