Food and Drink
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First Lady Frances Wolf Leads Hunger Discussion at Bucks County Community College
First Lady Frances Wolf addressed the growing need for resources for students experiencing food and basic needs insecurity on campus at Bucks County Community College (Bucks) on June 27. The appearance was detailed in a press release from the Pa. Office of the Governor. First Lady Wolf discussed $1 million investment to address college hunger…
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Pa. Dept. of Agriculture: WIC Funding Doesn’t Just Mean Bucks County’s Women, Infants, and Children
Bucks County’s summer crop abundance connects thousands of residents with vitamin-packed fruits and vegetables brimming with nutrition and flavor. For seniors, however, this bounty may be out of budget, especially as numerous influences have lifted grocery prices. In response, the state’s Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) ensures that residents who are 60+ eat well.…
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Today’s Wawa’s Hoagie Day Gets to the Meat of July 4 Honorifics: Saluting the Military
As part of its 13th year as title sponsor of Wawa Welcome America, Wawa Hoagie Day returns today with its annual in-person event and celebration connecting the community with hoagies, a salute to local and national heroes, and free admission to the National Constitution Center. Hosted by Preston Elliot and Casey Foster of 93.3 WMMR’s Preston & Steve Show, the 2022 Hoagie…
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Perkasie Farm Holds Al Fresco Meal That Leaves Diners with Nothing to Beef About
When most diners opt for a farm-to-table experience, they’re quite familiar with the table. After all, they’re sitting at it. But the farm part may be less immediate. Except in Perkasie, where Tussock Sedge Farm serves Dinner in the Fields. In an open-air atmosphere that its name aptly describes, the source of the edibles are…
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Bucks County Makes U.S. News National Ranking as One of 2022’s Healthiest Communities Nationwide
U.S. News and World Report issued its 2022 assessment of the 500 healthiest communities nationwide. The annual ranking uses 89 metrics to evaluate 3,000 localities on factors such as health, equity, education, public safety, and infrastructure. An environmental yardstick was added this year, designed to assess the growing effects of climate change on everyday life…
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At the Shore This Weekend? Have a Cracking Good Time at the Atlantic City Seafood & Music Festival
With Memorial Day in the rear-view mirror (ideally of a convertible, no less), Summer 2022 is heading into its prime. For lucky Phila. collar county residents with a place on a barrier island, the Friday afternoon jaunt is becoming habit. For those heading down tomorrow, this weekend’s Atlantic City Seafood & Music Festival makes an…
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Telford Nut Butter Company’s Success Is a Testimony to Its Young Founder’s Grit
Resilient Caleb Mangum arose phoenix-like from the ashes of a failed trail-mix brand to conquer the local nut butter market. Lisa Dukart cracked open the story of his Nutty Novelties brand for the appropriately initialed PBJ, Philadelphia Business Journal. Mangum started in the nut business after graduating from Temple University. He developed a build-your-own approach…
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Van Lieus Brewing Company (Pronounced ‘Van Lose’) Is Sure to Be a Perkasie Winner
The finishing touches on Van Lieus Brewing Company in Perkasie are coming together for its grand opening later this summer. Breweries in PA covered the ongoing preparations. Van Lieus’ co-owner, Galen Barr, started home brewing (literally in the house he grew up in) in 2017. He used an extract kit to grasp the basics, working…
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Peddler’s Village Named No. 1 Tourist Destination in the Philadelphia Region
For the second consecutive year, Peddler’s Village has been named the number one tourist destination in the Philadelphia region. The designation was made by the Philadelphia Business Journal and is based on the number of visitors — two million — in 2021. Prior to 2020, the Village had been ranked as a top-five tourist destination…
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Bucks County Expansion Enables Supermarket Chain to Continue Taking Giant Competitive Steps
The Giant Company — corporate brand steward of the supermarket chain — shows no signs of giving up in the area food retail battle. Despite local competition from Wegmans, ACME, Lidl, Whole Foods, Amazon Fresh, and others, its expansion plans continue. Supermarket News carted an announcement of a new location in Bucks County. The corporation,…
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Chef-Owner Opens the First Black-Owned Restaurant in Quakertown in 30 Years
Soul D’Lysh has leveraged its food-truck beginnings to a brick-and-mortar restaurant. In that process, it’s also earned local notoriety as the first Black-owned food-service business in Quakertown in three decades. Timothy Walton prepped and served the story for 6abc. According to chef-owner Allysha Holmes, the menu comprises “…freshly prepared meals, but we also offer a…
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Richboro Pizzeria Makes DoorDash List of 100 ‘Most Loved’ Restaurants Nationwide
Giuseppe Pizza and Family Restaurant in Richboro has earned a highly coveted DoorDash distinction among all ordering food-service locations across the U.S. Isable Tehan sliced through the details in the Philadelphia Business Journal. Giuseppe’s has been named one of the delivery service’s 100 “most loved” restaurants. The list was compiled after analysis of eateries’ food…
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Penn Community Bank Employees Will Lace Up Their Gloves to Knock Out Hunger
Penn Community Bank employees and leadership are taking part in the tenth edition of Bucks Knocks Out (BKO) Hunger this Friday, June 17. The bank is presenting sponsor of the United Way of Bucks County effort to address food insecurity. The BKO Hunger initiative has several components: an online fundraiser, a countywide food drive, and…
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New Quick-Serve Stir-Fry Spot in Quakertown Is a Sweet Addition to the Local Food Scene
Quakertown fans of stir-fry made with fresh, locally sourced ingredients are buzzing with excitement. A new location in the honeygrow chain of quick-serve shops opened last Friday. WFMZ 69 News boxed up the particulars. The site was once a Boston Market; honeygrow occupies half the commercial site (sharing the footprint with Chipotle) that resulted from…
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On a Summertime Errand in Montco? Pop into a Local Bubble Tea Shop
Whether you call it boba, bubble tea, or pearl milk tea, the drink is filled with delicious, iced milk tea with boba bubbles. The fully customizable treat has caught on locally, especially on the Main Line. Tori Bissonnette got the sweet assignment of covering the story for Main Line Today. The tasty drink hails from…
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Hatboro’s Pretzel Pete Keeps U.K. Snack Market from Getting Its Knickers in a Twist
Hatboro-based Pretzel Pete has managed to quadruple its business over the past five years by focusing primarily on exporting American snacks around the globe, writes Lisa Dukart for The Business Journals. Karl Brown founded SB Global Foods after visiting London and realizing that he was unable to find any hard pretzels in one of the…
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Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company Bubbles Over with Pride in Marking 10-Year Anniversary
Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company, Bucks County’s longest-running production brewery, is celebrating its first decade of operation. Over the past ten years, the business has been much-lauded. Its most recent accolade is a gold-medal win of the World Beer Cup, the “Olympics of Beer” held by industry trade group The Brewers Association in Boulder, Colo. Neshaminy…
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Terrain Gardens Smartly Plans New Doylestown Wedding Site on Del Val University Campus
Terrain Gardens, the event-space brand, is augmenting its Delaware County and Chester County locations with a new one in Bucks County. The site — on the Doylestown Campus of Del Val University — is expected to open next summer, reports Kristen Schott at Philadelphia Magazine. Terrain is driven by URBN, the apparel company behind Anthropologie…
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