If you are a backyard gardener or steadfast farmers’ market shopper you know that it is time for fresh peas. Once they start coming you have to pick them like… Read More
To market to market …..
From Rittenhouse Square and Headhouse to Collingswood & Westmont and everywhere in between, farmers’ markets are popping up making it easy for us to get fresh local ingredients. For an… Read More
Hooray for May
For those of you who have been patiently waiting…. it’s here! May – the time when local strawberries and asparagus are fresh and plentiful. Farmers markets across the region are… Read More
The 2013 Franklin Institute Awards Ceremony and Dinner
Every April, it’s all hands on deck as the Frog Commissary team prepares for one of the most highly anticipated events of the year: The Franklin Institute Awards Ceremony.… Read More
Science in the kitchen
Chef David demonstrates some Kitchen Science during the annual Science Festival. An induction burner uses an electromagnetic field to create heat for cooking. The burner itself never gets hot. The… Read More
Buongiorno Roma – Steve blogs about his trip to Italy
Campo di’ Fiori, Rome
Tucked in amongst stacks of fresh produce from near and far was a plastic-lined crate of unfamiliar squiggly greens labeled punterelle. Through the wonders of my… Read More
To what purpose, April, do you return again?
The answer is simple – to give us another chance to sample the first fruits of spring! No wonder home gardeners have long waxed poetic about the very first edible… Read More
It started with a little curry…
In 1973 Thai curry was unheard of on the Philadelphia restaurant scene. By 1985 when The Frog Commissary Cookbook was published, the public palate had grown to expect this… Read More
Do you remember when…
…we sold this cookie the way McDonald’s sold burgers: They flew out the door. Since day one at The Commissary, a jar of these cookies sat up front by the… Read More
