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Fire Last Night At Han Dynasty

See that picture up there? That’s the amount of chiles that go on ONE PLATE of crab at Han Dynasty. So really, the surprising thing […]

Restaurants

Cuba Libre To Begin Selling Empanadas Out the Back Door

In conjunction with National Empanada Day on Sunday, April 8 (take a back seat Easter), Chef-Partner Guillermo Pernot of Cuba Libre is opening Empanada Alley, a […]

Restaurants

Reserve Opening Tomorrow, With Some Reservations

The grand opening tomorrow of the opulent, $30-to-$50-a-plate Reserve steakhouse in Old City can mean one of only a few things: 1) That the recession […]

Restaurants

Leyla Turkish Cuisine Opens in Old City

Leyla Turkish Cuisine has opened at 113 Chestnut Street in Old City. The restaurant serves sandwiches, kebabs, lahmacun, pideler as well as some Turkish inspired […]

Restaurants

Han Dynasty Gets Fan Rap

Han Chiang’s Han Dynasty has legions of fans and now one of them has written and recorded a rap song professing his love for the […]

Restaurants

Tonight (And Tomorrow): Anniversary Dinners At Fork

It’s been three years since Terence Feury stepped behind the stove at Fork, and he’s celebrating his third anniversary with a series of three “Chef’s […]

Restaurants

Bierstube Tsingtau Is Now Open in Old City

Bierstube Tsingtau opened for business on Market Street in Old City last night. The bar is open Tuesday through Saturday, 5 p.m to 2 a.m. Check […]

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Hawk Krall Po-Boy Tees Available at the Khyber

The Khyber Pass Pub has these awesome Hawk Krall Po’ Boy t-shirts in stock now. Hawk is primarily known for his hot dog illustrations but […]

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Bierstube Coming To Old City

The Germans are coming! And they’ll be bringing a meaty addition to the food scene in this town that’s already getting fat like good pork […]

Restaurants

Tonight: Make Like It’s 2002, Old City and Manayunk Suggestions

Another experiment with the Restaurant Week Guide has us recommending Fork. The Old City veteran still excites with dishes like Crispy Skin Wild Striped Bass and […]

City Life

Police Have Identified a Person of Interest in the Old City Beating Death

Police have questioned a person of interest in the horrific beating death of a 23-year-old Temple grad in Old City last weekend. There is a […]

City Life

$15,000 Reward For Information on Old City Beating Death

The City of Philadelphia is pledging $10,000 in reward money and the Fraternal Order of Police is pitching in another $5,000 in an attempt to […]

Restaurants

Police Blotter

Let’s hope this doesn’t become a regular Foobooz feature. Fish pastry chef Monica Glass was attacked as she entered her Center City apartment overnight. She […]

City Life

Theives Swipe 510 Pounds of Meatballs From Truck

In a dastardly whodunit, thieves stole 17 cases of frozen meatballs off the back of a truck parked in Old City. The driver was asleep […]

Restaurants

Philly and the Chocolate Factory

In an era when big-box megastores are calling the candy shots, Philly’s renegade chocolatiers are intent on doing it their way. Sweet. When the Berley […]