Mitch Prensky of South Street’s Supper restaurant was once asked to cater a seven-course dinner consisting entirely of vegetables. It’s an understandable request, even from […]
UNTIL TWO YEARS ago, Darren Daulton was best known as the Samson-haired catcher and leader of the 1993 Phillies team that slid, spat and slugged […]
WITH: Summer sausages from Talula’s Table in Kennett Square. DRINK: Artful cold sausages in flavors like brandied duck and curried lamb cry out for a […]
DEAR MR. MAYOR, [sidebar]This is why we’re happy you’re our mayor: On May 12th, the Inquirer ran a story about two 20-something sisters, Kristen and […]
Toast the Fourth of July with a mug of strong golden ale brewed in honor of the Declaration’s author. Philadelphia’s own Yards Brewing Company makes […]
G. Love & Special Sauce, Superhero Brother (Brushfire) On his third studio release in four years, G. Love and his Special Sauce trio have cooked […]
I’M SITTING IN my sunny yellow kitchen, at the cheery vintage enamel-topped table where I’ve served Thanksgiving dinner and rolled out Christmas cookies and had […]
Trading Dreams at Midnight By Diane McKinney-Whetstone (HarperCollins; $24.95) That McKinney-Whetstone’s favorite themes — the complexities of families, bonds between women, loss, healing — have […]
Jersey Shore: Vintage Images of Bygone Days By Emil Salvini(Globe Pequot Press; $18.95) In a breezy follow-up to 2005’s Boardwalk Memories, historian Salvini uses an […]
It’s been years since a Philly-based company has been as inescapable in American life as Comcast. The most thrilling part of the new tower the […]
Demi Moore, Jennifer Aniston, Parker Posey — Center City has looked like Hollywood East lately. And now there’s a new place to stalk celebs, thanks […]
Pressed-tin ceilings, mahogany bars and elaborate cocktails were in vogue when Chick’s opened for business in 1893. Today, the Bella Vista bar is still in […]
Eyebrows went up in 2006 when Le Bec-Fin introduced a less pricey four-course menu for weekday diners. Late last year, when the restaurant cut back […]
Today the Grey Lodge hosts Friday the Firkinteenth®.” And just what the heck is Friday the Firkinteenth®? Well it is of course a nonsensical celebration […]
