East Passyunk
Brigantessa Gets Its Oven
We’re happy to see Joe Cicala standing next to just delivered wood-fired oven. The video that Cicala posted of the delivery guys attempting to get […]
Townsend Hosts Wine and Cheese Pairing Night
Townsend, the two-month old but critically acclaimed restaurant, is hosting a Five-Course, “Three Way” Wine and Cheese Pairing Dinner on Thursday, July 17th. Chef-owner Townsend Wentz […]
Restaurant Review: Townsend
We here at Philadelphia magazine decided last month to start debuting restaurant reviews early on Foobooz. We had reasons. And we discussed them here. Welcome […]
PHOTOS: Craft Beer Day and the Italian National Day Festival on East Passyunk Avenue
On Sunday South Philly played host to a two-fer street party on East Passyunk Avenue. First, eight bars in the neighborhood helped kick off Philly Beer Week with Craft […]
Plenty Cafe Expanding Again
Plenty Cafe, which has locations in Center City and on East Passyunk is adding a third location, this one in Queen Village. Still a year […]
New Tonight: Peekytoe Crab at Laurel
Nick Elmi’s Laurel had a few last second tables for tonight. A rare case indeed, and if you were lucky enough to snare one, here’s […]
Signs of Change: Passyunk Avenue Gets an Organic Food Market
The soap and bath products company Volta Organics has opened a bricks-and-mortar location at 1439 Passyunk Avenue. Be Well Philly reports that the new store […]
Wellness-Focused Volta Market Sets Up Shop on East Passyunk
I live near Passyunk Square, so a few months back, when a build-out on the long-vacant space at the corner of East Passyunk and Dickinson began, I […]
Cheu Noodle Crew Bringing Dim Sum to East Passyunk
A very satisfying lunch at Cheu Noodle Bar was made that much better with some information on Shawn Darragh’s and Ben Puchowitz’s East Passyunk’s venture. Darragh […]
May the Fourth Be With You
May the Fourth be with You. Sure, turning May 4th into a play on “May the Force be with You is silly. But what’s wrong with […]
Free Burrata Pizza at SliCE Today
SliCE and Di Bruno Bros. have teamed up to create a special Margherita di Burrata Pizza topped with cherry tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, Di […]
Townsend Opens This Evening
Townsend opens on East Passyunk Avenue this evening. Owner/chef Townsend (Tod) Wentz has assembled an impressive team with Lauren Harris (McCrossen’s, Tria) as general manager and sommelier, Keith Raimondi […]
PHOTOS: Philly Gays Get a Taste of Flavors of the Avenue
This weekend East Passyunk Avenue hosted its annual Flavors of the Avenue festival, an all-day taste fest featuring restaurants up and down the South Philly […]
PHOTOS: Flavors of the Avenue
HughE Dillon and the East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District share photos from this year’s Flavors of the Avenue event, where restaurants up and down East […]
Vanilya Bakery Opens on East Passyunk
Townsend isn’t the only spot on East Passyunk throwing open its doors today. Vanilya Bakery is also welcoming customers for the first time on this […]