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City Tap House Celebrates Nick Foles With Catfish
University City’s City Tap House is honoring Eagles quarterback Nick Foles with a dish, Catfish #9. The entree is Foles’ favorite, fresh catfish. At City […]
The Fat Ham’s Decor Is As Country As Its Kitchen
Today, the 40-plus-seat Fat Ham in University City — owned by Philadelphia’s Top Chef season 7 winner Kevin Sbraga — opens to the public. The […]
The Fat Ham Opens on Walnut Street
Philadelphia’s Top Chef winner, Kevin Sbraga is opening his second restaurant today. The Fat Ham will bring a broad swath of the South to 3131 […]
Locust Walk Wind Tunnel May Be Due to Architectural Error
An engineering professor at Penn has weighed in on the Locust Walk Wind Tunnel. The pathway along the university’s campus gets positively hurricane-like after the […]
CoZara Will Be an Izakaya
The Daily Pennsylvanian has the latest on the upcoming CoZara project from Hiroyuki “Zama” Tanaka. The bi-level space at 3200 Chestnut will be an izakaya, focusing on Japanese […]
That Wind Tunnel on Locust Walk? Here’s Why It Happens.
Ever wondered why there’s a gusting wind tunnel that knocks your carefully positioned, tilted-back beanie off your head right around the footbridge at 38th and […]
First Look: Kevin Sbraga’s Opening Menu For The Fat Ham
In just a few days Kevin Sbraga will open the doors at The Fat Ham–his new Southern-inspired spot in the former Tria wine bar space […]
Stone Brewing Dinner at Han Dynasty
Han Dynasty in Old City isn’t the only location of Han Chiang’s empire that is doing fun things. Han Dynasty in University City is hosting […]
Penn Launches Its Own Version of Craigslist
Hey Penn students, want another excuse never to leave University City? Ta-da!
There Will Be No SEPTA Trolley Service in Center City This Sunday
Public service announcement: The transit agency says that a routine maintenance project will close the trolley tunnel in Center City from 5 a.m. Sunday through […]
Campus Apts ISO Another First Round Capital for University City
Last year, Campus Apartments lured Josh Kopelman and his First Round Capital from Conshohocken to a rehabilitated warehouse in University City. This year they are […]
Saffron: West Philly Boom Is Nice, But Getting There May Be 100 Percent of the Battle
The Inquirer’s architecture critic, Inga Saffron, has occasionally been accused of being too negative — a charge leveled at most good critics at one time […]
Where We’re Eating: St. Declan’s Well
If you’re the kind of person who gets a hankering for Irish food and a proper pint, St. Declan’s Well, a University City newcomer (from the […]
New Chef and Menu for City Tap House
City Tap House has recently welcomed a new executive chef. Chef Chad Vetter has been working at the University City beer bar since April before […]
Rick Bayless Opening a Tortas Frontera at UPenn
Celebrity chef Rick Bayless is opening a Tortas Frontera at the University of Pennsylvania in early January. The restaurant will be located on the ground floor of […]