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National Hamburger Month giveaway #1 – South Philly Taproom

May 3rd, 2010 · 35 Comments · National Burger Month, South Philly Taproom, burger, giveaways, south philly

Happy National Hamburger Month! May is shaping up to be the best month of the year. I will be spending a lot of this month in California and so I will be celebrating this month with  my favorite West coast burgers. While I am away I will be doing weekly giveaways from my favorite burger [...]

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I like snow for all the wrong reasons

February 16th, 2010 · 12 Comments · Fishtown, Johnny Brenda's, Royal Tavern, boozy, brunch, comfort food, favorites, friends, fries, menu, snow, south philly

I have found a reason to love the snow. Two words: snow day. I just had two of them. I have come to realize that snow days are really just an excuse to drink during the day.  Here are some tips for daytime drinking during a snow day. Also pretty photo heavy. 1. Find a [...]

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New Year’s day in Philly, I love you

January 5th, 2010 · No Comments · burgerbaroness, favorites, philly, south philly

Just a quick love letter to the greatness that is spending New Year’s day in Phillly. First to the Mummer’s Parade, you are like a Philadelphia miracle.  Especially because of people like this. Yes that’s a dude dressed as a shake and the lady is wearing a burger. THE LADY IS WEARING A BURGER! Also [...]

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BCP Report Card #9 – South Philly Taproom

December 17th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Burger Club, Report Card, South Philly Taproom, burger, favorites, south philly

OVERALL GRADE: A South Philly Taproom 1509 Mifflin Street Philadelphia, PA 19145 I want to start this by thanking the staff at SPTR. They were super cool when I contacted them about our visit and they even went so far as to reserve seats for us. We seriously appreciated it. I loved loved loved the [...]

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How I spent my Saturday at a nacho crawl

December 1st, 2009 · 4 Comments · Cantina Los Caballitos, La Lupe, Royal Tavern, nachos, south philly

I have to begin my recap of the nacho crawl with a big thank you to Lee at Nachos NY for putting together such a fun event. Even with an unexpectedly large number of nacho lovers in Philly turning up to get their nacho on, the folks from Nachos NY did an excellent job of [...]

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Philly Nacho Crawl 11/28

November 19th, 2009 · 3 Comments · nachos, south philly

I have to say that I am pretty happy with my life when I get an email from a stranger telling me about at nacho crawl they are planning. Uh yes please and I am so there! Have I mentioned I love nachos? At this point I guess I am coming off as that girl [...]

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Burger Club meating #9 – South Philly Taproom 11/10

November 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Burger Club, south philly

Burger Club is back baby! I hope you missed it. I know I sure did. My burger consumption for October was extremely low. Tuesday 11/10 @ 6pm – South Philly Taproom http://www.southphiladelphiataproom.com 1509 Mifflin Street November is all about eating a burger in the heart of South Philly. Please do join us.

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Summer is here: first Rita’s outing

July 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment · ice cream, jaimeshake, south philly

I haven’t been to Rita’s Water Ice in say, two plus years.  Confession:  I don’t much care for the watery, syrupy sweetness that Rita’s is known for.  I sure don’t mind her frozen custard though.  I was dying for some soft serve last Saturday and Earle kindly reminded me that I promised him Rita’s after [...]

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2 New Openings in South Philly!

May 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Newbold, cheap eats, coffee, ice cream, jaimeshake, south philly

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Shank’s & Evelyn’s

March 24th, 2009 · 8 Comments · cheap eats, hoagie, jaimeshake, philly, south philly

Or Shank’s Original, as it’s also known, is one of the best sandwich places i’ve ever been to.  and i’m originally from chicago, arguably the land of the most awesome sandwiches.  (i expect some bitter comments for that one).  those who don’t live in bella vista or south philly may not really know about this [...]

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