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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. […]

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Zeppoli: 100 Decibels; 2 Bells

Craig LaBan enjoyed his dinner if not the din at Collingswood’s Zeppoli. A baked orata with crispy potatoes gilded by slow-cooked artichokes and caper berries, […]

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Mini Trini Standing Out at Love Park

Brian Freedman is a big fan of  Mini Trini, the Caribbean food truck that usually parks at Love Park. It’s clear, from first bite, that […]

Restaurants

Two Bells for Circles

Craig LaBan explores Newbold’s Circles and finds that the modest Thai restaurant might just be tops of our Thai restaurant heap. I especially loved the […]

Restaurants

Food Impresses at Loco Pez

We’ve had Loco Pez on our list since it opened but Adam Erace’s descriptions of the nachos and tacos has us moving the Fishtown bar […]

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Cooking The Books: New Cookbooks from Vetri and Vongerichten

There are two kinds of cookbooks: the ones best read beginning to end, and the ones that make more sense in the other direction. (This […]

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Two Bells for Manayunk’s Gemelli on Main

Craig LaBan checks out Clark Gilbert’s latest stop, Gemelli on Main. The talented chef is on to his tenth restaurant in 16 years, this one […]

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Amuses and Dinosaur Soup at Marigold Kitchen

Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to give an old favorite a new chance. That was the case with Trey Popp and Marigold Kitchen. […]

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Fishtown’s Soup Kitchen Provides Lunchtime Thrills

Trey Popp calls Fishtown’s Soup Kitchen the best thing to happen to lunch all year. Soup Kitchen’s sandwiches are two- and three-day productions. The pulled […]

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Twisted Tail Needs To Straighten Out the Food

Trey Popp enjoys the good music and the great drinks at The Twisted Tail, the food, well not as much. The kitchen’s emphasis is on […]

Restaurants

Pitruco Turning Out Some Quality Pizzas

We didn’t know what a portmanteau was but we had figured out that Pitruco was a combination of pizza truck and company. We dig the […]

City Life

The Revisit: Marigold Kitchen

The last time my wife and I ate at Marigold Kitchen, the walls glowed deep yellow, cornbread buttressed stewed collards and shaved country ham, and […]

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Inspired by A.kitchen

Tim McGinnis seeks refuge from negativity and gimmickry in Bryan Sikora’s impressive a.kitchen. The Meat category introduced me to my soul mate of a dish, […]

City Life

Restaurant Review: Soup Kitchen

It’s hard to beat getting engaged to an heir to the British throne, but Kate Middleton may not have been 2010’s luckiest fiancée. Ben Bigler’s […]

City Life

Restaurant Review: The Twisted Tail

A nice dinner and a movie is a surefire combo, if you can manage it. Dinner and a play is even better. But if you […]