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What It’s Like to Send Your Kid to Main Line Etiquette Class

It was a gorgeous fall day in Philadelphia — crisp and clear, the sort of day that puts you in a great mood. Only I […]

Life & Style

7 Room-Refresh Ideas to Steal for Your Own Home

With clever approaches to underused corners, reenvisioned areas, and a whole lot of style, seven local designers provide inspiration for your own home-reno dreams. Kitchen […]

City Life

New Superintendent Tony Watlington Is Here to Transform Philly Schools

Tony Watlington wasn’t naive. He knew about the challenges. “The issues with facilities, asbestos, clean water — none of those surprised me,” he says. These […]

Restaurants

Meet Philly’s New Power Lunch

The power lunch as we knew it is dead. The term may still conjure visions of pinstriped suits and porterhouse steaks in an era when […]

Restaurants

Dear Famous 4th Street Deli, Don’t Ever Change

One of the details I adore about Famous 4th Street deli is how far the dining room juts out into the sidewalk. It leaves just […]

Restaurants

8 Coffee Shops With Standout Lunch Menus

If the coffee shop is your new office, pick one with a standout lunch. Here are eight destinations with solid sustenance (and reliable wi-fi). Homeroom […]

Restaurants

Your Guide to Being Better at Lunch in 2023

Our daily midday meal has completely changed since the pandemic. We used to scarf it down at our desks, grab something with co-workers, or even […]

Restaurants

The Case for a Better Lunch

On vacation last August, while dining with an Italian friend in Ascoli Piceno, I asked if she ever eats lunch at her desk. Milena is […]

Restaurants

The Best Delivery Lunches That Aren’t Boring Salads

Out of food? Out of ideas? These spots will remedy your midday blues and they all deliver.   Masala Kitchen Get this: Kati Roll, $6.15 […]

Restaurants

6 Tips to Elevate Your WFH Lunch

We asked, they answered. Six pros give your sad midday meal a boost with ingredients already stocked in your kitchen. Chris D’Ambro, chef and owner at […]