Burger Club PHL: Backyard Barbecue

After missing last month's Burger Club meeting at Catahoula, we were looking forward to the July edition.  Instead of heading to another local restaurant, the head of the Club decided we would get out there and make our own burgers!  In the weeks leading up to the event, there was lots of online chatter about side dishes, burger toppings, and the main event itself: the beef!  We decided to pitch in with a classic summer side: cucumber...

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Not Eating Out in PHL

This month's book club selection was yet another piece of blogger-to-author fruit.  While last month's selection gave us heartwrenching stories, delicious recipes, and tons to talk about, our newest read didn't provide the same effects.  "The Art of Eating In" is written by Cathy Erway, a twenty-something blogger (like ourselves) who calls Not Eating Out In New York home.  Her book, subtitled How I Learned to Stop Spending and Love...

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Memphis Taproom

We've been wanting to get to Memphis Taproom for quite a long time.  But.. it's in Kensington. That Kensington.  However, we just heard too many good things about the food (they're famous for the fried pickles...) to put it off any longer.  We invited our good friend to join us for dinner, and coincidentally he has a car... the seemingly safest way to get into the area.I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I hesitated for...

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Terrain at Styer's Garden Cafe

I first learned of Terrain at Styer's through my wedding photographer; she pointed it out as a possible venue.  While I'm not having my wedding there, the beauty of the photos I saw (both on their website, and from her) put it on my "must-see" list.  While Terrain is a garden and home store run by the company that owns Anthropologie, the Garden Cafe is a destination in itself- just of the dining rather than the shopping variety.  Terrain...

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Tria

I love summer for many, many reasons (the heat is NOT one of them), including the calm and quiet of Penn's campus.  "University City" dies down a bit, which means more promotional events to get people over to the west side of the Schuylkill.  The little sister of Center City Restaurant Week, UC Dining Days provides two solid weeks of discounted meals around the area.  We've had great meals at prior Dining Days, and knew we wanted to...

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Seven Course Tasting Menu at Bibou

As we get older, it seems we have less of a reason to celebrate our own birthday with anything more than a nice dinner (or lunch, as we did this year), and thankfully other friends enjoy celebrating likewise.  One of our good friends recently turned a year older and planned many months in advance to check out the tasting menu at Bibou.  I've enjoyed the heavier fare of winter at Bibou before, but it was an extra special treat...

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