Monthly Archives: May 2009

The scoop on Capogiro

May 12, 2009 – 9:58 am

This morning, I spoke to a painter working on the Capogiro on Passyunk who gave me the inside scoop (Get it, scoop? How clever are we.) on the gelataria. The owners were targeting a Wednesday opening, but he thinks it’s more likely that it opens next week. We’re still holding out hope for a Friday [...]

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Around the Web

May 11, 2009 – 6:53 am

Unbreaded has a nice preview of the Starr Burger Shack in Franklin Square. We’ve never heard of a “Philly Dog” (100% Kosher beef hot dog wrapped in Salami) but it sounds delicious. Fries With That Shake went to Famous Deli recently. It’s been so long since we’ve been there…not many things better than an enormous [...]

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Free Drink at Fri Sat Sun

May 10, 2009 – 5:45 pm

Fri Sat Sun is offering a free drink to diners Monday through Friday. Just mention the Barcelona Delusion (recipe below) to your waiter to get the exotic apertif. 1 oz. of fine sherry, amontillado 1 oz. sweet vermouth 2 oz. prosecco1 lemon peel for garnish Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the sherry, vermouth [...]

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Capogiro coming soon!

May 10, 2009 – 11:44 am

City Paper’s Meal Ticket blog has a first look at Capogiro’s new outpost on East Passyunk. They mention a target opening of Tuesday, May 12th, but a waiter at Michael’s (the cafe next door) told me it would probably be Friday, May 15th. In any case, we are thrilled that Capogiro is coming soon, and [...]

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Inquirer Article

May 10, 2009 – 10:27 am

Craig LaBan had an article on the Philadelphia restaurant scene in the Sunday Inquirer. Nice to see East Passyunk included, but no specific restaurants were named. Come on, LaBan, even Girard Ave had some specific places mentioned.

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