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Be Well Philly

I Tried It: Learning to Row at Penn Athletic Club

     Listen to the audio edition here: Tell someone you are learning to row in your forties, and odds are they’ll say something like, […]

The Philadelphia Citizen

Springsteen in Philly: The Boss Shows the Way

For a decade, political leaders and media elites haven’t known how to respond to Trumpism. Last week in a South Philly patriotic tent show revival, […]

tiny table wine tour
Restaurants

I Tried It: Philly’s New Wine Tour

       Listen to the audio edition here: When most people think about wine regions, they likely conjure the rolling hills of Tuscany, the […]

Bar Tacconelli
Restaurants

Tacconelli’s Just Built the Ultimate Cocktail Oasis

Sitting inside the Art Deco-and-brickwork dining room at Bar Tacconelli in Maple Shade, it’s hard to believe you’re drinking in a New Jersey strip mall. […]

Concordance Ferments
Restaurants

The Best Pub in Montco Is Overlooking a Wawa

       Listen to the audio edition here: Back when I was cooking food for a living rather than writing about it, a chef […]

Restaurants

Inside Stephen Starr’s $20 Million Roman Holiday

Editor’s note: This story went to press before the 100-layer lasagna was removed from Borromini’s menu. First, we have to talk about the lasagna at […]

Be Well Philly

I Tried It: Can a Spa Fix Your Sleep?

       Listen to the audio edition here: I’ve always had high sleep needs. That means I function best on 10 to 11 hours […]

Restaurants

Bomb Bomb Bar Is a Masterclass in South Philly Nostalgia

It was the plastic covers on the tables in the back room at Joey Baldino’s new/old Bomb Bomb Bar that sold me on the beauty […]

Restaurants

This Small Philly Spot Has Achieved Burger Perfection

There are very few hard-and-fast rules in the restaurant industry, but one of them — a kind of primal law on which success can truly […]

Be Well Philly

I Had Never Gotten a Facial — And Then I Got the All-Star Treatment

Listen to the audio edition here: For decades I’ve adhered to a very strict skincare routine. Every night, just before bed, I stand in front […]

Be Well Philly

I Tried It: Screaming Out My Stress

Listen to the audio edition here: I’m standing on a snow-covered bridge over a river in the middle of a Downingtown park with three people […]

Things to Do

Here’s Our Official Review of Philly’s Brand-New Ministry of Awe

Listen to the audio edition here: “Located in an abandoned historical bank, this place has everything: murals, forgery, a disassociating ballerina, secret passages, your own […]

Restaurants

How This Philly Chef Is Proving Snails Are a Real Greek Classic

Welcome to Just One Dish, a Foobooz series that looks at an outstanding item on a Philly restaurant’s menu — the story behind the dish, […]

Restaurants

The $59 Pancake Philly Is Obsessed With

Welcome to Just One Dish, a Foobooz series that looks at an outstanding item on a Philly restaurant’s menu — the story behind the dish, […]

Restaurants

Savor Khinkali by Candlelight at Philly’s Most Evocative Georgian Restaurant

The bar at Kinto is empty on a Thursday night, but that’s not strange. It’s a BYO — no liquor license, no cocktails or glasses […]