Le Bec Fin
Cocktail Lessons at Tryst
Starting Wednesday, October 19th Tryst’s cocktail expert Erik Lombardo and sommelier Cristine Bruno will be teaching small classes each Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:00pm. Classes will […]
Han Dynasty Comes to Le Bec-Fin
The date has been set for Le Bec-Fin’s next Exceptional Chef Dinner. On Monday, October 24th Han Chiang of Han Dynasty will join Georges Perrier […]
Foobooz Nation Launches Deals at Preferred Restaurants
The Foobooz Nation has launched today. The Nation is a community of Philadelphia foodies who receive one hand-selected restaurant offer per week from the editors […]
Tryst to Open Monday
Tryst which did not win our contest for worst name (congrats Swallow) is opening Monday in the basement of Georges Perrier’s Le Bec-Fin. Tryst replaces […]
A Few Seats Remain for Sbraga at Le Bec-Fin
Tonight, get a taste of what Kevin Sbraga might be serving at his new restaurant as he is taking over the kitchen at Le Bec-Fin […]
Greatest Hits and What You Missed: Gary Larson, Kevin Sbraga, Le Bec-Fin and Cliff Lee
The most fun we had this week (in the office, anyway) was playing Caption This Photo. The best response we got (of many, many good […]
Le Bec-Fin Stiffs Employees (At Least For Now)
Imagine your boss tells you to take a couple of weeks off, paid. You do, of course. Maybe you hit the beach. Maybe you head […]
Greatest Hits and What You Missed: Fried Chicken, Fat Chefs, Cheesemongers and A World Record Attempt
Just because it was a short week, that didn’t mean it was a slow one. Between the new summer menu at Opa, the free drinks […]
Le Bec-Fin Scheduled To Reopen Today… But Will It?
Earlier this week, Georges Perrier publicist Patti Klein sent around an announcement heralding the reopening of Le Bec-Fin on July 8th (that’s today) after a […]
Greatest Hits and What You Missed: Post-Detox Dining, Frankford Hall, Snail Day and Catering the Zombie Apocalypse
Provided we all survive Saturday’s scheduled apocalypse, Tuesday, May 24 is National Escargot Day. And at Foobooz, we had you covered with all the snail-day […]
Quick Bites: Trysts, Blind Pigs & Milkboys
Georges Perrier is closing Le Bec-Fin in late June to do some renovations of the kitchen and to gut the downstairs Bar Lyonnais. The remodeled […]
Looking to the Future at Le Bec-Fin (Of All Places)
With the Philadelphia Science Festival currently in town and getting everyone freaked-up with its heavy food components (Miracle Berries and Geek Booze and nanotechnological noses), […]
PIFA Report: French Invasion, Wolfgang Puck and the Death Of A Trend
PIFA–the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts–is currently in full swing, offering everything from trapeeze artists and discussions of Dadaist cinema to augmented reality smartphone […]
PIFA Means Three Weeks of Arts and Food
Today marks the kickoff of the three-week long Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts. Featuring everything from classical music to trapeze lessons there will also […]
Top Chefs?
Grub Street is doing some speculatin’ about the next season of Top Chef, based on a random Twitter feed. A Twitter feed which, based on […]