East Passyunk
Post Kitchen Nightmares Chiarella’s
The decidedly old-school Chiarella’s on East Passyunk recently survived a visit from Gordon Ramsay and his Kitchen Nightmares crew. How does that sort of thing […]
Stateside Adds Happy Hour
Starting tonight East Passyunk’s Stateside will be offering happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m. Look for buck-a-shuck-oysters, half-priced drafts and whiskey specials. Today’s whiskey special […]
Tonight: Bell’s Night at the POPE
Tonight the Pub on Passyunk East is hosting the season’s debut of Bell’s Hopslam. The highly sought after beer delights hopheads. But there’s something for […]
About Last Night: East Passyunk Pop-Up At Cook
Joe Cicala (Le Virtu), Jennifer Conley (Stateside), George Sabatino (Stateside), Jesse Prawlucki (Fond, Belle Cakery), Lee Styer (Fond) It began with tiny espresso cups of […]
Connie’s Ric-Rac Looks to Expand
Last week Connie’s Ric-Rac went in front of the Passyunk Square Civic Association regarding plans to expand next door as a restaurant. There would be […]
Watkins Drinkery Gets a New Chef, Menu
Jonathan Klein of Watkins Drinkery tells us he has a new executive chef. Jenn Choplin, formerly a sous chef at Resurrection Ale House is in […]
Tonight: Happy Hour on Passyunk
A Foobooz follower on Twitter asked for a happy hour suggestion on Passyunk Avenue. That got us to thinking that we hadn’t mentioned Birra’s new happy […]
Philadelphia’s Hottest Restaurant Neighborhoods
The January Philadelphia magazine is on sale now and features the area’s hottest neighborhoods and towns for restaurants. Welcome to the Neighborhoods [Philadelphia magazine] Best […]
Dark Night at Devil’s Den
It’s the longest and darkest day of the year so Devil’s Den is celebrating with a roster of dark beers from Bell’s Brewery.
Eat This Now: Stateside’s Bacon Dougnut
Last night I took my own advice and finally checked out Stateside. Chef George Sabatino didn’t disappoint as his talents were visible in everything I tried. But […]
Spirits & Suds with Santa
Tonight East Passyunk is holding its annual holiday pub crawl. Each of the dozen participating East Passyunk bars and restaurants will be offering one draft […]
Fireplace Lighting Party at Devil’s Den
A couple of days ago the thought of lighting a fireplace seemed ridiculous. But that was way back in November and now it’s December 1st. […]
Eat This Now: Birra’s Shrimp
I went to Passyunk Avenue’s new Birra this weekend with the intention of trying the pizza. I did try the pizza. And it was very […]
Petition Launched in Favor of Boot & Saddle Bar
A petition in favor of Avram Hornik’s plan for reopening the old Boot & Saddle Bar on Broad Street is now up on Change.org. The […]
Birra Opens Tomorrow
Birra, which has been trudging its way through the licensing process will open its doors tomorrow at 5 p.m. Gordon Dinerman’s 50-seat brick oven pizza […]