Reviews
The Old-School Excellence of Fork
Trey Popp reviews Fork, the 15-year old dining institution in Old City that, thanks to New York import, Eli Kulp, is suddenly as fresh as […]
Philadelphia Restaurant Review: The Old-School Excellence of Fork
Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason anybody opens a restaurant nowadays is to work it for a year, or maybe six […]
Philadelphia Restaurant Review: The Infamous Pizza Brain
First, a confession. I don’t watch the Today show or CBS This Morning—nor do I read Qantas in-flight magazine or Jeopardy’s Twitter feed—so by the […]
Cheap Eats: Chili Szechuan Brings The Heat To West Philly
“This is the most exciting piece of mail we’ve gotten all year!” So said my wife a few weeks ago, plucking out an oversized menu […]
Where We’re Eating: District 611
The latest town to be graced by a custom-made wood-fired pizza oven, fed by oak and birch, is Riverton, NJ, where three owners (two of […]
Where We’re Eating: Fountain Restaurant – a Classic Reborn
Once upon a time, great restaurants provided great service. But over the years, jackets have been lost, shirttails have come untucked, staffers have become less […]
Matt Moon Out At the St. James
In a move that surprised precisely no one, Matt Moon–opening chef at the St. James–has been let go by partners Michael Schulson and Rob Wasserman. […]
Where We’re Eating: Jake’s and Cooper’s Wine Bar
First there was stuffy Jake’s, where I once dropped more than $100 on a mediocre brunch for two. Then owner Bruce Cooper opened adjacent (and […]
Answering a Higher Calling at Citron and Rose
David Magerman set out to open a kosher Subway. What he got instead was a whole lot better. Trey Popp reviews Citron and Rose. I’d […]
Ouch! No Stars for the Saint James
Trey Popp reviews the Saint James in Ardmore. What was once the culinary hope of the Main Line gets savaged. Gnocchi with braised brisket featured […]
Philadelphia Restaurant Review: The Suburban Sins of the Saint James
The appetizer plates were 45 minutes gone from our table when the manager of the Saint James restaurant leaned over our banquette. His gray suit […]
Philadelphia Restaurant Review: Keeping It Kosher at Citron and Rose
Before he met Michael Solomonov, the James Beard award-winning chef of Zahav, David Magerman wanted to open a kosher Subway franchise. The hedge-fund software developer and […]
Cheap Eats: Deep-Fried Salad At Rangoon
For last month’s issue of Philly Mag I reviewed Fette Sau. I liked it a lot more than I thought I would—but that surprise wasn’t […]
Where We’re Eating: Yanako in Manayunk
If you still think Manayunk is a culinary wasteland, you’re wrong. Oh, there’s plenty of bad. But there’s also Clark Gilbert’s fine Italian destination Gemelli […]
Where We’re Drinking: 1 Tippling Place
When 1 Tippling Pl. made the 2012 Foobooz Top 50 Bars list, even I, curator of that list, raised an eyebrow. But the panel had […]