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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 […]

Restaurants

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. […]

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. […]

Restaurants

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 […]

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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 […]

Restaurants

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. […]

Restaurants

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 […]