Holiday Entertaining and the Soup Wars - The Philadelphia Inquirer in 60 Seconds

by Marisa McClellan, Posted Dec 4th 2008 @ 7:57PM

Keep the budget for your holiday gathering low by hosting an afternoon open house.
While Campbell's and Progresso duke it out, the best soup comes from your own kitchen.
In the this week, the baguettes from Parc, the new Orville Redenbacher popcorn with lime and the roasted nuts from Society Hill Snacks.
Chef Jacques Pepin never makes the same thing twice these days and always turns out excellent, fast, inexpensive food.
The beloved cookbook Ma Gastronomie by Fernand Point has been reissued with a new introduction.
This week, the Rush Hour Gourmet is serving up Hoison Pork Stir Fry.
There's a new sandwich stand carved into Walnut Street's Joe Pesce restaurant called Joe Beef and serves up a monster of a roast turkey sandwich.

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12-05-2008 @12:55AM Foodista said... These are great tips for the holidays. Just a few more weeks till Christmas.

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12-05-2008 @2:45PM Rt said... The article about 'ol Jacques was entertaining. For those whose television experiences don't go back far enuf - you missed out. Not to say that frugal cooking hasn't been around for some time. "The Joy of Cooking" cookbook was a good start. Certainly 'ol Julia carried on the tradition. Where are the 'modern' promoters of frugal cooking?

Try to catch the episode where Julia and Jacques perform on stage for a PBS fundraiser. Just like other co-appearances (all PBS shows, to my knowledge) the banter is worth the price of admission. From omelets to hamburgers the pair could entertain, and teach. Of course fancy dishes are what interested high paying customers, and that is where he made his reputation.

Some others I can remember are Justin Wilson of Louisiana (great jokes) and, pardon me for forgetting, a guy in Pensacola, FL who loved pepper. Basic dishes loved by all.
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