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#190 March 2025/Art/Cooking/Food

Inspired by a scrumptious Sicilian torte, Philly ceramic artist takes on a new baking challenge

What became “The Year of the Cake” started innocently enough. In October 2023, Sandi Pierantozzi and her husband, Neil Patterson, ordered a slice of pistachio torte from a bakery in Sicily. It was love at first bite. The couple returned to the shop each of the five days they spent in Taormina, always savoring the

March 1, 2025

3 mins read

#004 May 2009/Cooking/Food

Feature: Healthy Food in Hard Times

How to eat well when your cupboard is bareby Sarah GrayIn these recession times, as jobs grow scarce and the city slashes its budget, food prices are also on the rise: In 2007 and 2008, the US saw its worst rise in food prices in 17 years.

May 1, 2009

4 mins read

#003 April 2009/Cooking/Food

Recipe: Wild Mushroom Pâté

Wild Mushroom Pâté with toma primavera and arugulaNow that you can no longer use the cold weather as an excuse to be anti-social, why not invite some friends over and make them a fancy appetizer that highlights some local seasonal flavors?

April 1, 2009

2 mins read

#002 March 2009/Cooking/Food

Revolution Brewing

How to make an old-time Philly brewby Will Dean
Winter might seem like a time for shutting down and hibernating, but it’s also a perfect time for making a little something to help pass the cold months more easily. Here’s a simple recipe for a porter—a dark, malty beer that has a long tradition in Philly

March 1, 2009

1 min read

#002 March 2009/Cooking/Food/GridPhilly

Recipe: Peach Turnovers

1/2 can Three Springs Fruit Farm Canned Peaches3 tbsp Peach jelly 1 tbsp Cornstarch1/8 tsp Cinnamon 1 frozen Puff pastry sheet, thawed1 lg egg, beaten 2 tbsp Cold Green Meadows butter, cut into cubes1 tbsp Sugar

March 1, 2009

1 min read

#001 February 2009/Cooking

Iron Chef: Fishtown

Why a cast iron skillet is all you’ll ever need
Several years ago, I moved into an old house in Madison, WI and found a cast iron skillet in the basement. Raised by Teflon lovers, I was wary. It took a graybeard neighbor—a kind of cast iron prophet—to convince me I should try it. “You

February 1, 2009

3 mins read