Delicious City Philly – Détails, épisodes et analyse

This week we'll finally find out which restaurants in Philadelphia get a Michelin Star. Eli and Dave make their predictions on which spots and chefs will receive the honor. Then they welcome George Murkowicz of 1906 in Longwood Gardens, who brings some amazing osetra caviar from Caviar XS and make-your-own Wagyu hand rolls to spoil the cohosts. Chef George talks about acclimating to Philadelphia, the fresh ingredients he uses in his dishes at the Garden, and everyone shouts out their Best Bite of the week. 

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• 00:00 Michelin predictions
• 16:14 Chef George Murkowicz
• 32:52 Best Bites: Eli discovers some delicious new Thai food that just hit Philly this past year and a full discussion around soup season ensues
• 48:13 The Dish: Events, Pop-Ups and Collabs in November

And of course, we could not do this without our amazing partners who are as passionate about food and drink as we are:

• In the mood for fresh, fast and healthy? Then you need to be dialing up the Honeygrow App and ordering your favorite salad or noodles. And if you're a Sriracha lover, Honeygrow has just launched their seasonal Sriracha Tahini Stirfry. Use discount code DCPodcast to get $3 off any order of $20 or more when you order from the Honeygrow app.
• If your restaurant or company wants to be in the headlines for all the right reasons, click here to discover how Peter Breslow Consulting and PR can take your business to the next level
• Social media and digital content are two of the most important things you can create for your brand. Check out Breakdown Media, a one stop shop for all of your marketing needs.

Darnel's Cakes is a Philadelphia bake shop powered by a mission: to raise awareness about the HIV/AIDS epidemic and support local organizations who are working to fight the virus, disease, and stigmas attached. Chef Kyle Cuffie-Scott tells Delicious City how the cafe was born from tragedy after the loss of his cousin Darnel gave him a new purpose. Then, the gang dives into the sweet stuff, literally, and learns that the shop is more than cakes - they've got breakfast and lunch covered too. 

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• 00:00 Feeding Time TV origins
• 07:54 Kyle Cuffie-Scott from Darnel's Cakes
• 28:33 Dave's beef with oatmeal raisin cookies
• 33:19 Whatcha Been Eatin': a South Philly Serenade, tacos, and best leftovers
• 49:29 The Sauce: Chef and Restaurant news in Philly

And of course, we could not do this without our amazing partners who are as passionate about food and drink as we are:

• In the mood for fresh, fast and healthy? Then you need to be dialing up the Honeygrow App and ordering your favorite salad or noodles. And if you're a Sriracha lover, Honeygrow has just launched their seasonal Sriracha Tahini Stirfry. Use discount code DCPodcast to get $3 off any order of $20 or more when you order from the Honeygrow app.
• If your restaurant or company wants to be in the headlines for all the right reasons, click here to discover how Peter Breslow Consulting and PR can take your business to the next level
• Social media and digital content are two of the most important things you can create for your brand. Check out Breakdown Media, a one stop shop for all of your marketing needs.

Hope you're enjoying this beautiful holiday weekend in Philly with lots of good eats! This week, Eli and Dave welcome Justin Rosenberg to Delicious City. He's the CEO of Honeygrow, and you know how much we love our stir fry - and locally sourced meals - on this podcast. We learn how Justin searched high and low for the perfect noodle, how the menu was created to be tasty and sustainable, and get the scoop on the JT Realmuto collab that's coming soon.

• 03:29 Hoagie Throwdown is Sunday 9/7: Get tickets at DeliciousCityPodcast.com
• 09:44 Justin Rosenberg of Honeygrow
• 21:30 Dumpster diving for noodles
• 40:36 Whatcha Been Eatin': Longwood Gardens and lobster ravioli
• 56:47 The Sauce: Psychedelic pizza and a secret garden

And of course, we could not do this without our amazing partners who are as passionate about food and drink as we are:

• In the mood for fresh, fast and healthy? Then you need to be dialing up the Honeygrow App and ordering your favorite salad or noodles. And if you're a crab lover, Honeygrow has just launched their seasonal Chesapeake Crab Stirfry and it's here just in time for summer. Use discount code TASTY to get $3 off any order of $15 or more did you order from the Honeygrow app. Valid through 9/8
• If your restaurant or company wants to be in the headlines for all the right reasons, click here to discover how Peter Breslow Consulting and PR can take your business to the next level
• Social media and digital content are two of the most important things you can create for your brand. Check out Breakdown Media, a one stop shop for all of your marketing needs.

