In this edition of Pottstown Foodie: The menu at your local Burger King restaurant will become even hotter Thursday. Dunkin’ distributes scholarship funds to local students. A popular dining newsletter praises Ground Provisions, a Chester County restaurant, as well as Asad’s Hot Chicken. In King of Prussia, Maggiano’s Little Italy presents upgraded cocktails.
Hot, Hot, Hot Burger King Food Debuts Thursday
POTTSTOWN PA – Burger King restaurants on Thursday (July 18, 2024) will roll-out what the chain calls its “all-new fiery menu” of extra-spicy food items.
Available nationwide for a limited time, the menu offers five new selections that vary from entrées to snacking and “spice levels ranging from mild to wild,” it said. Burger King operates locally in Pottstown, Lower Pottsgrove, Phoenixville, Pennsburg, King of Prussia, Norristown, and Reading.
The line-up includes fiery takes on BK’s:
- Strawberry & Sprite, Sprite® soda combined with “a fiery strawberry puree;”
- Mozzarella Fries, fry-shaped sticks filled with mozzarella cheese and peppers, fried until crispy, covered with Calabrian pepper breading, and available in four, eight, and 12 pieces;
- Bacon Whopper, a quarter-pound (before cooking) flame-grilled beef patty with crisp fiery-seasoned bacon, pepper jack cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, and a creamy fiery sauce on a toasted sesame seed bun;
- Chicken Fries, crisp white meat chicken fries marinated with a fiery seasoning, coated in savory garlic and pepper breading, and available in four, eight, and 12 pieces; and
- Bacon Royal Crispy Chicken Sandwich, a crisp white meat breast filet coated with a fiery glaze and topped with fiery-seasoned bacon, pepper jack cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, and creamy fiery sauce on a toasted bun.
Photo provided by Burger King Company LLC
Coffee to Cash: Dunkin’ Gives Grants to Local Scholars
PHILADELPHIA PA – Three local residents are among 20 recipients named Thursday (July 11) in the Dunkin’ of Greater Philadelphia 15th Annual Scholarship awards program. The coffee-and-donuts chain presented high school seniors and college students with $5,000 each in academic scholarships to the schools of their choice.
Winning locally were:
- Michelle Stover of Spring City PA;
- Hope Adedokun of Phoenixville PA; and
- Ella Albright of Perkiomenville PA.
The program focuses on Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, and Kent and New Castle counties in Delaware. It benefits students pursuing a part-time or full-time undergraduate degree. Dunkin’ said winners were selected “based “on their academic records, demonstrated leadership skills, and overall commitment” to schools and local communities.
More than 1,260 students applied for a share of the $100,000 being distributed.
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ChesCo Restaurant Lands on Newsletter’s ‘Philly 15’
WEST CHESTER PA – A Chester County restaurant was named Sunday (July 14) by a widely read regional dining newsletter as one of 15 “new Philadelphia restaurants you need to visit now.”
The restaurant, Ground Provisions in West Chester, was the only selection located in Montgomery, Berks, or Chester counties to make the latest list. Each of nominee on the so-called “Philly 15” were briefly spotlighted in an article published in Foobooz. It’s a newsletter of Philadelphia magazine.
Ground Provisions is located at 1388 Old Wilmington Pike. Its chefs focus on vegan dishes. Foobooz claimed its choice was “best for date night (or) destination dinners outside the city.”
Foobooz described the place as “part country store, part rusticated café complete with organic lattes and marinated olives, and part restaurant where one of the most talented kitchens in the region serves a prix-fixe vegan menu to a handful of customers four nights a week.” The article also praised its seasonal tasting menu.
A Positive Nod for Asad’s Hot Chicken
Of note: the same article also lauded the new Bensalem, Bucks County, location of Asad’s Hot Chicken. It’s “fried chicken tenders (are) served hot, fast, and with minimal complication. Asad’s is cheap. It’s high quality. It’s addictively crisp and spicy,” Foobooz said.
Asad’s, as many Pottstown Borough residents already know, opened another store last month (June) on North Charlotte Street.
Maggiano’s Presents Upgraded ‘Mixologist Collection’
KING OF PRUSSIA PA – Maggiano’s Little Italy, the Italian American restaurant that started in Chicago and operates locally in King of Prussia, has introduced a set of “captivating cocktail presentations and refined ingredients,” it said Wednesday (July 10).
The restaurant’s beverage menu, in part, has “undergone a transformation,” company President Dominique Bertolone said. “Instead of just getting a great drink, guests will now get a full experience as cocktails are served with dramatic table-side presentations.”
Its updated cocktails range in price from $14-$17. They include:
- Smoked Old Fashioned, featuring Knob Creek Rye, Luxardo Maraschino, and bitters with notes of oak added through a smoking process, served over a whiskey ice sphere and presented in a smoke box for unique visual appeal and flavor;
- Pomegranate Martini, combines Absolut Raspberri, Cointreau, pomegranate, cranberry, and fresh sour, shaken and served table-side;
- Rosa Spritz, mixing Malfy Gin Rosa, fresh sour, strawberry, and topped with Mionetto Prosecco Rosé, served in a carafe, poured tableside, and finished with a spritz of rose water; and
- Grand Margarita: featuring Patrón Silver Tequila, Disaronno Amaretto, lime, orange bitters, and topped with Maggiano’s signature house-made Italian foam.
Photo provided by Maggiano’s Little Italy restaurants
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