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Home: Color Theories

Wielding a bold palette, owners of a 19th-century Rittenhouse townhome take historic living personally “If I had to tell you what my dream house would […]

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Good Life: Travel: Caribbean Dispatch: Biras Creek Resort, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands

The water taxi to this ritzy resort gives you the opportunity to tie your Gucci scarf over your hair, Jackie-style. WHY: Because the water taxi […]

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Health: Cocoa Karma

Can you really reach your om-zone with an exotic chocolate treat? There are two types of people in this world: Those who do yoga and […]

Restaurants

Johnny Goodtimes Hamburger Quiz

Johnny Goodtimes did a quizzo round yesterday on hamburgers. He provided the hamburger type, you had to answer with the burger restaurant. How well can […]

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Taste: In Search of … Chili

Forget the vegetarian and white chicken kinds. We’re talking the manly, stick to your ribs stuff On FireFirefighter-owned, firefighter-themed SmokeEaters Pub has (natch) an award-winning […]

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Whose Goose Is Cooked?

Last Saturday night, we were driving by Matyson and saw a huddle of people clustered outside. Not waiting for a table, but chanting at tables. […]

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Health: Cycled, Not Stirred

City Fitness’ new Happy Hour Spin class is the perfect way to start your weekend Instead of consuming hundreds of empty booze calories during Friday […]

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Narnia on the Main Line

It appears that pop culture’s next big thing just might come from … the Main Line? Indeed. Bucks county natives Todd Marrone and Ron Foligno […]

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Cold Weather Cocktails in the Clouds

The weather’s calling for high winds and cooler temperatures tonight, but that’s no reason to stop drinking. Two new cocktails at XIX offer some seasonal […]

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Isn’t Every Week Philly Beer Week?

The calendar of events is up on the official Philly Beer Week site and if you’re a craft beer fan, you might find yourself getting […]

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Highlight: What’s What with… Richie Havens

Nearly 40 years ago, he opened the legendary Woodstock music festival with a fiery performance of eight songs, even though he was only supposed to […]

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Would You Like Salt With That?

Philly is famous for its ‘tude and the Philly hospitality industry is no exception. While we officially have a policy of avoiding establishments where the […]

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It’s Mole & Soup Month

The Bite talks soup today as January is national soup month. Tuesday Legal Sea Foods is giving away cups of chowder. And if you can’t […]

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Extreme Beers, Extremely Local

In an article in the New York Times dining section today, two local brews are awarded the top two positions in an ‘extreme beer’ tasting: […]

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The Weeks Before Restaurant Week

  Will you participate in the upcoming Restaurant Week madness, especially now that the price has gone up to $35? Philadelphia magazine’s Taste Daily blog […]