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#169 June 2023/Current Issue/Food/Shop Local

Entrepreneur finds that second time’s the charm for launching her bakery

The year was 1970. The Jackson 5’s “I’ll Be There” was a number-one hit. The New York Knicks were the NBA champs. And Amira Abdul-Wakeel had made her first pound cake. Although she was extremely proud of her creation, her pride was quickly tempered when her mother tried it and proclaimed, “Sweetie, this is the

May 29, 2023

2 mins read

#004 May 2009/Cooking/Food

Recipe: Banana Panino

Courtesy of Tria's chef Nick MezzinaTria has made a name for itself with what, in retrospect is one of those too obvious kind of ideas: serving really good wine, beer and cheese at the same place. They also manage to pull it off without looking like super-snobs, and by searching out and using lots of

May 1, 2009

1 min read

#004 May 2009/Food/GridPhilly

John and Kira’s New Boutique Bees

Individually hand-painted, these little “chocolate bees” are filled to the brim with salted caramel and locally-made basswood honey from Draper’s Super Bee Apiaries in Millerton, PA.

May 1, 2009

1 min read

#004 May 2009/Farming/Food/GridPhilly

Shellbark Hollow Farm’s Goat Cheese

A family operation that started with only two young goats, West Chester-based Shellbark Hollow Farm makes great local goat cheese.

May 1, 2009

1 min read

#004 May 2009/Farming/Food/GridPhilly

Lancaster Farm Fresh

Comprised of over 50 local certified-organic farmers, Lancaster Farm Fresh is a cooperative that supports the farm community within Lancaster County and serves the greater Philadelphia region (and they’re featured on pg. 32). They supplied not only the rhubarb for this month’s recipe, but an assortment of fresh fruits, vegetables and grass-fed animal product like

May 1, 2009

1 min read

#004 May 2009/Cooking/Food

Recipe: Goat Cheese Cheesecake

with Rhubarb Compoteby Ashley JeromeWith spring here, it’s time to start opening your fridge—and your palate—to all the wonderful foods that make a triumphant return to our local farmer’s markets and CSAs. Try out this rich, sweet dessert on a warm spring night and reawaken your kitchen prowess.

May 1, 2009

1 min read

#004 May 2009/Cooking/Farming/Food/gardening

From the Editor: Empowering Food

What brings you to the food issue? Are you trying to find that tiny restaurant for a transcendent dining experience? Is it a recipe you need that will unlock your creativity and wow your friends and family? After all, what is more pleasurable than eating or preparing a delicious meal? (Please don’t say your answers

May 1, 2009

1 min 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

#004 May 2009/Farming/Food/GridPhilly

Book Review: the Omnivore’s Dilemma

The Omnivore's Dilemmaby Michael PollanPenguin, 2006 $26.95When The Omnivore’s Dilemma came out in ’06, it was not the first book to take a look at our industrial food system with a critical eye, but it quickly became one of the most well-known. Part of that is due to the interesting structure of the book, where

May 1, 2009

1 min read

#004 May 2009/Farming/Food

Feature: Food Power

A Lancaster County Farmers group show how local, organic food makes strong farms and healthy foodby Will DeanLancaster County is full of rolling hills, plowed fields and the occasional tall, silver silo; to the average observer, it can all seem the same. With a closer look, though, one plot of turned soil can be radically

May 1, 2009

8 mins read

#004 May 2009/Community/Food/Race and Equity

Feature: Food Desert

North Philly still lacks fresh food accessby Tenaya DarlingtonKensington, one of Philadelphia’s poorest neighborhoods, has undergone significant revitalization over the last few years, especially along the southern corridor that borders Northern Liberties. You’ll now find a coffee shop, a Spanish imports store and even a sustainable fish merchant amid the tattoo parlors and check cashing

May 1, 2009

5 mins read

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