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Dam Good Cafe

By On July 7, 2011 · 2 Comments

You may have heard about the historic Perkasie Carousel at Menlo Park. Well, there’s another carousel in Perkasie—a restaurant carousel.

The building at 1167 Dublin Pike (Rt. 313) in Perkasie has housed a number of restaurants over the years—the Swiss Chalet, a hoagie joint, and the Back to the ‘50’s [...]

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Bucks Food Calendar: June 4th, 2010

By On June 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Although summer doesn’t officially start until June 21st, can I have a raise of hands that it’s pretty much here? Woo. I hate having the air conditioning on but we have two princesses in the house – my schnauzer and, well, me.

So the weather forecast for this weekend [...]

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CSAs: It’s like having your own farm

By On March 17, 2010 · 8 Comments

As I sit here writing, appropriately in my kitchen, I look out into my backyard and see the buds on the rhododendron. It’s sunny – for a change – and I’m seeing lots of green. I’m quite amazed, in fact, at the amount of green – chartreuse, really – that I see on my neighbors’ [...]

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Maize Restaurant featured in Bucks Co Herald

By On March 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Check out Susan S. Yeske’s article in the Bucks County Herald about Perkasie’s newest restaurant, Maize, sourcing from local farms and producers. Learn more about what local restaurants are doing to bring Bucks County produce and food onto their tables in our recent post.

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Getting local food on the local table

By On February 24, 2010 · 7 Comments

It seems such a simple thing. Here we are in the midst of beautiful, rich farmland, where local farmers are growing delicious vegetables and fruits, raising healthy, tasty livestock and producing cheese, honey and other delicacies. So why don’t we see more of this food on local restaurant tables? The answer is simple … yet [...]

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The Down to Earth Café

By On January 11, 2010 · 3 Comments

by guest blogger Rich Baringer

I had heard about the Down to Earth Café when they opened about 4 months ago, but never stopped in until the other day. I’m sorry that I didn’t go earlier. Located in the Glenwood Shopping Center in Perkasie, you don’t really expect to find a [...]

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Happy at The Perk

By On August 25, 2009 · 2 Comments

by guest blogger Emily Trostle

The Perk, on the corner of Walnut and Main Streets in Perkasie, is a hot-spot to the Sellersville/Perkasie/Hilltown crowd. Built in 1854 as a hotel, the sports posters and photos around the restaurant let diners see into the past of Perkasie. From a baseball manufacturing company [...]

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'Tis the Season

By On April 25, 2009 · 3 Comments

Nope, not talking about Christmas. Throughout Bucks County, May and June will be filled with the opening of seasonal farm markets. Here’s our rundown.

Weekly markets:

Springtown: Wednesdays from 3  to 6 pm, Springtown Firehouse, 1030 Main Street/Route 212 (begins May 6th) New Hope: Thursdays from 3:30  to 7 pm, New Hope-Solebury High [...]

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