Food: October 2007 Archives

For some people, it's chicken soup. For others, mac'n'cheese or mashed potatoes. For me, it always comes in the form of something spicy and Mexican. Enchiladas, usually. One problem: enchiladas are decidedly diet-unfriendly, and, well, I'm dieting. So what's a girl to do when she's craving some good ol' South of the Border comfort food but can't allow herself all that oil and cheese? She makes soft tacos - or burritos. And she fills them with a healthy—or at least, healthier—alternative to what you usually find therein. What follows is the recipe for the delicious......

Last night, Pencopal, Ross, and I ended up at Gi Gi. We'd heard good things, but the newly introduced menu was ultimately... really underwhelming. Not bad, but not at all worth the expense. (Other than the cocktails. They were yummy.) It made us long for better tapas. Thing is, there are lots of places to get tapas in Philadelphia. Some, like Ansill, I know to be good. Others, like Tinto and Amada, have been covered on Phillyist, but I still haven't had a chance to sample. One of my......

I love La Viola. It was the site of my first foodgasm, and a couple of foodgasms since. It's one of the first places I recommend to people who want a romantic meal before a night at the Kimmel or the Merriam. It's one of the first places I tell people to go for a first date. And when Ross and I decided to celebrate being Libras together, it was one of the first places that we thought of to go with our friends. Only problem is, La Viola is tiny.......

I love La Viola. It was the site of my first foodgasm, and a couple of foodgasms since. It's one of the first places I recommend to people who want a romantic meal before a night at the Kimmel or the Merriam. It's one of the first places I tell people to go for a first date. And when Ross and I decided to celebrate being Libras together, it was one of the first places that we thought of to go with our friends. Only problem is, La Viola is tiny.......

We found out about this yesterday on Foobooz, and figured it bore repeating here. ...

We found out about this yesterday on Foobooz, and figured it bore repeating here. ...

Ross Currie contributed to this post. We'd been meaning to patronize Cuba Libre since word of former ¡Pasion! Chef Guillermo Pernot's takeover of the kitchen first reached our ears – and our palates. Last month, we got an invitation to try the "15 Tastes of Cuba" tasting menu at Cuba Libre. (You can read our preview of it here.) It seemed like the perfect excuse to check the restaurant out, and Sunday night, we finally got to cash in on the offer. Clearly, Phillyist has arrived. Although we found "fifteen" to be generous......

To my dear, darling boyfriend: There's no easy way to say this, so I guess the best thing to do would be to just come out with it: I have a new boyfriend. His name is James. Oh, don't worry. It's not your best friend James – that would be cruel to you, and besides, your best friend James has a lovely girlfriend. I wouldn't dream of coming between them. No, the James to which I'm referring lives on 8th Street, and isn't a person at all. My James is a......