As always, we try to bring you the most relevant food news out there, but with a little bit of laughter and enjoyable banter. This week, our friends at Heavy Metal Sausage join us, where they talk about their rise over the past couple years and their signature "tongue blood sausage"....Mmm, it just kind of rolls off the tongue, doesn't it? But hey, if that's not your thing, you're in luck, because Pat and Melissa give us all the details on what it's like growing a small business these days and then being surprised with a James Beard nomination when you least expect it.

Here's what else we talked about:

• What percentage of your income goes to eating out?
• A very Philly wedding gift for Marisa….think drunk Jason Kelsie
• Eli's obsession with a well shucked oyster
• Can carpal tunnel happen from shucking oysters?
• Pat's introduction to charcuterie via Chef Nick Elmi and how hotdogs were the gateway drug
• How Melissa and Pat's romance blossomed like "blunt force trauma" 🤣
• How Heavy Metal Sausage became more of a deli where they now mill their own flour for their fresh baked bread
• How they work really hard to keep all their food truly regional. Lemons, you're out of here!
• How they were blindsided when the James Beard semi finalist list was announced
• Some unexpected Best Bites
• Marisa's daredevil move with a baseball bat full of beer at the ball park
• A great new coffee shop called Thank You Thank You 
• Some incredible events are coming up. Think free chicken sandwiches with Chef Jen Caroll
• Milk Tubes bring down the house
• The Reading Terminal swamp creature
• The mayoral food vote: your candidates favorite restaurants and our picks

And of course we could not do this without our amazing partners who are as passionate about food and drink as we are:

• For the most tasty, healthy, and satisfying salads and noodle dishes in Philly, click here to order Honeygrow
• If your restaurant or company wants to be in the headlines for all the right reasons, click here to discover how Peter Breslow Consulting and PR can take your business to the next level

Connect with us on Instagram and, of course, share your eating adventures with us as well as tag us in your posts so we can talk about them on air!

Chefs Rich Landau & Kate Jacoby of Vedge fame drop in to the studio to talk about their newest restaurant, Ground Provisions, and why it's worth a trip out to West Chester, where this energetic upstart is a chance for Rich and Kate to really get back to cooking the way that they started with small, intimate gatherings serving perfectly in-season vegetable dishes. 

Here's what else we discussed:

• Marisa spills the beans on her surprise wedding and why she waned to be the first to be married at the brand new Punk Rock Museum in Vegas
• A recap of our second Delicious City Supper Club, where chefs Joey Baldino and Dominic Piperno absolutely crushed it
• The early days of veganism in Philadelphia and why Horizons Café rewrote the rules
• Why Rich's cooking style appealed to a broad audience that wasn't just vegans
• Why it was so important for them to elevate vegan cuisine
• We discuss their newest little love letter, Ground Provisions, and why Kate is absolutely in love with this restaurant and market
• A Best Bite for Eli that involves Pennsylvania rice, and yes, it's actually from Pennsylvania!
• Marisa's Best Bite comes from Vegas, but with a Philly flare. 
• A great new wine bar in Center City, where a couple of industry veterans are planning their flag
• The reviews are in, and it seems that MAWN restaurant is an instant classic that Philly didn't know it was missing
• Dutch and northern European food is alive and well in Philadelphia with chef Joncarlo Lachman's latest restaurant, Dankbaar
• In the mood for some Philadelphia classics, but done with a Korean twist? Check out the newest Grays Ferry neighborhood restaurant called Korea Taqueria
• Our wonderful guests are subjected to one of Eli's ridiculous games where their knowledge of each other's quirks and habits is tested

And of course we could not do this without our amazing partners who are as passionate about food and drink as we are:

• For the most tasty, healthy, and satisfying salads and noodle dishes in Philly, click here to order Honeygrow
• If your restaurant or company wants to be in the headlines for all the right reasons, click here to discover how Peter Breslow Consulting and PR can take your business to the next level

Hey all! With spring in the air, we have one of Philly's best veggie slingers in the house to talk about all the incredible deliciousness that is heading to a restaurant near you with the warming weather. Can you guess who our special guest is? As always, let us know what you think of the episode!

