What was Playboy Magazine originally going to be called, until an outdoor magazine with a similar name called them and told them it would sue?
A Dash of Ginger
I had an interesting week of eats. Most recently I tried out that new pizza place at 10th and federal again, called Slice. Both previous times led to a bit of regret. But since it was pouring yesterday and I was working from home, the concept of delivery was all too enticing. Their San Romano Tomato sauce has this “olivey” aftertaste which doesn’t agree with me. Their BBQ chicken pizza had potential. But when I hear the word Barbecue, I get excited. I love bbq pulled pork, bbq wings, I even ate Bbq’d lamb during a Mummer’s picnic this year. Slice’s “bbq” was a mere drizzling. Slightly lackluster. And the crust was spongy but not in a good way.
That was lunch. Dinner was pulled pork at the Good Dog. When I am not organizing beer club, you can find me most Wednesdays there. They feature all their cans for half off (sly fox is $1.50.) I may have mentioned this before. I get very excited about $1.50 beer because I am losing about one wallet per month on average.
Once I get a little financial cushion and have sweet dreams of finally getting a new computer that doesn’t operate off of Linux, I lose my wallet. This time was in utter sobriety at 12 noon.
Out on the town
Went out to eat quite a bit over the weekend. My full breakdown: The Yellow Bar on Grey’s Ferry, which just opened on Friday, has a really good crab quesadilla, but I’m not sure I really like the space all that much. And I’m not crazy about the way they colored the walls. It looks like wallpaper in a grandma’s house. But it’s worth checking out.
Saturday, got dinner at the Hibachi Grill. Rather disappointing. The place is weird. You walk into the lobby, which consists of a table covered with an aqua tablecloth. That’s it. That’s your first impression of the place. Just a room with a tablecloth. Then you sit and wait in a room that has bird cages, which are always depressing. Then, my chef was impressive with his tricks, but never said a word the entire time. Seemed like he was going through the motions. It was still kind of fun, but I wanted a goofier chef who puts on a show.
Finally, my mom and dad came into town yesterday, and we went to eat at Continental (Original). Definitely the best place I went to this weekend. The drinks were delicious and so was the food. The Lobster spring rolls and Shrimp curry were off the chain, as was the red pepper dip. And, unlike Continental Midtown and Pod, the music wasn’t so loud that you couldn’t talk. I’m gonna take ’em to Fogo de Chao for lunch either today or tomorrow.
Geraldo and O’Reilly don’t like each other
Don’t know if you saw their tit for tat this past weekend, but it was pretty entertaining. And Geraldo gets a good diss in on Lou Dobbs while he’s at it..
WTF Wins
This Midwest chain, which opened in 1967 by the man it’s named after, is credited with inventing St. Louis style pizza.
Jams Win
The deep dish pizza was invented in 1943 at this Chicago pizzeria.
Young Old and Restless win at O’Neals
What two toppings will you find on a slice of Hawaiian pizza (which, incidentally, isn’t really that popular in Hawaii)?
Pictures of the winners
Alright, I’m gonna post pics of this weeks winners. This week’s questions will be posted under the pics. The topic this week is pizza, in honor of the 2nd Annual JGT Pizza Hunt, which kicks off on Monday. One guess per person, and no cheating.
Happy Birthday Biz Markie!
Today is the 43rd birthday of one of my favorite rappers of all time, the Diabolical Biz Markie. Though best known for the song “Just a Friend” on the album The Biz Never Sleeps, it was his debut album (Goin’ Off)that I consider his masterpiece. With songs such as “Vapors’, “Make the Music”, and “Pickin’ Bugars”, this album cracks my top 10 hip-hop albums of all time. I saw the Biz in Philly a few years ago, and he tore it up, though now he spends more time on the turntables than he does rapping.
Week in Review
We begin on Tuesday at O’Neals, which was the site of a thriller, as four teams finished within a question of the lead. The Young the Old and the Restless held off Badger Tsunami in the end, 99-97. Philly Hardcore finished with 96, and Dork Sided with 94.
Things were a little tight at the Bards as well, as the Sofa Kingdom erased a 7 point deficit going into the final round to edge Narkotizing Dysfunktion, 100-95. The Western Omelette finished 3rd with 92.
No close calls at the Vous on Wednesday, as a Jams team at full strength blew away the competition with an impressive 111. 1022 finished 2nd with 101.
An old favorite pulled off the win at the Black Sheep, as the WTF defeated Trying is the First Step Towards Failure, 97-90. They did so despite only playing with two players, the Big Bopper and Eisenstein. It was a huge win for this team, which won it’s first JGT quizzo match way back in 2003. The Satan’s Minions went down hard in the “1997: The Year in Music” Round and finsihed with an 85.
Bounty time at the Good Dog on Thursday. The Axis of Evil Knieval came before 7 p.m., and couldn’t sit down because the place was already packed. But the Sofa Kingdom made it on time and edged MAGMA, 93-92, to take home the gift certificate and the extra $20.
Good thing for them that Axis wasn’t allowed in the door. Taking out their frustration at the Bards, the Evil Knievals put on a clinic, knocking off Speak Up Johnny 110-104. The Western Omelette finished 3rd with 92.