Year In Review: September
Photo of Pizzeria Stella by Philadining
We’re picking back up on our Year In Review. We’re picking back up with September, 2009 aa month that featured Village Whiskey, Pizzeria Stella and our Top 50 Bars.
News
- Village Whiskey’s hype hits a crescendo on the eve of its Labor Day opening.
- One of the most popular questions we receive, where can we find bargain oysters.
- Trey Popp dislikes P.Y.T. and takes a shot at food bloggers as well.
- Shola Olunloyo announces on his web site that he’s opening a restaurant. The blog hasn’t mentioned anything since.
- Starr bails on Chelsea.
- It’s cheers across the board as Paesano’s announces they’re coming to 9th and Christian (latest has the opening being a couple weeks out).
- We break that Chops is looking to take over Oceanaire. The project is aiming for a February opening.
- Everyone spent September talking about Village Whiskey.
- With a lot of help from our friends, we announce our Top 50 Bars.
- David Snyder finds authentic West African fare at Tastee D’s.
- Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf dines out at Savona.
- Slap Chop slapped by Pub & Kitchen’s Johnny Mac.
- One day soon we’re actually going to check this out for ourselves, cheap sushi on Sansom.
- We’re still heads-over-heels about the crepes at L’Aube.
- Grey Lodge gets a new urinal.
- Taglio introduced us to pizza by weight.
- Dude at Brauhaus Schmitz finished off 1/2 meter of bratwurst, scoop of potato salad, scoop of Sauerkraut and .5 liters of Hausbrau in 3 minutes and 20 seconds.
- Meal Ticket interviews Craig LaBan.
- Local brewers mop up 17 medals at the Great American Beer Festival.
- Suck this infographic USA Today! We debut our Stephen Starr Restaurant timeline.
- We ate well in September. Meme’s sizzling mussels prompted us to verse.
- Music Fountain Cafe opened quietly on Girard Avenue. The decor made it look like it had been there for decades.
- Philadining captures opening night at Pizzeria Stella.
Dish of the Month
Whiskey King Burger at Village Whiskey
An Exemplary – Juicy Bomb of a Burger – Hail The Whiskey King – Arthur Etchells, Foobooz
Smackdown of the Month
“P.Y.T.’s burger was average at best. Suffice it to say that the huge, ultra-tender offering at Butcher & Singer beats it like a red-headed stepchild.” – Trey Popp, City Paper
Notable Openings
D.P. Dough, Marigold Kitchen, Milkcrate Cafe, Resurrection Ale House, Pizzeria Stella, terra, Village Whiskey
