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It’s a Sunday Tasting Menu that Won’t Break the Bank at Kanella

Brian Freedman provides the lowdown on chef Konstantinos Pitsillides’s Sunday Cypriot mezze dinner at Kanella. The menu changes each week but  you can count on it […]

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Cheu Celebrates Its First Year, Looks Ahead to Passyunk

Shawn Darragh and Ben Puchowitz are celebrating the first anniversary of Cheu Noodle Bar, their delightfully non-authentic Asian spot in Center City. Nick Vadala has […]

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Union Trust to Become a Catering Hall

Union Trust made a splashy debut just as the economy went to hell back in February, 2009. By April, 2011 the locally owned steakhouse was […]

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Philadelphia Restaurant Review: Rosa Blanca

Jose Garces can take you places. And the most compelling ones are those you’d have the hardest time reaching on your own. That’s why Amada, […]

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The Drink Program for Petruce et al

We gave you a look inside Petruce et al earlier this week as they were preparing for tonight’s opening. And now we have Petruce’s opening […]

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Jake’s Sandwich Board Has a Special Lenten Sandwich

Jake’s Sandwich Board is offering a special sandwich for those who are skipping meat on Fridays during Lent. The 9th Street Fish Sandwich is lightly […]

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New Brunch Options at Garces Trading Company

Jose Garces’ Garces Trading Company is rolling out a new brunch menu this weekend. Among the options is Brunch Steak Frites for the table. For […]

Sweetgreen comes to Center City.
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Sweetgreen Center City Set to Open Next Week

Yup, it’s fiiiiinally happening. Five months after our friends on Foobooz broke the news that D.C.-based Sweetgreen had signed a lease at 924 Walnut Street, […]

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Second Igloo Opens on Walnut Street

Tomorrow, March 1st will see a 20 degree jump in temperature. Certainly not balmy but a lot better than 24°. It’s also the grand opening […]

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New Age Rathskeller Coming to Chestnut Street

Teddy Sourias opened Brü last year at 1318-20 Chestnut. And now he’s working to open U-Bahn, a subterranean bar below Bru in the old Jeans West […]

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Haggis Sliders All Weekend at Border Springs Lamb Farm

Border Springs Lamb Farm stand at the Reading Terminal Market is excited for Robert Burns birthday. So excited in fact that they’re offering free haggis […]

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Petruce et al Assembling All-Star et al

Petruce et al is coming to 1121 Walnut this February. We’ve known that Jonathan and Justin Petruce were onboard. The brothers will be cooking together and […]

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How to Attack Center City Restaurant Week

In the past, I’ve dealt with covering Center City District’s Restaurant Week (January 19-24 and 26-31, 2014) with a guide that helped bargain hunters to […]

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Philly Beer Week Trip to Belgium Raffle Is Tomorrow

On Saturday, December 21 at 2 p.m., Philly Beer Week will host its annual Win a Trip to Belgium Raffle at Field House. The grand prize is for one lucky winner […]

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What To Eat At The Franklin Flea (With Photos)

So the Brooklyn Flea couldn’t hang in the ‘illadelphia, but since we like us some vintage knickknacks as much as the latest Bed-Stuy transplant, we’re […]