Food and Drink
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Wawa Tries to Recover from Community Support Goose Egg on New Store in Holland
Wawa continues to try to find a way to expand into Holland without ruffling neighbors’ feathers. The convenience store giant has resubmitted the proposal for its intended use of a plot at 287 Holland Road. John Fey reported the project’s latest revisions in the Northampton Patch. The ubiquitous coffee-newspaper-sandwich retailer’s original proposal met with swift…
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Easter Purchases Keep North Wales’ CRAVEBOX Hopping
Local service company CRAVEBOX assembles snack boxes, care packages, and gift baskets throughout the year. Its founder, John Accardi, is currently filling orders on the North Wales company’s seasonal favorite, Easter baskets and boxes, brimming with springtime treats. Accardi says that in the past, Easter Baskets and care packages have been great sellers for CRAVEBOX.…
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Council Rock Students’ ‘Hershey Kiss Committee’ Doesn’t Sugar Coat Its Legislative Agenda
A unique civics lesson has taught former Newtown Middle School students one important aspect of the legislative process: It takes time. They’ve now graduated the primary grades, but they’re still championing a bill to name the Hershey Kiss as Pa.’s official state candy. The 6abc digital staff peeled back the foil on this story. The…
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Backyard Beans Coffee Company Celebrates Five Years in Lansdale
Get ready to party! Backyard Beans will celebrate five years of operating its Lansdale cafe on April 10, 2022, with fun festivities planned for its customers. Kicking off on April 1, the birthday bash in Lansdale includes special birthday drinks and pastries and a festive cafe decked out in birthday decorations. Customers will have the…
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Local Food-Service Businesses Honor County Police Officers with ‘Fuel the Force’ Outreach
Christina Nelson, employee of La Stella Italian Market in Newtown, sought a tangible way to thank local law enforcement officers. Given her food-service experience, doing something meal related seemed natural. Jenn Frederick of FOX29 Philadelphia covered the clever result. Nelson knew that a group-meal thank you wouldn’t work, given officers’ busy schedules. Instead, she devised…
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Servers in Pa. Restaurants Aren’t Feeling Very Gracious About Change to Gratuities
Pa. restaurant workers are dissatisfied with a recent change to their pay, which enables employers to pay them less per hour, based on the tipped wages they also receive. Emily Rizzo served up an explanation for WHYY. Currently, Pa. employers can pay tipped workers as little as $2.83 an hour — significantly under the state’s…
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Area Painters, Showing Grape Interest in Local Art, to Capture Bucks County Vineyards on Canvas
Local artist will soon fan out across the vineyards of the Bucks County Wine & Arts Trail, painting fertile landscapes as they emerge from winter and burst forth. The particulars behind the initiative were sketched out in the Bucks County Herald. The trail is a collaborative project between Visit Bucks County and the Arts &…
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New Hope Chef Smokes Bobby Flay in His Titular Food Network Cooking Competition
Michael O’Halloran, chef at Stella at New Hope, undertook a high-profile challenge that about two-thirds of his colleagues fail: emerging victorious on Beat Bobby Flay. Kate Fishman lifted the dome on O’Halloran’s Food Network episode in the Doylestown Patch. The show, which has lasted 29 seasons and counting, pits two unknown culinarians against each other,…
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West Chester’s Artillery Brewing Company ‘Steers Clear of Fad Brews’ with Its Patriotic Take on Craft Beer
Artillery Brewing Company, only the second small-batch brewery on the western side of downtown West Chester, offers a patriotic take with its craft beer and food items, writes Ed Williams for Main Line Today. Hidden in an alleyway, the 2,800-square-foot space can seat up to 60 people, with additional outdoor dining available during the warmer…
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Constitutional Amendment to Eliminate Pa. Liquor Store Monopoly Is on the Rocks
A plan to eliminate Pa.’s state-run liquor store monopoly through a constitutional amendment has presently hit a snag. Its future is uncertain, even before the issue has even appeared put on a ballot. Tom MacDonald, WHYY, distilled the reasons behind its current inactivity. Republican State Rep. Natalie Mihalek is preparing a constitutional amendment that would…
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Glenside Entrepreneur Brings Italy to Phila. Area with New EVOO Business Venture
Glenside native turned expat and now bicontinental entrepreneur, Alexa Dombkoski, converted a pandemic pivot into a business venture. She has launched Bellecento Extra Virgin Olive Oil, a luxe first cold-pressed olive oil harvested last fall on a single estate in the Tuscan countryside. After a study abroad semester in Italy and graduating from college in…
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Food Labels: What the Heck Do They Mean? Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce Event Explains
Ingredients. Serving size. Fat, cholesterol, sodium, and carbohydrate breakdowns. Nutrients. And footnotes in teeny-tiny fonts. Consumers encounter these details on dozens of food labels both in supermarkets and standing at their kitchen cupboards. But what do they mean? And how can they inform purchase choices/menu options? And what are their health implications? The Central Bucks…
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Like Dancers to an Irish Reel, One Celtic-Themed Bensalem Pub Jigs in to Replace Another
St. Patrick’s Day 2022 was somewhat challenged by its mid-week landing date. Some revelers partook (despite Friday work/family obligations), but those who didn’t still have a worthy opportunity. A newly renovated and branded Gaelic pub, as reported by John Fey in the Bensalem Patch, is set to welcome revelers who missed Thursday’s festivities — and…
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Late Hours and a World-Famous Beer Bible: How a Small Local Craft Brewery Survived the Pandemic
Kennett Square’s Grain Craft Bar + Kitchen managed to survive the pandemic, thanks in part to the community’s support, and thrives today as a fun place that welcomes everybody, writes Tara Smith for the Daily Local News. The owners and staff of the small craft brewery are proud of the relaxed vibe that makes the…
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Rita’s Italian Ice Bets That Casino Patrons Will Gush Over Its Flavorful Treats
Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard, the Bensalem-based frozen treat brand, is taking a strategic step forward into what it calls “nontraditional locations.” The Mar. 20 opening of a shop within Rivers Casino Philadelphia, 1001 N. Delaware Avenue, represents a significant expansion of its traditional kiosk-mall-food truck retail footprint. The unveiling will be part of…
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Lenox Taps Creative Juices of Sommelier Savant for Production of High-End Wine Glasses
Lenox, the Bristol supplier of tableware, has partnered with a renown sommelier to produce a line of stemware. The initiative unites the esteemed brand with Victoria James, who, at one time was the youngest wine steward in the U.S. at age 21. She is now partner and Director of Beverage for the COTE restaurant chain,…
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In This March Madness, You Put Your Cheesesteak Where Your Mouth Is
Jim Pappas, the man behind Philadelphia Cheesesteak Adventure, who has eaten 1,000 cheesesteaks in the past two years, announces he is setting up his third annual March Cheesesteak Madness. The bracket-style tournament is modeled after college basketball’s March Madness, featuring 64 cheesesteak entries, writes Jim Pappas for phillybite.com. Online voting at Philly Bite will determine…
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Pineville Tavern Replaces Its COVID-Era, Utilitarian, Outdoor Seating with Eye-Popping ‘Garden’
Over the course of its 280-year existence, the Pineville Tavern has certainly weathered a lot. Its latest survival of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, became the springboard to its newest dining experience, The Garden. Marilyn Johnson, of Philly Grub, assembled a menu of reasons to experience it. The Garden is a fully enclosed greenhouse that has…
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