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Meet the Penn Grad Blogging About His Olive Garden Pass

Matt Pershe recently graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and has joined AmeriCorps. His AmeriCorps stipend has him looking for cheap food and he’s found […]

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August BYOB Adds Potluck Dinners on Tuesdays

After eleven years in business, August BYOB, located on Columbus Square in South Philadelphia, has decided to open its doors on Tuesday nights from here on out. […]

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Where We’re Eating: Forno Antico

’BURBS Suburban restaurants are often doomed by the difficulties they have to overcome: lack of foot traffic, low customer counts, competition with the big-box chains […]

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“Bar Rescue” Converts Glenside Bar to Osteria Calabria

Last week Jon Taffer broke Lickety Split into two concepts for his “Bar Rescue” show. Downstairs is now Alleged Pizza and upstairs is 2nd State Lounge. […]

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Bomb Bomb Throws Calamari Fest

You owe it to yourself to check out Bomb Bomb Italian Restaurant at 1026 Wolf Street at least twice. Once for the barbecue and another for […]

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New Chef, New Menu for Jenkintown’s Forcella

Jose and Jennifer Vargas of Leila’s Bistro in Jenkintown  created a sophisticated yet comfortable sequel when they opened Forcella, serving authentic Italian cuisine, in downtown Jenkintown earlier this year. […]

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Luke Palladino Meets the Neighbors

Last night Luke Palladino met his East Passyunk neighbors, showed off some renderings and got to cook some food as well. Palladino’s, is chef Palladino’s […]

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Victory Beer Dinner at Amis

On Wednesday, August 13th, Amis is hosting a Victory Brewing beer dinner. The four-course beer-centric feast is $65 and includes beer pairings with each course. […]

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Chance to Try Vetri’s Lo Spiedo

Chef Scott Calhoun has been announced as the chef for the upcoming Marc Vetri restaurant, Lo Spiedo. Lo Spiedo, which is Italian for “the spit” […]

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Il Pittore Introduces Local Farmer Menu

  Starting this week until the end of the summer, Il Pittore will introduce a new menu dedicated to the hot season and all of its […]

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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 […]

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Bufad’s World Cup Deal: Two Pies For The Price Of One

Throw on your favorite team’s jersey from the World Cup and head over to Bufad for the buy one Neapolitan pie and get the second for free deal. All […]

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Matt & Marie’s Bringing Italian Sandwich Shop to Center City

Looking for a new lunch spot? Well look no further. Matt & Marie’s, a sandwich shop, is bringing its modern twist on Italian classics to […]

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Zeppoli Does Sicilian Barbecues All Summer Long

This is exactly what you should do to start your summer weeks off with a bang. Zeppoli, the Sicilian BYOB in Collingswood, NJ, has a […]

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What’s Happening Upstairs at Vetri?

Marc Vetri has recently completed his upstairs expansion at his eponymous Vetri. The new upstairs dining room and test kitchen is now available for private […]