Archive for March 2014

Lunch Links (The “Pi Day” Edition)

Photo Courtesy of Zagat

  • A round up of Pi Day specials [Foobooz]
  • The Penn Museum is offering Native American lunch specials to coincide with their Native American voices exhibit. Fried hominy and buffalo chili with a side of art  [Foobooz]
  • Foolish Waffles truck will be sweetening up the streets in a few weeks [Zagat]
  • As always, Thrillist does not disappoint with a round up of something fatty we all crave- this week, the best mac and cheese in Philly [Thrillist]
  • Penn students love Cheese E.. Wagon‘s quesadillas like we do [Penn Appetit]

Lunch at The Fat Ham Had Me Saying Uncle


This winter, Kevin Sbraga (Top Chef Season 7 winner) opened his second Philadelphia restaurant, The Fat Ham, right off the Walnut Street bridge in University City. Last month, lunch service began and I was recently invited to check it out.  I love Top Chef and  I love new restaurants that offer lunch.  I sipped a spiced pear cocktail, admired the country-chic decor, and browsed the concise lunch menu.

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Grilled Cheese and Beyond from Cheese E. Wagon

Today Luncher John is checking out another food truck for us 

 


Parked on the south side of Market Street between 33rd and 34th Street in front of Drexel’s law school is Cheese E. Wagon, a new food truck that opened last Fall. The name may evoke a truck simply focusing on grilled cheese or mac and cheese. Sure, grilled cheese is on the menu, but Cheese E. Wagon features plenty of cheesy goodness throughout its offerings.

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Lunch Links (The “There is Never Too Much Fried Chicken” Edition)


  • If pictures could clog an artery, this Thrillist list of fried chicken around the city would kill you [Thrillist]
  • And adding to that list, Federal Donuts is opening its University City location (34th and Sansom) on Monday with flavors like pad thai and sweet soy and garlic 
  • Zagat reminds us that Khyber Pass is a perfect spot for a lunchtime change of scene with their solid rotating beer list and po boy varieties [Zagat]
  • Art proclaims Spot Burger food cart as having one of the best cheesesteaks in town [Foobooz]
  • Penn Appetit reports that Don Memo is still king of street tacos  [Penn Appetit]
  • I LOVE a well detailed food crawl, it means less ground work for the rest of us. This 5 hour pizza crawl picked Pizzeria Vetri, Bufad, and Art of Pizza as the best of the day [EatDrinkandRun]

Toasty Drinks and Crepes from Global Crepes and Local Shakes

Unfortunately, I have been less than impressed with the crepe places here in Philly, see: here and here. They tend to be overpriced and underwhelming. Have you had the same experience? But when I read the menu for Global Crepes and Local Shakes, which opened in the Italian market earlier this winter, I was slightly hopeful.  Inside, the cafe has a super zen setting, complete with relaxing music and cute lamps.

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Modern Indian Lunch at Indeblue

Last summer, Indeblue opened on the 13th street previously occupied by the Korean restaurant, Pastoral, I wanted to love but didn’t. Lunch service soon followed; it consists of a slew of familiar and modernized small Indian bites and a few larger entrees. In a city where there are several under $10 Indian buffets, how should we feel about a place where one small plate costs as much as all the Indian food you can eat?  I had been curious about the menu and had to take Indeblue up on their offer to have me in to try their lunch.

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