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Starr Gazing

Who did we spot walking towards the old Cosi at 2nd and Lombard last weekend? Yep, it’s Stephen Starr approaching his soon to be Pizza […]

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Starr Galaxy Keeps Expanding

Earlier today it was pizza, now it’s catering. Word comes from the Restaurant Club that Stephen Starr will be taking over the fine-dining concession at […]

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Starr Pizza

KYW’s Hadas Kuznits tracks down Stephen Starr and she gets him to spill some beans on Pizza Select, Starr’s brick-oven pizza restaurant planned for 2nd […]

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Quick Bites

Kibitz Room has opened its Center City location at 1521 Locust Street. [The Insider] Silk City is aiming at a Memorial Day opening for its […]

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Fire With This Smoke?

View Larger Map When we were tipped off by an anonymous source last week that Stephen Starr was interested in turning the former Cosi location […]

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National News & Notes

Stephen Starr places two restaurants on Restaurants & Institutions 2009 top 100 grossing independent restaurants list. New York’s Buddakan is number 7 and Morimoto NY […]

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So How About A Name?

Stephen Starr is opening a food stand in Franklin Square. Oddly no name is mentioned in the press release.  So what do you think?   [poll […]

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Starr In Franklin Square

Stephen Starr will be running a food stand in Franklin Square. Opening in mid-April, Starr will be serving up snacks and meals such as burgers, hot […]

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Quick Bites Part 1

We’ve got so many Quick Bites today we’re breaking them in half. Here’s part 1.  Stephen Starr will not be purchasing the Broad Street Diner. […]

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James Beard Finalists Announced

The James Beard semifinalists were announced last month and now come the finalists. Below is the list of Philadelphia area nominees: Newspaper feature without recipes: Craig […]

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Starr On MSN Money

Stephen Starr is among those interviewed by MSN Money regarding what restaurants are doing to stay competitive in this economy. Desperate restaurants try new tricks […]

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How Many Bells For Butcher & Singer

With Union Trust’s imminent opening it would seem that Center City’s quota of steakhouses has been reached. But questions remain, how will all these new […]

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Starr Talks ‘Top Chef’

Eater NY has a quick interview with ‘Top Chef’ guest judge Stephen Starr about his appearance on the show. An interesting tidbit: On the caliber […]

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Starr Eyes A Redo

Today, Philly.com has more on Stephen Starr and his mercurial affair with 706 Chestnut Street. The latest has the former Blue Angel location becoming… the […]

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Starr Happenings

The Kleinsider has a couple of tidbits on Stephen Starr happenings. Starr’s purchase of the Broad Street Diner is still uncertain (environmental issues) and the […]