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Spruce Street Espresso’s Weekly Awakening Event

Spruce Street Espresso, the year-old coffee shop at 11th and Spruce, offers one of the best opportunities around for fine-tuning your palate. Every Friday at […]

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For The Glory of General Ignacio Zaragoza

Yes, tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo, America’s trendiest reason to get drunk. Luckily there are some classier ways to do so. Check out some of […]

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Vegetarians Weigh In On Honest Tom’s

Veggicurious discovers Honest Tom’s at his Saturday hangout next to Clark Park. There she enjoys the $2.50 breakfast taco.[Veggicurious] Living on the Vedge walks 15 […]

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Tequila Fiesta At Dos Segundos

This Thursday, Cantina Dos Segundos is hosting Fiesta Herradura, a fun night pairing Herradura añejos, reposados and blancos tequila with Mexican finger foods. There will also be […]

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The Split Between Promise and Execution

Craig LaBan turns down shots at El Camino Real and suffers through the kitchen’s inconsistencies.    The raucous pace of which also seemed to unsettle […]

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Mexican Seafood In South Philadelphia

La Lupe owner Gabriel Bravo has opened another South Philadelphia taqueria, Fiesta Acapulco. This eatery may not look like much but as Adam Erace says, […]

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Get Pre-Hispanic At Xochitl

Celebrate the birthday of Benito Juarez, Mexico’s first full-blooded Indigenous president with a feast of pre-Hispanic delicacies at Xochitl from Tuesday, March 17th through Saturday […]

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Authenticity At El Camino Real

Adam Erace enjoys the ‘cue at El Camino Real. The better half of El Camino’s menu pays tribute to pit-style West Texas barbecue, with Zavala […]

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Popp Guns Down El Camino

El Camino Real may not serve anything on skewers but City Paper’s Trey Popp brought his own. Margaritas are so sickly sweet they’d embarrass the […]

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Distrito Doing The $35 Dance Too

Distrito may not be in Center City but that’s not stopping Jose Garces’ from offering a $35 tasting menu through February 6th. The tasting menu […]

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Sweet Mamma Of Baby Jesus In A Bathtub!

Meal Ticket has some pics of the interior of El Camino Real which is set to open next week. Interior pics of El Camino Real! […]

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El Camino Real For Real

We admit we started to worry when we saw the El Camino Real ads drop off the back of City Paper. We thought, could El […]

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Cactus Specials

Cactus Cantina in Manayunk has a bunch of new deals that are worth a look-see. Sundays 1/2 price Sangria all day Mondays $10 64oz margarita […]

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Tequila’s Wild and Rustic Cousin

This week, Craig LaBan’s Sunday Drink column focuses on “tequila’s wild and rustic cousin: mezcal.”. Sip one of the rare “single village mezcals” from Del […]

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Raves For Distrito

Craig LaBan positively gushes over Distrito, Joses Garces’ fun Mexican restaurant with serious food. Garces has always used authenticity as the springboard for his innovations. […]