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Mitt Romney Orders a Sub but at Least It Wasn’t a Cheesesteak with Swiss

While much has been made of Mitt Romney ordering a meatball SUB at Wawa this weekend (oh the humanity), we were taken back to 2003 […]

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A Cheesesteak on a Skewer?

Chima, the Brazilian steakhouse at 20th and JFK Boulevard has added a new special skewer of meat to its repetoire. For  a limited time you […]

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Odd Promotion Means Free Cheesesteaks

Today Tidy Cats cat litter is offering a #lifestinks Less with a Cheesesteak promotion at noon. Tidy Cats and the PU Patrol will be offering […]

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UPDATED: Non-Traditional Cheesesteaks In Philly

Okay, so remember a couple weeks ago when we posted our Foobooz Six-Pack detailing the best non-traditional cheesesteaks available in Philly? I’m guessing you do, […]

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Six Pack: Non-Traditional Cheesesteaks in Philadelphia

  Ahh, the cheesesteak. The most defining symbol of Philadelphia’s food scene, whether we like it or not. It’s sometimes tacky, xenophobic, touristy and lackluster, […]

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John’s Roast Pork Is Bringing Back Saturday Hours

John’s Roast Pork on Snyder Avenue can be a pain in the ass to get to since they are only open weekdays between 6:45 a.m. […]

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Rick’s Steaks Wants to Return to the Reading Terminal Market

Dan Gross is reporting that Rick Olivieri wants to bring Rick’s Steaks back to the Reading Terminal Market. Back in 2008 Olivieri and the Reading Terminal Market […]

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Around the Web: Classics Edition

Jason Varney | Fussing with Forks Food photographer Jason Varney has been photographing some classic Philadelphia dishes. Above is his photo of a Sarcone’s Italian […]

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More Than Just Pizza at Santucci’s

Brian Freedman reviews Santucci’s at 10th and Christian. Unsurprisingly he digs the pizza and finds that the menu is deeper than just the square pie. […]

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More Than Just Pizza at Santucci’s

Brian Freedman reviews Santucci’s at 10th and Christian. Unsurprisingly he digs the pizza and finds that the menu is deeper than just the square pie. […]

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Everybody Loves Philly (Except Stephen Starr)

For whatever reason, this past weekend just seemed to be Philly’s moment in the national press. It seemed like everywhere I looked, I was seeing […]

City Life

A Few Thoughts on the Death of Joey Vento

Quite a few years ago, I went down to Mexico to do some work at a dolphin facility. The vast majority of the employees were […]

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Geno’s Joey Vento Dead at 71

Geno’s Steaks founder Joey Vento died earlier this evening of a massive heart attack, he was 71. Vento opened Geno’s at 9th and Passyunk in […]

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Philly SteakOut Tells Us What We Know, We Love It Anyway

Have you checked out Philly SteakOut? It’s one of the first applications we’ve seen that has harvested social media data and applied it in an […]

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?uestlove Gets His Own Roll at Zama

?uestlove joins the likes of Marc Vetri, Ryan Madson, and Pierre Calmels of Bibou with his induction into the Celebrity Roll hall of fame at […]