• Marisa's not in a good mood
• But, as always, a little food talk perks Marisa right up
• Our guest's journey from being a Whole Foods janitor to being an independent grocer
• How slinging pumpkins out of the garage changed his life
• There have been a lot of opinions floating around about "The Best" cheesesteaks, but our guest enters a new dog into the fight
• A giant, ginger garlic oyster makes its debut on Delicious City's Best Bites
• Our esteemed guest shares his fave Banh mi in Philly with us
• Eli makes a trip to Wilmington to explore what's going on down there and gets his mind blown
• Tons of food news is happening, so listen up!
• Delicious City Supper Club is sold out, and we are so excited for this coming Sunday. See you all there!
• Make sure you are foraging responsibly! Don't take the whole ramp bulb:-)
• The first ever Quiz-Atta, where Miss Magn-Atta gets a veggie pop quiz from Philadelphia's own produce guru
• Dollar-Dog debauchery happening at Citizens Bank Field
• Congratulations to our friend Michael Klein for 30 years at the inquiry! We love you!

And of course we could not do this without our amazing partners who are as passionate about food and drink as we are:

• For the most tasty, healthy, and satisfying salads and noodle dishes in Philly, click here to order Honeygrow
• If your restaurant or company wants to be in the headlines for all the right reasons, click here to discover how Peter Breslow Consulting and PR can take your business to the next level

Connect with us on Instagram and, of course, share your eating adventures with us as well as tag us in your posts so we can talk about them on air!

Spring is in the air, which means new restaurants are opening, events are happening, and your allergies are probably trying to kill you. Come to today's podcast for the food news, but stay for announcement of Phily's first "5 star dive bar" because let's face it, you need to catch up on what's happening in the ever evolving Philadelphia food scene.

• A wonderful gift of jerky to start the show off
• Our guest is celebrating one year at one of Philadelphia's most honored publication
• Our guest's food and writing highlights over the last year
• Why you need to go to Café walnut, NOW… think bulgogi croissant. 
• Eli learns what gesticular means 
• Our guest's experience as a writer for The Infatuation
• The BYO conundrum
• How our guest defined the new Top 50 list based on her experiences
• Our best bites at the James Beard Taste America event
• The Shore's best restaurant does a pop-up in Philly
• Marisa and our guest are absolutely smitten with the new MAWN
• A Turkish restaurant in Collingswood makes the debut on Delicious City, where a "steamy sauna of different grilled lamb pieces" await you
• The chef lineup is finally announced for the next DC Supper Club
• The James Beard finalists are out, and Philadelphia is crushing it
• A fringe restaurant gets rebranded
• Is The Jim the best new dive bar in Philly?
• Philly gets its first "five-star dive bar"
• Why we missed the video store so much
• South Street Art Mart is happening soon
• Don't forget to get your tickets to Chef Radio LIVE! At MANNA on 4/26
• Philly restaurant Jeopardy - Round 2

And of course, we could not do this without our amazing partners, who are as passionate about food and drink as we are:

• For the most tasty, healthy, and satisfying salads and noodle dishes in Philly, click here to order Honeygrow
• If your restaurant or company wants to be in the headlines for all the right reasons, click here to discover how Peter Breslow Consulting and PR can take your business to the next level

Connect with us on Instagram and, of course, share your eating adventures with us as well as tag us in your posts so we can talk about them on air!

Check out what we have going on this episode!

• Tickets now on sale for Delicious City Supper Club II with Chef Joey Baldino - follow link in Instagram bio
• Our guest, who LOVES their water ice, talks about their Philly brand, which you probably use all the time
• How our guest was able to create such an iconic brand in Philly via social media
• Reminiscing about spending time at The Gallery with AI's All-Star party
• Why Port Richmond might be your new vibe
• Some delicious cannolis get dropped off at the studio (thank you, Holy Cannoli Cafe!)
• Best bite from Eli involves grilled artichokes, pistachios, and citrus…unreal!
• Our guest unveils his favorite pupusa restaurant
• Marisa's marathon day of eating and drinking in South Philly and why Passyunk Ave never fails to impress
• A surprise guest drops in to officially announce their new restaurant!
• How her new business will help continue shining the spotlight on underrepresented chefs 
• Some really great prizes for her Kickstarter 
• Some really great events are happening that you want to hear about to help support
• A $1000 per year bar that you can become a part of, that is, if you meet their salary expectations
• Delicious city supper club tickets are now on sale!

