Up for review this week is hands down my favorite restaurantinUniversityCity,Baby Blues BBQ. Thissoutherngem really makes your taste buds pop. Baby Blues is located at 3402 Sansom St., rightinthe middle of Penn’s and Drexel’s campuses. Thisdown-home barbecue spot was broughtoverfrom the West Coastinlate2010 by barbecue aficionados Danny Fischer and Rick McCarthy. They grew up with [...]
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Multi-cultural food truck by DU alum
Robert Zapata, a 2002 graduate of Drexel University with a degree in hotel and restaurant management, returns to his alma mater to start up a new food truck featuring a multicultural menu. Working as a dynamic husband-wife duo, Robert and Nuruk Zapata own Cucina Zapata. Popularly nicknamed Cucina by Drexel students, the truck will be [...]
GrubHub vs. Sodexo
Every college student knows that food is one of the most important things to keep us happy and hitting the books with force, and with finals quickly approaching, our time is more valuable than ever. What students want is a quick and easy way to order food and have it delivered using everyone’s favorite electronic [...]
Foo Truck takes Chinese food to a new level for Drexel students
Asian food is in full throttle in University City — even in the land of food trucks. Ranging from Chinese to Japanese at places such as Le Anh and KoJa, respectively, the possibilities are endless. However, rarely have I seen all types of Asian food wrapped up together — literally. The new food truck, “Foo [...]
Tampopo keeps bento boxes and noodle bowls college-affordable
For this week’s restaurant review I chose Tampopo, a phenomenal hidden gem suggested to me by another member of The Triangle staff. Tampopo is located on 21st Street between Chestnut and Sansom streets. This small Japanese sit-down is very student-friendly in terms of prices. Anyone can walk in and get a fulfilling meal with a drink [...]
Mad Elf in time for holidays
Recently I have been mulling over a very serious issue, specifically which beer to have with Thanksgiving dinner. Now, this is a nontrivial question. I think a heavy lager like a bock would go great, but these beers are somewhat difficult to drink in quantity, and certain people just don’t like them at all. Wheat [...]
Pitruco Pizza truck a must-try
Americans love pizza, especially those living in Philadelphia and New Jersey. More than Italians? I don’t know. However, so many of us are not as particular as we should be when it comes to the thousands of unique varieties, styles and ingredients. The possibilities are overwhelming; seemingly endless combinations yield different flavors and tastes to [...]
City promotes healthy diet
Oct. 24 was National Food Day, and here in Philadelphia, plenty of local organizations took advantage of the opportunity to share their goal of planting seeds in this city. of the participants hosting the day’s events included [JH1] the Eastern Pennsylvania Permaculture Guild, the Health Promotion Council, the Chester County Food Bank, the School District of Philadelphia, [...]
Twenty or less: Tea and rice bowls
There aren’t many places that I would say are worth slipping through rainy puddles in your flip-flops for, but TBowl might be one of them. Located on Penn’s campus at 3716 Spruce St., TBowl is a casual, build-your-own rice bowl restaurant. TBowl’s green walls, wooden decor and carefully placed plants make it look as organic [...]
Seasons, addition to Drexel dining
The minute you walk into Seasons, the newest addition to the beautiful Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, you feel like you’ve left behind Drexel University and have stepped into a New York City cafe. This small eatery has a very urban atmosphere to it, with large windows spanning an entire side of the rectangular space. Currently [...]
Small space that offers up big taste
Opened at the end of July by David Fields, a. kitchen offers tapas style dining with a strict focus on food, deviating from typical gimmicks at its Rittenhouse location. a.kitchen is definitely an interesting eating experience. Located in Rittenhouse Square, it’s a pretty small space, but easy on the eyes. It has the very streamlined, [...]
What’s Happening in Philly
Superheroes Who Are Patriotic! Save The Day Productions signature series, Superheroes Who Are Super! delivers word-for-word staged readings of comic books that at once celebrate and parody the soap operatic qualities of classic comics. Each performance runs approximately one hour and features comic books brought to life with the best in low budget costumes and [...]
Zahav provides elegant, mysterious atmosphere
Hidden in Society Hill at 237 St. James Place, Zahav recreates the atmosphere of the mysterious Jerusalem and allows guests the chance to envision what they think the city is like. The dim lighting, stone arches and wooden tables give patrons a feel for romance and the old country. Tranquil with excellent service, Zahav creates [...]
Cooking with a K: Caesar salad
Who doesn’t love Caesar salad? Surprisingly, Caesar salad was created in Tijuana, Mexico, in the early 1900s by Chef Caesar Cardini. Since then, Caesar salad has become a staple on most restaurants’ menus. The salad typically consists of romaine lettuce, croutons, Parmesan cheese and some variation of the classic Caesar dressing. The original version of [...]
Cooking with a K: Mushrooms
Mushrooms: the fruit of fungi. Not the most appealing description for something edible, but they can create delicious dishes. Mushrooms have three parts: the cap, the gills and the stem. The cap and gills are the most flavorful portions; the stem is commonly discarded or used as a base for mushroom [...]
Alumni introduce lunch truck app
QuickFeedMe, a company begun by Drexel alumni Jeff Segall and Melissa Aaron, recently launched a website that allows patrons to order from the lunch trucks on Drexel’s campus using a computer or smart phone. With the website, students will no longer be required to wait in line or pay in cash to order from participating [...]
Cooking with a K: Basil
Basil: probably the best known herb to have ever graced this planet. The thought of basil may go hand in hand with thoughts of making fresh tomato sauce with your grandmother, picking fresh basil from your garden or eating a delicious pesto. Basil has a sweet-spicy-intoxicating aroma. I’m going to tell you a little about [...]
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