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Food Investigator: Fish You Won’t Want to Passover

The typical seder spread — with matzoh ball soup, tender brisket, and chocolate macaroons — is nothing short of delicious. But gefilte fish, a Passover […]

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Cupmakes Make-Your-Own Cupcake Bakery

Mounded with frosting and cute as can be, cupcakes bring out the kid in us. This May, partners Christopher Rice and Richard Talens will open […]

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New Restaurants in Philadelphia Spring 2009

It doesn’t seem like anything can keep Philadelphians from launching new eateries (see our report from last week on the U-City restaurant craze). We are […]

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The First Year: How to Deal With the Grizzly Bear in Your Bed

Now that you’ve unpacked those honeymoon bags, climbing into your brand new marital bed can reveal some discomfiting truths about your partner’s sleeping habits: Ahem, […]

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Ask the Expert: Do I Have To Treat My Guests To Parking

Question: We’re having our reception at a big, fancy hotel in Center City — are we obligated to pay for our guests’ parking? Answer: No, […]

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My Buys: Elizabeth Ayerle

WHO: Elizabeth Ayerle OWNS: Fresh Ayer MOST RECENT PURCHASE I’M LOVING: Spare Soles DISCOVERED AT: Fresh Ayer WHY I’M OBSESSED: They are portable roll-up flats […]

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Street Style: Here Comes The Sun

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE SLIDESHOW SEE LAST WEEK’S STREET STYLE HERE Happy Friday!A little rainier than I tend to like my weeks, but at […]

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The Saline Selection: At Home at the Zoo

Act One: Peter sits on the sofa reading. His wife Ann enters from the kitchen and says, “We should talk.” Eventually, they do — about […]

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Newsletter Archive

RESTAURANT CLUB (TUESDAYS)May 19th May 26th June 2nd June 9th June 16th RESTAURANT CLUB (FRIDAYS)April 10th April 17th April 24th May 1st May 8th THE […]

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Slate Restaurant Preview

This Center City restaurant quietly opened almost two months ago right under our noses, but owner Laurentiu Muras already has a stable of regulars who […]

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Philly Kitchen Share Preview

Eli Massar, executive director of PhillyCarShare, is translating that organization’s brilliant concept to a brand-new rent-by-the-hour commercial kitchen called Philly Kitchen Share. The space can […]

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West Philadelphia Restaurant Preview

With all the restaurants planning to open in the next few months, it doesn’t seem like the economy hasn’t had quite the jarring effect on […]

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Philadelphia Steakhouses Competition

Steakhouses in the city are facing two potential business-killing problems: Not only are the pricey (and expense account-reliant) restaurants taking a hit because of the […]

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Ask a Top Doc: How Can I Get a Better Night’s Sleep?

Question: I fall asleep fine, but I always seem to wake up in the middle of the night, unable to go back to sleep. I […]

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Breaking: Main Line Gets a Lithe

Almost anyone who’s ever uttered the words “I need to get in shape” to an in-the-know city friend has gotten back the single-syllable answer that’s […]