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Table of Contents: Philadelphia Magazine
August 2006
Dining, Food & Wine
There’s no resisting the temptation of It’Sugar. The two-story, 6,000-square-foot dentist’s nightmare at the new Pier at Caesars is...
For 50 years, Philly-born Mister Softee ice-cream trucks have been jingling along city streets. (Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do … ) This summer,...
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Ready-to-drink cocktails bring happy hour home
Cocktails were once indulgences reserved for nights out on the town. Continental bartenders whipped up...
While the backyard grill is heating up, chips and salsa are the perfect antidote for growling stomachs. We blind-tasted 25 locally made salsas to...
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Goodies you can buy from your favorite local restaurants.Jams from Pif
David Ansill isn’t Pif’s only chef. His wife, Catherine, turns out...
Whole wheat pies get thumbs up from Oprah, Weight Watchers and South Beach. See inside for the tastiest local picks.Whole wheat pies get thumbs up...
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Maria Gallagher reviews Nineteen, the stunningly perched restaurant that's challenging an era of avant-garde cooking with back-to-the-classics...
New wine bar Vintage advances the city’s growing grape trend
Wine bars began popping as a national trend in recent years, but the phenomenon...
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Q: Are there any restaurants that still serve pike quenelles? This old, very rich favorite seems to have disappeared from French menus. ...
The latest in local cookbooks, guides and gadgets
Morton’s Steak Bible: Recipes & Lore from the Legendary Steakhouse ($30; Clarkson...
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The fruit of an 11-hour online auction gets a roasting at Torreo Coffee
Torreo Coffee’s Eric Patrick has an addiction. It isn’t coffee he...
Shopping & Style
We’re already having panic attacks about summer winding down. Our therapy? Packing in tons of BBQs, with our favorite movable music player in...
Stop feeling bad about splurging on a new beach bag with so few weeks of summer left — just take your pick of these three new designer...
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Everywhere we look lately, local moms and creative types are banging out lines of hipster baby clothes. Our favorites inside.Everywhere we look...
Naturopathica's Lavender UV Cream — one of five things to love this month.Shore Shop
Simple in concept but non in existence (until now):...
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Marilyn Arnold Palley and her wearable sculptures
Call us clairvoyant: Thirty years ago, we anointed Camden-born and Philadelphia-raised Marilyn...
The key to elegance this fall? Investing in designers’ new crop of trusty black pieces in rich textures, luxe fabrics and bold silhouettes
Our...
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Our favorite fall find for kids is Paul Frank’s retro plaid jacket at Genes. But we’reOur favorite fall find for kids is Paul...
We love a guy who pays attention to details. That’s why we’re thrilled that Tiffany’s has partneredWe love a guy who pays attention...
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Pulse
What with founding Postmaster General Ben Franklin’s 300th birthday, the issuance of a Franklin stamp, and the opening of a new mail-processing...
Penn writing prof Lorene Cary (Black Ice; The Price of a Child) has written her first young adult book, Free!, a collection of nonfiction stories...
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Occasionally these days, Daily News staffers wander past a vacant portion of the paper’s increasingly vacant newsroom and say, “You know,...
The murder rate is still shockingly high, the long-awaited smoking ban includes gaping exemptions, and a former councilman was convicted of...
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What with founding Postmaster General Ben Franklin’s 300th birthday, the issuance of a Franklin stamp, and the opening of a new mail-processing...
Ask Apprentice addicts how they remember Raj Bhakta, the bow-tied flirt from the show’s second season, and you’ll get something like...
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That Geoffrey Beauchamp is hated should come as no surprise. He’s a lawyer. But Beauchamp commands an especially reviled place in the hearts of...
There’s a good reason to note this month’s release of Invincible, about former Eagle Vince Papale, and it has nothing to do with our love...
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Not long ago, I was having lunch at the Palm with two girlfriends when half of a well-known Rittenhouse Square couple stopped by the table. Soon, he...
When we heard there was a hot Polish accordionist living in South Philadelphia, we immediately went to check out her show, expecting to hear a little...
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Television
The 10! Show
NBC 10, 10 a.m. weekdays
I’d like to start a collection for the hundreds of thousands of area residents without cable....
Penn writing prof Lorene Cary (Black Ice; The Price of a Child) has written her first young adult book, Free!, a collection of nonfiction stories...
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Other
Lisa Scottoline is writing her 14th page-turner, so she knows a few tricks, and they aren’t what you think.After less than three hours of sleep,...
Local nonprofits always seem to be crying for money. So why do they pay their executives so much?Earlier this year, Pete Hoskins left his $340,000 job...
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“Shotttts!” A post-collegiate guy with a red baby face and beefy arms busting out of a Polo shirt orders a round for his friends and his...
Chatting up Hollywood starlets is an occupational hazard for Exit Interview. Yet Penn grad Elizabeth Banks made us feel like it was the eighth-grade...
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Ed Rendell was dead in the water five months ago. Now it appears he’s a shoo-in to get reelected, and there are whispers about a VP or even a...
Thirty-two years ago, this magazine, with our sister publication Boston, introduced readers to the “Best Of” format. Back then, it was...
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A certain South Philly cheesesteak king — appearing in two movies this month — knows exactly where he’s headed: the Walk of Fame.The...
Donovan McNabb’s feud with receiver Terrell Owens has called everything — his play, his character, even his blackness — into...
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Who: Jared Alexa.
What: Flying a Piper J3 Cub.
Where: Somewhere above Wildwood.
Why: Alexa flies for Paramount Air Service, one of the...
