Rick-Nichols
Great from the Gate at Paesano’s
Rick Nichols finds that the Italian Market version of Paesano’s has had no problem creating converts of the locals despite chef-owner Peter McAndrews being an […]
Rick Nichols Checks Out the Pub at Whole Foods
Rick Nichols picks door No. 2 at the new Whole Foods in Plymouth Meeting and though not quite through the looking glass, it is a […]
What’s On Rick Nichols’ 2010 List
Rick Nichols chronicles the dilemma of the food writer, a list of places to try that grows much faster than you can check things off […]
LaBan & Nichols Look Back At The Last 10 Years
Craig LaBan and Rick Nichols look back at the last ten years of the local dining scene, a vibrant and varied time. Among the bold […]
Roasted Vegetable Sandwich Stands Out
Rick Nichols uncovers an Italian roasted vegetable sandwich just east of City Hall that might be the best in the city. That he means at […]
Testing The Texas Taste
Rick Nichols invites some experts to come sample the Percy Street Barbecue menu with him. Now the 800-pound gorilla of barbecue joints has moved in, […]
Rick Nichols Makes Best of Food Writing
Rick Nichols makes the 2009 edition of the Best Food Writing compilation. It was his mid-November 2008 column regarding freshening up the Italian Market that […]
Gemelli Puts Down Roots
Rick Nichols visits Clark Gilbert’s Gemelli and hopes the Italian “with a nod to French” BYOB in Narberth puts down some deep roots. He is […]
A Toast To The Hard Stuff
Rick Nichols celebrates the resurgence of the art of the cocktail at Village Whiskey and other purveyors of adult cocktails. [T]his is a place, especially […]
Wishing Luck For Kong
Rick Nichols is at the opening of Kong, the new Hong Kong street food restaurant at 2nd and Fairmount in Northern Liberties. Nichols gives an […]
Craft Beer Makes Cover Of Inky
Craft beer made the cover of the Philadelphia Inquirer yesterday as Rick Nichols details the recession defying success of local craft beer. [Dogfish Head] beer […]
Restaurant Club Offers: July 21, 2009
Through 8/31: Put a Steak in It Steak or seafood, Philly or King of Prussia — for the next month, Restaurant Club members have many […]
Dispatches From Dave: Brauhaus Schmitz
Although I wasn’t exactly feeling the lack of a German beer hall in my eating-out portfolio, I loved the new Brauhaus Schmitz from wife/husband owners […]
Korean Tacos At Ansill
How much does Rick Nichols like the Korean tacos at Ansill? Well he was spotted eating the strange hybrid after his Thursday story ran about […]
Passionate About Meatballs
Rick Nichols profiles Basil DeLuca of Villa di Roma and what goes into making those handmade meatballs. The meatball-making is the province of one man […]