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A Brilliant Simplicity

Federal Donuts gives the people what they crave Fried chicken and doughnuts? Truly, the greatest ideas are sometimes the simplest. That’s the premise at Federal […]

Restaurants

Zeppoli Makes It Look Easy

The dishes at Zeppoli may appear simple, but Trey Popp finds that chef/owner Joey Baldino manages to make every dish transcendent. Those silken tangles of […]

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Tashan Is Excellent

Sylva Senat and Sanjay Shende have combined to turn Munish Narula’s Tashan into a kitchen that successfully charts a course between India and France. You […]

Restaurants

Fiorino Is Worth Keeping

Craig LaBan declares that long suffering East Falls has a restaurant worth keeping in Franco Faggi’s Fiorino. The 34-seat BYOB has been packing them in […]

Restaurants

Can You Justify Vetri?

Trey Popp is taken back to a simple farmer’s potato patch in Tuscany, even as he drops $650 on dinner at Vetri. Nantucket Bay scallops […]

Restaurants

Swagger and Spice at Tashan

Adam Erace says the food coming from Sylva Senat’s kitchen at Tashan is some of the most exciting to debut all year. Especially impressive when […]

City Life

The Revisit: Vetri

Many years later, as I faced the $650 bill for a dinner date at Vetri, I would remember the distant potato patch in Tuscany where […]

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Tasting Menu at Farmers’ Cabinet

Brian McManus becomes the third Philadelphia Weekly writer to weigh in on Farmers’ Cabinet. Brian Freedman and Tim McGinnis played Good Cop, Bad Cop on […]

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Seriously Accomplished Food on Main Street

There’s no end to praise Brian Freedman heaps on Clark Gilbert’s Gemelli on Main. At his best, Gilbert sends out gems like the mammoth portion […]

City Life

Restaurant Review: Zeppoli

In an era when chefs face off on television to see who can make a meal featuring string cheese, jicama and gingersnaps in each of […]

City Life

Restaurant Review: Tashan

It may take 20 minutes or 20 seconds. It may come out as a gasp of excitement or a groan of discontent. But eventually, every […]

Restaurants

Best Parts of Raw Are Not Raw

Craig LaBan visits Raw Sushi and Sake Lounge on the Piazza at Schmidts and isn’t really thrilled with the restaurant. It sounds like owner Tony […]

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Around the Web: Hitting the New Spots

Photo via Living on the Vedge With all the fall restaurant openings it is tough for even us to keep up, and it’s our job. […]

Restaurants

Food Still Lags at Farmers’ Cabinet

Adam Erace loves the drink program at Farmers’ Cabinet. But he finds that even after two months as chef, Jason Goodman is still working out […]

Restaurants

More Than Just Pizza at Santucci’s

Brian Freedman reviews Santucci’s at 10th and Christian. Unsurprisingly he digs the pizza and finds that the menu is deeper than just the square pie. […]