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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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Conshohocken-based IKEA to Bump Up Starting Wage, Boost Its Benefits Package
IKEA, with U.S. headquarters in Conshohocken, is planning to begin the coming year with a wage increase and enhanced benefits for its co-workers. Effective January 1, 2022, the Swedish furnishings giant is increasing its starting wage in the U.S. to $16 per hour, with some hourly wages starting higher, at $17 or $18, depending on…
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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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Delaware Tree Grower Advises Early Purchase of Your 2021 Christmas Tree
It might be a little early to purchase a Christmas tree, but farmers in nearby Delaware warn that supplies are short. Worse, scarcity is seen in both real and artificial trees. Rodaris Richardson found the root causes for WDRE Coast TV. Don Halloway, tree farm owner, says a number of factors will make the 2021…
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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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Thanksgiving Desserts from Pie Bird Farm, Ottsville, Are Definitely Upper-Crust
Jennifer Brodsky and Eric Theesfeld run Pie Bird Farm with a very simple guiding principle: everything by hand. The delicious result, pies both savory and sweet, are gaining quite the reputation, reports Timothy Walton for 6abc. Jennifer has a long history of farming, a surprising skill for a girl born in Philadelphia. But her agrarian…
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New Hope Spice Maker Helps Thanksgiving Home Chefs Who Struggle with a Dry Bird
Thanksgiving home chefs looking to produce a moist bird, take heart. Marcus Davis, New Hope culinarian behind Wah Gwan Seasonings, has a product to help ensure a juicy, savory Thanksgiving turkey. Lisa Dukart covered it for The Business Journals. Owner-operator Davis and his wife Rose launched Wah Gwan in late 2019. His inspiration was multifaceted:…
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Bishop Estate Vineyard & Winery Finishes Multiyear Renovation, Putting Its Dairy Farm Roots Out to Pasture
The long-term renovation of Bishop Estate Vineyard & Winery in Perkasie (the approvals alone took three years) have been completed. It has now shed all vestiges of its former use as a dairy farm and is wholly dedicated to wine. Paul Vigna covered the transformation for Lancaster Farming. Revamping the 100-year-old family property in Hilltown…
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Station Tap House, Doylestown: A Must-Stop for the Feeding Frenzy of Sunday’s Eagles Tailgate
Belting out “Fly Eagles Fly” at the Linc takes a lot of calories to get it to the deafening level that intimidates opposing teams. Jenn Frederick, FOX 20 Philadelphia, profiled Station Tap House in Doylestown, a great (and even somewhat healthy) place to fuel up for this weekend’s battle with the Los Angeles Chargers, whether…
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Angst on the Assembly Line: Manufacturing in Phila. Area Sees Weakest Growth in Two Years
A survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia shows that regional manufacturing expanded only marginally in May, recording the weakest growth in two years. John Carney reported the numbers in Breitbart. The Business Outlook Survey index for current general activity went down to 2.6 in May compared with 17.6 in April. The survey covers…
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These Bucks County Dining Experiences Have Backstories You Probably Didn’t Know
Most restaurants have a hidden gem. Maybe it’s a dish that the locals rave about. Maybe it’s the history of the dining room. A scan of Bucks County dining experiences on Yelp yielded several culinary instances of “I didn’t know that!” Vault Brewing, 10 South Main Street, Yardley Vault Brewing, established in 2012, occupies the…
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Leveling the Playing Field: Not Counting California, Bucks County Vineyards Stand Out
A national resource for backyard gardeners looked at the best wine producers nationwide, absent the heavy hitter of California. Its assessment of Bucks County vineyards was very favorable, reports Brenda Ryan for LawnStarter. The company ranked the 1,048 best U.S. wine producers — county by county. Its 18-metric scoring system looked at the following metrics:…
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Pumpkin Coffee Life: Bucks County’s Best Fall Favorites
Now that the weather has finally turned Fall-like, we can grab our PSL and begin our love of all things pumpkin. Or perhaps you’ve been riding the pumpkin train for the last few weeks already? In any case, these Bucks County cafes have got their Pumpkin Spice lives down to a science. Try out these…
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Like Peanut Chews and Candy Corn, Spiced Wafers, the ‘Original Pumpkin Latte,’ Are Also a Local Treat
Spiced wafers — not to be confused with gingersnaps — may be the Philadelphia region’s best-kept secret, writes Carolyn Wyman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “It’s so big here,” said Nancy Morozin, who works at the Dining Car restaurant in Northeast Philadelphia and offers customers a milkshake with crushed spiced wafers. “But if you drive 60…
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