Finding Philly

Thanks to our boss, Todd Lieberman, 10 workmates headed down to Citizens Bank Park on a cold, wet Saturday.

This is a short and sweet little story that starts with me moving to Philly a few years ago and noticing the sticker art around the city.  It ends with a local artist’s art opening last night at a slick streetwear shop in Chinatown.  Read on for some pics and the full scoop.

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Although we here at Finding Philly try to avoid restaurant openings, almost as a rule, we were excited enough about this new French bistro opening that we decided to visit on opening night. We decided to try to scoop the major media and let it all hang out here on the blog. As you may know from our posts about Cafe Lutecia and some other posts we *love* french food. I used to work at Pif and she at Caribou. So while we may have experienced French cuisine from different starting points we’ve always been attracted to opportunities to explore it together. Read on for our kickass experience at Bistro La Minette, at 6th and Bainbridge.
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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, Music, Movies, Jobs, Classifieds, Blogs.

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.

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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 wings that were so highly recommended, but apparently they were only available as a special.

The tamarind barbeque ribs, called Costillitas, have a killer sear and practically drip off the bone. The pineapple salsa adds a tangy bite and the jalapenos add the heat. It’s just fantastic and Karen agreed.

Ribs by themselves would be a weird brunch so I got the eggs benedict with chorizo and a chipotle hollandaise. I’ll just let you marinate on that and tell you that Karen declared “this is the best eggs benedict I’ve ever had.”

For drinks we had a “City Bike,” an “El Dorado” and Prickly Pear Mimosa. All three were perfectly balanced and really interesting. I’ll let you check out the drinks menu to find out what they’re all about. This is probably the fourth time I’ve been in a month and I can’t wait to go back!

Can’t wait to check out their new venture up in Northern Liberties as well.
Cantina Main Site (with all menus)

Cantina Los Caballitos
1651 East Passyunk Ave
South Philly
(215) 755-3550

I was up in Chinatown a few weeks back getting some grub on a Sunday. While looking for a parking space I passed a shop window so gorgeous I did a doubletake. Sneakers and Peking ducks hanging side-by-side! Just today I rode my bike back to take a look inside and I’m glad I did.The shop opened up six weeks ago and I’m pissed that I missed the opening. These guys are super-nice and obviously know everything there is to know about the streetwear scene. I don’t know jack about anything except Adidas (they informed me that Nike is on the verge of buying Adidas) but these two are all up in it. Ky Cao, the co-founder along with Jackson Fu, showed me a pair of ultra-limited Bodega Pumps that they’re sitting on for the time being. They have a whole bunch. These guys are sick!

Just like Afficial and WTHN it’s mostly Nike and BAPE, but they have clothing and vinyl toys too. My favorite part of the shop is the design sensibility. Take a look at the pics and notice the Donkey-Kong display, the Peking duck display, the restaurant setup for the clothes and the walk-in fridge setup for the changing room. Glad to see a couple of young guys put together something so slick and be doing something they obviously love.

abakus official site
blog (tons of fun photos)
Sneakers in Philly Google Map
Full Slideshow after the break:
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Sneakerheads untie!

I have to say that, for its size, Philly has a varied and well-stocked set of sneaker stores. I’ve rounded up a selection of my favorites, along with a map and some commentary on each. Hit the link below for the goods.

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Hardena is not the newest of restaurants, but there are lots of reasons it’s been around as long as it has. This place is amazing.

More photos and some food descriptions after the jump.

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Mostly Books is a not-so-tiny little shop on Bainbridge between 5th and 6th. It’s the kind of place that you can walk by a million times and never really notice it or think about stopping in. But I did once, and boy was I surprised! It’s incredibly unassuming on the outside but the inside, while a bit dusty, is something else again. It’s not as big as a Border’s or Barnes and Noble but it might have more books than both put together. And none of those fancy “new” books either. Lots of cool old stuff! Records! Photos! Check out my radical video below! Exclamations points!!!

Musical Goodness courtesy of MF Doom’s Special Herbs series. This one’s called Eucalyptus.