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Sneak Preview: November At Cook

November is the best month of the year. That’s not an opinion, that’s fact. The city looks prettier, the people look nicer, the food even […]

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About Last Night: Junk Food Rumble at COOK

We have done a lot of these Foobooz Open Stove Nights. Almost twenty of them now, by my count. And we’ve had good nights and […]

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About Last Night: And A Happy Rosh Hashanah To All…

Last night was our 16th Open Stove night at COOK. Or maybe our 18th. The amount of drinking that goes on, it’s hard to keep […]

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About Last Night: Not Your Average Joe

So last night was our big, Best of Philly 40th Anniversary Open Stove Masters showdown, pitting Joe Cicala from Le Virtu against Joey Baldino from […]

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Sneak Preview: COOK’s July Schedule

As we do every month, we’re giving you, the wise Foobooz reader, a chance to get ahead of the curve and take an early look […]

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About Last Night: Open Stove Masters, Part 2

So yes–unless you were one of the 20-some people in attendance at COOK last night, you once again missed out on witnessing the most insane […]

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About Last Night: Open Stove “Uno de Mayo” Party

There are a lot of considerations that go into the planning of an Open Stove night. We look at the two chefs, their kitchens, their […]

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Sneak Preview: May At COOK

Now that we’ve just started April, let’s take a peek at May’s schedule of COOK classes, going live Monday at 2 pm. You know, so […]

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About Last Night: Marshmallow Peeps and Moonshine

Last night was another one of our Open Stove Nights at COOK–a night where we brought together incredibly talented chefs from some of the best […]

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Sneak Preview: April At COOK

It’s that time again, folks. The new schedule of COOK classes is going live tomorrow afternoon, but because you are wise and loyal fans of […]

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About Last Night: Bacos and Gummy Bears At Open Stove

Last night, Jamie Wolf of Alma de Cuba and Carmen Cappello from the Moshulu faced off in our own tiny little Kitchen Stadium (otherwise known […]

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Think You Got What It Takes To Triumph At Open Stove?

If so, we’re looking for competitors who think they can work through the stress, the pressure, the heartbreaks and surprises that come from standing up […]

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About Last Night: Open Stove 10 At COOK

Yeah, we did it again. Last night was the 10th installment of our Foobooz Open Stove series at COOK, and we celebrated with booze and […]

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About Last Night: USA vs. Canada At Open Stove IX

Yes, it was an international rumble in Rittenhouse Square last night with a USA-vs-Canada, cross-border throwdown that pitted the pride of Detroit, Scott Schroeder (of […]

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About Last Night: Oh, Bartender…

So last night was out first-ever Open Stove cocktail night–in which we took the Open Stove formula of public competition, secret ingredients, surprise twists and […]