Janice Gregg

Be a chef. Or just play one on TV.

Do you think you have what it takes to run a restaurant? Are you willing to put it to a test in front of a network television audience?CBS Eye Too Productions, the production company responsible for...

Small Change Big Eats: The Butcher Burger

Butcher & Singer, the Stephen Starr-owned, retro-luxe steakhouse, has lowered the price of its lunchtime hamburger from $16 to $5.95.That is not a typo.The Butcher Burger is 10 ounces of dry...

The new prince of pork

It seems that pigs, like hem lengths, can fall in and out of fashion. The Mangalitsa pig, an especially corpulent variety, had lost favor with consumers demanding leaner cuts and farmers happy to oblige with breeds that can quickly...

In praise of Philly tap water

Bottled water just might be the biggest marketing scam of the last century. Marketers convinced us to replace a product that is safe, cheap, abundant, and healthy with...

Cause for celebration: the local tomatoes have arrived!

Some people just love the winter: logs crackling away in the fireplace; sparkly, shiny holiday decorations; the first snowfall. Others are mad for the springtime when the trees fill with blossoms and the Phillies play their home opener. As...

Philadelphia food scene + Google Maps = a mashup for every mood

In the online world, a mashup results when you blend the data or functionality of different sources to create a new function. When Google revealed the code to its mapping interface, it unleased a mashup monster. Foodies...

For the littlest foodies

It's never too early to learn about food, farming, and environmental stewardship.The Little Sprouts Pre-School Program will let the little ones get their hands dirty with farm activities, arts and crafts, food, songs, and playtime. They...

Cool coffee for a hot planet

There's fair trade and organic coffee, shade-grown, and even bird-friendly. You can drink it in a recycled cup with organic soy milk and sugar from plants that haven't been genetically altered.But still... carbon neutral...

Watch what you eat! Philly food goes to the movies

Forget about those summer blockbusters. This is the season for food documentaries, and a number of them have some real Philadelphia flavor.Opening this weekend at...

Food trucks: the latest food fad and Philly's got 'em

Street food has arrived. Heralded in the mainstream press, honored at its own awards ceremony, celebrated through a dedicated channel of video podcasts; we are in the midst of a full-fledged fad, dubbed by the Wall Street Journal as...

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