The Free Meal Report: Beck's Cajun Cafe
Disclosure: I'll Eat You dined at Beck's compliments of the chef/owner.Maybe it was all the hours of watching the likes of Justin Wilson and Emeril when I was growing up, but I've always had a thing...
View ArticleI'll Scoop You: Indian Restaurant Open
Well here we are "reporting" again, but we just took a little walk on the 1600 block of South Street and noticed that the new Indian restaurant, called Indian Restaurant, is having its grand opening...
View ArticleRecipe Remix: Whole-Orange Bundt with Chocolate Ganache
Knowing my fondness for the nigh-unbeatable combination of chocolate and orange, for my birthday, Lauren made me this cake from Always Order Dessert. The hook with this recipe is that it uses two...
View ArticleIt's Alive! Sourdough Starter
You know, at this point in human history, we can travel hundreds of miles in an hour and carry gigabytes upon gigabytes of information in our pockets, but there are few things that really feel like...
View ArticleCauliflower and Chickpeas with Spiced Coconut Dressing and Candied Pistachios
When tasked with coming up with something to bring to a vegan Purim party, my thoughts went immediately to the partial can of coconut milk sitting in the fridge. It enabled a vegan re-imagining of a...
View ArticleWalk Against Hunger with I'll Eat You (Again)
The Walk Against Hunger is once again approaching! Please join us in supporting our area food banks by making a donation, or better yet, come walk with us on Saturday, April 9. It's a very pleasant...
View ArticleFlavors of the Avenue Sneak Peek
As mentioned before, Passyunk Avenue is a happenin' place these days. As so often happens when a neighborhood changes, there is a certain sense of sadness at the loss of some of the old traditional...
View ArticleMother's Day 2011
Time for Mother's Day again, always the premier event on our culinary calendar. Here is what we whipped up this year:Corn soup, shrimp/scallop mousseWe did a plated first course this time. The broth in...
View ArticleUpside-Down Spinach and Feta Quiche with Potato Crust
Hot on the heels of Mother's Day last week, we had another brunch this Sunday to celebrate my mom's graduation from Penn. To make things a little easier on ourselves, we went with a quiche-heavy menu...
View ArticleReview: The Farmer's Cabinet
Wood, barrels, slate, candles, more wood, jars, stuffed animal heads, benches. Darkness. Walking into The Farmer's Cabinet is almost like entering some kind of pre-industrial dining hall. You check...
View ArticleAdventures in Suspiciously Cheap Meat
Yes, we will freely admit it: we shop at Aldi.Not for everything, but it's a great place to get a very good price on many staple items (like butter, eggs, tomato paste, and some decent oranges). For...
View ArticleThe Cheese Experiment
UPDATE: Unfortunately, we're not going to be able to make it. But you should still go and check out the event and have a cheesy good time.Attention, fans: we will be participating in this Sunday's...
View ArticleThe With Love Beer Garden
The With Love Beer Garden furnished two beer tickets and a food ticket to this reviewer.In case the throngs of suds-addled folks ambling down the street haven't tipped you off, it's Beer Week here in...
View ArticleReview: Opa
As delicious as Greek food sounds, I must admit that I've never been to a Greek place that truly blew me away and made me eager to come back. I was hoping that Hellenic newcomer Opa on Sansom Street...
View ArticleRoad Trip: Montréal
It has recently come to our attention that places other than Philly have food, restaurants, and the like. To investigate, we headed north of the border (inevitably in the slowest customs line) to that...
View ArticleIt's a Vegan Coconut Flan
I've arrived at the conclusion that making vegan desserts is like being stuck on Gilligan's Island: coconuts will save your ass every time. Thanks to its creamy texture and pleasing flavor, coconut...
View ArticleReview: Zeppoli
Disclaimer: We dined at Zeppoli with a cousin of chef/owner Joey Baldino, so we were treated to free desserts. So it's over the Walt Whitman to check out the new and much buzzed-about Zeppoli, a...
View ArticleReview: Delilah's Soul Food
So I know it's not super fair to review a place solely on one dish alone, however, this particular dish was so 1) overhyped and 2) disgusting, that it is imperative that I share my dissapointment....
View ArticleLiquid Education: The Manhattan at Tryst
Sure, we tackled the Manhattan here at I'll Eat You with Project Manhattan, but when I learned about a class on the classic cocktail being offered at Tryst (the bar under Le Bec-Fin, formerly Le Bar...
View ArticleRoasty Brussels Sprouts
So I think collectively as a culture, we've gotten over our revulsion to Brussels sprouts. If you haven't, maybe it's because you haven't had them prepared the right way – boiling into oblivion is no...
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