And of course we could not do this without our amazing partners who are as passionate about food and drink as we are:

• For the most tasty, healthy, and satisfying salads and noodle dishes in Philly, click here to order Honeygrow
• If your restaurant or company wants to be in the headlines for all the right reasons, click here to discover how Peter Breslow Consulting and PR can take your business to the next level

Connect with us on Instagram and, of course, share your eating adventures with us as well as tag us in your posts so we can talk about them on air!

As always, proceed with caution if you're hungry. In today's podcast, we have Philly's "It" chef, whose rising star continues to burn bright, as well as two podcast-related event announcements that you're not going to want to miss.

Here's what else was discussed:

• One of the hosts continues to get more Philly famous, if that's even possible!
• A very special guest is joining us in studio and is cooking some of the most exciting food in Philly
• Best takeout restaurant of the year 2020
• The totally unexpected way our guest started cooking in Philly 
• The difference between being a chef in Thailand compared to Philly
• How Nok met her future business partner 
• Growing from a small BYOB restaurant into what Kalaya is today 
• Why more babies need to dine out. 
• Teaching her team to properly pronounce the Thai dishes 
• A new Mexican restaurant wins the best bite from one of our hosts
• Chef Radio LIVE! at MANNA April 26th. Tix on sell March 8th
• The next Delicious City Supper Club has been announced for April 23rd
• The Schill Report finds a can't-miss Filipino restaurant where utensils are optional

Skip ahead timestamps:

[00:05:44} Nok reminds us of the proper way to pronounce Kalaya

[00:09:00] Her passion for cooking and slight obsession with the Food Network

[00:22:00] teaching her staff about the dishes

[00:27:52] James Beard Event

[00:31:30] Prawn Pop Rocks 

[00:37:12] Best Bite

[00:50:28] Food News

[01:08:41} The Shill

• For the most tasty, healthy, and satisfying salads and noodle dishes in Philly, click here to order Honeygrow
• If your restaurant or company wants to be in the headlines for all the right reasons, click here to discover how Peter Breslow Consulting and PR can take your business to the next level
• Connect with us on Instagram and, of course, share your eating adventures with us as well as tag us in your posts so we can talk about them on air!

Welp, our Iggles didn't clinch like we hoped, but the good news is we have lots of delicious food to cry our alligator tears into and comfort our sorrows. And the good news is that tomorrow is Fat Tuesday, so we can all get blacked out drunk and forget about our sports reality. Joining us on this shiny bead-filled adventure is none other than Philadelphia's own King of Cajun,…....(You'll have to listen to find out;)

• Reminiscing of Delicious City's Supper Club No.1
• The amazing ASL interpreters and the attention they are getting
• Was this the best sports year in Philly or one of the worst?
• Super Bowl superstitions and possibly the demise of the Eagles
• A timely guest just in time for Fat Tuesday & Mardi Gras
• The not-so-dirty secrets of being a vendor at the Reading Terminal
• Marisa relives her fake ID/Bourbon Street days. Keep an eye out for that photo;)
• The surprising connection of our guest to his passion for Louisiana and its food
• Eli recounts his craziest Fat Tuesday story
• Marisa and Eli get sidetracked and talk about what they're watching right now
• The trouble with crab gravy
• Porco's strikes again, and an incredible lunch at a Szechuan staple
• The best cake in existence isn't from a bakery
• How fun it was to see our listeners and break bread with them, and how excited we are for the next one
• A new fried chicken spinoff from a recent hit restaurant in Old City
• A fire ripped through a Mexican staple in Philly
• A new game called Alligator Tears is in honor of Coach Sirianni's national anthem performance
• Our takes on Rihanna and the Super Bowl halftime show

Looking for a specific segment? Check out these time stamps to make it easy. See how thoughtful we are?

Meet the guest [00:08:50]

Secret time to eat at Reading Terminal [00:28:22]

Best Bite [00:38:20]

Super Club Recap [00:47:10]

Food News [00:51:18]

Alligator Tears [at the end:]

And of course we could not do this without our amazing partners who are as passionate about food and drink as we are:

• For the most tasty, healthy, and satisfying salads and noodle dishes in Philly, click here to order Honeygrow
• If your restaurant or company wants to be in the headlines for all the right reasons, click here to discover how Peter Breslow Consulting and PR can take your business to the next level