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Critic’s Notebook: The Top 10 (New) Dishes of 2008

10. Navratna curry at Ekta: The vegetables in this creamy-with-a-kick cashew sauce are not overcooked or mushy — rare for Indian food. 9. Fried olives […]

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New Year’s Deals to Help You Get Fit

Philadelphia Sports Club — Total Savings: $44Join for only $20.09 (though they requires you sign a 1-year membership). Members enjoy complimentary group exercise classes (think […]

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Top 5: NYE Party Dresses

There are tons of fab looks you can sport to your New Year’s fête: skinny black pants + paper-thin tee + fitted tuxedo jacket; high-waisted, […]

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Let Them Eat Steak

How Philadelphia Is Becoming a Steakhouse Town Click Here for Philadelphia’s Best Steakhouses Click Here for Part 2 of Our Steakhouse Roundup Click Here for […]

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Pulse: At Your Service: No Sweat

You make the promise every New Year’s: “This will be the year I really get in shape!” And mid-month, you’re back on the couch, eating […]

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Pulse: How We Spend: Denim Devotion

Be Kind, Please Consign Staffers at Buffalo Exchange are extremely selective about what slightly worn denim they’ll  buy (matchstick, trouser and practical boot cuts in […]

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Pulse: Retail Report: Web Watch: Wise Wheels

After years of owning and managing local car dealerships, Society Hill’s Hilary Green learned something interesting: namely, that despite the fact women spend more than […]

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Pulse: Beauty: Winter Spa Treats

This season, local spas are offering remedies that seem culled from a grocery list (lemon, tea, egg yolk) and are full of comforting, crave-able flavors […]

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Pulse: Retail Report: January Sales

Guys and girls can both take 30 percent off all winter gear (like jackets, scarves, and these boots from Minnetonka) at South Moon Under all […]

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Pulse: Retail Report: Beauty: Fresh Faced

Thanks to its eco-approach, mineral makeup is a trend with staying power. We’ve fallen in love with a line created in Collegeville. Le Jardin Day […]

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Pulse: Retail Report: Now Open: Sweet Spot

We didn’t think it was possible for BE Monograms — the Chestnut Hill gift boutique — to be any sweeter. But then it filled a […]

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Pulse: Chatter: Brooke De la Villanova: High Society: January 2009

Are you, like Edgar, feeling a tad portly after this season’s binge? The place to take your designer sweats is evidently Joe Zarett’s new Rittenhouse […]

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Pulse: Chatter: Restaurants: Seasons of Change

It was November when Martin Hamann of the Four Seasons — only the second executive chef in the four-star hotel’s 25-year history — left for […]

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Pulse: Chatter: Scavenger Hunt

If you drive Route 422, you’ve probably seen them near the Trooper Road exit: big black birds roosting atop the blue building on the north […]

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Pulse: Chatter: All for Show

To add to the list of life’s certainties: death, taxes … and concert ticket service fees. And while the taxes might ease up this year, […]