hatchy on March 15th, 2010

A group of us rolled into Standard Tap on Saturday to visit with our friend Chris. The tap list featured two beers for $14. I was confused, thinking that they were actually bottles. The first, Ithaca Brute, is part of Ithaca’s somewhat limited Excelsior series  and is an excellent American golden sour. The second was [...]

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hatchy on January 31st, 2010

Not sure what to make of this site, but it features Tom Selleck photoshopped into waterfall scenes with a variety of sandwiches. [via our pal AB] The Hot Dog of the Week on Serious Eats is the Tuscan Tony from Paesano’s in Philadelphia: a sopressata wrapped, split, and grilled beef dog with roasted long hots [...]

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Philadelphia restaurateur Stephen Starr’s new pizza spot, Pizzeria Stella, opened a few weeks ago and I’ve been meaning to visit ever since. It’s located at the very yuppie end of South Street, a nether region that I’ve successfully avoided for many years. But, Jessica and I stopped by for a late Sunday lunch recently. The interior [...]

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