Chef Douglas Rodriguez is keeping things fresh this summer with some additions to the Alma de Cuba menu. Chorizo sliders, duck empanadas, Alaskan crab salad, […]

The Illadelph turns us on tips us off to to Del Frisco’s “Get Friscy” ad campaign that embraces the restaurant’s reputation for the provocative. Del […]

Grub Street scores an interview with Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board CEO, Joe Conti regarding the PLCB’s wine boutique concept. Also of note in the interview: […]

Can Jose Garces Be the Next Iron Chef? Jose Garces (Amada, Tinto, Distrito, Chifa, and Village Whiskey) will be among the 10 contestants (we will […]

The Bryn Mawr restaurant space that was most recently Carmine’s Creole Café has been rehabbed as Verdad, set to open August 7th. Owner Howard Taylor […]

Michael Klein needs a vacation. He’s on fire! A third Sang Kee is planned for  inside the Sheraton University City which has housed such less […]

Alison Barshak dropped us this cryptic note this morning about lobsters and Alison two. We would like to take a moment to talk to you […]

Tuesday night Meme hosted their Pig Dinner featuring Meme’s own David Katz, Jonathan MacDonald of Pub & Kitchen, Michael Solomonov of Zahav, Pierre Calmels of […]

Jose Garces (Amada, Tinto, Distrito, Chifa and Village Whiskey) will be among the 10 contestants (we will never say chef-testants) competing on The Next Iron Chef, […]

What to do for lunch today? Butcher & Singer figures to be a mob scene again today. Shank’s is an option but is the A/C […]

Beer and politics go front and center tonight as Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., Cambridge Police officer Sgt. James Crowley and President Obama sit […]

Michael Klein reports that Dmitri Chimes is adding a third location to his Dmitri’s empire. The grilled-octopus emporium is going in to the old Elixir […]

Remember to send pics of your great meals to me at aprimis@phillymag.com — everyone who sends in shots has a chance to win two seats […]

It’s Shank’s Original, and It’s Open Opening today is Shank’s and Evelyn’s new Center City location, Shank’s Original at 15th and Sansom. Shank’s is going […]

There was lots of speculation last week when Victor Fiorillo blogged about the potentially fake Maker’s Mark he had at a “popular Center City bar.” […]