Links and information for this week's program:
It's our salute to Philadelphia Magazine's annual Best of Philly issue, and this year it's BIG! And we mean REALLY BIG! With tons of categories, it could take you a year to experience all of them! But we'll break it down for you. From the exclusive party celebrating Philly's ten best, to the best new Italian restaurant, to where to get the hippest women's clothes and accessories all the way to the bike-riding guy who does your laundry !
Food & Drink
Best New Italian Restaurant: Zeppoli
618 Collings Avenue
Collingswood, NJ 08107
856.854.2670
http://zeppolirestaurant.com/
Best Tasting Menu: Matyson
37 South 19th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215.564.2925
www.matyson.com/
Best Cocktails: Hop Sing Laundromat
1029 Race Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
http://hopsinglaundromat.com/
No phone and no sign. Ring the buzzer and they'll let you in if there's room. Don't forget the dress code: no shorts, no hats, no flip flops!
At Your Service:
Best Laundry Service: Wash Cycle Laundry
888.611.WASH (9274)
www.washcyclelaundry.com/
Best Canning Lessons: Marisa McClellan
foodinjars@gmail.com.
www.foodinjars.com/
For $350, Marisa will come to your house with all the supplies needed for a batch of seasonal and local jam or pickles. You can do it in groups as large as 6 or 7 or you can take larger classes with her.
Fun and Games:
Best Cheap Date: Movies Under the Stars at Bistrot La Minette
623 South 6th Street
Philadelphia, PA
215.925.8000
www.bistrotlaminette.com/
Canning Classes at Indy Hall
20 N. 3rd Street, 2nd floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Classes are $50 and run 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. You take home one jar of the product made in class that day, along with a print-out of the recipe.
August 4 - Low sugar plum jam.
September 8 – Tomatoes!
October 6 – Pear vanilla jam
Classes at Whole Foods Markets
August 28 - Dilly bean workshop at the Plymouth Meeting Whole Foods Market. 6:30 – 8 pm. $35
Classes at Greensgrow
Classes are held at St. Michaels Church, 2139 East Cumberland Street. Enter at the blue door on the Trenton Avenue side of the building.
October 13th from 12 noon – 2 pm Pear Vanilla Jam
November 10th noon – 2 pm Apple Cranberry
Other Classes
August 18 from 10am-2pm: Tomato canning workshop at Blooming Glen Farm in Perkasie, PA. September 27 from 6:30-9:30pm: Class at Cooking Spotlight in Phoenixville. Pear Vanilla Jam, Cucumber Dill Pickles and Applesauce.
