Results tagged “wholefoods”

Every weekday of December (except for December 25, that is), Phillyist will be counting down to 2009 with our highlights from the past year and our predictions for the next. If you have a list you'd like to submit, let us know!

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Michael Nutter wants to make college possible for more Philadelphians. As it stands, only 18% of Philadelphia residents have college degrees. A better educated community means a better economy, so he intends to adjust the budget to benefit the Community College of Philadelphia in an effort to achieve a higher percentage of educated citizens. This is all wonderful.

Don’t know about you, but when we think about driving in the city we start to get slight palpitations. Part of it could be that we’re used to walking and Septa; the thought of paying exorbitant amounts to park in UCity on a Friday night convinces us that the El isn’t so bad after all. Plus, there’s storage: when we were living on the outskirts of Center City a parking spot would have cost 2/3 of our rent. Don’t get us started on the exhaust fumes, particularly those from the ancient chariots some of us have to drive around in because after parking costs we can’t afford an upgrade. But there are times when having a car is a necessity, even in the city. You need one to escape the heat and exhaust for the cool ocean breeze in the summer for instance, or to do an IKEA run. And so a balance must be struck.

A column about how we Philadelphians can start thinking about controlling consumption and protecting our world in small increments.

I don't usually plan my dinner menus out ahead of time. Rather, I buy whatever protein (a) looks fresh or (b) is on sale at the grocery store/farmer's market, and plan my menu from there. Once in a while, it means cooking things that I've never cooked before. On rare occasions, it means cooking things I'm not sure I've ever before. (I'm a rebel like that.) Recently, I found myself at Whole Foods trying to decide between shrimp (which I'd both cooked and eaten before) and turbot (which I may have eaten once upon a time, but definitely had never cooked). But shrimp is so... shrimp. So turbot it was. Noticing that it had a flaky white texture like a halibut or snapper, I decided that it would benefit from some sort of acidic preparation, and away I went. The below recipe was entirely improvised, but it turned out so well that I'm definitely making it again!

We don't know who Single is, but the apostrophe placement above indicates that Whole Foods* is throwing a party for him this evening. He must be some guy!

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This week ended with the launch of the seventh and final Harry Potter installation. But while the world was consumed with Pottermania, it's important to remember that there were more serious things going on in the world, too – two of them in -Ist cities.

Whole Foods Market down at 10th and South is hosting a fundraiser for Nexus today. Nexus is an artist-run, non-profit gallery space committed to "supporting local emerging and experimental artists engaged in new art practices." Shop at Whole Foods today, and 5% of your order will go toward sponsoring Yummy, an upcoming Nexus exhibit focusing on the vast impact food has on contemporary society. The exhibit will bring together artists of local and national renown to address two major themes: cultural food traditions and the influence of the entertainment and advertising industries on our eating habits. Nexus is also extending invites to local culinary schools, restaurants, and food-related charities. Yummy is slated to run from December 2007 to January 2008.

Memorial Day is next Monday. This means very little in the scheme of commercial holiday celebrating, of course, except for the fact that it means a day off and, for whatever reason, official permission to wear white. And how, whether clad in white or not, do most people celebrate Memorial Day?

And if you haven't been through the garden across from the Whole Foods on South Street, you should really make a point of donating the few bucks and taking a visit, especially now that the weather has taken a turn for the lovely.

I still hate Valentine’s Day. I’m still bitter and I will still want to throw brightly colored, probably already stale Necco hearts at anyone who wears pink or red today.

think. It just made us wonder: if it were up to the -ist-a-verse, what would we be voting for?

Phillyist loves pizza and is always on the lookout for a good slice. This is the first in an ongoing series of pizza reviews in and around the city.

We are counting down the hours to five. Have been since Monday. And now the weekend's almost here! Good thing our fellow -ists will be here when we're back.

I went to Crescent City for Restaurant Week and I'm only just now getting to write about it because of (a) Fringe and (b) life, but since everything on their Restaurant Week menu is also on their normal menu, no harm no foul. The Restaurant Week experience, of course, is a little different (a 9 p.m. dinner reservation means you don't really order, you just accept what's left), and that's where my biggest problem with Crescent City was. Obviously I don't keep kosher: I'd ordered the pork chop for dinner. As an appetizer, I'd ordered the shrimp and crab spring rolls. This was all treyf. But one of my companions, who isn't much for pork, had also ordered the spring rolls, and when they came, they didn't exactly look like shrimp and crab. Didn't taste like it, either. I called our waiter over. "Did we get the right thing?"

You know who's going to be upset about those Bikini Bandits? The Houston school system. Houstonist also reports on some redevelopment shenanigans over a landmark theater.

Hey, have y'all been using our new "Recommend this" feature at the bottom of each post? This week we're bringing you the "Most Recommended" posts from across the -ist world, as well as recommending some of our own.

It's hot, and that means it could be pretty difficult to keep your energy up between breakfast and lunch, or during those last few hours of your workday. Neither your wallet nor your waistline can afford to have two full lunches, but you are falling asleep at your desk. So what's a working stiff to do?

Sometimes, our sister -ists just take us by surprise, is all...

Although this weekend probably won't be much fun (we to finish unpacking all those boxes), Friday is still a day of promises. Our promise? Letting you know what our brothers and sisters in -ist land are up to!

San Francisco is proud host of a new reality show called "How to Get the Guy" that's unfortunately not a descendant of Will and Grace, Queer Eye, The L Word, American Idol etc. Also a biodefence lab is coming to the East Bay and SFist teaches wine pairing.

We're not sure what's going on, either, but if you're looking to avoid the clouds, check out what our sister sites are up to!

Some of us are not exactly Martha Stewart in the kitchen. There's help for those that want a nice, traditional Thanksgiving dinner at home, but don't want reach into a turkey's ass to nab the goody bag of extra parts.

In 1997, a group of cunning arts folk decided that Philadelphia was really missing out on something. With all of the alternative culture in the city, Philadelphia needed a Fringe Festival, much like those held in Edinburgh and New York City. The Philadelphia Fringe Festival is now two separate, concurrent festivals: The Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and the Philly Fringe (PLAF) , both of which kick off tomorrow and run for sixteen days thereafter. The website explains the difference between the two festivals: “The Live Arts Festival features selected cutting-edge, boundary-breaking performing arts events, created by some of the most renowned contemporary artists from our region and around the world. The Philly Fringe - which provides opportunities for any artist, independent of a selection process, to self-produce their work - represents the true international ‘Fringe’ movement.”

Indie rockers Pelican (Chicago natives, except for Laurent, who made his way to Chicago via Northwestern University from France) are currently promoting their new album, The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon The Thaw. The group is in town for their show tonight at the North Star Bar. Drummer Larry Herweg kindly spared some time to talk to Phillyist about their name, their music and life on the road: