Delicious City Philly

As easy as it would be to turn Delicious City into a sports talk show right now, we refuse to do so! That's because it is our sworn duty to bring you all the latest and greatest in the world of food and restaurants, not sports, right? Or, are the two inseparable at this incredible moment in time because Philadelphia is chock-full of fantastic sports and food energy, which just makes you want to eat more!

And in this week's World Series episode....

• The polarizing flavors of fall - candy corn, PSL & eggnog
• Marisa, blows our guest's mind when she turns the fellow pescatarian onto plant base hotdogs at Citizens Bank Park.
• The expanding food neighborhoods in Philadelphia
• Khoran's journey - Stripp'd Juice, BLVCK
• Marisa & WMMR's Food Trucks and Fireworks
• Somebody Feed Phil"s Philly episode
• M. Knight's "Servant" Croquembouche
• Khoran's perfect day of eating in Philly - don't miss it!
• Black Tie & Sneakers masquerade
• Will Smith's influence on Eli's rural upbringing
• Marisa's newest list of great bars to watch the game

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A lot was covered in this new episode of Delicious City, where we dive deep into what's going on in and around this amazing food town that we call Philadelphia. Autumn is upon us, and we are going to be talking about Halloween plans, Ball Park Gobblers, and all sorts of other great happenings around the city.

Of course we have our best bites, the food news and Marisa's favorite places to watch Philadelphia sports, because let's face it, who wouldn't want to root for the local teams! Go Eagles! Go Phillies! Go Union!

Here's what else we talked about:

• Chef Tonii Hicks, fresh off her James Beard House fellowship
• How the organization, CCAP, helped put her on a path to culinary arts
• Chef Toni talks about her upcoming pop-up, where she creates a narrative around her childhood memories
• How to tell where someone is from in Philadelphia by the way they order their Chinese food
• Eli takes a trip to the Green Dragon Farmers Market in Lancaster
• Eli tries his first "Taco Heart" breakfast tacos and has some interesting thoughts about them
• Do you order "decision food" or "decision drinks" first when you go out?
• One sad closing and a few really exciting new additions —BBQ pizza anyone?
• Exciting chef and bartender residencies are happening in town
• Halloween is in the air, and there are so many great options to choose from. Where are you going for Halloween?
• Collaborative pickles with Preston of WMMR and Fishtown Pickle Project
• Eli's 25th anniversary dinner at Fork restaurant

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• Can pescatarians eat alligator?
• Chef Jennifer Zavala's restaurant growing pains
• Local food journalist, Alisha Miranda, joins to talk about a can't miss party featuring Philadelphia's best LatinX bartenders Monday, October 10th
• We are still celebrating Philadelphia's Hispanic heritage month
• What it's like being a chef and a mom
• Why tamales are the ultimate peace making and environmentally friendly food
• Birria tacos and who started the Philly craze
• The difficulties of running a fair wage restaurant
• The origin of Juana Tamale's name
• Leader of the RBF
• The great South Philly meatball controversy
• New documentary out featuring Jennifer and her controversial Meatball
• Best Bites from a South Philly dim sum palace that's anything but traditional
• Eli's non-traditional eating week
• Do you know what a Capon is? Listen to find out
• Marisa begins her season long highlighting of Philly's best Eagles bars
• Chef Zavala's idea of the perfect day of eating Latino food in across the city
• A couple sad closings for local restaurants
• Philadelphia's most famous / swankiest brunch is back after a Covid hiatus
• An exciting new addition to our city's tasting menu choices
• Fork Restaurant turns 25 and Chef Eli is cooking a one time only menu of his favorite dishes from his opening menu Tuesday, October 11th

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This episode marks our first trip around the sun, which is a huge milestone for us, and we've had such an amazing first year with all of you! Grazie Mille!

