Serafina
What’s New, Stephen Starr?
It’s been a while since we’ve heard Stephen Starr’s name being whispered in Philly. He’s got the number one restaurant in all of New York […]
Stephen Starr Still Has Plans For Philly
Stephen Starr is having a big year. There was the surprise Paris restaurant opening. Le Coucou (the New York restaurant he’s doing with partner Daniel […]
Stephen Starr To Take Over Serafina Spot
Serafina is going to be taken over by Stephen Starr. The Italian restaurant from New York landed with significant fanfare in 2011. It was immediately […]
Yeah, This Is Exactly What Serafina Needs
Apparently, Serafina has debuted The Upstairs Supper Club. There comes a point when it just gets sad. This would be that point.
Tony Clark Takes Over Serafina Kitchen
Philadelphia restaurant veteran Tony Clark (Old Grange, Tony Clarks, Four Seasons) is taking over the kitchen reigns at Rittenhouse Square’s Serafina. The restaurant has been […]
Craig LaBan’s Year In Bells
Craig LaBan recapped his Year in Bells this weekend and adjusted three ratings upward and smacked Serafina one more time. Talula’s Garden (now Three Bells), […]
LaBan Blasts Serafina
It probably doesn’t bode well for your restaurant when a customer threatens to knock out a member of Craig LaBan’s dining party, commonplace Italian food […]
“Le Fooding,” Food+Feeling
Recent addition to the Daily News, Jason Wilson writes today about Le Fooding, “high-quality-but-casual eating and drinking that falls outside of all established genres.” His […]
Serafina Bombs on the Square
Brian Freedman sees a lot of New York in the Rittenhouse Square outpost of Serafina. And he doesn’t mean that in a good way but […]
Beating The Heat (Or Not) In Center City
That guy there? He should’ve gone to Butcher & Singer where the temperature in the bar is a cool and refreshing 68.5 degrees. Or Happy […]
Greatest Hits and What You Missed: Gary Larson, Kevin Sbraga, Le Bec-Fin and Cliff Lee
The most fun we had this week (in the office, anyway) was playing Caption This Photo. The best response we got (of many, many good […]
Hey, Cliff Lee, Serafina Is Sorry and Wants You To Come Back
Note to Serafina: Print this picture On Wednesday, after a round of Wiffle Ball in Rittenhouse Square, Phillies star Cliff Lee decided to dine at […]
Notes From A Stroll: My Philly Faith Reinforced in 300 Steps
What I really wanted to be when I grew up was a spy. Not a James Bond type (I’ve never had the haircut for it). […]
Greatest Hits and What You Missed: Pizza, Shola, Hoagies, Dogs and Instant Mashed Potatoes
So the biggest news this week was obviously the arrival on the stands of Philadelphia magazine’s 50 Best Pizzas issue. But that wasn’t all we […]
Tale of the Tape: Serafina
Italian restaurateurs Vittorio Assaf and Fabio Granato open Serafina to the public tonight on 18th Street. The New York based mini-chain will bring its brand of pizza and […]