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Six-Pack: Milkshakes That Are Better Than A Juice Cleanse

After trying a juice cleanse for a whole 23 minutes, I realized something quite remarkable: milkshakes taste a lot better. And though it may be wishful […]

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Foobooz Six Pack: Ice Cream

If you haven’t noticed yet, it is brutally hot outside right now and will be for the rest of the weekend. There is only one […]

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Sweet Treats at the Philadelphia Honey Festival

Bee prepared, the Philadelphia Honey Festival is right around the corner. See what all the buzz is about from September 7th to the 9th as […]

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Franklin Fountain Now Sells Their Hot Fudge to Go

If you’ve ever had a hot fudge sundae at Franklin Fountain, you’ve no doubt experienced that eyes rolling into the back of your head moment […]

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Foobooz Book Club: Philadelphia Chef’s Table

If you’ve ever wanted to cook your favorite Philadelphia recipes at home then April White’s new book Philadelphia Chef’s Table: Extraordinary Recipes from the City […]

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Six Pack: House Made Sodas

While New Yorkers shudder at the thought of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed ban on large servings of sodas and sugary drinks, we Philadelphians are prepared […]

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Notes From A Stroll: My Philly Faith Reinforced in 300 Steps

What I really wanted to be when I grew up was a spy. Not a James Bond type (I’ve never had the haircut for it). […]

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Hot Menu At Franklin Fountain

The awesome Franklin Fountain deals with winter by adding a hot menu and plenty of seasonal tastes. Among the highlights: The Great Pumpkin Sundae Hot […]

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Quick Bites

Little Fish’s Mike Stollenwerk shares some details about his upcoming fish with Drew Lazor. Expect it to be different than the Bella Vista BYOB as […]

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Sweet Treats

The Bite this week dives into cool refreshing options for what to do when the heat and humidity just get to be too much. There […]

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Morning Roundup with a Rainbow

There was an actual rainbow outside of the window this morning! How charmingly un-March-in-Philadelphia! Maybe later we’ll see a unicorn scampering down the sidewalk, but […]

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Enjoying Franklin Fountain

Messy and Picky both give five stars to Franklin Fountain on Market Street between Front and Second, calling the old school soda fountain “a delicious […]