Here's what to look forward to in this episode:

• While it is our birthday episode, there's a sad announcement by one of our hosts that will change Delicious City forever 😭
• Michael Klein of the Philadelphia Inquirer stops by to give us his fall preview of restaurant openings. Incredible things happening!
• Philly's kicking off Hispanic Heritage Month with a whole slew of events and dinners that you can attend to support the LatinX community
• What chefs should expect when being interviewed for a restaurant review by Philadelphia's biggest food critic, Craig Laban
• There's an exciting new wine bar in Fishtown that's named after a very special flower and has some seriously ambitious goals
• An absolute favorite South Philly restaurant is closing....Hint, it starts with K and ends with A, and it's not Italian
• A favorite pizza place in Philly makes you reserve your dough the night before
• Marisa finally visits the hottest restaurant down the shore, where you have to make reservations for before Memorial Day if you want a table all summer
• A must-have Nigerian chicken sandwich in Old City, which actually has peanut sauce and it's a mind blowing "chickperience"
• One of the hottest bakeries in Philly stops in to bring us some of the sweet delights that made them famous...mmmmmmm
• Delicious City's Restaurant Correspondent tells you where you need to be eating right now in Philly
• A proper sendoff for our departing host with her husband coming into the studio on the final recording.… does that give it away?

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Buckle up listeners for this fun filled episode of Delicious City where we dive deep into the intricacies of restaurants in Philadelphia and bring the best of the food news and our takes on all the great restaurants that supply us hungry diners with great experiences

• A chef returns to usher in a new brand new "Level" of fine dining in Philly
• Chef in residence returns to Volver with a very exciting first chef… guess who? His name starts with Big and ends in ..be
• A Fishtown wine shop is opening every bottle in house for a great cause where you're encouraged to "Drink Like A Fish"
• Are cars getting blown up again for a food drive?
• Marisa's top 3 (actually 5 or 6 😆) vegan restaurants
• A bialy and cheesesteak colab in South Philly takes hold
• A new place is opening by a new chef that goes by Pastry Slut on IG 🧐. You intrigued??
• Our guest drops by to discuss his big break on the big screen where he plays the part of one of the most important chefs in our country's history.
• Do you like to be told how to eat your food? What if it's without utensils? Sarah discusses.
• You ever eat warm, caramelized melon? No? Well, it's part of our Best Bite segment and you should be running to this brand new "restart" to try it!
• So if your meal was a 10, but your server was constantly on their phone, would you recommend it? We finish up this episode with the very first "Would You Recommend" game and you're going to want to hear the answers!

Episode #23 of Delicious City Philly is dedicated to Chef Jim Burke, an inspiration to everyone he crossed paths with and a dear friend to so many people in the restaurant community. Special guest, Chef Nick Elmi is at the forefront of the month-long fundraiser in Jim's honor happening across the city. Throughout September, participating bars and restaurants (there are a lot of them) will feature Jim's favorite dishes and cocktails with proceeds going to his wife, Kristina and their kids Daniel and Sadie.

Through smiles and sadness, Nick Elmi discusses the impact that Jim had on the community as a passionate force that radiated positivity.

Along with the beautiful tribute, Sarah Maiellano covers all the best Food News with lots of openings and exciting announcements. Marisa Magnatta shares her Best Bite with happened to come from the Sisterly Love + Speaking Broadly event featuring Dana Cowin, formerly of Food & Wine. Sarah's Best Bite comes from a new self proclaimed "steak emporium" and Nick snagged the multiple-Best-Bite-tourch this week with his favorite dishes. Each of which come with a great story.

Dive into this fun discussion with Philly's food obsessed crew.

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The quiche conundrum: Is it a viable breakfast food, or just glorified leftovers? These are the types of pressing questions we get to unravel on today's episode of Delicious City Philly, along with some really amazing best bite experiences, not only in the Philly area, but in the Poconos in Jim Thorpe. Everything from savory pastries, the best way to eat lobster, using calamari as a way to tell what a restaurant's capability of cooking seafood is, to the importance of wheelchair accessibility and disability training in restaurants. We cover it all in this episode!

Joining us is Emmy award winning host of WHYY's show "Check, Please! Philly", as well as a world renowned food and travel writer and editor, Kae Lani Palmisano. She takes us through her journey to TV and what it's like to host "Check, Please!". She has a fresh take on food and brings us her favorite food experiences as of late, that includes a cute little bed and breakfast in the mountains.

