Archive for September, 2009

It took me far too long to discover that I love chutney. I guess it should have been a linear crossing for me considering I have always loved relish, but Indian cuisine was seldom eaten in my Irish household so I didn’t get into until recently. I have now started serving at gatherings and find [...]

I’ve been tinkering with recipes this week for next week’s Thirsty Thursday and in doing so, picked up a bottle of Rain Organic vodka. I’ve been on a tequila kick for a while, but after hearing Jennifer Aniston report vodka is her libation of choice, I thought I’d give it some consideration.
The handmade vodka is [...]

Weary of this weather? Saddened by summer slipping away? Fall make you want to freshen? Sounds like you need a girls night. Enter Paradiso! The East Passyunk eatery is hosting a Girls Night Out event tomorrow night, Thurs. Sept. 24th from 7-11pm. Enjoy complimentary wine & apps while you mingle with other girls from the [...]

South Philly Tap Room
1509 Mifflin St.
www.southphiladelphiataproom.com
*****
That’s right people, five stars. I can’t believe it took me so long to get here. I think I wanna buy a house on their corner – really. South Philly Tap Room is the kind of place you wanna make your local haunt. Everything is dark stained, masculine wood, everything, [...]

Every so often, people will surprise you. This week’s Modern Manners Lesson is such a case, though, the happenings were not a complete surprise as I often tell people, I live in South Philly b/c there’s still good peeps down here.
So, a few weeks ago I had my greatest fear realized. Ever since my fiance [...]

I don’t claim to know too much about wine, other than what I like and that I have mostly discovered through recommendations, store sales and random selection. I sometimes choose wine just based on cool labels or descriptions, which is how I found this chardonnay from Toasted Head. The fire-breathing bear logo instantly appealed to [...]

I’m going to be honest with you, I am not really good at this whole technology thing. Maybe you guessed this when visiting the SPF site a few weeks ago only to find the entire thing was gone. This was solely my doing. I was attempting to upgrade to the latest version of WordPress [...]

This week’s Modern Manners Lesson goes out to Kanye West, Rep. Joe Wilson & Real Housewife Sheree and it’s about letting others enjoy the limelight once in a while and, as my brother used to say, Sit Down!
Sometimes, it’s not your day to shine, ok? Regardless of whether you disagree with the outcome of a [...]

Wake-up Yoga
1839 East Passyunk Ave. (EPA)
215-235-1228
www.wakeupyoga.com
*****
My tweeps will all find it no surprise I have a new yoga studio that I love, love, love. So much so, in fact, it’s getting my first ever five-star rating. It’s an amazing place and if you haven’t checked it out yet, this weekend is the Grand Opening and [...]

South Philly Review (SPR) has me shaking my head once again. I picked up this week’s edition (off the corner, again, I might add) hoping SPR had finally come to its senses. The cover story is, “Trend Setting,” and features a pic of some locals outside the Cantina Los Caballitos, or simply Cantina to those [...]