Food and Drink
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Pita Chip to Dip into Yardley Quick-Serve Market in 2022
Pita Chip has announced a 2022 expansion from its two college-area locations in Center City to a Yardley shopping center. QSR covered the market shift for the Middle Eastern quick-serve restaurant. The Pita Chip concept — based on falafel wraps, shawarma, and hummus — proved successful enough on the Temple University campus to warrant a…
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Holiday Food May Not Always Be Good for the Heart, But at Bake Ability, It’s Always Good for the Soul
During December’s family-friend visitation season, its somewhat de rigueur to arrive for a visit with a sweet or savory goodie. Purchasing them at Bake Ability, Buckingham, not only ensures you get something wonderful, it also helps you do something wonderful. Diana Cercone explains in Bucks County Magazine. Bake Ability, in the Buckingham Green Shopping Center,…
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How’s This for Hot Pizza Delivery? This Entrepreneurial Startup Bakes Them en Route to Your Address
When it took two hours for a pizza to arrive one night, Adam Chain of Radnor knew he needed a new business model when it came to delivering pizzas, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. What he came up with was Muncho.com, a company that offers a hot pizza within 10 minutes within its…
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Seasonal Cocktails: Area Mixologists Skillfully Offer a Spirited Holiday
Bar and restaurant menus this time of year reflect a decided December slant when it comes to food. But the drink menus, too, are particularly merry right now. Alexandra Lashner, for the Visit Bucks County blog, assembled a list of some of the best seasonal cocktails in the county. 1675 Spirits, Bensalem Recommended seasonal sippables…
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Bucks County Bakeries Ensure That Your Cookies for Santa Aren’t Cut from a Dough Log Thawed from the Freezer
Christmas cookies bring back warm memories of kitchens filled with the scent of vanilla, cinnamon, and chocolate. But they’re also a lot of work — especially during a calendar-crowded time of year. Trusting your to cookie needs to Bucks County bakeries is not only a time-saver but also ensures deliciousness without even touching your oven.…
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Bottle Shops Offer Unique Array of Brews, and Bucks County Has a Recommendable One
Pennsylvania’s complicated liquor laws may be an inhibitor to consumers. But it may also have given rise to a niche business, so-called bottle shops that often stocks unusual and enticing beers. Maddy Sweitzer-Lamme uncapped a best-of list for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Bottle shops are often include brands that may be new to purchasers. It also…
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Reality Show on Food Network Overhauls Exton’s Ship Inn from Stem to Stern
The Ship Inn in Exton was featured on a July episode of the Food Network’s “Restaurant: Impossible,” where it was treated to a multifaceted overhaul, writes Ed Williams for Main Line Today. During the episode, owners Michael Person and his wife, Gertie, openly discussed the business’s issues: mounting debt, an uninspired menu, and a micromanagement…
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Lion’s Club Cancels 2021 Christmas Cookie Competition at Warminster Senior Center
The Warrington Lions Club seeks Bucks County has announced that its scheduled Christmas cookie competition has been cancelled for 2021. The event, described in the Nov. 9 edition of BUCKSCO.Today, was to have taken place Dec. 11. Organizers pulled the event from its calendar owing to rising concerns over COVID-19. The leadership of the Lions…
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Duck Donuts Waddles in as an America Favorite
Duck Donuts, acquired early this year by an affiliate of a private equity firm in Radnor, has been named one of America’s favorite restaurant chains by Newsweek, writes Sue Gleiter for pennlive.com. Duck Donuts has made-to-order doughnuts with customer-customized toppings, including icings, drizzles, nuts, sprinkles and Oreo cookie crumbles. “This recognition is a testament to…
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Constituent Confections: Newtown Middle School Kids Get a Sweet Lesson in Civic Engagement
Richard Loughran, a history teacher at Newtown Middle School, took a learn-by-doing approach to a civics lesson on lobbying. He devised a project the kids would describe as “sweet.” Stephen Caruso churned through the details for the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Loughran’s real-life lesson had his students working toward Harrisburg recognition of the Hershey’s Kiss as the…
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Avon Road Partners of New Hope Becomes Lead Investor in Miami-based Fun Wine Company
Avon Road Partners of New Hope is one of several lead investors in the Miami-based Fun Wine Company, Inc. Fun Wine specializes in “better-for-you,” low-alcohol wine drinks, bearing the brands Fun Wine Hard Bubbly and the Café Graffiti Collections. Fun Wine recently closed a financing of $6 million in eight-percent two-year notes, convertible at a…
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Bucks County Food Banks Face Dual Challenges of Higher Costs and Inventory Shortages
Bucks County food banks — and the low-income residents who rely on them — are feeling twice pinched lately. Supply chain issues continue to disrupt their ability to maintain stocked shelves. And the items that are available have crawled up in price. Alfred Lubrano opened the cupboard on these challenges for The Philadelphia Inquirer. People…
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Judge Uncorks PLCB Violations Related to Shipping Wines and Collecting Fees
A Commonwealth Court judge found that the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) violated a 2016 law when it prohibited direct shipments of wine to restaurants. Atop that infraction, it also continued charging ineligible handling fees for the service. Harold Brubaker poured out the details for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The state law on direct wine shipments…
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Bucks County Restaurants: If Turkey Prep Plucks Your Nerves, Leave the Cooking to a Pro
If your Thanksgiving guest list unexpectedly swelled over the weekend, or you just find you’re not up to all the labor, take heart. Plenty of Bucks County restaurants can still accommodate you, according to this listing from the Bucks County Courier Times: River House at Odette’s, New Hope. The expected turkey is on the menu,…
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Pennsylvania’s Favorite Thanksgiving Side Dish Isn’t Mashed Potatoes or Green Bean Casserole
Pennsylvania’s favorite Thanksgiving side dish isn’t baked potatoes. Nor is it green bean casserole. And it’s not that gooey ambrosia that Aunt Nancy brings every year. Deb Kiner for Penn Live Patriot-News sifted through the state-by-state list of preferences to find out what dish will accompany most turkeys on Pennsylvania tables this upcoming week. The…
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Sandwich Shop with Its Award-Winning Zeps Has Been a Norristown Institution for Decades
In addition to always offering high-quality meals that are guaranteed to satiate everybody’s hunger, the eatery also offers a trip back in time as it has changed very little from when it was started in 1941 by Lou Bondi. Lou’s Sandwich Shop has been serving the same, award-winning Zeps and cheesesteaks to eager Norristown customers…
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Inflation Where It Hurts: Hoagies, Cheesesteaks, Soft Pretzels
Providers and consumers of Philadelphia’s favorite foods are feeling the effects of inflation, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Individual soft pretzels are over a dollar from a previous 75 cents. At Philly Pretzel Factory in Delaware County, pretzels that were five for $3.75 in June are now five for $5.25. A worker…
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OldeStone Opens in Former New Hope Church Occupied by Restaurateur Marsha Brown
First it was a Methodist Church. Then it was a restaurant. And now, it’s a new restaurant: OldeStone. Jenn Frederick picked through that series of transformations for FOX 29 Philadelphia. The Methodists left the site on South Main Street, New Hope, to move to Souderton more than 20 years ago. In 2003, restaurateur Marsha Brown…
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