What is ‘Pink Slime’?
First it was ‘school choice’ and now it’s school lunch flesh choice. The federal government is giving school districts across the country the option to choose 95 percent lean beef that contains a filler known to some as ‘pink slime’ or a fattier beef that contains none of it. The Philadelphia School District is currently weighing its options—on the...
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The Day the Burgers Died
We are sad to report that an overnight fire has forced our burger-joint neighbor, 500 Degrees, to close up shop for a few days. It must have been quite a fire since the glass doors look like they got caught up in a drive-by. 500 Degrees, which opened in March on Sansom near 15th, served up made-to-order burgers, fries (not just any old potato sticks but truffle...
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