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Tashan Gains Another Fan

Brian Freedman is the latest to sing the praises of Tashan. Among the accolades, “intriguing,” “creative” and “well executed.” So much is so good here. […]

Restaurants

Could You Eat Nothing But Tacos for a Month?

Could you eat nothing but tacos for a month? That’s the quest of the gentleman behind monthoftacos.com. He’s promising nothing but tacos for the entire […]

Restaurants

Two Bells for Narberth’s Aperto

Craig LaBan visits Aperto in Narberth. The BYO by John Wolferth, a veteran of Main Line fine dining includes enough hits that Lit achieves a […]

Restaurants

Around the Web: From BYOs to Pakistani Fried Chicken

Foodzings reminds us that The Farm and Fisherman is still rocking it on Pine Street. [Foodzings] Le Gout Friand takes advantage of a pre-Thanksgiving wine […]

Restaurants

A Diner Worth Discovering

Adam Erace shares Mel’s Kitchen with us, a year-old diner that already seems like it has been there forever. When Mel’s finally opened in November, […]

Restaurants

What Could Be at Jasmine Rice

Potential isn’t really what you’re looking for in a meal. Unfortunately for Jasmine Rice, execution left Brian Freedman longing for the meal he could have […]

Restaurants

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 […]

Restaurants

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

Restaurants

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 […]

Restaurants

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 […]