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Ding Feng Tang: Where Dumplings Are the Stars, But Variety Steals the Show

Ding Feng Tang is never really quiet. Slow, sure. On Sunday afternoons and Wednesdays between shifts, maybe. There are days and hours where everything downshifts […]

Restaurants

After a Long-Awaited Return, Can Royal Tavern Reclaim Its Burger Glory?

I was at the Royal Tavern on the second day it really felt like spring in Philly, several months after the place reopened. The day […]

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Gass & Main: The Pinnacle of Middle-Class Fancy

I’ll never forget sitting in my car in a parking lot in Audubon and eating chef Dane DeMarco’s Cowboy Tots for the first time. This […]

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How a Bad Day Led to the Southeast Asian Market’s Best-Selling Lemongrass Cheesesteak

Welcome to Just One Dish, a Foobooz series that looks at an outstanding item on a Philly restaurant’s menu — the story behind the dish, […]

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Relive the Pizza Nights of Your Childhood at This Neighborhood Spot

Every neighborhood deserves a great pizza place, and that’s exactly what Pizza Richmond is: a great pizza place. It’s nothing more than that, but also […]

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I Tried It: Collingswood’s Surprisingly Legal THC Cocktails

It’s been about 30 minutes since I ordered my drink, and I’m starting to feel a little funny. My legs are getting heavy, my perception […]

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The Enduring Simplicity of Fountain Porter’s $6 Burger

Welcome to Just One Dish, a Foobooz series that looks at an outstanding item on a Philly restaurant’s menu — the story behind the dish, […]

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From Mexico to Philadelphia: Cantina La Martina Is a Journey of Flavor

I don’t know where to start but with the thing that everyone talks about: Cantina La Martina exists in a piece of Philly hit hard […]

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This Steakhouse Is More Than Just Beef

Steakhouses are terrible restaurants. At the most basic level, restaurants exist for one of three reasons: as places of comfort, as entertainment, or for convenience. […]

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How Paffuto Is Reimagining a Classic South Jersey Dish

Welcome to Just One Dish, a Foobooz series that looks at an outstanding item on a Philly restaurant’s menu — the story behind the dish, […]

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Inside Brewerytown’s New Off-Leash Dog Restaurant From a Pup’s Perspective

Coconut Aranita is the dog of Philly chefs Kiki Aranita and Ari Miller. As a puppy gourmand and tastemaker, she’s Philly Mag’s expert on all […]

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Philly’s Most Unforgettable Menu Is Also the Most Fleeting

Twice in all my years doing this have I fallen in love with a salad. And I don’t mean liked a salad. I don’t mean […]

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Inside Puttshack, Philly’s New High-Tech Indoor Mini Golf Spot

It’s been almost two years now since the U.K.-based Puttshack announced it was opening a Philly location, taking over 26,000 square feet of the street […]

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In Mount Airy, Toska’s All-Encompassing Menu Is a Crowd-Pleaser

“Explain it to me again?” my wife said. “It’s three Albanian brothers who opened a pizza shop in Mount Airy,” I told her. “They serve […]

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How Cicala Created Philly’s Most Elaborate Antipasto

Welcome to Just One Dish, a Foobooz series that looks at an outstanding item on a Philly restaurant’s menu — the story behind the dish, […]