http://www.philly.com/inquirer/online_extras/chats RSS Feed for Inq Online Extras Chat Transcripts en-us Mon, 04 May 2009 17:31:30 GMT http://www.philly.com/inquirer/online_extras/chats/John_Timpane_on_Fox_News_and_the_Obama_Presidency.html http://www.philly.com/inquirer/online_extras/chats/Craig_Laban_chat_transcript_Oct_28_2008.html Good afternoon, my hungry friends, are you still rain-soaked and chilled from last night's bout of World Series Interruptus? On today's Philly food chat, let's warm it up a hearty dose of comfort food. We can dip back into some follow-up reports from last week's discussion on where you watched the games - the winners and the losers. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/online_extras/chats/20080909_Restaurant_Chat__Stephen_Starr_discusses_inspirations__regrets_and_plans.html Inquirer: Craig LaBan's special guest today is Stephen Starr, the man behind many familiar Philadelphia restaurants, including Buddakan, Morimoto, Alma de Cuba, El Vez, The Continental, Barclay Prime, Pod and Tangerine. He's also expanded into New York and Atlantic City. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/online_extras/chats/20080709_Restaurant_chat__Absinthe__gnocchi__cheese_and_more.html Craig LaBan: Good afternoon, my hungry friends, and welcome back to the Philly food chat that puts the sizzle in your summer dining. Sorry about my unexpected absence from the chat last week - I was covering the Fancy Food Show in New York. It's a fun, but overwhelming event, what with five miles of olive oils, cheese, truffled butters, jams, miracle waters and salted caramels lining the Jacob Javitz Center. Still, I found some great things to nibble on, like a chile-spiced pineapple marmalade from Mauritius (made by Poivre d'Or), and some amazingly decadent lobster macaroni and cheeses from the Hancock Goumet Lobster Co. in Maine. One piece of good news there, those mac 'n' cheeses have plummeted in price on the company's website since it won an award at the show, from $48 (for two) to $33.95. Still a splurge for a "frozen" dinner, but that's more like it. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/online_extras/chats/Best_fried_chicken_and_best_milkshakes.html http://www.philly.com/inquirer/online_extras/chats/Restaurant_Chat_Small_plates_and_creature_concerns.html http://www.philly.com/inquirer/online_extras/chats/Eagles_Chat_Anybody_care_about_the_Dallas_game.html http://www.philly.com/inquirer/online_extras/chats/TV_Chat_Writers_strike_repercussions.html http://www.philly.com/inquirer/online_extras/chats/Eagles_Chat_McNabb.html http://www.philly.com/inquirer/online_extras/chats/TV_Chat_Whats_the_best_new_show.html Ellen Gray: Welcome to this week's TV Chat. Lots of people have favorites... VidPro: Hands down, "Chuck" is my new favorite. I started watching as it was the lead-in to "Heroes", but now find myself enjoying "Chuck" more. Yeah, the cast could be thinned down a little, but I love the fact that it doesn't take itself too seriously at all. Jonathan: Very interesting about Chuck. Everybody liked Reaper more at first, but Chuck seems to have progressed much better. Reaper is fun, but it's kind of stuck.