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What's Cooking on 1060: Beers, Spices, and a Strawberry-Themed Street Fest

By Hadas Kuznits

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Yards, the Philadelphia craft brewery, has a new beer club catering mostly to women who enjoy beer.

Yards sales rep Kristin Caine (top photo), who calls herself a "co-conspiritor," says the Lady Birds Beer Club meets the first Wednesday of every month, 6-8pm, at the brewery on North Delaware Avenue.

She recalls the impetus for creating the club:  "It would be great to have a place for women who were interested in beer and interested in palling around while enjoying beer to do different activities together and learn about beer and just appreciate it."

Hear the full "Lady Birds Beer Club" interview (runs 7:15)…

The Manayunk StrEAT Food Festival takes over Main Street on Sunday, April 12th.

Caitlin Maloney, director of marketing and events at the Manayunk Development Corporation, says this huge food-truck festival is expected to attract about 30,000 visitors that day.

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Caitlin Maloney. Photo by Hadas Kuznits)

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"The April event features a theme of strawberries," she tells What's Cooking, "so all the trucks do one item that kind of fits into the strawberry theme.  It makes them be creative."

Hear the full "Manayunk StrEAT Food Fest" interview (runs 6:10)…


The first-ever "Life of Spice" event takes place on Thursday, April 16th, in Old City Philadelphia.

Leslie Stein, director of science communications at the Monell Chemical Senses Center, says this educational event and the hearty reception planned for afterward are scheduled for 5:30-8pm at the Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street.

 

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(Leslie Stein, PhD, at the KYW Newsradio studios. Photo by Hadas Kuznits)

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"This event will cover spices from a multitude of perspectives," she says.  "Following the presentations, which will take about an hour, our guests will move on to a wonderful reception.  We will have an amazing array of food, featuring the spices that were discussed."

Hear the full "Life of Spice" podcast (runs 6:33)…

And for this week, that's "What's Cooking on 1060!"

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