Inqlings: A twist on bakin' cheeseburgers

February 13, 2011|By Michael Klein, Inquirer Columnist
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  • Bernie Parent unmasks the program cover for the Flyers Wives Fight for Lives Carnival in the Comcast Center's food court. With the Hall of Fame goaltender Wednesday were (from left) Doreen Holmgren, wife of general manager Paul Holmgren; Elaine Reese, wife of goalie coach Jeff Reese; and Lisa Hanrahan, wife of assistant general manager Barry Hanrahan. The carnival will be held Feb. 27 at the Wells Fargo Center.
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  • Danny Bonaduce officiates at the marriage of Justin Greenhow and Rebecca Hess. The couple's short-notice wedding was Friday. (See "Get me to the casino on time.")

Being a "fat kid growing up in Philadelphia," says Matt Levin, "I've always loved Tastykake."

Levin, chef-owner of Adsum, a bar-restaurant in Queen Village, was distressed to hear of the bakery's financial woe. "They were once a small business. I'm a small business. I should try to do something to help them out," he said.

And then things got messy.

He is serving Kandy Kake Sliders - burgers made of ground brisket topped with American cheese and a mixture of Sriracha hot sauce and sour-cherry jam and sandwiched between Peanut Butter Kandy Kakes. You got your sweet, you got your salty, you got your sour, you got your bitter. You got your myocardial infarction. Two for 11 bucks. He says he is socking away $1 from each sale and plans to donate the money to the company.

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The recipe followed much trial and error with snack cakes. One attempt, pairing Jelly Krimpets and hot dogs, was an abject failure. "I was using [the Krimpets] as a bun, and I couldn't get it to stay. It kept falling out the backside."

Informed of this new application of the Kandy Kake, Tasty Baking's Jon Silvon e-mailed: "WOW."

Get me to the casino on time

A wedding is actually better with only a week's notice, says Justin Greenhow, 27, of Paoli. He and fiancee Rebecca Hess, 24, of Moorestown, learned Feb. 4 that they had won a ceremony officiated by WYSP's Danny Bonaduce, who is ordained in the Universal Life Church. "We don't even have time to argue about anything," says Greenhow, who is in medical sales.

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