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Adam Erace Reviews Bufad
City Paper’s Adam Erace reviews Bufad, the BYOB pizza joint a stone’s throw away from Prohibition Taproom. Erace apparently experienced a different Bufad than what […]
Where We’re Eating: Resurrection Ale House
It’s always a nervous time when a longtime chef leaves a neighborhood favorite. That was the situation at Resurrection Ale House when original chef Joe […]
Where We’re Eating: Mango Tree Bistro
Philly is a desert when it comes to decent Thai food, but compared to the suburbs, the city comes off like Thai-food Nirvana. Which is […]
Where We’re Eating: Goat Hollow
Goat Hollow is the bar you want, in the neighborhood you want. Mount Airy is known for its diversity, with black, white, young, old, rich […]
Where We’re Eating: El Vez May Be the Most Fun Restaurant in Town
Because I was tired of hearing overeducated food types in Philadelphia talk a ton of smack about Stephen Starr’s always-packed Mexican joint El Vez, I […]
More Than Just Hype at Pizza Brain and Little Baby’s Ice Cream
Trey Popp gives us two reviews in one as he visits the “weirdos” behind Pizza Brain and Little Baby’s Ice Cream. I’ve got a severe […]
The Old-School Excellence of Fork
Trey Popp reviews Fork, the 15-year old dining institution in Old City that, thanks to New York import, Eli Kulp, is suddenly as fresh as […]
Where We’re Eating: District 611
The latest town to be graced by a custom-made wood-fired pizza oven, fed by oak and birch, is Riverton, NJ, where three owners (two of […]
Where We’re Eating: Fountain Restaurant – a Classic Reborn
Once upon a time, great restaurants provided great service. But over the years, jackets have been lost, shirttails have come untucked, staffers have become less […]
Where We’re Eating: Rembrandt’s in Fairmount
I heard complaints from three separate regulars of Rembrandt’s, that this longtime neighborhood tavern had become too “precious” since bringing in a fancy chef from […]
Answering a Higher Calling at Citron and Rose
David Magerman set out to open a kosher Subway. What he got instead was a whole lot better. Trey Popp reviews Citron and Rose. I’d […]
Ouch! No Stars for the Saint James
Trey Popp reviews the Saint James in Ardmore. What was once the culinary hope of the Main Line gets savaged. Gnocchi with braised brisket featured […]
Where We’re Eating: Yanako in Manayunk
If you still think Manayunk is a culinary wasteland, you’re wrong. Oh, there’s plenty of bad. But there’s also Clark Gilbert’s fine Italian destination Gemelli […]
Where We’re Drinking: 1 Tippling Place
When 1 Tippling Pl. made the 2012 Foobooz Top 50 Bars list, even I, curator of that list, raised an eyebrow. But the panel had […]
Standout Brunch at Hawthornes
Brian Freedman really enjoys his brunch at Hawthornes. He even enjoys the 90-minute wait to be seated. French toast—really more of a thrice-cooked bread pudding—is […]