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Vendy and Burger Brawl Winners

This week saw two big food competitions go down in Philadelphia. On Saturday, Philadelphia’s food truck scene was saluted with the Vendy Awards. The “Oscars […]

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The Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival Is Coming

If you’re looking for a fun, free way to celebrate the beginning of allergy season (or what some people call, “spring”),  on Saturday, May 2, head […]

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Village Whiskey Opening in DC

The Garces Group is still very much in expansion mode, and Jose Garces announced this week that he’s bringing a Village Whiskey to the Shaw […]

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JG Domestic Sandwich of the Month: Beef on Weck

  Garces Group has been doing a “Burger of the Month” at Village Whiskey for a while now–the success of which has prompted a similar […]

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Abe Froman Burger of the Month at Village Whiskey

Village Whiskey has been creating special burgers of the month for a bit now and we’ve been meaning to check them out. So today Team Foobooz […]

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Revel Is Done, And Jose Garces Is Down Four Restaurants

The news came down today: Atlantic City’s Revel Resort is shutting down next month. Oh, sure. They’re still trying to sell the place. But they’ve […]

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Angry Bull Burger Comes to Village Whiskey

For the month of July, Iron Chef Jose Garces’ restaurant, Village Whiskey is heating things up with a mouthwatering burger, and you can thank San Fermín’s Running […]

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Cab Hits Village Whiskey

A Philadelphia taxi cab rammed into Village Whiskey overnight. The cab put a pretty significant dent in the facade but no structural damage was caused […]

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Tommy Up on Expansion, Tiki and Jay Z

Tommy Up is expanding his PYT joint to New York and D.C., and this month debuts a Fishtown tiki bar. The 42-year-old talks Jay Z, […]

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Tonight: Prohibition Repeal Anniversary Dinner At Village Whiskey

Because, you know, where else would you go to celebrate a thing like that? Okay, so yeah. Really any bar would do. But Village Whiskey […]

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Best of Philly Burger Tour Set for Monday

Maybe you missed Tuesday night’s Battle of the Joes at Cook but there’s no reason to miss Monday’s Best of Philly burger crawl. Join me, the […]

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Whiskey For Breakfast: Village Whiskey Now Does Brunch

Because sometimes, you just need to start the day with a long pour of John Powers Irish, right? Because maybe you’re thinking that, since it […]

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Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival Is Happening This Saturday

The annual Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival is this Saturday, May 18, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.. The festival extends from Walnut Street from Broad to […]

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Village Whiskey Burger Does Not Live Up to Hype

It’s taken four years, but I finally made it into Village Whiskey last night. Jose Garces’ much-ballyhooed 20th Street spot has been on my list […]

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Food & Wine Names Best Bacon Burgers, Goes to Wrong Corner

Food & Wine makes a list of the best bacon burgers in the country and curiously choose Shake Shack’s SmokeShack burger as Philadelphia’s best. True, the […]