Food and Drink
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Doylestown ‘Secret Sauce’ in Kismet Bagels’ Rising Success Was Neither a Sauce Nor Much of a Secret
Kismet Bagels, a small-scale bakery born of a local couple’s COVID boredom, has proven so successful that it’s getting its own storefront in Phila.’s Fishtown neighborhood. Ryan Mulligan reported the hole story for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Kismet’s home-grown bakers are Jacob and Alexandra Cohen. The two originally took a locally sourced ingredient — stone-ground…
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King of Prussia-Based Banana Loca’s Shark Tank Appearance Has TikTok Gnashing Its Teeth
King of Prussia-based company Banana Loca first appeared on Shark Tank this past December and secured a deal with sharks Kevin O’Leary and Mark Cuban. After a clip of the show was posted on TikTok, the kitchen gadget has gone viral and opinions are divided, writes Selena Barrientos for Yahoo News. The TikTok page Our…
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Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Gives a Shot to Spirits Fans in Rare Bourbon Lottery
Pennsylvania bourbon aficionados will find out sometime this week if they get to take home rare bourbons that include Pappy Van Winkle. The giveaway is part of Pennsylvania’s annual limited-release lottery. Michael Potter let the story breathe for NBC10 Philadelphia. Last Monday, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) opened its lottery to distribute the state’s…
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Local Hot Chocolate: It’s Not Just for Kids Anymore
The notion that hot chocolate is merely a kids’ means of warming up after a few dozen sled trips down a neighborhood hill can easily be put to rest in Bucks County. Chocolatiers in all directions are addressing the steamy winter treat with as much care and attention as they give their upscale inventory like…
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Vault Brewing Company, Yardley: A Visit Philadelphia Recommendation You Can Bank On
When 6abc did a suburban overview of notable brewpubs on the craft beer trail of Visit Philadelphia, Vault Brewing Company, Yardley, was an easy inclusion. Vault Brewing Company indeed uses a vault. The unusual piece of equipment made sense being folded into the business model, considering the pub operates in the former Yardley National Bank,…
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Croydon Shop Owner’s Culinary ‘Brine-Storm’: Replace a Hoagie Roll with a Pickle
A local shop has taken the debate for the best bread to hold a hoagie in a whole new direction. It replaces the traditional roll for the classic meat-cheese-lettuce-oil lunch with a pickle. Peg Quann barreled through the backstory of this reinvention for the Bucks County Courier Times. Michael Favoroso, co-owner of Giovanni’s Dillicious Pickles…
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Floridian Chef Susan Cohen Takes Reverse-Snowbird Migration Route to Start Anew in Langhorne
Floridian Susan Cohen’s multifaceted career included work as a natural foods chef, a cooking instructor, a yoga teacher, a foot reflexologist, and a massage therapist. In 2019, when she decided to pack up in a reverse snowbird move and leave the Sunshine State for Langhorne, it was a career reset for her. She arrived with…
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Renown Phila. Executive Chef Transplants to Pineville Tavern to Branch Out the Menu
Matthew Levin, the regionally and nationally celebrated executive chef, has packed his knife set and moved it from his former Philadelphia kitchens to Pineville Tavern. There, he intends to honor the dishes that solidified the restaurant’s historic reputation, while also interjecting a modern twist or two. Levin is the former Executive Chef at Lacroix in…
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Delco Dining Whiz Jim Pappas Ends Four-Year Mission to Eat 1,000 Cheesesteaks
Four years ago, he pledged to eat 1,000 cheesesteaks. Yesterday, Jan. 13, Jim Pappas fulfilled that pledge, writes Tayler Bunge for philly.eater.com. Pappas, a Delaware County native, got into cheesesteaks big time after he lost his job in 2008. It was a bad year. He had been diagnosed with Leukemia and was going through a…
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Mission BBQ to Deploy Second Bucks County Location in Falls Township
Mission BBQ, the quick-service chain known for both its savory meats and its business model of veteran support, is planning a second Bucks County location. The Bucks County Courier Times served up the details. Township supervisors recently okayed the chain’s intent to convert part a former clothing retail store to its new food-service site. The…
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After Its Beginnings in Berwyn, Mingle Mocktails Is Now Shaking (and Stirring) National Beverage Markets
Berwyn resident Laura Taylor started making mocktails five years ago after she stopped drinking alcohol. Her decision to live as a teetotaler led to the realization that a market exists for healthier nonalcoholic beverages than those available at the time. Lisa Dukart, for The Philadelphia Business Journal, covered how that idea, embodied by her business…
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Midnight Madness May Dawn Again After Purchase by Philadelphia’s New Liberty Distilling
Philadelphia distiller New Liberty has become the top bidder for the former Midnight Madness spirits producer in Trumbauerville, which declared bankruptcy this past summer. Laura Smythe proofed the details in her Philadelphia Business Journal coverage of the entity’s future. The winning bid for the Chapter 11-shuttered business was $1.4 million, offered at an August 2021…
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It’s Lights Out for Dublin IGA Supermarket That ‘Felt Like Home’
For nearly 40 years, Mike Flagello’s IGA Supermarket in Dublin served his patrons with such an attention to detail that he and his staff were on a first-name basis with many of them. The opening of a competing store nearby, however, proved to be too much, leading Flagello to lock his doors for the last…
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What’s Pennsylvania’s Favorite Christmas Cookie — It’s Not Chocolate Chip
Google shared with USA Today the most uniquely internet-searched Christmas cookies by state from November 29 to December 6, 2021. Pennsylvania, with its population covering numerous cultural backgrounds and holiday traditions, yielded a surprising result. “It was interesting to see how different regions of the U.S. seem to be interested in different types of cookies,”…
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Frutta Bowls Franchise, Via a Store-Within-A-Store, Takes GIANT Step into Doylestown
WOWorks, the Fla. parent of Frutta Bowls, is widening its store-within-a-store concept in the Philadelphia area. Among other local placements, the market expansion has brought the bowl-and-smoothie quick-serve restaurant to the GIANT supermarket in Doylestown. The business plan behind the expansion is to open multiple restaurant brands in non-traditional locations. The expectation is that tucking…
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The Talking Teacup, Closed Since the 2019 Death of Its Owner, Reopens in Act Steeped in Friendship
Patti Fitzpatrick was a regular at The Talking Teacup, a combination tearoom and gift shop in Chalfont. She visited so often that she and the owner, Kathy Heck, became friends. When Heck was taken by ovarian cancer in 2019, Fitzpatrick not only missed her, but she also missed the spot in which they socialized. TaRhonda…
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Newtown Consultant Rohan Group on Restaurant Survival: ‘COVID Couldn’t Close Boston Market; Too Many People Love the Brand’
Fortune estimates that in 2020, 110,000 food-service business shut down nationwide. Notably absent from those casualties, however, are Boston Market and Corner Bakery Café. The two brands benefited from the moxie of their owner, Jignesh “Jay” Pandya, and consultative services from the Rohan Group of Companies in Newtown. Neil Cote covered the survival for Vanguard,…
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Philadelphia Magazine: Local Wedding Caterer Specializes in Pinky-Up Dishes and Service
If your 2022 plans include a big event like a marital union or other high-profile gathering, take note: Philadelphia Magazine has compiled a list of the best local onsite food service providers, and one Bucks County wedding caterer made the cut. Jamie Hollander Catering and Events, New Hope, got the nod as the publication’s strongest…
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