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Cafe Estelle

Adam Erace visits Cafe Estelle, located between Old City and Northern Liberties on the ground floor of a loft building and run by a local […]

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¡Cuba! In Chestnut Hill

Elisa Ludwig visits Chestnut Hill’s Cuban restaurant ¡Cuba! and enjoys the homespun, soul-pleasing cooking.” ¡Cuba! really hits its stride with a sort of Creole combo […]

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Kanella Makes Refreshing Debut

Adam Erace enjoys Kanella, the Cypriot BYOB that has made quite the debut at 10th and Spruce. [Chef/owner Konstantinos] Pitsillides, former chef of Meze in […]

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LaBan Discovers Shore Perfection

As is the tradition every summer, Craig LaBan takes a look at the Jersey Shore dining scene, this year he finds the ultimate oyster at […]

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Quahog’s Seafood Shack

Adam Erace has nothing bad to say about Quahog’s Seafood Shack in Stone Harbor, a seafood restaurant with a conscience. This isn’t the place for […]

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Ethiopian At Kaffa Crossing

Craig LaBan discovers a coffee shop where home-spun Ethiopian food is the star. Kaffa Crossing in West Philadelphia is a hit for the 7,000 Ethiopians […]

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Indian Buffet To Brag About

Trey Popp visits New Delhi in West Philadelphia which has recently been redone and can’t say enough good things about the lunch buffet. Unlimited naan […]

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Time

This week, City Paper’s Elisa Ludwig spends some time at Time finding that only about half the time that things arein sync. Sometimes, though, the […]

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Wheat Beer Festival At SPTR

Saturday marks the third annual Wheat Beer Festival at South Philadelphia Taproom. There will be over 30 varieties of wheat beer on draft, each for […]

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Reviewing Union Gourmet

Adam Erace tries out Union Gourmet Market & Cafe and finds a tale of two settings. As a lunchtime market Union Gourmet is a series […]

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Les Bons Temps Coming Together

Despite a few missteps Trey Popp says Les Bons Temps is off to “an admirable start.” The food is right out of Louisiana Creole country […]

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Time Stumbles

Adam Erace has nary a nice thing to say about Time, the successor to Ludwig’s on Sansom Street. The cumbersome country club-inspired menu executed by […]

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Asian Fusion Lounge Gets Two Bells

Craig LaBan discovers that Asian Fusion still has some life left, especially in the hands of Pearl’s Chef Ari Weiswasser. Not that Pearl’s “pan-Asian” concept […]

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Daily News At Les Bons Temps

The Daily News checks out Les Bons Temps and gives the newish Creole spot 2 1/2 forks, that means they like it. A taste of […]

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Gleeful At Memphis Taproom

Elisa Ludwig drinks and dines at the Memphis Taproom and certainly has a better time of it than Adam Erace of Philadelphia Weekly. Chef Jesse […]