Join us for some scrumptious discussions that will be sure to have your mouth watering

Topics discussed in this episode:

• How Kae Lani got into TV
• About the show "Check Please! Philly"
• The impact of Check Please! on the restaurants after airing
• Discussion about wheelchair accessibility
• Kae Lani's best bite at a bed and breakfast in Jim Thorpe
• Thoughts on quiches
• Favorite savory pastries
• Solving the lobster roll and lemon juice problem
• Eli's best bite at a newish Philly BBQ spot
• Marisa's newest find/Best Bite… tropical lobster roll anyone?
• Benefits of going out to a restaurant during the week
• Delicious City's restaurant correspondent finds a Turkish gem
• Using calamari as a seafood barometer at a restaurant
• Food news with Sarah Maiellano

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The absolute best salads and noodles in Philly are at Honeygrow! 👉 www.honeygrow.com

Incredible hospitality focused PR from Peter Breslow and his team! Check them out here 👉https://peterbreslow.come

The perfect all in one delivery experience with Foodie Hall 👉 www.foodiehall.com

Pennsylvania's original Rye Whiskey with the handcrafted deliciousness of Dad's Hat Rye 👉https://dadshatrye.com

Today we get together with some really awesome folks doing interesting things in the food and drink industry. Talented chef and restaurant owner Ange Branca and founder of Dad's Hat rye whisky, Herman Mihalich, are hanging out with us today to discuss delicious dishes, drinks, and durian!

Ange transports us to Malaysia and shares how she grew up eating sate and the whole sate experience in Malaysian cuisine. Ange lets us in on what sambal actually is and how she likes to make it. There are some interesting ingredients in there you won't want to miss out on!

Herman takes us back to his first experiences with whiskey and why he got into the business. This highly knowledgeable rye whiskey maker shares how his rye is made and what makes it so unique and smoothe. We also get to find out why he named it Dad's Hat.

This episode's best bite features a wide array of restaurants and dishes, from eggplant parm that is said to taste better than chicken, a Mexican cantina, and for the first time we have a best gulp, with Herman highlighting his favorite drink.

We are taken all over the world in this episode and highlight amazing mouth watering dishes in philly that will be sure to leave your mouth watering.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Discuss the Philly Grown Food & Music event
• Ange's invitation as guest chef at Liberty Point
• The sate experience
• Uniqueness of Malaysian sambal
• All things durian
• How Herman started in the whiskey business
• How Dad's Hat got its name
• How Dad's Hat rye whiskey is created
• Types of rye whiskey Dad's Hat sells
• The difference between scotch and American whiskey
• Best bite segment
• Food news segment
• Fact or fiction

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Hello everyone! Here's a little bonus episode for you as Eli sits down with one of the region's best barbecue chefs to get a sneak peek at what he's cooking up for his upcoming guest chef appearance for Delicious City's Philly Grown Food & Music series that is happening every Tuesday this summer at Liberty Point. Chef Chad is guest cheffing at, what is now, the inaugural dinner, and you're going to want to listen in on this mini episode to get all the juicy details about what this super talented chef is planning to serve on Tuesday, July 19th.

Picnic chicken, fresh Jersey tomato salad, Memphis style coleslaw, and a blueberry dessert to die for, which will go perfectly with some homegrown music under the stars!

What does Philly and Sicily have in common? You'll have to listen in to find out! Join in on our conversation with our lovely food obsessed guests talking about all things food and what they're up to. Mike Hinkson joins us as a guest and winner of the Sisterly Love Workshop that earned him a spot on today's podcast. His knowledge of food and restaurants in the Philly area is expansive, so you don't want to miss this one!

From teaching pasta classes to making gelato to winning food competitions, untrained, however VERY passionate food lover Janine Bruno, of Homemade By Bruno, joins us to talk about how she arrived in the food scene and her many food entrepreneurial ventures. Janine's calling to learn how to make fresh pasta and teach it, quickly switched to gelato on a whim during the pandemic. Then found herself entering food competitions and winning. This is a real story about an innate passion for food and perserverance.

Tune in for some incredible food recommendations, to learn about new restaurants popping up in the Philly area, and some super fun fact or fiction.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Where Mike got his food obsession from
• How Janine pivoted from pasta to gelato
• Making food as therapy
• What it takes to open a food business
• Gelato vs. Ice Cream
• Best bite of the week
• Food news
• Fact or fiction

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