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The Revisit: Buddakan
The first time I ate dim sum in Philly’s Chinatown was on a Sunday morning with a Jewish family and a friend who speaks Cantonese. […]
The Great Philadelphia Pizza Quest
The idea sounded so simple. Why not do a real survey of the pizza available in Philadelphia? Why not call out the best pizzas by […]
Five Elegant Ice Buckets
The prettiest way to chill your best bottle? A very modern metal pail. Click below to see our five favorites.
The Death of Handwriting
"Forty three seventy-nine,” the checkout clerk says. I have my checkbook and pen at the ready; I write in the date and the amount, then […]
Joanne Hudson’s Beach House
There is a time capsule buried beneath the Bethany Beach home that kitchen designer and architect Joanne Hudson, who has a space in the Marketplace […]
Anthony Williams Wants to Be Mayor
“Why don’t you run?” It was two Januaries ago, at one of their regular Friday afternoon meetings. For weeks, political operative Josh Morrow had been […]
Catholics in Crisis: Sex and Deception in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
"Is this true?" In February, at a hastily convened meeting of Catholic Church lawyers and administrators in Center City, that was the first question Cardinal […]
Shola vs. Blatstein: The Saga of the City’s Most Mysterious Chef
THE GRAND OPENING WAS POSTPONED. And postponed. And postponed. And now Speck Food + Wine, the hotly anticipated modern urban restaurant, is a modern urban […]
Billie Jean King: Racquet Revolutionary
“I can’t eat in front of somebody!” Billie Jean King hisses, gripping the plate her handlers have just pressed on her. They huddle with her […]
Restaurant Review: Manakeesh
Eleven years ago, at a wedding in Dhaka, I witnessed a custom that must haunt the dreams of anyone who has ever fallen in love […]
Restaurant Review: Mica
Of all the potential uses for white chocolate, only three are compelling enough to be inarguable: As a nickname for Jason Williams, the sickest behind-the-back […]
Our Fave Centerpiece-Worthy Vases
The last two homes I’ve scouted for the mag have had one thing in common: Gorgeous, showstopping arrangements of blooms and branches and greens. And […]
One of Us: Jerry Blavat
My full name is … Gerald Joseph Blavat. I am a … U.S. citizen, half Italian, half Jewish. I’ve lived in Philadelphia for … 71 […]
What Happens When BFFs Become Parents?
THE BUCKS COUNTY DINING table was impeccably set, all flickering taper candles and cloth napkins and pretty serving dishes heaped with food. Rachel*, 36, had […]
Off the Cuff: Archives
2011 Latest: JuneFifty years ago this month, I began writing this column. That’s a half-century of poking at what ails Philadelphia, and there’s been no […]