Occasionally these days, Daily News staffers wander past a vacant portion of the paper’s increasingly vacant newsroom and say, “You know,...
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The murder rate is still shockingly high, the long-awaited smoking ban includes gaping exemptions, and a former councilman was convicted of bribery,...
Ask Apprentice addicts how they remember Raj Bhakta, the bow-tied flirt from the show’s second season, and you’ll get something like...
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That Geoffrey Beauchamp is hated should come as no surprise. He’s a lawyer. But Beauchamp commands an especially reviled place in the hearts...
There’s a good reason to note this month’s release of Invincible, about former Eagle Vince Papale, and it has nothing to do with our love...
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When did couples start yapping about their sex lives at cocktail parties?Not long ago, I was having lunch at the Palm with two girlfriends when half...
When we heard there was a hot Polish accordionist living in South Philadelphia, we immediately went to check out her show, expecting to hear a little...
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1. Performance
Van Morrison
He’s one of rock’s greatest vocalists, but Van hasn’t played Philly in 16 years. In that time,...
Television:
The 10! Show
NBC 10, 10 a.m. weekdays
I’d like to start a collection for the hundreds of thousands of area residents without...
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Chanel and Gucci have been milking this summer’s return of the headband — the weapon against humid-hair-days — for all...
Clam Tavern
We can get so caught up in froufrou and foie gras that finding the completely unassuming, inexpensive and family-friendly Clam Tavern (339...
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33% of you think City Council shoud ban foie gras
Tucked behind the high-stakes table games of the Showboat’s Asian gaming room, the Royal Noodle House is a quick-service bistro that channels a...
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Oh, the people you’ll see when Dr. Seuss’s beloved characters come to life in the fast-paced "Seussical the Musical"! The Cat in the Hat,...
The White Dog Café transforms its stretch of Sansom into a coconut-infused tropical fest this Friday for the 20th annual Rum and Reggae...
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Until a short while ago, Michael and Louise Esposito’s basement-level BYOB was spoken about by people who know things, and then only in whispers...
Forget the passports and plane tickets — experience all the sights, sounds and tastes of the islands at Penn’s Landing this Sunday at the...
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Edited by Josh McIlvain, Christopher Munden, Greg November and Tracey Parker
(Don Ron Books; $12)
The idea behind Philly Fiction was to present the...
Get a first look at everything you need for your dream day with the help of our exclusive schedule of upcoming local bridal shows.April...
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If ever there was a doubt that casino food has come a long way since the days of the ubiquitous buffet, a visit to Mia is in order. Owner Georges...
Don’t learn from a country song — let local pros show you how at Philly’s oldest pub
Disappointed about your Fantasy Football...
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Laptops and Tigers and iPod Nanos — oh my! Apple has opened up shop in The Pier at Caesars, and is offering free Nanos with any computer...
Lemonade
G. Love
(Brushfire Records)
Center City-born and raised, a lawyer’s son and a South Street corner rat, Garrett “G. Love”...
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Lewis Black is funny.
Cick here for our top 40 public and private high schools, plus top public schools by county. (downloads a PDF)
Click here for the list of all 106...
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Sure, you’ll plan to come back for a weekend or two in the next couple of months. But then there’ll be the football game. Or that wedding....
A four-day fest celebrates the iconic film underdog and what he’s meant to our city
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past...
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I must admit, I was as stunned as everyone else that New Jersey finally has a governor fighting for principle. A governor who refused to let George...
Thirty-two years ago, this magazine, with our sister publication Boston, introduced readers to the “Best Of” format. Back then, it was...
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“Shotttts!” A post-collegiate guy with a red baby face and beefy arms busting out of a Polo shirt orders a round for his friends and his...
Restaurant trend
Small plates Tapas, meze, dim sum, “bites” … call it what you will. We call small plates the biggest trend in...
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Bucks County Côté & Co. The area’s best cheese shop, and the secret behind many an impromptu dinner party. Go ahead, pretend...
Takeout pizza
Rustica. You know the type — it’s somewhere between New York’s floppy, foldable slices and Chicago’s...
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New clothing boutique
Couture At night, we dream of magically transporting the entire contents of Couture — with its Cynthia Steffe sundresses...
FOR THE LIVING ROOM
Check out Bo Concept, a Danish contemporary chain built on a flex-design principle that allows you to customize wall units, sofas...
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Urban pet sitter
The Monster Minders As cute as the critters they care for, Carrie and Lindsay Maria have taken less than a year to become the...
News for newspapers
The purchase of the Inky and Daily News by Brian Tierney et al. Yes, Tierney is a big, bombastic self-promoter who’s shilled...
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Tom Moor As the head of Select Greater Philadelphia, the Chamber outfit dedicated to attracting new companies to the region, the savvy, articulate...
Hipster baby boutique
Genes Just about the coolest thing to happen to Philly parents since sex. Kristina Ferrari, mother of two, opened this...
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Diaper bags
Viv Pickle. We love, love, love this diaper bag. It’s big, but not too big. There are tons of pockets. The lining is waterproof....
Bucks County
Morrisville Lanes. Best for: Parties. Independently owned, this alley only has 12 lanes, so you can rent the whole place without selling...
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BUCKS COUNTY
The Moravian Pottery and Tile Works. Started in 1898 by oddball Henry Chapman Mercer, this National Historic Landmark once produced some...
Clam Tavern
We can get so caught up in froufrou and foie gras that finding the completely unassuming, inexpensive and family-friendly Clam Tavern...
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Exit Interview: Well, um, we’ve been following your career, and since you’re a proud Penn grad, we’re happy to have a chance to talk...
