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HughE Dillon: Celebrating the Fourth

The John Cougar Mellencamp lyrics “Well I was born in a small town…” resonate with me as I grew up in the small town of Audubon, […]

Be Well Philly

FROM THE MAG: Heavenly Bodies

In a city of great cheesesteaks and better craft beer, it can be tough to look good naked. But it’s never too late to try. […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Bride-to-Be Blogger Danielle: Lifelong Investments (Our Pictures!)

Ironically, most brides — myself included — spend the majority of our time planning the wedding details that don’t last after the day is done. […]

Restaurants

Drinking the City In From Above

Photo by damonabnormal After a 4th of July weekend that featured plenty of time on roof decks it seems appropriate that Table Matters’ Emily Callaghan […]

Restaurants

Rev Up Your Appetite at Alba

For the Italians, happy hour serves a purpose beyond unwinding after work. It is, of course, about eating (well, in this case, preparing to eat). […]

Restaurants

South Indian Summer Vegetable Thali at Bindi

Tonight, Bindi’s $20 Thali menu features summer vegetables, keep it vegetarian or add your choice of meat  or fish. A thali is a complete meal […]

City Life

Nutter Gets Booed

Are You Ready for 100+? It’s going to be hot. Really hot. Really really hot. So hot summer school will get out early, and PECO […]

Restaurants

Watermelon, Barbecue, and Bluegrass

Percy Street Barbecue — the South Street smokehouse by Chef-owner Erin O’Shea — is celebrating America’s birthday with an old-fashioned Texan barbecue. The focus is […]

Restaurants

Chicago Tribune Finds Philly Food Friendly

We’ll glaze over the fans behaving badly and the cheesesteak references in this Chicago Tribune article and focus on the parts where food critic Phil […]

The Scene

HughE Dillon: Michael Solomonov Hosts a Foodie Exchange

To kick off the July 4th weekend, Chef Michael Solomonov hosted a Down the Shore party at Zahav with a lot of his chef friends […]

Restaurants

Yards Goes to England

Here’s a cool Independence Day story for you. Yards Brewing’s General Washington Tavern Porter, Thomas Jefferson Tavern Porter Ale as well as their ESA, IPA, […]

Restaurants

What To Eat This Weekend: Blueberries

Over the Fourth of July weekend, we’re craving blueberries. The tart, juicy berries will undoubtedly be popping up in many a red-white-and-blue-themed dish at patriotic […]

City Life

Night-Night for M. Night?

“An Agonizing Experience.” Reviews are flooding in like Deepwater Horizon oil for M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender. Of course, the last time critics said […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Bride-to-be Blogger Leslie: Maid of Honoring

This past weekend I had the great honor of being the maid of honor at my best friend’s wedding, down in Virginia. This was a […]

Restaurants

University City Dining Days Starts July 15th

A big thanks to all our sponsors and especially to University City Dining Days. The West Philadelphia restaurant week runs from July 15th to the […]