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Web Original: Beautiful Baubles

Returning from my Hawaiian honeymoon last week was hard. Really hard. Which is why I decided to treat myself to a little “welcome back to […]

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Tonight

A quick look at the Foobooz Calendar displays an embarrassment of riches tonight. Bindi Farmers’ Market dinners, Center City Sips and Tria Cafe’s Boon to […]

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Ticket Alert: The Man Who Knows What You’re Thinking

Marc Salem does not read minds. He reads thoughts, and, yes, there is a difference, as he explains to Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes in […]

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Web Original: Sale in Full Bloom

Things that smell pretty, things that make your face look pretty, things that make your hair look pretty — and hand bags? Is there such […]

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Tonight

The Kyhber is doing $3 Legacy drafts tonight from 5 to 7pm. Three will be 3 varieties available and you get to keep the glass.

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Summer Deal At Davio’s

Davio’s is definitely one of those Philadelphia restaurants that operate just under the radar except when they show up at the Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival […]

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The Greening of Manayunk

THE INDIANS THOUGHT of it first. They settled along the river because the river served a purpose. It was a good place to fish and […]

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Performance Review: Spamalot

The Broadway version of Spamalot won three Tonys. But can the touring edition win over our critic? Spamalot by Eric Idle, from the screenplay for […]

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Du Jour Cafe Menu

This Friday will mark the opening of Du Jour Gourmet Market at the Symphony House on the Avenue of the Arts. Drew Lazor and the […]

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Ticket Alert: Brian Wilson

Mentally complicated musical genius (aren’t they all?) Brian Wilson — the brains behind the Beach Boys when they mattered — comes to Glenside’s Keswick Theatre […]

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Web Original: Critic’s Notebook: South of the Border Soft Drink

Mexico really gets beverages. It’s got margaritas, Coke made with real sugar, those addictive bottles of Jarritos, and, my favorite, horchata. Made from grains (like […]

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Web Original: Fall for “Home”

Yikes. People are starting to think about fall. It’s not just JCPenney’s back-to-school commercial that’s a mini-remake of The Breakfast Club. Eagles games are on […]

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Web Original: Critic’s Notebook: Where I’m Eating

I was excited to hear that Raju Bhattarai, a former executive chef at Tiffin, was opening his own restaurant, Ekta. I drove off to Fishtown […]

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The Betrayal

IT WAS MARCH 2003, and Vince Fumo should have been happy. He was Vince Fumo, after all, and his life had been an epic, unlikely […]

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Web Original: Critic’s Notebook: He’s Back

Few food fans were more bummed than me when local hero Adam Gertler didn’t take the prize during the season finale of The Next Food […]