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Summer Food: The Tastes of Summer: Tomato-Mozzarella Salad

Nothing says summer more emphatically than a salad of Jersey tomatoes. Pair fat beefsteaks or heirlooms with slices of fresh cow’s – milk mozzarella made […]

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Summer Food: The Tastes of Summer: Peaches

If rock-hard imports piled like cannonballs in the produce section are the only peaches you’ve ever known, hie thee to Solebury Orchards (3325 Creamery Road, […]

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Summer Food: The Tastes of Summer: Hamburgers

If you think “two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame-seed bun” is a mouthful, you clearly haven’t tried Brazil’s version […]

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Summer Food: The Tastes of Summer: Ice Cream

It seems ice cream alone is no longer enough to make us scream. This year, classic flavors get some help from the pastry case. *At […]

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Summer Food: The Tastes of Summer: Fresh Fish

Chilled ceviche, crudo and sushi taste even better when the humidity is opperssive. * When Taylor Bay scallops and diver scallops are abundant in July […]

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Summer Food: The Tastes of Summer: Summer Beers

Beer: Stoudt’s Weizen Flavor: A cloudy and unfiltered German-style wheat beer loaded with classic flavors of banana bread. Where to drink it: Watching World Cup […]

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Summer Food: The Tastes of Summer: Cold Soup

At cooler­temperatures, soup is a canvas for the flavors of summer’s freshest fruits and vegetables. * Carmine’s Creole Cafe (232 Woodbine Avenue, Narberth; 610-660-0106) adds […]

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Summer Food: The Tastes of Summer: Blueberries

July is the time for the versatile blueberry. Bake them into pies, cobblers and muffins. Drop them into pancake batter. Add a handful to a […]

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Summer Food: The Tastes of Summer: Lemonade

If you’re chef Chris Scarduzio, when life gives you lemons, you buy a Zumex 100. The $3,500 Italian-made, Rube Goldberg-esque juicer dominates the counter at […]

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Summer Food: The Tastes of Summer: Edible Flowers

Some flowers actually are pretty enough to eat. And now, thanks to the upswing in local and pesticide-free farmers, tasty flowers are easier to find […]

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Summer Food: The Tastes of Summer: Barbecue

The potato salad at Fat Jack’s BBQ (1261 Blackwood-Clementon Road, Clementon; 856-309-7427) might not be equal to your momma’s, but the tender pork ribs are […]

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Summer Food: The Tastes of Summer: Water Ice

With more than 360 stores from Rhode Island to Ohio to Florida — and 130 in the Delaware Valley alone — Rita’s Water Ice (ritasice.com) […]

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Summer Food: The Tastes of Summer: Root Beer Floats

Like the turn-of-the-century decor, root beer floats at the Franklin Fountain (116 Market Street, 215-627-1899; franklinfountain.com) are quirky and authentic. Sidle up to the ingenious […]

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Summer Food: The Tastes of Summer: Hot Dogs

* The Ichiro, a tempura hot dog named for Japanese ballplayer Ichiro Suzuki, sounds a lot like the Kobe cheesesteak; you ask yourself “Why?” But […]

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Summer Food: The Tastes of Summer: Gin-and-Tonic

Old City’s Amada (217-219 Chestnut Street; 215-625-2450) has updated this summer classic to create the year’s most quenching summer cocktail. Named after an Almodovar film, […]