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HughE Dillon One-Shot: Jane Pauley at Drexel
Last night at Drexel, the Kal and Lucille Rudman Institute for Entertainment Industry Studies hosted “Drexel Celebrates 60 years of Today” with long-time host Jane […]
How Does Supper Stay Farm-to-Table in the Winter?
“I get asked that all the time, you know?” says Mitch Prensky, chef-owner of Supper and partner (along with the Franklin Mortgage crew) at […]
Restaurant Review: Sbraga
Sbraga 440 South Broad Street 215-735-1913 Two and a half stars. Cuisine: New Americana. Price: Four courses for $45, with optional up-charges for […]
Restaurant Review: Il Pittore
Il Pittore 2025 Sansom Street, 215-391-4900 Three stars. Cuisine: Modern Italian. Entrée prices: $25 to $32. “I may have set myself up,” Chris Painter reckons. […]
Philly’s Boutique Wars
It was, quite literally, a great branding idea. The simple wooden hangers that lined the racks of the bustling Philly boutique had been nondescript: […]
Off the Cuff: February 2012
I keep thinking about a blog post that one of our writers here at Philadelphia magazine recently put up. Victor Fiorillo was riding the trolley […]
Confessions of a Main Line Housewife: Amy Burnham Tells All
Whoosh! A gust of chilly night air sweeps in as the doors open onto the theater lobby on a rainy, bone-chilling night that only […]
Suzanne Roberts Celebrated Her 90th Birthday With Lady Gaga
How does one person (not named Scorsese) win a multitude of lifetime achievement awards? First, it helps if you live to be 90. But […]
Larry Farnese Is the Anti-Vince Fumo
A soaking rainstorm has descended upon Center City, but judging by […]
Philly’s Next Heroin Epidemic
The first thing you notice about the Badlands is the Christmas lights. Most outsiders assume there’s little more to this pocket of West Kensington […]
The Ultimate Philly Weather Forecast
Let’s begin with the Doomsday Scenario. For the record, that’s my phrase, not Katherine Gajewski’s. But as Philadelphia’s director of sustainability starts to talk […]
THE FIRST YEAR: How To Change Your Name
A rose by any other name may still be a rose, but after a wedding, it can take a long wait at the DMV, a […]
Haute-meal: How to Jazz Up Your Morning Oatmeal
Let’s face it: these slushy, arctic mornings offer no incentive to get out of bed. But where weather fails, breakfast prevails—especially if you’re making one […]
Actress Elizabeth Banks Makes Heart Attacks Funny
Heart attacks aren’t usually the kinds of things that make you chuckle. But a short, PSA-style video with actress Elizabeth Banks—who I know best as […]
Craving: Honest Tom’s Breakfast Tacos
I was looking through my iPhone this weekend and came across the above photo and haven’t been able to stop thinking about Honest Tom’s breakfast […]