VisitPhilly Happy Hour at Michael’s

What to do when you’ve got many events to attend in one evening as a member of the Feisty Foodie Family? Why, attend them all as a group, of course! With luck, as occurred this one evening, two events were held at the same venue. The beverage-focused event, sponsored by the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, featured bartenders hailing from a noted new cocktail bar in Philadelphia, Franklin Mortgage & Investment Company. The Franklin prides itself on a wide variety of signature cocktails requiring rather a lot of prep time and effort to produce not just pretty, but tasty beverages [...]

CSA Week #1

Since I first heard the words “CSA” about a year and a half ago, I’ve wanted to join one.  Last year, I looked into it and had everything all set to go, but no one to split a share with, and I was repeatedly told that it was way too much food for one single person to consume. For those of you who don’t know, CSA stands for community sponsored agriculture.  Essentially, before the growing season begins, a person can choose to buy a ‘share’ in a local farm, which entitles said person to a portion of the crops as [...]