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Great Sandwiches Event at Union Transfer

On Wednesday, May 28th our friends at City Paper are throwing the Great Sandwiches Event at Union Transfer. The event runs from 6 p.m. to […]

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Questlove DJing the Great Chefs Afterparty (And That’s Not Even The Big News)

So yes, the Vetri Great Chefs event is coming up on June 10. Yes, there’s going to be an afterparty at Alla Spina. And yes, […]

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2014 James Beard Foundation Finalists

The James Beard Awards finalists were announced today. And though Philadelphia had semifinalists in ten categories including nine nominees for Best Chef, Mid-Atlantic, few went […]

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Osteria vs. Amis in a Culinary Cage Match

On Wednesday, February 26th Alla Spina is hosting a “Culinary Cage Match” featuring Osteria’s Brad Daniels and Jeff Michaud versus Ned Maddock and Brad Spence […]

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Pete McAndrews Wins Food Porn Award at Eagles Chiefs Game

On Thursday night, the Eagles and the Chiefs squared off at Lincoln Financial Field. I’ll let the people who know something about the sport opine […]

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When Pigs Fly: The Story of the Beast of Amis

Last summer, the crew from Amis built a flying pig and flew it into the Delaware River as part of Red Bull’s Flugtag. Now there’s […]

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Just Another Tuesday Morning At Amis…

It’s really saying something that the ginormous mortadella is only like the 7th strangest thing in this photo. ~@chefbradspence

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Soft-Shell Season Heating Up #SoftShellsinPHL

Last week we told you about the restaurants that added soft shell crabs to their menu. Now, soft-shell season has really heated up. A number of […]

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For Dessert Tonight At Amis

Orange and bitter chocolate-stuffed sbrisolona from (the recently James Beard Award nominated) Brad Spence. ~@ChefBradSpence

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James Beard Finalists Announced, Two Locals Move On & Journalism Gets Nods as Well

The James Beard Foundation announced their 2013 awards finalists today. The list of JBF Awards semifinalists included a boatload of Philadelphia area nominees but the […]

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Free ThinkFest Tickets: Prove Your Genius

As we mentioned yesterday, Philadelphia magazine’s ThinkFest is coming to town on November 30 and December 1 and with it, we’re bringing together some of […]

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Thinkfest Tickets on Sale: Food & Drink Speakers Announced

As part of the November issue of Philadelphia magazine’s Innovators package the magazine is hosting Thinkfest, a two-day event that will spotlight Philadelphia’s brightest minds […]

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Fluke Crudo With Lemon And Chives, On The Board Tonight At Amis

Chef Brad Spence, getting a jump on the nightly specials

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Labor Day Industry Night at Amis with Scott Schroeder

This Monday, on Labor Day Amis will be hosting Scott Schroeder of American Sardine Bar and South Philadelphia Taproom for their Industry Night. The night will […]

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Dedication Week at Reading Terminal Market

  Reading Terminal Market has recently upgraded its facilities in a $3.4 million expansion including the addition of larger bathrooms, new vendor space, a multipurpose […]