Tag: food
Apr. 5, 2013
Tequilas brings authentic south-of-the-border cuisine to Philadelphia
For Mexican food lovers, Tequilas restaurant is the ideal place to dine. Bright, colorful Mexican artwork depicting peasants and a newlywed couple painted as corpses…
Jan. 18, 2013
Sweetgreen offers fresh alternative
One of the absolute worst things one can do to oneself is to go on a diet. Now I fully understand that being healthy is…
Jan. 18, 2013
Dear Granny and Eloise
Dear Granny and Eloise, After coming back to Drexel, I realized how badly I’ve been eating over break. All those holiday hams and desserts —…
Jan. 11, 2013
The C-Word
Ah, January, a month of bitter chill and a super-packed recreation center. You now what they say, new year, new you! Well, I’ve already met…
Nov. 2, 2012
Chefs serve exotic foods at Academy
Chefs and culinary arts students worked together to create exotic dishes and to help bring the theme of Halloween alive Oct. 27 at the Academy…
Oct. 5, 2012
Lemon Grass is worth the price
As a food critic, I pride myself on my experience. What I mean to say is that when I see an interesting restaurant, I…
Oct. 5, 2012
Las Cazuelas takes Philly south of the border
Call me Alejandra, because Las Cazuelas has transported me from its location on the border of Northern Liberties and Olde Kensington to Puebla, Mexico, the…
Sep. 28, 2012
The 21st Century American Consumer
I recently went to my hometown of Spring Grove, Pa. to visit my parents for the weekend. While there, my mother and I stopped at…
Aug. 17, 2012
The C-Word
Take me out to the ballgame. Take me out to the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and overpriced Cracker Jacks. I don’t care if I…
Jul. 20, 2012
The C-Word
You know that time when you taste pure bliss for the first time? When your eyes open to twice their size and your mouth practically…