April 30, 2013
This Sunday, May 5, more than two dozen local chefs known for their brilliant burgers will compete for ultimate bragging rights during the Philadelphia Burger Brawl. A fundraiser for public elementary schools, Burger Brawl was conceived by Rob and Maggie Wasserman of Rouge, 500 Degrees and The Saint James to help supply Meredith Elementary school [...]
Read more»April 30, 2013
Graduate Hospital is keeping the fun going. After this past Saturday’s super popular and extremely successful Sprung Bar Crawl through the neighborhood, South Street West will once again be hosting a fun neighborhood event this coming Saturday, May 4. Plazapalooza hits Grays Ferry Triangle — located at 23rd and South Streets — this Saturday from [...]
Read more»April 29, 2013
Tonight, tune in and watch The Sidecar Bar & Grille hit national television on this evening’s new episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Sidecar’s food caught the eye of host Guy Fieri, particularly the awesome “Appetizer Formerly Known As” (crab meat plus fries obviously equals TV-worthy goodness). The episode airs tonight at 10 p.m. on the Food Network. Watch it from the comfort of your own home, or head out to the Graduate Hospital pub for a screening and the opportunity to chow down on Sidecar’s seriously tasty food. [Food Network]
April 29, 2013
Chef Hiroyuki “Zama” Tanaka is a big fan of collaborations. The chef/owner of Rittenhouse Square’s superb sushi spot Zama regularly teams up with fellow Philly chefs to devise namesake dishes like the Jose Garces Chirashi, with scallops, baby Spanish octopus and head-on Madagascar shrimp, and the Vetri Roll, a crunchy eel roll with scallions and [...]
Read more»April 29, 2013
Practice your best “gracias!” and get ready for this year’s 13th Street Cinco de Mayo block party. On Sunday, May 5 from noon to 9 p.m., El Vez is set to convert the block of 13th and Sansom streets in to an merry outdoor fiesta. The smells and tastes of Mexico will fill 13th Street [...]
Read more»April 26, 2013
Go beyond margaritas on Cinco de Mayo and celebrate the vibrant culture of Latino Philadelphia during Philadelphia Mexican Week, Sunday, April 28 to Sunday, May 5. All week long, a number of Philadelphia restaurants, museums and performing arts center are presenting Mexican music, film, dance and cuisine. Presented by the Mexican Consulate and the Mexican [...]
Read more»April 26, 2013
Forget the most important meal of the day. Brunch is the most important meal of the weekend, and with the start of the spring season, we thought it was the perfect time to revisit our roundup of brilliant Philadelphia brunches. Especially since we’ve added an entirely new “alfresco” section, featuring our top picks for where [...]
Read more»April 25, 2013
Burgers are a big deal in Philadelphia, and Philadelphia restaurants take their burgers seriously. So seriously in fact that last year Philadelphia was ranked the #2 Burger City in the entire country by Travel + Leisure Magazine. So with so many awesome burgers in Philadelphia, it would really great if there was one event that [...]
Read more»April 24, 2013
Midtown Village is about to welcome another cool (and bound to be delicious) restaurant to the neighborhood. Pennsylvania 6 (PE6) is named for the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City, one of the town’s trendiest spots in the years following prohibition. The restaurant takes its design cues from the historic hotel. The walls are decorated [...]
Read more»April 23, 2013
Reminder, folks, the annual feel-good event Dining Out For Life is taking over more than 200 Philadelphia-area restaurants on Thursday, April 25. The annual event raises funds for HIV/AIDS efforts in Philadelphia. Philadelphia’s Dining Out For Life benefits ActionAIDS, AIDS Delaware, Family and Community Service of Delaware County and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Participating [...]
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