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FeelGood Open Call: Meet the Winners!
Several months ago we collaborated with FeelGood, a student-powered business organization working to end world hunger. We had an open call for visual responses to FeelGood related themes (including ending ... Read More
Charles Hires: The Man, The Myth, The Creator of Root Beer
"Root beer ... has been my favorite since childhood. I've since swilled many different brands and none can come close to my Aunt Mary's recipe. Her luscious homemade concoction, served ... Read More
Wallpaper Straight out of the 18th and 19th Centuries
Google "wallpaper" and you're bound to turn up more than 100 million results--most of them undoubtedly offering desktop wallpapers or hocking legit wallpapers, but ones produced cheaply, by machine, and ... Read More
TOMORROW: Maxim’s Taste of Philadelphia
Head out to Derek's in Manayunk tomorrow (Wednesday) night at 7pm for an impressive array of local cuisine. You'll be in good hands with executive chef Derek Davis at the ... Read More
FARMERS MARKET FINDS: Homemade Root Beer on Rittenhouse!
While browsing the farm stands that line the north side of Rittenhouse every Saturday, I stumbled upon some homemade root beer! You can't do much better than homemade Pennsylvania Dutch ... Read More
FARMERS MARKET FINDS: Mint Tea and Mini Shoofly Pie!
While we can't all be as fortunate as Robin, all hope is not lost. We can still enjoy farm-fresh veggies, even in the city. It's still open-air market season after ... Read More
The G20 Summit and ROOT Hit Pittsburgh!
Pittsburgh may forever be known as The Steel City, but who says that’s necessarily a bad thing? Steel is strong, persevering, and a foundation for many great structures—just like Pittsburgh ... Read More
ROOT and Gettysburg: PA’s Next Power Couple
Not since Philadelphia's favorite Ben Franklin impersonator, Ralph Archibald, wed Betsy Ross impersonator Linda Wilde has the fair state of Pennsylvania witnessed the marriage of such a historical power couple. That's ... Read More
Philadelphia and Its Manufactures Lecture Madness!!
Jacob Hellman and Philip Taylor drew perhaps the most impressive crowd the store has seen thus far last Thursday! Photographer Jacob Hellman took the mic first, leading the ROOT-sipping audience through ... Read More
Is there anything better than a refreshing Root Cocktail? Probably not, but ribs are a close second! So why not enjoy both classic American creations at A Full Plate's third ... Read More
MONDAY: Fall Veggie Garden Workshop!
This Monday from 6:30 to 8pm, horticulturalist Sally McCabe will be talking city gardens--more specifically, fall-vegetable city gardens. So come out to Philadelphia Community College and learn about plant selection, ... Read More
PA Dutch Festival: Come and Gone
Beautiful weather arrived alongside the horses and buggies last Thursday for the 20th annual Pennsylvania Dutch Festival. While farm animals and bluegrass music filled the 1100 block of Arch Street, ... Read More
VIDEO: ROOT Cocktail Competition at Silk City!
By now you've met the victor and her winning recipe as well as the thirteen delicious also-rans. You've probably also seen the photos. Now check out the video from our ... Read More
SATURDAY: Lancaster County Comes to Philly!!
Gone are the days when one would need to make the hour-and-a-half drive to Pennsylvania Dutch Country to pick up authentic handmade quilts, wooden toys, and shoofly pie. Well, gone ... Read More
A ROOT Cocktail Champion is Crowned!
After a grueling hours-long battle under the stars at Silk City’s outdoor garden last night, a sole ROOT Cocktail Champion finally emerged: Kate Loeb from the recently reopened Oyster House. Judges ... Read More
If a rich history is an indicator of authenticity and originality, then, much like ROOT, The Church Brew Works has a tale worth many a retelling. Before emerging as one of ... Read More
Looking for love? Companionship? Tasty ROOT cocktails and engaging conversation? While we can't help you with the first two, we can certainly point you toward the third. But you don't ... Read More
Sound in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
Professor David Suisman drew quite a crowd to the store Tuesday night for his lecture on sound in the age of mechanical reproduction. While listeners sipped ROOT cocktails, Dr. Suisman ... Read More
Daniel Stern To Tackle Pennsylvania Dutch Cuisine
As former executive chef at Le Bec Fin and chef/owner of Gayle, Daniel Stern's already seen his share of success in the city of brotherly love. Now he's making headlines ... Read More
Looking for a handmade soap that has a beautiful bouquet and won't dry out your skin? Search no more! Our new AITA soaps--in ROOT and citrus scents--are just what you ... Read More
ROOT may be hard to find in stores, but Northern Liberties’ Standard Tap is now offering $5 shots. If that doesn't strike your fancy (understandable, it's only Monday) then ask ... Read More
Join us this Saturday at Rum Bar for an 80s Dance Party and the first ROOT drink special ever! They'll be featuring six 80s-themed cocktails, including the DeLorean--a drink made ... Read More
60th Annual Kutztown Folk Festival
You have until Sunday to visit America’s oldest continuously operated folklife festival! With everything from 19th century crafts and foods to historical reenactments and authentic American Folk music, the Kutztown Folk ... Read More
Louise Naunton Morgan is a recent design/illustration graduate who "believes we are losing the essence of human production and craft to the machine." To combat the resulting "soulless utilitarianism," Louise ... Read More
ROOT Gets Prime Placement at 5th and Delancey
Remember this morning, when I wrote those detailed instructions on where to find a bottle of ROOT? Well the Wine & Spirits at 5th and Delancey made things a whole ... Read More
ROOT on Shelves but Disappearing Quickly!
A week has now passed since ROOT hit stores, and it’s been disappearing off shelves as quickly as its predecessor did during the Temperance movement. We’ve been getting flooded with calls ... Read More
The second annual MojitoFEST saw G Lounge packed with mojito experts and aficionados last Wednesday night. While most vendors and Mojito-Olympics contestants were serving up tantalizing twists on the classic ... Read More
Art in the Age’s ROOT is now available in PA liquor stores and fine drinking establishments! The first truly authentic American liqueur since the pre-Prohibition era, ROOT is a certified organic ... Read More
Alright, I need to begin with an admission. While sitting in the Thomas Paine panel discussion last Monday, what most struck me was how little I knew—and, actually, still do ... Read More
Come Visit Art in the Age at the Headhouse Farmer’s Market
Don't fret if you missed out on sampling Wild Flour Bakery's delicious spiced raisin quickbread with ROOT-marinated raisins last time around. You'll have another chance this Sunday! We'll be at ... Read More
"Society is produced by our wants, and government by wickedness; the former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining our vices. The one encourages ... Read More
Forbidden ROOT and ROOT Miner and Shoo Fly Pie, Oh My!
Local press were recently treated to an evening of tasty new offerings at the store. Nick, the mixological maestro from Apothecary, debuted three new drinks: Forbidden ROOT, ROOT Miner, and ... Read More
SAVE FAIRMOUNT: Prevent Sales and Development of Our Parks
On May 7th Councilwoman Joan Krajewski introduced a bill that would have opened Fairmount Park to private real estate developers. Though since withdrawn, Councilwoman Krajewski’s bill has raised some serious ... Read More
Bars and Restaurants Serving ROOT - Updated!
ROOT is now available at a slew of local watering holes! That's great news, to be sure, but nobody should be deprived of the first authentic American liqueur since the ... Read More
