It’s just for a photo shoot. But Kermit’s Bake Shop is getting closer and closer. Follow the progress of the pizza shop/bakery on Facebook and […]

The July issue of Philadelphia magazine features a profile on Michael Solomonov by John Marchese. Check out the intriguing story of Philadelphia’s most iconoclastic chef who […]

Valerie Safran and Marcie Turney are featured in a New York Times story about the transformation of 13th Street.

The void left by Lee’s Hoagie House, which closed June 12th, is being filled … by fried chicken. The fried chicken restaurant Wishbone will open […]

I remember when Philadelphia Distilling Company first released Bluecoat Gin, the craft distillery’s flagship spirit. “Gin made in Philly?!” people would say when I told […]

In an email today, chef Alex Capasso told his customers that he is moving Blackbird Dining Establishment from Collingswood to Philadelphia. Capasso says “Collingswood has […]

Okay, so it was something of an abbreviated week here at Foobooz World HQ, what with Fireworks Day and all the drinking and barbecuing that […]

Friday Yards Brewery is hosting a country and barbecue event this afternoon. There’s even an option to pregame at Morgan’s Pier. Shake Shack is offering […]

So, at first glance, the August schedule at COOK looks a little light. Just a dozen-odd classes and a lot of days with nothing going […]

Editors Note: Once again, we’re introducing a new Foobooz writer to the world, so please welcome Camilla Brandfield-Harvey. For her first post, we presented her […]

Yelp, the people who have most recently brought us heat maps of where the hipsters hang, is throwing a big party on Wednesday, July 10th […]

Nicole Marquis tells Michael Klein that a branch of her uber-popular HipCityVeg is coming to 214 South 40th Street this fall. The 1,775 square foot […]

Yes, Chick’s Social is closing but owner Jim Piano tells us, he’s going out with a bang. You might even see someone from the past […]

For me, Penang was always one of the restaurants that defined Philly’s Chinatown. Before I lived here, it was the place my wife and I […]

The death, rebirth, and strange, sad second passing of Philadelphia’s most famous restaurant We got word early on a Saturday night that something bad was […]