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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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Merriment and Melancholy: St. Patrick’s Day Finds Pa. Celebrants Drinking a Lot and Drinking Alone
A national survey of state-by-state trends for St. Patrick’s Day alcohol consumption showed Pa. as a mix of merriment and melancholy. Ben Treanor shot through the data for time2play. The time2play survey asked 1,542 Americans across all 50 states and the District of Columbia about their shamrock-inspired traditions. Respondents provided information on how many drinks…
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Deep Roots, New Yardley Vegetarian Restaurant, Offers a Menu Worth Digging Into
Deep Roots, a new Yardley vegetarian restaurant, stems from the fertile culinary brain of Jim Cain, owner of Vault Brewing Company and other local eateries. Details on its early February opening were unearthed by John Fey in the Yardley Patch. Deep Roots shares the location of other nearby dining experiences under Cain’s direction. He says…
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Ferry + Main, Which Time-Traveled the Logan Inn from 1722 to 2022, Is Hitting Its New Hope Stride
The two-year renovation of Ferry + Main at New Hope’s Logan Inn was finished in August 2021, and the establishment hasn’t looked back since. It is now in event-building mode, with whiskey tastings, curated-wine menus, and Easter Brunch on the way. Noah Zucker plated a story on its progress for Philly Voice. The Logan Inn…
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Want to Dine Like the Bridgerton Family? Bucks County Community College Can Show You How
Local chefs who are fans of Netflix’ Bridgerton can learn the secrets to creating its signature, sumptuous dishes. A Gilded Age culinary class at Bucks County Community College (Bucks) breaks down the grandiose meals of the late 1870s — the time frame of the series — and makes them accessible to home cooks. The Apr.…
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Tilly Mint’s Tea Room in Souderton: Warm in Beverages and Hospitality
Need a place to relax and forget your troubles? Need a hot cup of tea and warm scone? We’ve got just the place. Tilly Mint’s Tea Room in Souderton calms the soul with adorable ambiance and soothing teas, comfort food, British imports, and so much more. For Trish Stubbs, the owner of Tilly Mint’s, tea…
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West Chester Chef Named a Semifinalist for the ‘Oscars of the Restaurant Industry’
Chef Anthony Andiario, who has been wowing diners with culinary creations at his eponymous restaurant in West Chester, is one of the semifinalists for the 2022 James Beard Awards. Laura Smythe savored the task of covering the honor in the Philadelphia Business Journal. The program, often referred to as the Oscars of the restaurant industry,…
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New Newtown Restaurant, Bomba Taco + Bar, Explodes the Culinary Traditions of the Hand-Held Dish
Bomba Taco + Bar, which opened this weekend in the Village at Newtown, seeks to blow up everything customers ever thought about Mexico’s handiest dish. Hadas Kuznits bit the bullet and covered the story for KYW Newsradio. The restaurant operates under the corporate umbrella of the Paladar Restaurant Group, whose other local eatery is the…
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Food-Truck Pop-Up in Yardley Holds Charitable Preview of Pita Chip Opening
Pita Chip, the Middle Eastern quick-serve restaurant whose locations include one on the Temple University campus, is getting ready to open its newest site — a 3,500 square foot flagship location in Yardley. It is set to open this spring. In preparation — and to give neighbors a taste of fast-casual restaurant’s menu — Pita…
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Peddler’s Village, Survivor of Numerous Boom-Bust Cycles, Wasn’t Going to Let a Pandemic Beat It, Either
Last year, despite a travel-tourism-retail environment of ongoing uncertainty of the pandemic, Peddler’s Village closed the 2021 books with record-breaking sales. In fact, the site has proven so resilient that the latest performance numbers top the previous sales pinnacle from FY2019, beating it by 35 percent. In 2020, the shopping-dining-performance destination had more than 2…
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Drexel Hill Woman Finds the Magic and Art in Designer Cookies
Those incredibly detailed, ornately-decorated cookies you see on Instagram may have come Khadijah Ford from Drexel Hill, writes Emily Kovach for paeats.com. The artistic creations, called Babycakes Couture Sweets, come from Sugarluxe, which is owned by Ford, an accomplished pastry chef. She sells the cookies through her website. As a child, Ford hung out with…
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Perkasie Couple May Be Squeezed for Time, But Still Tends to Family and Family Juice Business
Adrienne and Donte King live a life that whirls with activity. Despite having full-time jobs and the parental duties associated with two daughters, the husband and wife entrepreneurs run their own juice company. Michele Haddon peeled back the layers of their story for the Bucks County Courier Times. The Kings started their home-based business, So…
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