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How can consumers advocate for a climate-smart and local farm-centered 2023 Farm Bill?

It can be easy to get discouraged these days. Everywhere we look, there are signs of a struggling planet and, often, it’s difficult to see a clear path to an effectual response. 2022 may well eclipse recent years as the hottest on record. Rainfall has alternated between being absent or violent in Pennsylvania, one of

October 31, 2022

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Education and event spaces for foodies with a plan

Photo by Kate McCann by Alex Jones These businesses double as kitchen and dining room: They provide a clean, certified and inspected space for food entrepreneurs at the production side of the supply chain, and then serve up a delicious final product to excited eaters in a beautiful space. City KitchenLocation: Center CityYear founded: 2014

August 4, 2016

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Shared commercial kitchens for food entrepreneurs

by Alex Jones Kitchen shares give food entrepreneurs access to low-cost, commercial-scale equipment at a location with flexible hours. So whether you want to be a private chef, a caterer or a producer of a commercial product, these kitchens will help you get a food business going. They can even assist with marketing, networking and

August 4, 2016

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Balboa is the place if you want to show off your cooking chops

Restaurateur for a Night by Alex Jones Itching to try your hand at a big dinner, but don’t have the kitchen facilities or seating you need to host a big night? Balboa is a contemporary, refined space that hides on a residential block in Fishtown—but it hosts some of the city’s most innovative chefs for

August 4, 2016

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Food Underground shines a spotlight on the back of the house

Photo by A Few Fishies Star For a Day by Alex Jones After cooking at top restaurants in Tel Aviv and Philadelphia, chef Ari Miller struck out on his own with Food Underground, a pop-up event and private dinner party service. Book him for your next party, or attend a Cooks’ Canvas dinner, in which

August 4, 2016

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Hands-on learning for life at the Culinary Literacy Center

Photo by Ryan Brandenberg Beyond the Cookbook by Alex Jones Tucked away on the fourth floor of the Free Library’s Parkway Central branch, you won’t find the rare book collection. Instead, hidden behind an unassuming door you’ll discover a gleaming, commercial-grade culinary classroom. It’s a nontraditional space for a library, but library coordinator Suzanna Urminska

August 4, 2016

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Cooking Crew Academy and Rebel Ventures teach kids how to run a kitchen—and a business

Photo by Matt Stanley Sharp Knives, Bright Minds by Alex Jones At Cooking Crew Academy, headquartered at Benjamin B. Comegys Elementary School in West Philadelphia, every meal the students serve begins with ceremonially trashing a traditional school lunch. Into the garbage goes the frozen pizza and french fries, and out from the kitchen comes food

August 4, 2016

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Coming Soon: Brewery ARS in South Philly

by Emily Kovach Fraternal twins Sean and Andy Arsenault, avid home brewers since 2007, are putting the finishing touches on their new space at 1927 W. Passyunk Ave. The 1,700-square-foot double-wide garage will be split between a brewery and a tasting room. The tasting room, open Friday through Sunday to start, will serve Brewery ARS

June 30, 2016

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The Saint Benjamin Brewing Co. team now has a room of its own

Photo by Marika Mirren From Tap to Table by Emily Kovach For two years, Saint Benjamin Brewing Company has been working out of their brewhouse on an industrial-meets-artist-lofts stretch of North 5th Street. They’ve been kegging Philly favorites—try the Inca India Cream Ale and Wit or Witout—for wholesale to area bars. But this past May,

June 30, 2016

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Local brewers donate money to keep our drinking water clean

Photo by Gene Smirnov A Watershed Moment by Emily Kovach To make great beer, you need great water. That’s why Sly Fox Brewery, Victory Brewing and Saucony Creek Craft Brewery have all crafted special beers, and plan to donate a portion of their profits to watershed protection groups. Recipient organizations are the Brandywine Red Clay

June 30, 2016

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Check out these local beers for summer heat survival

Grid‘s Seasonal Six-Pack by Emily Kovach Summer ParadiseBerliner-style weisse aleManayunk Brewing Co.Made with Styrian hops, this beer maintains a nice balance of mild spice, citrus tartness and apricot sweetness. The low ABV makes for easy afternoon sipping. Solaire ReserveSaisonForest & Main Brewing Co.This highly regarded craft brewery in Ambler excels in farmhouse style beers, and

June 30, 2016

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