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Wednesday: Jamelle Bouie and Stephen Metcalf

Looking back, there were some omens Donald Trump would win the election. The angry crowds. The fake news all over social media. The general feeling that, after […]

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Six-Pack: Poutine in Philadelphia

Ah, poutine, arguably the best Canadian import prior to Ryan Gosling, and even more delicious. This Montrealean dish usually consists of French fries, brown gravy, […]

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Eating Local, Cesium and All

Eating locally produced food–a 10,000-year-old practice that Americans have lately managed to rebrand as a sort of environmentally holy hedonism, enjoyed primarily by people whose […]

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Name That Foodstuff: Food Critic Bats .272

Can you name a dish on the basis of its ingredients alone? It doesn’t sound hard. Tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil, olive oil: you’ve got a […]

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Quick Bites

Paul opens this evening opposite Effie’s on Pine Street. Among the menu items, crab spring rolls, wild Atlantic halibut and bouillabaisse. [The Insider] When the […]

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Around the Web: Beer & Bar Edition

When Slate opened it was classified as a gastropub. But with praise from Craig LaBan and here by Philly Food and Drink, maybe neighborhood bistro […]

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Slate Gets Two Bells

Craig LaBan may struggle classifying Slate but the kitchen is providing an identity worth noting. My absolute favorite: a nod to the chef’s Greek heritage, […]

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How Many Bells For Slate?

This weekend Craig LaBan will be reviewing Slate, the gastropub on 21st between Chestnut and Sansom. Trey Popp liked the food if not the beer, […]

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Slate Nails The Gastro

Trey Popp rats out who’s to blame for the term “gastropub” in his review this week. And as much as we were thrilled to find […]

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Slate Has Opened

Slate has finally opened after 9 months of rehabbing the former Cafe Habana. Owner Laurentiu Muras has has completed his remaking of the space and […]

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Slate, the gastropub on 21st Street between Chestnut and Sansom finally opens tomorrow at 5pm. The Chef is Eric Paraskevas, former chef de cuisine at […]

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Yesterday, The Insider posted its 2009 restaurant forecast with lots of tasty morsels from big to small. Among the new to us, S & H […]

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Matt Levin’s bistro concept has some big beef backing it. None other than Philadelphia Eagle offensive lineman, Jon Runyan. Northern Liberties is the preferred location. […]