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Absolutely! Richard put a link to the website in his post, here it is: <a href="http://www.imbibemagazine.com" target="_blank">www.imbibemagazine.com</a> As for getting your hands on a copy of the magazine, you can buy <i>Imbibe</i> at Barnes & Noble, Borders, Tower, select independent bookstores and grocery stores and some beer & wine stores and coffee shops. In Canada, we're available at Chapters and Indigo stores. Siobhan Note: edited so website opens in a new window.

Hi Missmaia, I'm Circulation Manager for <i>Imbibe</i> and just wanted to clear up that we are not affiliated with the restaurant on Hawthorne in SE Portland. <i>Imbibe</i> is a drinks magazine with national scope, but we're published out of Portland, Oregon. We're available on newsstands nationally as of May 1. I hope you check it out and enjoy it. Cheers, Siobhan

Immediately above the body of your first post above, there's a grey bar and oriented from the right side of the screen it says "track this topic, email this topic...". If you choose "track this topic," you can have an email notification sent to you when someone adds a post to this thread. ← Thanks, Lori! I had selected "track this topic" and got the message, "you are already subscribed to this topic." What I didn't realize is that in order to receive emails (which reminds me to come back to eG), I needed to update my account email preferences and choose email notification. Now I should be all set and be a little more active in the forums. Thank you!

Thanks, everyone. I really appreciate the answers and the fact that I don't feel dumb when I'm asking them here (even if they are basic qs). If anyone happens to read this -- how can I check for replies to my posts quickly? I keep having to do a search for each thread to see if there are new replies. Happy Dutch oven cooking! Siobhan

I guess it's largely stews & braises that I wonder about. I don't make them often, because when I read "dutch oven" I usually freeze. What do I use instead? Usually a big sauce pan with a lid. edited to add this: in fact, i wikipedia'ed it and there's an old school picture there, but i'm not even sure i know what a dutch oven looks like today.

i moved to the pacific northwest in july 2004. i am becoming more and more a coffee addict because of all the wonderful roasters and cafés in portland. i get coffee approximately three times a week and i always go for the same, single shot vanilla latté, no additional sugar. nonfat if i feel like tagging that onto the list of specifications. yum. and there's now a bakery in the ground floor of my office building that makes the best i've had!

why are dutch ovens important? am i missing out or messing up (when a recipe calls for a dutch oven) by not having one?

You guys/gals may blow a gasket after reading this, but...... my bro's party has been moved because of a family issue with his wife's family -- nothing conflict-related, actually health-related. So -- his party is now the weekend after our anniversary and we will be in DC for the evening of the anniversary after all. I couldn't have seen this coming -- so I came here for your help. I have been VERY impressed with your generous help, and Katie, maybe we'll come to SB next year -- thank you for being so generous to offer your help to me, a complete stranger! Sorry, folks. I have made a list of your great recommendations and promise to make my way through them when I can. (For simple starters, you better believe I'm heading to Carman's for breakfast soon!) Thanks again for your generous help and for your detailed reviews. I am surely going to become addicted to this site if everyone out there is as nice as yous (a little Philly grammar fun) are. Thanks, Slobhan

Wow! Thanks everyone for the slew of recommendations. I'll have to check out some of the places you mentioned over the weekend via Internet research. To answer some questions that came in: 1. Transportation is not a problem. We have a car or we could take the R8 into the city from my parent's house in Chestnut Hill. So the Yunk (as I affectionately call Manayunk), Society Hill, N. Liberties, etc. are all options. But FYI, we are starting out in Chestnut Hill (thought I'd like to get out of there for the evening) 2. Romantic for me: hmmmm. Don't know if I have a clear definition. I like lowish-lighting, the ability to be able to talk to my date without shouting over any music or other conversational noise. Enough environmental noise and space between our table and others aroond us that we can flirt with each other without the world overhearing. Whether it's a tiny place or a big classy place doesn't really mean much to me. Does that description work for you? I forgot about the prevalance of BYOB places in Philly. Is there a corkage fee for BYOB? In DC, it's a standard $15. Thanks again, all!

Ummmm.... YUM! Ok, given that review I may be looking forward to breakfast more than dinner. Thanks, Holly. I was looking into Astral Plane, too, but saw mixed reviews on Digital City (I think that's where it was). Still may keep it on the possibilities list.

helllloooooooo, eGulleters - Just signed up here after a few days of reading posts and I'm hoping you can help the new girl out. The LONG version (skip directly to "The Question" if so inclined): I live in Alexandria, VA. My husband and I are approaching our first wedding anniversary and had begun planning for a romantic dinner in the DC area. BUT, turns out we won't be in the DC area for our anniversary. Why? B/c my brother is turning 40 in early November and we're having a party for him in Philly. The weekend of the party is ... you guessed it, the same weekend as our anniversary. We think it will be kind of cool to return to Philly for our anniversary since that's where we got married. I grew up in Philly, but I'm not familiar with the current restaurant scene. The Question Where can we go in Philly for a romantic anniversary dinner when our budget (including wine) is about $200? We like pretty much any kind of food. Thanks in advance for any help! slobhan