http://www.messyandpicky.com Eating Our Way Through Philadelphia Wed, 21 May 2008 14:41:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Every Wednesday from last week through mid-November, Farm to City brings to City Hall it's very own farmers' market. The market is open from Noon to 6p and is right in the inner concourse. Above is a shot of the end stall selling cut flowers and herbs (I bought some ... http://www.messyandpicky.com/index.php/2008/05/21/city-hall-farmers-market/ Several weeks into spring, the city's farmers' markets run by The Food Trust and Farm to City are about to open up once again. While the Fair Food Farmstand and Sue's Produce (haven't been making it out to the farmers' markets at Fitler Square and Clark Park at all) has ... http://www.messyandpicky.com/index.php/2008/04/29/farmers-market-openings/ Last Tuesday, I went to the Trolley Car Diner (7619 Germantown Ave) in Mt. Airy for a local beer tasting course taught (in conjunction with the Mt. Airy Learning Tree) by none other than Joe Sixpack himself, Don Russell (pictured above). I attended the event with my good friend Pat ... http://www.messyandpicky.com/index.php/2008/04/01/philly-beer-101-with-joe-sixpack/ This one is coming a little late and we totally forgot to post about it [sorry!] The community of food bloggers around Philly just keeps growing and getting better. There's enough of us around these days that we've decided to have a meetup/potluck (how could we get together and not share ... http://www.messyandpicky.com/index.php/2008/01/11/philly-food-blogger-meetup-and-potluck-2/ As we mentioned before, we won a Krups waffle maker from one of our favorite stores in all of Philly, Foster's Urban Homeware. Shortly after picking up the waffle maker, we decided to throw a little waffle brunch party with a few friends. We asked for some recipes and got ... http://www.messyandpicky.com/index.php/2008/01/06/waffle-party/ We almost feel bad publishing the photos and further publishing the recipe of e's coconut toffee almond crunch cookies. Why? They're so damn good you may never go back to making other cookies. They're no harder than making your basic chocolate chip cookie, just a couple more ingredients. Picky met ... http://www.messyandpicky.com/index.php/2007/12/17/coconut-toffee-almond-crunch-cookies/ We've been enjoying the absolutely delicious white and wheat breads from Countryside Bakery for the last few months. It's the most delicious bread we've had and it cost all of $2 per loaf. We got it at the farmers' market at 22/Fairmount Sts on Thursdays. We'd also pick up eggs ... http://www.messyandpicky.com/index.php/2007/12/03/farmers-market-bread/ Yesterday, we ate… a lot. We got our NY bagel fix between the hotel and Messy's conference at the Garden City Deli on 9th Ave around 42nd St. It wasn't the best bagel Picky has had (he'll head downtown to SoHo for that later), but it quenched their lust for ... http://www.messyandpicky.com/index.php/2007/11/18/nyc-weekend-eats/ I left my job over at 18th and Chestnut a few months ago, and there is one thing I miss very, very much: the lunch options. These may or may not be the greatest places in the neighborhood — every office worker knows that you get in the habit ... http://www.messyandpicky.com/index.php/2007/11/11/messys-lunch-time-picks/ This beauty of a dish takes all of 15 - 20 minutes (depending on what kind of pasta you're making) to make and with no complicated steps, just good ingredients. This is the pasta salad I brought to the potluck on Friday night. I've seen a few recipes pop up ... http://www.messyandpicky.com/index.php/2007/11/06/mozzarella-pasta-salad/