The kids were away, so Mom and Dad get to go out and play! This was the plan… Friday night on South Street in Philly. Dinner at Percy Street BBQ. See The Frames play live at The TLA. I was looking forward to some good BBQ because I […]
“Pay me in cash and I’ll bury the tax.” – Chef Frank of “Frankie’s at Night” circa Feb. 1999 In January and February of 1999, my wife and I were scouting restaurants for our wedding rehearsal dinner. One of the places on our list was Frankie’s at Night, […]
Prior to 1999, the 100 block of South 13th Street was one of the shabbiest strips in Center City Philadelphia. Thanks to redevelopment efforts by such people as Tony Goldman (his company redeveloped South Beach in Miami and SOHO in NYC), Stephen Starr, the Raitanos (owners of Capogiro) […]
Max’s Seafood Cafe has long been a favorite for our family. Their mussels are to die for and the beer list is awesome.
About 100 feet from the Chinese “Friendship Arch” at 10th and Arch Streets in Philadelphia’s Chinatown is a tiny “hole in the wall” Vietnamese takeout shop called QT Vietnamese Sandwich. Banh Mi, or the Vietnamese Hoagie as it is in known in Philly, is their specialty, and they […]
My wife scored us some passes to this afternoon’s Ray LaMontagne concert at World Cafe Live in University City (West Philadelphia). The concert was a freebie hosted by WXPN‘s Free at Noon concert series. In case you’re not familiar with him, Ray LaMontagne is a singer/songwriter and has […]
Is Tuesday the new Friday? Is Wednesday the new Friday? This is the recurring question whenever someone suggests grabbing a few drinks on a weeknight that doesn’t happen to be Friday. As far as I’m concerned, Friday night is just a state of mind… let’s drink! Tonight’s destination: […]
This past March, my wife and I decided to spend a weekend in Manhattan for our 11th wedding anniversary. Since Mrs. G-LO is an incredibly detail oriented vacation planner, she inundated me with dining and hotel choices for almost three months. We only had two full days in […]
Several miscommunications. Two fired up little boys. A hot sticky day in the Delaware Valley. Two Delaware River crossings to South Philly. Not much food in the fridge, but several tasty beers on hand. That pretty much sums up my Saturday from 10AM to 8PM. I get home […]
Taking a day off from work to visit the many excellent bars in Center City Philadelphia in search of that special, yet elusive, beer on a sunny, 75 degree spring day is the “man equivalent of a spa day” (this quote is courtesy of Mrs. Alemonger). And that’s […]
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