Reviews
Back to Basics: The Ripplewood Reviewed
The narrow bar downstairs is already filling up with locals on a Friday night when I stroll in — late for my reservation after fighting […]
The Expectation Trap: Suraya Reviewed
One of the joys of this gig is being proven wrong, or at least too quick to judge. And at Suraya, I wasn’t expecting much. […]
Philly’s New Australian HIIT Workout Is So Insanely Hard
Look, if I’m going to spend 45 minutes of working out, I want it to be hard. I ain’t got time for some half-hearted, I-barely-broke-a-sweat workout — […]
An Effortless Cool: Cadence Reviewed
The bison tartare was lovely, of course: bloody red in a white bowl, offset by slices of salsify, the yellow dust of egg yolks, beet […]
Playing Favorites: Vista Peru Reviewed
Vista Peru is a potato lover’s paradise. All Peruvian restaurants are, really. They’re places where the potato is taken in strange new directions — used […]
The Zen of Fried Chicken: Redcrest Reviewed
I don’t know what it is about fried chicken that makes it so special, but I know that it is. Maybe it’s because it carries […]
Brave New World: Pizza Gutt Reviewed
I’ve spent a lot of time writing about restaurants, and I’ve never seen a restaurant quite like Pizza Gutt — mostly because it isn’t a […]
Tomorrow’s Breakfast Today: Middle Child Reviewed
Next to me at the counter, two women are talking about dead bodies. It’s only one of the conversations. One of the small groups — […]
Where There’s Smoke: Mike’s BBQ Reviewed
Mike’s walls are the color of raw meat. The color of the smoke line in a perfectly done rib — that fading meridian between just-plain-cooked […]
Twenty Years Later: Vetri Cucina Reviewed
If you’ve done a fair amount of drugs in your life — if sometimes you drink a little too much or engage in any of […]
Ugly On the Inside: Danlu Reviewed
You know what I hate about this place? That it has a roof. I hate that it has four walls and a floor that doesn’t […]
Philadelphia’s New Gym Wants to Get You in Shape in Just 30 Minutes a Day
Here’s one thing I’ve learned in my days test driving lots and lots of workouts: Just because a workout is short, doesn’t mean it’s going […]
Trading Places: Oloroso Reviewed
Oloroso isn’t a tapas place. You might think it is, and it might look like it is, but it isn’t. You may remember Townsend Wentz […]
Intent and Execution: Royal Boucherie Reviewed
Nick Elmi’s Royal Boucherie, his Old City restaurant opened in partnership with bar impresarios Stephen Simons and David Frank, is an undeniably fun place to […]
Love, Philly: The Love Reviewed
On my first night at the Love, I’m sitting there at the bar, and it’s crowded. Loud. Warm from the closeness of the people packing […]