Of Doughnuts and Beer: Fasnachts at Brauhaus Schmitz
While people of German ancestry across Pennsylvania from Reading to Lebanon to Lancaster county go nuts for the pre-Lenten treat known as fasnachts (German for the night before the fast), […]
Author Archives: Brion Shreffler
A Moveable Feast: La Panarda at Le Virtú. 40 Courses, 9 1/2 Hours of Abruzzo Via South Philly.
Friday Dec. 14th I watch as Chef Joe Cicala of Le Virtú methodically breaks down a 30lb suckling pig in roughly 20 minutes. Neat, arcing slices around the limbs are […]
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