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The Revisit: Ela

How do you keep the spark alive? Restaurants face the same question that haunts many a marriage—only, with restaurants, it comes ‘round a whole lot […]

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Where We’re Eating: Taproom on 19th

There are plenty of gastropub restaurants in South Philadelphia, but this is the first for this particular area, known as Girard Estate. The staff is […]

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Where We’re Eating: The Farm and Fisherman Tavern + Market

Josh Lawler has made a name for himself in Philly with his postage-stamp-sized BYOB on Pine Street. Everything is fresh because there isn’t enough room […]

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Where We’re Eating: The Good King Tavern

The neighborhood let out a collective groan when, over the summer, Chick’s announced that it was closing. But the good news came with its replacement, […]

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Avance Is Already a Standout

Brian Freedman reviews Avance for Philadelphia Weekly. Freedman is full of praise for the two-month old successor to Le Bec Fin and sees it soaring even higher. […]

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What Comes After Brunch?

Trey Popp finds that Jerry’s Bar is a great and reasonable place to drink, the food’s not bad either. And come back on Sunday morning. My […]

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Nick Elmi Breaks Free at Laurel

Trey Popp reviews Nick Elmi’s Laurel for the February issue of Philadelphia magazine. Popp writes that Elmi’s cooking has been unshackled from cooking other people’s food […]

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Latino Gems on North Fifth

City Paper’s Caroline Russock heads north on 5th Street looking for Latin flavors. She reports on four of the best that she finds, from empanadas […]

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Sbraga Takes His Shot at Southern Cooking at The Fat Ham

Adam Erace approaches Kevin Sbraga’s The Fat Ham with a bit of a raised eyebrow. Can Kevin Sbraga really cook Southern food and is it […]

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Dalessandro’s Versus Chubby’s

As we promised, 2014 is the Year of the Cheesesteak. And as part of the continuing coverage of the cheesesteak, we will be profiling cheesesteak […]

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Nick Elmi’s Laurel Called “Stellar”

Brian Freedman reviews Nick Elmi’s Laurel for Philadelphia Weekly. Freedman calls the East Passyunk BYOB “stellar.” Berkshire pork lavished in its triumvirate of treatments, and each one, […]

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Where the Web Is Eating

Two Eat Philly sit down and order much of the menu at Kevin Sbraga’s The Fat Ham and finds lots of highlights including the oyster sliders and hot […]

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Craig LaBan’s Ultimate Guide to Chinatown

Everytime you walk through Fujianese soup dumplings  you can find a new culinary discovery. Such was the case as Craig LaBan discovered Chinese Restaurant, a nondescript […]

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One of Adam Erace’s Best Meals of 2013

Adam Erace recognizes that the talent at High Street on Market goes behind Fork frontman Eli Kulp. Baker Alexandre Bois has turned High Street into the […]

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Grilled Cheese That’s as Good as It Gets

Brian Freedman reviews Meltkraft, the grilled cheese stand that’s part of the Valley Shephard Creamery in the Reading Terminal. The grilled cheeses are of course […]