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City Life

All Your Philadelphia Restaurant Questions Answered

“So what’s the best restaurant in Philadelphia?” As food writers, food editors and restaurant critics, that’s the question we get asked most often. Here, the […]

City Life

The Day We Ate Arnold the Pig

It’s not every day that a family of Jews hosts a pig roast, but that is exactly what my sister did at her suburban Washington […]

Restaurants

Shopping For Foodies, 2013: Part 5

This year’s gift roundup skewed more toward cooks than straight-up eaters, which probably tells you something about how I mainly think about food.   (Speaking of […]

Restaurants

Shopping For Foodies, 2013: Part 4

The driving force behind this series is that you don’t need to spend that much to spread serious joy to the cooks and eaters in […]

Restaurants

Shopping For Foodies, 2013: Part 3

If you’re like me, you’ve spent at least some of the last week Googling “Best Cookbooks of 2013”—and then wondering if Ottolenghi, by London chef […]

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Shopping For Foodies, 2013: Part 2

City living rules out a number of cooking methods—even plain old grilling can be hard to pull off in an apartment building—but it puts the […]

Restaurants

Corner Foodery Is Doing Twelve Days of Xmas Tastings

The Corner Foodery at 1710 Sansom Street is doing twelve days of beer tastings now through December 23rd. Tonight, Goose Island will be pouring free […]

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Shopping For Foodies, 2013: Part 1

It’s that giving-and-getting time of year again. The Internet is ringing with endorsements of $410 kitchen scales, crazy expensive coffee gear, and gold-plated liquor-pouring gizmos. […]

Restaurants

Viking Pastries in Ardmore Gets TV Makeover

Viking Pastries in Ardmore is being redone inside and out as part of a TV show. The big reveal for the Cricket Avenue bakery is […]

City Life

Break-Ins at Resurrection, Honeys Sit n’ Eat Last Night

A handful of Grad Hospital eateries were broken into early this morning. First, we saw this tweet from Resurrection Ale House, which reported no theft […]

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Brewers’ Plate Tickets Are Now on Sale

Tickets are now on sale for The Brewer’s Plate 10th Anniversary Celebration. This year the local beer and food pairing festival will be held at […]

City Life

Marc Vetri Used to Have a Creepy Mustache

Marc Vetri alerts us to a shameful artifact of his past today, via his Instagram feed.

City Life

Sushi Chef Stabs Robber with Sushi Knife

One usually doesn’t like to say “this is awesome” about somebody getting stabbed, but this is awesome.

Restaurants

Guy with Sawed-Off Shotgun Robs Loco Pez

Yes, even your favorite late-night munchie establishments in gentrifying neighborhoods are not immune from to crime.

Restaurants

Catahoula Announces New Happy Hour

Queen Village’s Catahoula has a new happy hour menu. The Cajun bar offers $5 bites daily from 4 to 7 p.m. Included among the $5 […]