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My Entertainment
Flash-fried finger-lickin’ chicken
Here, “un-fried” really means flash fried. Flash frying is a high-heat deep-frying technique used to rapidly brown small pieces of quickcooking food such as tiny calamari or small shrimp to avoid overcooking them before the crust browns. Flash flying requires an oil temperature of at least 400°F — which means you have to use an oil with a high smoke point, like grapeseed oil. By poaching the chicken first and then flash frying it, I was able to eliminate 20 grams of fat and at least 250 calories from traditional fried chicken. Because the chicken is already cooked, it only has to spend enough time in the hot oil to brown the crust, which means it absorbs less oil.

Taken from “Now Eat This!” by Rocco DiSpirito.

 
My Entertainment
Take comfort in lighter dishes
As a chef, Rocco DiSpirito knows a thing or two about the transcendent, magical power of a stick of butter. But loading up on the good stuff wasn’t really an option when writing recipes for his new book “Now Eat This!,” a collection of comfort foods that clock in at under 350 calories.
 
New York Going Out
Gallivan is a chef for all seasons
There’s no secret to why Terrence Gallivan of August restaurant is this week’s Hot Chef (um, just look at his picture). But this Virginia-raised chef is nice as well — he won’t even say anything bad about Gordon Ramsay.
 
Philly Arts
Dreaming up life in a ‘Future City’
Gene Coleman has a recurring dream in which he finds himself in a strange city. “I don’t know where this place is, and I don’t think it’s any place that actually exists,” he says. “But it has these fantastic, almost surrealistic architectural qualities to it.”
 
Published 23:54, September the 2nd, 2009
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Fringe shines in a new light

Lucidity Suitcase goes ‘Off the Grid’

Phillips as Milo
 
Phillips as Milo
 
Get there early

Before “Microworld(s),” NYC-based magician Steve Cuiffo will perform his card trick show “Digital Effects.” The show goes on at 7 p.m., and tickets will cost you $15.

 

Chances are, you cynical Philadelphians are a little wary when something is declared “green” at this point. Or, say, when you’re invited to a green theater show co-starring a rubber ducky. Place your fears aside, however, when it comes to Thaddeus Phillips and his Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental — you can trust them and the inherent wackiness that is “Microworld(s) Part 1.”

Part of Philly Fringe, the show tells the story of Milo, a Serbian intellectual obsessed with Nikola Tesla who is determined to go down with his doomed Tokyo apartment building in the company of his BFF plastic duck. This, all without traditional energy.

“I could go outside and do a monologue on a chair, and it would be ‘green,’” reasons Phillips, who also presented the eco-minded works “Flamingo/Winnebago” and “The Melting Bridge” at previous Live Arts festivals. “But we wanted to make it as visual as possible.” The entire show, which takes place at the new Off the Grid venue, will be powered by LED lights, solar panels, and a small generator.

Tesla — who laid the groundwork for a cleaner form of energy than that of his peer Thomas Edison — will be honored throughout the performance. “I think Tesla will make a weird appearance as the Mad Hatter,” predicts Phillips.

‘Microworld(s) Part 1’
Sept. 4-19, 9 p.m.
Off the Grid at The Painted Bride
230 Vine St.
www.livearts-fringe.com

MONICA WEYMOUTH
 
 
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MMMpod
The March MMMpod features conversation and music from Surfer Blood and The Allman Brothers Band (There's a double-bill you're not too likely to see. However, Gregg Allman does mention Hannah Montana!). We also speak with Vampire Weekend and the Dropkick Murphys.
 
 
 
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