Stephen Starr
Cinco de Mayo Roundup: Where to Eat and Drink as the 5th of May Approaches
With Cinco de Mayo just a week away, we over at Foobooz Headquarters decided we could no longer put off going through the folder we […]
Franklin Square Opens for the Season This Week [UPDATED]
UPDATE: Franklin Square will begin operation this Friday, but, due to the impending snowstorm, organizers have moved its spring kickoff festivities to Thursday, March 26th at noon. […]
Buddakan Celebrates The Year of the Sheep
Sure, Solomonov might be celebrating the year of the sheep by serving up a ton of lamb, but if you really want to ring in […]
Foobooz Six Pack: Philly’s Best Pie
Philadelphia is a quintessentially American city. We have the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall and the Betsy Ross House. Even more important, we have some of […]
Stephen Starr Invents Novel Way to Overpay for Pitcher
Yesterday afternoon we received a press release from Stephen Starr’s PR firm regarding a new offer from the Dandelion. Starr’s attractive English pub is celebrating its fourth […]
Stephen Starr and Pierre Robert on Music in Philadelphia
STEPHEN: You know, growing up, my goal was to be a disc jockey. PIERRE: Really? Wow. STEPHEN: I got my FCC license when I was […]
Starr’s Le Diplomate In The New York Times
Okay, so the piece in the New York Times Dining & Wine section wasn’t all about Le Diplomate. As a matter of fact, Stephen Starr‘s […]
Five Starr Restaurants Among Top 100 Independent Restaurants in Sales
Restaurant Business magazine has released its list of the Top 100 Independent Restaurants by Sales in the United States. And Stephen Starr owns five of […]
Throwback Thursday: Starr’s Cafe
Way before there was a Stephen Starr and his twenty-one or so Philadelphia restaurants, there was a Starr’s Cafe. This 1917 photo of Margaret Street and […]
Fun With Big Data: Playing with Yelp Trends
Yelp has released a new way to play with the online review giant’s data. Yelp Trends allows you to see how popular certain terms have […]
Morning Headlines: An Update to PDQ’s Tax Delinquent Property Spreadsheet
Christopher Sawyer, the anti-blight crusader behind Philadelinquency, announced yesterday that his tax delinquency database is now current as of August 1. The database is an addictive […]
Stephen Starr: Bad Schools Make for a Bad Economy
When it comes to supporting Philly public schools, restaurateur Stephen Starr has put his money where his customers’ mouths are: He raised more than $100,000 for […]
Whiskey and BBQ Dinner at Fette Sau
On Tuesday, August 5th, Fette Sau is hosting a Whiskey and BBQ Dinner. The event, which starts at 6 p.m., will feature whiskey pairings from Dad’s Hat […]
Sushi School is Back in Session At Pod
By Isabelle Gallicchio and Ella Torres Last year Stephen Starr’s West Philly pan asian restaurant, Pod, launched an in-house Sushi School, taught by head sushi chef, Tomoyuki Takasu. […]
Where We’re Eating: Barclay Prime
Ten years into its existence on Rittenhouse Square, Stephen Starr’s first Philadelphia steakhouse remains the city’s most stylish and expense-account-crushing ode to red meat. As […]