The meal above was spontaneous, close to home and eaten with great company. Sometimes that is the best kind of meal. Saturday morning, the dude and I woke up feeling like we had done keg stands till 4 in the morning. Now we didn’t actually do this and have never done a keg stand but [...]
Entries from March 30th, 2009
Burgers on the brain
March 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Burger Club, NYC, Shake Shack, jaimeshake, philly
the inaugural meeting of the burger club this sunday has got me thinking about, well, you know. and this article in New York magazine (scanned below) is driving me burger bananas. why does philly seem to be seriously lacking traditional burger joints? can anyone answer that? am i missing some gems that die hard fans [...]
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Food Porn: Easy Pita Pizzas
March 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Pizza, food porn, guick eats, jaimeshake, recipe
this recipe has got to be one of the easiest things EVER to make. if you’re in a rush for dinner, want something quick to bring for lunch, have unexpected guests, or like to cook with your kids, these pita pizzas are up your alley. i found the recipe through martha stewart’s everyday food site, [...]
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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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Magic Carpet – best damn lunch, period.
March 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment · University City, cheap eats, food truck, jaimeshake, work lunch
today i REALLY wanted to snag myself a $1 sandwich from jimmy john’s, but alas busy work called and i couldn’t escape. i rarely go wrong with picking up lunch at magic carpet, so i opted for that instead. and i managed to grab it right around noon and there was barely a line! my [...]
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Whoopie Pies – the next cupcakes?
March 18th, 2009 · 5 Comments · jaimeshake, whoopie pies
whether you adore cupcakes or not, you know they’re trendy now, right? come on…admit it. you know it’s true because you just shelled out $4 on a cupcake the size of your head, dry on the inside, too sweet on top, only because the bakery is quaint and the cupcake looks cute in your hand. [...]
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