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Taste: How To: Design A Cheese Tray

1. Know your crowd. “You can buy more adventurous cheese for more adventurous people,” Gallina says. Choose three to five cheeses, and plan on a […]

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Taste: Rediscovering the Founders Club

With its Fabergé-egg ceilings, stained glass and sweeping views of the city, the 19th floor of the Bellevue-Strafford Hotel was built to inspire. Home to […]

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Taste: Foods You Don’t Know: Dosa

What it is : A crispy South Indian crepe, usually made from fermented rice and lentil batter. One of the most common filling variations is […]

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Taste: Spirits: Lager Heads

Craft brewers generally favor ales over lagers because they’re intensely flavored and quick to brew in small batches. But Pennsylvania, with its strong German heritage, […]

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Taste: Reviews: The Replacements

Marcus Samuelsson is long gone from Washington Square — though to be frank, he was never really here. The hotshot Ethiopian-born Swede hired to put […]

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Taste: Eat This Now: Grilled Cheese

Grilled cheese is a diner standard — nothing more than bread, cheese, butter and, if you’re feeling fancy, tomatoes or ham — but Collingswood’s new […]

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Taste: Reviews: At the Plate

Driving into the gated community called Trilogy, I’m struck by how much the compound reminds me of a self-contained resort hotel. Built in the 1960s, […]

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Taste: In Search Of… Italian Sausage

In these dead-of-winter months, a hot Italian sausage-and-peppers sandwich can be as good a comfort food as a bowl of mac-’n’-cheese or a rack of […]

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The Secret Lives of Wasps: Of Argyles and Ardrossan

1732: The State in Schuylkill club is founded. Fish House Punch, its official drink, is created to lubricate the meetings. (It is said to be […]

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Taste: Aloha, Ambler

Buttery chocolate woods and dim candlelight cast a romantic tone across Bridget’s at 8 West, but the off-the-foyer lounge is as spirited as the Knicks-Pistons […]

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Taste: Reviews: Marigold Blooms Again

For more than 70 years, the Marigold Dining Room was a living archive of American home cooking, a haven for budget-minded students, thrifty professors, and […]

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Taste: Trend: Sriracha’s Hot

If you’ve slurped pho on Washington Avenue, then you know Sriracha, that bright red condiment with a rooster on the bottle. But the spicy-sweet sauce, […]

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Taste: Spirits: Into Port

There are few better ways to finish a meal than with a glass of port. Stronger and sweeter than other red wines, port is fortified […]

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Top 10 (Green) Ways to Brighten Your Home This Spring

1. Shop locally: area lumber houses, mom-and-pop hardware stores, local cabinet and furniture makers, regional manufacturers, designers, architects, builders, and indie shelter shops. 2. Hire […]

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Pulse: Power: What Makes Chaka Run?

The other day, Congressman Chaka Fattah was doing what he seems to enjoy doing most: taking an original idea and talking it up. This time, […]