Year In Review: July

News

• The New York Times goes on a bar crawl of Fishtown, Northern Liberties and Port Richmond.
• Village Whiskey serves up loaded milkshakes and we indulge.
• In July the State loosened its two-hour a day grip on happy hour. Huzzah for the legal four-hour happy hour.
• In July’s Best of Philly issue there was also the triumphant return of the Worst of Philly.
• Back in July we reported on Jose Garces’ expansion into Atlantic City and Arizona.
• Even on the hottest weekend of the summer we found ways to eat like kings.
• Craig LaBan shocked us all with his two-bell review of Talula’s Garden.
• With the heat hitting triple digits we find the one reason to go to Applebees.
• We provide the details for Eater’s Philadelphia Heat Map.
• The first signs of trouble appear for L’Oca’s Luca Garutti as he is arrested following a car accident.
• Honest Tea puts up an unmanned iced tea stand and invites us all to watch what happens.  And what do you know, we’re honest!
• Serafina fails to recognize Cliff Lee and then begs him to come back.
• The Vendy Awards come to Philadelphia and the underdog wins.
• A Jim’s Steaks manager is robbed of $30,000 in a daytime robbery.
• Cheesemongers declared the newest food celebrities.
• We tip Center City lunchers off to the fresher (and cheaper) salads available at Morris’.
• Great grilling tips from Philadelphia’s Top Chefs.

Dish of the Month

Scallop Dishes at the Diving Horse

As good looking as they were delicious.

Quote of the Month

I will have the Gary Larson special… – Commenter DS Nyce regarding this photo

Notable Openings

Avalon Pasta Bistro, Raw at the Piazza, Santucci’s Square Pizza, Sawatdee, Twisted Tail

Notable Closings

Ernesto’s 1521 Cafe, Far From Home Cafe, Gardenia, Horizons, Illuminaire, Philadelphia Belle