Food
Reading Terminal Market Is Having An OysterFest
What was that rule? No oysters in months that don’t have the letter R? Well good thing it’s Septemberrr, because on Friday, September 20th from […]
Ocean Prime Preview Dinner
Over the weekend, the much anticipated Ocean Prime restaurant at 15th and Sansom streets held preview dinners for tastemakers in the Philadelphia area. Nearly 500 […]
Fidel Gastro Pens a Top Chef Ditty
Fidel Gastro is excited for Top Chef New Orleans and the TV premieres of Jason Cichonski and Nick Elmi. So excited, he’s written a song previewing the […]
Study Confirms NFL Fans Eat the Pain Away After Losses
A recent study from the INSTEAD business school confirms it: NFL fans eat worse the day following a loss than a win, meaning that we […]
Chickie’s and Pete’s Wins Crab Fries Lawsuit
Courthouse News Service reports that Chickie’s and Pete’s parent company, CPC Properties, has prevailed in its lawsuit against Dominic Inc. for showing an image of […]
Lower Merion’s Hymie’s Deli Closed After Pickup Truck Slams Into Storefront
Montgomery County’s sandwich wars are taking a brief intermission today, with the beloved Hymie’s Deli out of commission after a serious accident. At around 5:50 […]
Chip Kelly Has His Own Hamburger Now
The Philadelphia Business Journal reports on the new “Chip Kelly Burger” at Iron Hill Brewery. It includes Oregon bleu cheese, red-onion confit, crushed potato chips, and […]
Today in Weirdness: Drexel Urges You Not to Wash Your Chicken
Yesterday, Drexel University rolled out a public service campaign to eradicate chicken-washing, using “video mini-dramas” and “photonovellas” to make the case. Here are the four vignettes, […]
Cronuts Now Selling for $10 on the Main Line
Update: See the latest news: Outraged at the mark-up, Swiss Haus is going to stop selling their Swiss “Cro-Cremes” to the Royal Cafe. It was […]
There’s Going to Be Another “Eat In” at Joe’s Steaks on Saturday
If you can ignore the detour the Joe’s Steaks saga has taken into a PR pissing match, you’ll remember what the whole to-do was about […]
Who Goes Further on Top Chef New Orleans: Cichonski or Elmi?
So now that it is official that Jason Cichonski and Nick Elmi are competing on season 11 of Top Chef. We wonder, who do you think […]
Le Bec Fin to Re-Open as Avance
Foobooz has the news: The former Le Bec Fin at 1523 Walnut Street will reopen later this year under the name Avance. Two-star Michelin chef Justin Boglehad already […]
We Ate at Joe’s. And We Have Lots of Pictures to Prove It.
Ever since Chink’s Steaks was renamed Joe’s Steaks—and business fell as a result—lovers of the old, racist-sounding name have posed a very pointed question in […]
Normally, I Eat at Joe’s
There are few labels that signify normalcy more than the name “Joe.” Joe College. Joe Cool. A good Joe. There’s something cheerful, upbeat and even […]
Hilarious List Ranks Philly Ninth-Best City for Pizza
Trip Advisor has unveiled its list of “America’s Top Pizza Cities,” and Philly ranks … ninth? San Diego and Las Vegas rank No. 1 and […]