Emily Leaman heads for La Calaca Feliz, tries the “Chiquita Margarita” (made with a Splenda simple syrup), and doesn’t immediately spit it out. As a […]

Porcini rigatoni for tonight’s 7-course grand tasting at Ela, in celebration of the restaurant’s 1st anniversary. #HappyBirthdayEla

With all the recent cultural brew ha ha over Prohibition, Philadelphians may wish to further their exploration of the anti-alcohol hysteria that led to the […]

The author, sticking to his diet I’ve recently completed the Taco Challenge at Loco Pez. I ate twenty tacos in about 21 minutes. I didn’t […]

New York’s Brewery Ommegang will be celebrating their new collaboration with Belgium brewer Duvel next week. And how better to celebrate than by drinking (and […]

Carrots with young ginger and garlic from Rotisseur

Over at City Eats, Drew Lazor has assembled a list of 10 up-and-comers in the food business who bear watching–not because they’re sneaky, but because […]

Northern Liberties has a cheesesteak void. The neighborhood, of course, is almost bursting at the seams with awesome restaurants, bars, and breakfast spots, but steak […]

If you’re like us, you read Fast Food Nation when it came out and vowed never to eat non-organic food produced by a large company […]

Yes, it was an international rumble in Rittenhouse Square last night with a USA-vs-Canada, cross-border throwdown that pitted the pride of Detroit, Scott Schroeder (of […]

If you’ve been out to eat in Philly within the past year, you’re aware of Philadelphia’s intense infatuation with swine. South Philly Tap Room and […]

Food Network Casting Call Think you’ve got what it takes to be the next Food Network Star? Well, here’s your chance. Today (November 8th) from […]

Come one come all to the 10th annual Fairmount Fling. The Fairmount neighborhood is celebrating “A Decade of Growth” on November 15th from 6 pm. […]

Now that we’ve had our first snow fall, it seems like an appropriate time to release COOK’s December schedule. As usual, the schedule will be […]

Sharing the limelight with Manayunk makes it pretty difficult for a town like Roxborough to get on the map, figuratively speaking. Sure, Manayunk is oozing […]