DonRocks Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 [This is not something I originally wanted to have in this forum [The Washington, DC Restaurants and Dining Forum], but too many people have chimed in for me to remove it at this point. Go ahead and keep this thread going, and I'll eventually move it to another forum. Please limit the out-of-area stuff until I catch up and figure out what to do with threads like this one. I'm still way behind in membership, populating threads, technical issues, etc. (This site was not supposed to be this big, this soon, and it has blindsided me.) Cheers! Rocks.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC in DC Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 My younger sister lives in Philly and has started sampling the dining scene (now, mostly limited to RW outings, etc). I thought she would really enjoy a community similar to what we have in this website, in terms of the casual get-togethers and happy hours, etc. Would egullet in Philly or chowhound serve this role or is there another organization or website that you would recommend? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Egullet has a strong cadre of serious and passionate restaurant pro's and foodies who really care about the dining scene there. Often times, there are regular contributors from NYC who do roadtrips down to Philly to sample the byob's and such. If she wants information about "local joints" as I would call them, for say a specific neighborhood such as Manyunk, Roxborough or Pennsport then I'd recommend asking on www.phillyblog.com. Generally phillyblog members have the 411 on the local "best of" pizza, byob, Italian, hoagies, cheesesteaks. Generally they are not posting about SS restaurants or Le Bec Fin, but for good ol' good eats I believe she could get some very good pointers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjsadler Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Is there a donrockwell.com equivalent for Philly? (The EG board is fairly uninformative/inactive) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe H Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Is there a donrockwell.com equivalent for Philly? (The EG board is fairly uninformative/inactive) Chowhound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanchai Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Is there a donrockwell.com equivalent for Philly? (The EG board is fairly uninformative/inactive) Really? When we travelled to Philly this summer I found that EG forum very active and informative. Maybe just a hoilday slowdown or has there been a purge there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Really? When we travelled to Philly this summer I found that EG forum very active and informative. Maybe just a hoilday slowdown or has there been a purge there? No. Philly eG'ers are very active...and informative. Now the DC forum......crickets chirping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 I would send a PM to Katie Loeb or herbacidal (Herb Lau) on the Philly eG forum. Both have been super helpful in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted June 20, 2015 Author Share Posted June 20, 2015 I've been told that, with very few exceptions, this website is unique and stands alone when it comes to various cities. I look at others (mouthfuls, LTH, etc.), and just cannot take them very seriously. The titling, for example - that's something I take great pride in, something that takes a lot of my time, and something that nobody else does worth a darn. I would *love* to find another forum like ours, and would write the owner and discuss a potential merger, but I have honestly not found any that are up to my standards. I'm sure that sounds arrogant, but it is the God's truth. There are several things in this world that I do very well, and knowing how to run a forum is one of them - it's 50% intuition, 50% perspiration, and 50% determination to bring joy to other peoples' lives; the ironic thing is that I sometimes need to be somewhat of a prick to do it (and I *hate* that). That said, I enjoy reading Craig LaBan's reviews online on Philly.com. If we can ever find someone qualified to be a Philadelphia Forum Host, one thing I would ask is that LaBan's reviews are linked to whenever he comes out with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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