Food and Drink
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Ring in the Holidays at The Farmer’s Daughter of Normandy Farm
What better way to celebrate two holiday eves with a decadent meal? Normandy Farm’s award-winning restaurant, the farmer’s daughter, has a five-course experience for the whole family. The first course for Christmas Eve dinner includes pumpkin hummus with pita chips. For the second, guests can choose from an array of soups and salads. The main…
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Regional Pizzeria, Looking to Spice Up Its Brand, Tosses to Customers for New Mascot Name
Tony Roni’s, a regional pizzeria, recently deepened its brand presence by adding a mascot named Peppi Roni. He is being positioned as as a unique visual in the active Phila. metro pizza market. After deciding on a look — a happy slice of pie with a distinctive crust mustache (he’s currently sporting a festive Santa…
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Owocow Creamery Expands Markets, Seeking to Lick Local Hunger Needs
One of Bucks County’s most popular ice cream chains, Owocow Creamery, is planning on expanding and opening new locations for its hungry clientele. Jennifer Sheehan wrote about the popular chain for The Morning Call. Owocow — which has locations in Wrightstown, Ottsville, Chalfont (near Colmar, Montgomery County), and Lambertville — has been working on opening…
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Refreshed, Free, Mobile Passport Links Montgomery County Breweries, Wineries, and Distilleries
The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB) has relaunched Montco Makers, a mobile passport that aims to support local craft beverage producers. Montco Makers, a 2018 initiative, showcases the area’s breweries, wineries, and distilleries; its latest edition now has a more gamified look and feel to increase its appeal. Celebration of Local Excellence The…
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Aqua Offers Tips to Keep Systems Clean With Proper Disposal of Greases During the Holidays
Aqua reminds customers that they play a role in ensuring their local wastewater system operates properly, from the pipes that run from their homes and businesses to the treatment plant itself. This holiday season, Aqua encourages customers to watch its new video featuring easy tips for the proper disposal of fats, oils, and grease. Recommendations…
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Plymouth Meeting Candy Maker’s Holiday Gifts Will Stick in Recipients’ Memories: Gourmet Marshmallows
Dana Hermann, a Plymouth Meeting native, found some comfort from what was going on around her when the pandemic started in gourmet marshmallows, writes Mary English for The Pottstown Mercury. When the delicacies turned out to be a hit with her family, she realized she could make them herself for less money than she was…
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Twenty One Pips Is a Game-Changer on the Ardmore Restaurant Scene
Calling all players! An Ardmore board-game café is new to town. Twenty One Pips, named after the amount of dots (pips) on a six-sided dice is the brainchild of restaurateur Matt Hendricks, writes Ed Williams for Main Line Today. The restaurant offers over 600 board games to choose from, for a $5 fee per person for…
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Ambler-based BBQ Restaurant Brings Pizza to its Philly Location
A great happy hour destination in University City has its roots in Ambler. Lucky Well has opened up its first location since it started its journey ten years ago. The restaurant is known for its iconic barbeque bites, but this time, reports 6 ABC, it’s introducing pizza to the mix. Philadelphia’s pizza whisperer Steven…
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Weavers Way Food Co-Op — Already in Ambler, Chestnut Hill, and Mount Airy — Sprouts Up in Germantown
Weavers Way, one of the nation’s oldest food co-ops, is expanding yet again, thanks to a $1 million state grant. At present, the outreach operates stores in Chestnut Hill, Mount Airy, and Ambler. Jake Blumgart fortified his The Philadelphia Inquirer readers with the story of its expansion. Funding from the Pa. Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program…
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Norristown Brewer Uses an 1851 Strain of Yeast for Austrian Lager That Is ‘Sehr Schmackhaften’ (Very Tasty)
For Norristown’s von C Brewing Company, the title of its Vienna Style Lager is more than just a marketing label; it’s an insight into the beverage’s heritage. Kurt Bevilacqua profiled the beverage and its creators for PorchDrinking.com. The von C family is named for Carl von Czoernig, great-grandson of the creator of a yeast that…
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Turkey Day 2022’s Fast Approach Is No Reason to Get Those Culinary Feathers in a Ruffle
Martha Stewart may be able to whip up a stellar Thanksgiving meal on a shortened timeline (it’s just nine days away), but that doesn’t mean Montgomery County culinarians are able — or even willing — to do the same. Luckily, local Thanksgiving restaurant menus are stuffed with delicious main course, sides, and desserts that simplify…
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Pennsburg Coffee-Hoagie Fans Getting Goosebumps over New Wawa Opening
A new Pennsburg Wawa — the iconic local brand’s 32nd chain-wide opening of 2022 —welcomed its first customers today, Nov. 10. The convenience store’s latest Montgomery County expansion was announced by The Reporter. The new quick-stop staple is at 2100 Northgate Boulevard in Upper Hanover Township. Following the 9 AM grand opening ceremony, the first…
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Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar Opens in Collegeville, Its First New Restaurant Since the Pandemic Began
Glen Mills restaurateur Dave Magrogan’s ninth Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar opens today, Nov. 8, in the Providence Town Center, Collegeville. It’s a landmark moment for the chain, which has four other locations in the Phila. suburbs and four elsewhere nationwide: It marks the restaurant’s first new opening since the retreat of the COVID-19…
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Veteran’s Day Values: Montgomery County Restaurants Serve Up Specials to Those Who Serve Us
In honor of tomorrow’s commemoration of Veteran’s Day, a legion of Montgomery County restaurants is offering discounts and special deals to members of the military. Note that most require some form of I.D. (or the wearing of a uniform) to redeem. Nov. 10 Five Saints Distilling, Norristown, invites veterans, active military members, and first responders…
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The Dish on Pa. Thanksgiving Side Dishes: What’s the Montgomery County Favorite?
Pa.’s verified favorite Thanksgiving side dish may not be what most people expect, writes Deb Kiner for PennLive. A Zippia.com analysis of Google Trends has determine each state’s favorite Turkey Day accompaniments. In nine states, researchers discovered that mashed potatoes are Number 1. That ranking includes its variations, such as hash brown casserole and baked potatoes.…
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Lansdale Winery Pours Out Its Beneficence to Address Hunger Issue in Montgomery County
Pinnacle Ridge Winery in Lansdale is joining a statewide effort to fight hunger during November. The “Hops & Vines for Hunger” campaign involves craft breweries and wineries across Pennsylvania, writes Paul Vigna for PennLive.com. Donations will go toward hunger food banks and nutrition education. Carl Helrich, owner and winemaker at Pinnacle Ridge, said that…
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Oktoberfest May Be in the Calendar’s Rear-View Mirror, But Its Tasty Beverages Still Pour Forth
U.S. marketers don’t get Germany’s Octoberfest exactly correct. First, it starts in late Sept. Second, it’s not the month-long brew-ha-ha advertisers here hope to make it; it lasts only a week abroad. So given its local flexibility, now’s as good a time as any for beer fans to keep sipping. Henry Savage, at The Philadelphia…
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Lansdale Spirits Store Patrons Find It Impossible to Resist the Celeb Appeal of Chef Robert Irvine
Robert Irvine — world-class chef, fitness authority, author, and philanthropist — signed prepurchased bottles of his branded Irvine Spirits at Lansdale’s Fine Wine & Good Spirits. The Nov. 4 event deepened the entrepreneur’s ties to Lansdale, site of Boardroom Spirits where his namesake adult beverages are crafted. Irvine and Boardroom linked corporately in 2021, with…
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