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A Locally Grown Partnership

By On April 25, 2009 · 2 Comments

Now that it’s up and running, it seems so natural. Two names – Delaware Valley College and Shady Brook Farm - both a part of Bucks County agricultural history.

The official opening of The Market by Shady Brook Farm at Delaware Valley College , or “The Market” for short, was [...]

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Doylestown Farmers' Market Now Open

By On April 16, 2009 · 1 Comment

It’s spring! Forget that frost we had last night. It’s warm today, and getting warmer tomorrow. And the forecast for Saturday is “abundant sunshine” with a high temperature of 73 degrees. So get out there, grab a cup of joe and a bagel from The Bagel Barrel, and visit the [...]

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Beer and Cheese – Perfect Together

By On April 3, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The Doylestown specialty food store and caterer,  Côté & Co., is sponsoring an Artisanal Beer & Cheese Tasting on Friday, April 24th at 7:30 pm [NOTE: Date change] at their store on 800 North Easton Road. Andy Jarin of B&B Beverages will explain the unique qualities of each artisanal beer selection and [...]

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Delaware Valley College Market Reopens

By On March 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Just in time for Spring, the Del Val Farm Market has reopened its doors. The Market by Shady Brook Farm at Delaware Valley College will have its grand opening this weekend, Saturday, April 4th and Sunday, April 5th, with fun activities for kids and product samples for all visitors.

Shady Brook [...]

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Focused on Burgers

By On March 28, 2009 · 3 Comments

I’ve always had this thing about focus. When I have my midlife crisis, it might be about starting a business that makes, say, stair risers, or nothing but chocolate ice cream. I’m not sure what it is that attracts me to that kind of thing – maybe I’ve been following too many people on Twitter [...]

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Soup and seafood in Doylestown

By On March 8, 2009 · 1 Comment

The Pennsylvania Soup and Seafood House is an unlikely name for a restaurant knitted into the miniature and upscale mall that is the Main Street Market Place at 22 South Main Street. That, at least, was my wrongheaded knee-jerk reaction when Lynne suggested we try it on a bitterly cold Monday lunchtime. Truth is, [...]

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Beyond Foodie

By On February 22, 2009 · 3 Comments

I remember a piece Elaine Tait, the former food critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer, wrote 15 or more years ago. She predicted that in the year 2000, people who cook for themselves would become minor celebrities. Amidst all the convenience foods popping up in supermarkets in the 1990s, Tait saw the demise of home cooking. [...]

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Greens in Winter

By On February 19, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Sitting around the kitchen table, nibbling away on Super Bowl Sunday, a friend shared her desire for fresh, local produce… in winter. “Now?” we said, glancing out the window at the frozen snow. “In Bucks County?”

Not so many years ago, you couldn’t get decent produce in winter. Then they started shipping stuff from Chile [...]

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Home Again at the Cross Keys Diner

By On December 28, 2008 · 8 Comments

When the Cross Keys Diner in Doylestown went dark last summer, its regulars were shaken. So abrupt had been the closing, people couldn’t help but worry about the owners, Steve Auslander and Ann Boyer, though they’d promised things would return to normal soon.

As the weeks then months passed, thoughts turned more selfish. How could [...]

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Del Val Farm Market Update

By On December 21, 2008 · Leave a Comment

A recent piece in the Intelligencer tells us the farm market formerly run by Delaware Valley College may reopen this spring, to be run by the owners of Shady Brook Farm in Lower Makefield. This is great news for folks around Doylestown. The “new” farm market is a beautiful facility, and the folks at [...]

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Where everyone knows your name

By On December 19, 2008 · 1 Comment

What is it about walking into a bar or restaurant where they know your name? Am I dating myself, by referring to the old refrain from Cheers? Perhaps. But now that I’m older, I do think it captures something.

Our grandparents, and even parents, grew up in tight communities. Family and friends were close by – [...]

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Smokin' Lil's on a Cold Night

By On December 7, 2008 · Leave a Comment

In Bucks County, good barbecue is hard to come by. It seems like every restaurant around advertises its awesome ribs but, truth be told, most of the racks we’ve tasted are more about boiled pork and bottled sauce than real barbecue. So, the places that make a real effort are worth paying attention to: The [...]

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An Old Friend Comes Back

By On November 27, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Driving down Swamp Road in Doylestown yesterday, we saw the Cross Keys Diner is open again. This is good news.

Until it closed suddenly early this summer, the Cross Keys was one of our favorite places. The food was good, the waitresses got to know you quickly, the crowd of regulars was cordial, and we [...]

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Good food cheap

By On November 11, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Shoppers are cutting out luxuries, scaling back on dinners out, and cooking at home again. Fortunately, there’s a silver lining in the timing of this recent market meltdown:It coincides with the start of soup season. Keith Blalock, the chef and co-owner of Pennsylvania Soup & Seafood House in Doylestown, takes the Courier-Times’ Betty Cichy shopping [...]

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