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Aiming High at R2L

Joy Manning reviews Daniel Stern’s R2L in the May issue of Philadelphia Magazine. She generally finds the recession ignoring menu works for her. [M]ost of […]

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Ballpark Picks

Citizens Bank Park has gotten a huge amount of national praise for its food since its opening. Today Adam Erace provides some home field advantage […]

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What Joy Thinks of R2L

Joy Manning reviews Daniel Stern’s R2L in the magazine’s May issue. Get an early look: “Review: Pie in the Sky”

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Around the Web

Three types of empanada are now on the menu at Restaurant M. CE Phood picks its favorite. [CE Phood] Philly Phoodie likes everything at West […]

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3 Bells for Amis

Craig LaBan wasn’t convinced while dining at Amis during an early scouting mission but when it was time for a formal review, LaBan found Marc […]

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Around the Web: New Spots Edition

Unbreaded chows down on the SHAME burger at the Wishing Well. [Unbreaded] Mac & Cheese skips the hooves and fins at Hoof + Fin but […]

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Street Team Goes in Search of Super Torta

Fans of the Travel Channel’s  No Reservations may recall Anthony Bourdain devouring a humongous torta in San Francisco’s That’s It Market. After a recent visit […]

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Dessert Sounds Best at Maru Global Takoyaki

Adam Erace chows down on the takoyaki balls at Maru Global Takoyaki and finds the sauces to be overbearing but he finds bliss in the […]

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LaBan Blasts Bobby’s Burger Palace

In Craig LaBan’s online chat today he opened things up by blasting the burger at Bobby Flay’s Bobby’s Burger Palace. Check the crushing synopsis after […]

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Amis Pulsing With Vitality

Trey Popp has much more praise for Amis than alt-weekly counterpart Adam Erace did. Popp doesn’t find the price or portions offensive and there is […]

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Zavino Gets Two Bells

Craig LaBan finds the nightly specials to be the real treat at Zavino but what does he say about the pizza? But I’m not on […]

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All But the Portions are Right at Amis

Adam Erace loves the tastes of Amis but he wishes there was just more on the plate. Amis is billed as affordable, and it is—compared […]

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Two Bells for Sampan

Craig LaBan enjoys Sampan despite some sharp criticisms for chef Michael Schulson’s Asian fusion eatery. For every gripe, though, there were more dishes that soared. […]

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It’s the Pasta at Zavino

The ‘za might only rank be third in the list of reasons to head to Zavino. It’s the pasta that has Trey Popp praising. First, […]

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Dashes of Hope at Devil’s Den

Adam Erace is teased by the presence of a James Beard nominated chef in the kitchen at Devil’s Den. There are some misses but also […]