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  • Posted 3/20/09 on Grub Street Phl

Across The Menuniverse: Regional Peculiarities

• It's really very easy to try traditional Irish food in Boston. [MP: Boston] • This Chicago burger has four pieces of bread buttressing it. [MP: Chicago] • Only Philly would host an event called "Scrapplefest!". [MP: Philadelphia] • Wine...

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  • Posted 3/6/09 on Grub Street Phl

Across The Menuniverse: Questions & Answers

Q: Hey, MP: Boston, should you eat the eggs of a chicken right alongside its mother? A: No. That's gross. Q: MP: Chicago, who orders the caviar staircase at TRU? A: Pretty much no one. Q: Yo, MP: Philadelphia, do...

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  • Posted 2/27/09 on Grub Street Phl

Across The Menuniverse: Passionate Responses

• Don't diss Beantown burgers. [MP: Boston] • A cupcake full of alcohol is always a good idea. [MP: Chicago] • If you have $17.50 to spare, you should probably spend it on grilled offal. [MP: Philadelphia] • If you...

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  • Posted 2/23/09 on Grub Street Phl

For Tom Colicchio, It's A Diet Coke Thing

Watch the Oscars last night? If yes, then you may have noticed the Tom Colicchio Diet Coke ads that ran a few times. The spot was notable not just because of Colicchio's shilling for Coca-Cola (as Leila of MenuPages:Boston...

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  • Posted 2/20/09 on Grub Street Phl

Across The Menuniverse: Microfame Can Be Yours

• Try out for the Food Network's Amazing Race knockoff! [MP: Boston] • Represent Arab food at Taste of Chicago! [MP: Chicago] • Leave us an aggressively shilly review! [MP: Philadelphia] • Start a web series about your local food...

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  • Posted 2/13/09 on Grub Street Phl

Across The Menuniverse: Love Is In The Air

• A prescription for the single and drunk. [MP: Boston] • A heartfelt letter of appreciation for one departing food writer. [MP: Chicago] • An anti-anti-Valentine's Day polemic. [MP: Philadelphia] • A guide to Valentine's Day for hippies. [MP: San...

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  • Posted 2/12/09 on Grub Street Phl

The Multitude Of Pinkberry And Red Mango Imitators

Like so many things in life, the Pinkberry-style froyo obsession can likely be traced directly back to The Hills. Pinkberry may have been popular in Los Angeles before Lauren Conrad and her posse traipsed through the city, but as...

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  • Posted 2/11/09 on Grub Street Phl

Review Of The Week: The Long Form Essay

Welcome to Review of the Week, where we highlight some of the more unusual reviews left by MenuPages users across the country. This gem arrived Monday afternoon as a two-part series titled "Wonder Bread and Chocolate Pudding," in which the...

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  • Posted 2/10/09 on Grub Street Phl

Is Print Restaurant Criticism On The Brink Of Extinction?

Helen of MP:Chicago reports on the New York Observer doing away with their restaurant reviews, and wonders about the future of restaurant criticism in these lean financial times. She doesn't want to believe in this grim possible turn of...

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  • Posted 2/9/09 on Grub Street Phl

Where To Dump Your Date In Philly

With Valentine's Day looming, Adam of MP:San Francisco writes about the recently released Zagat dating guides for New York and Los Angeles. Here's the thing: the Zagat handbooks not only chronicle where to date and woo Mr. or Ms....

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  • Posted 2/6/09 on Grub Street Phl

Across The Menuniverse: Live Dangerously

• Put in your drink order without knowing what you're going to get! [MP: Boston] • Custom-blend your ice cream using liquid nitrogen! [MP: Chicago] • Spit in the eye of the economy and open two more restaurants! [MP: Philadelphia]...

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  • Posted 2/5/09 on Grub Street Phl

Cupcakes: Just Becoming More Popular

A quick cupcake chronology: a novelty in the early 2000s, predictable in the mid 2000s, played out by 2007-2008. The backlash is as old news as cupcakes are, but the question is, why hasn't it made a dent in cupcake...

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  • Posted 2/4/09 on Grub Street Phl

Restaurant World, Meet Social Media

Over at sister blog MP:South Florida, Carolina writes about Servinity, a startup hoping to harness the wonders of text messaging and the internet to facilitate restaurant and bar staffing. Per the Atlanta Business Journal, The software-as-a service company leverages...

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  • Posted 2/3/09 on Grub Street Phl

Value Meals At Starbucks?

When it comes to weathering the recession, Starbucks is clearly no Jose Garces. Not only is the company doing away with afternoon decaf, laying off 1,000+ employees, and closing hundreds of branches, they also have to deal with pesky competition...

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  • Posted 1/30/09 on Grub Street Phl

Across The Menuniverse: We Just Want You To Be Happy

• It's a Pats-free Super Bowl this year, but that doesn't mean that Boston isn't ready for game day. Drink some beer, eat some wings, and relax. [MP: Boston] • Sandra Lee parodies are never not funny. [MP: Chicago] •...

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  • Posted 1/29/09 on Grub Street Phl

National: Has Pepsi Hired The Most Brilliant Ad Team Ever?

At the risk of becoming the Pepsi beat, this marks the second time in as many weeks that we have been floored by their advertising/viral marketing strategy. Last time it was on account of the parallel they drew between...

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  • Posted 1/28/09 on Grub Street Phl

National: Imagine Life Without A Chinatown

The Tuscan town of Lucca is getting some flack for a ruling earlier this week banning food establishments of other ethnicities from within the city's medieval walls. That means no fast food, no pizza, no kebab stalls and no...

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  • Posted 1/27/09 on Grub Street Phl

National: Blowfish's Power In Its Poisonous Reputation

After reading about the seven Japanese diners who went to the hospital after consuming ineptly prepared fugu (blowfish sushi) we immediately wanted to try it for ourselves. After all, even if you get a bad piece, you still have...

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  • Posted 1/26/09 on Grub Street Phl

National: Why Is Alice Waters Such A lightning Rod?

Alice Waters has been taking flack from all sides over the past week, and so far she has been rather quiet about it. You probably heard about Anthony Bourdain's jab at the sultana of sustainability last week, where he...

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  • Posted 1/23/09 on Grub Street Phl

Across The Menuniverse: Infinite Maturity

• The best part about Valentine's Day? Obviously, it's the candy. [MP: Boston] • You're never ever too old for a "your mom" joke. [MP: Chicago] • Philly restaurateur Stephen Starr gives out burns like an arsonist. [MP: Philadelphia] •...

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