May 17, 2012

Jules Organic Thin Crust Pizza

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Jules Thin Crust Pizza is a BYOB after my own heart. Not only do they use local and organic ingredients whenever possible, they offer salads and pizza with three types of crusts – organic white, organic wheat, AND gluten-free! They have vegan cheese available by request, nitrate-free bacon, hormone-free meats, and tons of veggies!  Customers [...]

McCourt’s Farm to Table

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A new restaurant opened last month in Hatboro called McCourt’s Farm to Table Restaurant. The BYOB is an organic, seasonal, restaurant that uses locally grown ingredient as often as possible. Location: 119 South York Road Hatboro, PA, 19040 Contact: 215.956.5170  McCourtsRestaurants@comcast.net

Tilly Mint’s Tea Room

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Tilly Mint’s Tea Room is a British-Style Tea Room in Souderton, PA.  If you’re tired of the same-old fast food experience, then this is the place for you.  Dress up a little, make a reservation (or just walk-in!), and let your senses be delighted by amazing teas, beautifully prepared tea sandwiches, delicately created desserts, or [...]

White Dog Cafe

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White Dog Cafe is located in University City, in Philadelphia (right on Penn’s Campus). White Dog Cafe is known for it’s environmental sustainability, and they are not among the newbie-restaurants popping up along the Philadelphia scene–they have been in operation since 1983, the year I was born! So it was fitting that we celebrated my [...]

Betty’s Speakeasy

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Yesterday, my family and I had the pleasure of visiting Betty’s Speakeasy in Philadelphia.  We were spending the day in the city celebrating my birthday, and wanted to end the day with some treats!  Betty’s Speakeasy was the first place I thought of, I have been following them on facebook for a few weeks and [...]

Shoo Mama’s Farm Fresh Café in West Chester – $10 Off!

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With today’s Groupon deal, you can purchase $20 worth of food for $10 at Shoo Mama’s Farm Fresh Café in West Chester. Not familiar with Groupon? Groupon negotiates huge discounts—usually 50-90% off—with popular businesses. We send the deals to thousands of subscribers in our free daily email, and we send the businesses a ton of [...]

Sweetgreen

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Sweetgreen, Ardmore’s newest Suburban Square hot-spot, is the place to be for chic chow. The salads are crisp, the yogurt is (pleasingly) tart, and the sustainable concept is a winner. The DC-based salad and fro-yo shop is opening its first Philadelphia area outpost on December 15th, and they celebrated last Thursday night with a “Green [...]

Nettie Jane’s

If you live anywhere near North Wales, Montgomery County, you have probably seen the cute new bakery/cafe that has opened up on the corner of Sumneytown Pike and North Wales Road.  It’s called Nettie Jane’s and is absolutely beautiful from the outside. Nettie Jane’s is a full service neighborhood bakery offering a light cafe menu [...]

Down to Earth Cafe

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Let me tell you about my new favorite place, Down to Earth Cafe, located in Perkasie, Bucks County. The decor is simple and fresh, the smoothies are out of this world, and the service is delightful. I have encountered three different ladies during my two visits and all three were very friendly. Our mission is [...]

FARMiCiA Restaurant

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FARMiCiA, located in Old City, Philadelphia, is a restaurant “dedicated to producing great-tasting food & beverages crafted from artisanal producers. This emphasis on local, seasonal ingredients is based on our support for sustainable agriculture & to the growing demand for healthy, creative cuisine.” My best friend and I decided to check out FARMiCiA when I [...]

Camphill Village Café

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The Camphill Village Cafe is located off Route 113 on Pughtown Road in pastoral Kimberton, Chester County. After you’ve driven over the river and through the woods and finally see that humble sign for the Café, you’ll almost be disappointed that the glorious drive has come to an end.  Turn into the driveway.  Turn left [...]