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The Good Life: Bright Ideas

Our latest twin obsession: Anthropologie's sunny white-on-yellow sculpted bath towels, and a similarly white-on-yellow Our latest twin obsession: Anthropologie's sunny white-on-yellow sculpted bath towels, and […]

City Life

The Good Life: Link Up

Three things that make guys stylish Three things that make guys stylish: 1. A nice watch (your cell doesn’t count). 2. Clean white undershirts (old […]

City Life

A.C. Now: Hey, Make Me Over

La Mer. Chanel. Bobbi Brown. La Prairie. The products at The Pier's Cos Bar are bar none. (Pun totally intended.) Still, it's the shop's staffers […]

City Life

Taste: Spirits: What to Drink: Fra Guerau Montsant Tinto 2004

If you’ve never heard of Montsant, take note — this region near Barcelona is one of Spain’s best sources of value for the dollar. The […]

Restaurants

Quick Bites

Jose Garces’ Tinto is scheduled to open a week from today on March 15th. Garces’ big Mexican restaurant is looking at the summer of 2008, […]

City Life

Bridal Bouquet: Truly Yours

Your wedding day is one of the most personal days of your life. To make sure that what adorns your ears, neck and hair are […]

City Life

A&E: Caroline, or Change

Tony Kushner’s Olivier-winning musical opens at the Arden Note to self: The shortcut to making a play as conflict-driven as possible is to simply have […]

Restaurants

Wednesday Night

In Pursuit Of Ale, the women’s beer club is checking out ZoT, between Front and Second on Lombard Street, which is celebrating its official Grand […]

Restaurants

New York Times Looks At LaBan Libel Case

The New York Times looks at the case of Chops and Craig LaBan of the Inquirer. THE review, published last month in The Philadelphia Inquirer, […]

Restaurants

GQ Says Eat Late At Fork And Snackbar

Blogalicious reports the latest issue of GQ gives nods to two Philadelphia restaurants in their article, “A Man’s Gotta Eat (Very Late).” Fork and Snackbar […]

Restaurants

Whole Different Meaning To Whole Foods

Gridskipper produces a guide to where to eat whole animals in Philadelphia. Among the highlights, the whole goat at Vetri, whole pig at Amada, whole […]

Restaurants

Obama Stinks?

Vermont cheesemakers Lazy Lady Farm have named a cheese for Barick Obama, and it’s a stinker. Tremendously stinky washed-rind cow’s milk cheese cheekily named after […]

Restaurants

La Bohème

Kirsten Henri visits the new La Bohème near Graduate Hospital and gives us one piece of advise, “stick with the seafood.” Warm wild mushrooms chopped […]

Restaurants

The Washington Post Looks At Philly BYOs

The Washington Post takes a look at how Philadelphia’s BYO revolution has energized the city’s dining scene. Included are money quotes from Craig LaBan, David […]

Restaurants

Tonight, Free Chimay

The Foodery at 2nd and Poplar will be giving away samples of Chimay this evening between 5 and 7 PM. Or if you live near […]