Check out the link below from the City Paper. The beer distributor mentioned is three blocks from me so this is very exciting. Coincidentally the article mentions George Hummel, the subject of my last post!
Big move for Bella Vista Beer Distributors :: The Clog :: Blog Archive :: Philadelphia City Paper :: Philadelphia Arts, Restaurants, [...]
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Coincidental Cross-Post about local beer!
August 11th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Bella Vista · Drink · Retail · South Philly
Homesweet Homebrew
August 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
I just finished bottling my 6th batch of homebrew beer so it’s high time that I wrote about a local institution called Home Sweet Homebrew. It’s helmed by George Hummel and Nancy Rigberg with some help from Jake and Elwood, who keep the rodents away when the humans leave.
If you’ve ever thought about brewing [...]
Tags: Center City · Drink · Retail · Rittenhouse Square
Ribs (and much more) at Cantina
July 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments
We had one of those amazing meals today that leaves you with the feeling that everything’s right in the world. I wanted Karen to have the amazing barbeque pork ribs and well, a magarita for brunch isn’t anything to sneeze at on the 4th of July. I also wanted to try the pork [...]
Tags: Bar · Breakfast · Brunch · Drink · Mexican · Restaurant · South Philly
A Votre Sante! Relaxing at Sofitel
April 30th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Sofitel Hotel
120 S.17th St.
Sofitel is a french chain of hotels with simple and chic decor. The Sofitel in Philly has floor to ceiling windows looking out on 17th and sansom street (good for people watching)….
Tags: Bar · Drink · Rittenhouse Square
Finding (a) Manhattan at Southwark
April 3rd, 2007 · 3 Comments
When i decided i was going to start this blog i solicited ideas from friends and people i work with. One that intrigued me was from Jason, a fellow server at Ansill. He said simply, “Go to Southwark. Get a Manhattan.”
And so i did…
Tags: Bar · Drink · Late-Night · Restaurant · South Street