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Catch a Buzz at PA’s Drexel University’s Academy of Natural Sciences Boozy Botanicals Art Deco-Era Event
Whatever lies behind Door 19 must be more mysterious than anything in the proverbial door numbers one, two or three. Story, photos by Sharon Kozden “Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination.” — John Dewey I suspected that I was in for a wild night at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University‘s Door 19 event, cleverly named Boozy Botanicals. My vivid imagination envisioned scenes straight out of Little Shop of Horrors, all man-eating plants and specialty cocktails infused with the likes of stinging nettles or mugwort, ferns and fronds serving as swizzle sticks. Maybe my previous assignment at the Academy (Xtreme Bugs, featuring…
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Luxe Living Good Food Flats Opens on Drexel University Campus for Healthy Lifestyles
Photos, story by Tyra Gardner Good Food Flats is new student luxury living on the Drexel University campus centered around maintaining Good Food & Healthy Lifestyles. Students in Drexel University’s Hospitality and Sports Management program and University of Pennsylvania can reside in this state of the art off campus housing property. Good Food Flats is located at 4030 Baring Street and was scheduled to open on March 1, 2017. Cross Properties is responsible for bring this new cutting edge and one of the first modular buildings to the city of Philadelphia. What make Good Food Flats so unique are the state of the art commercial kitchens that are throughout this…
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Back to School to Solve the Food and Wine Pairing Puzzle at Drexel’s Center for Hospitality
Story, photos by Dana J. Prophet Most people choose a wine that’s their favorite, suggested by a server or sommelier, or whatever is on sale. What most amateur oenophiles don’t know is that the meal’s components (sauce, protein, sweetness, and/or acidity) will affect the taste of the wine. Hannah Bellemare (formerly Dalälva) teaches lovers of wine the intrinsic properties of how one wine should be enjoyed with what type of food. Hannah is a Gastro-Sommelier who currently runs Dalälva Wine Tastings & Consulting in Philadelphia. More than a flow chart of what works and what doesn’t, students learn that where a wine comes from makes a difference as much as how it vinified. Although you…
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Did You Know? Drexel Has a Culinary School, Bar and Restaurant; Soon to be Remodeled
By Cassie Hepler We’re pretty sure the folks at Drexel hear the same surprised response every time this statement is said out loud. “Drexel has a culinary school,” said Mike Traud, Assistant Clinical Professor and Program Director Hospitality and Tourism Management. “No way!” said Explore Philly at a recent event at Alla Spina for Two Roads Brewery. (And ironically were at Garage on June 6 with 2 Roads Brewing Co. – see how that worked out?) Which lead us to explore what all Drexel University in University City has to offer. Located on the corner of 33rd and Arch at the Paul Peck Building on the 6th floor, this is a building…