November 28, 2012
Philadelphia chefs: they’re just like us! In an interview with Food & Wine Magazine, Chef Marc Vetri revealed five of his favorite places to go in the city during the holidays. Curious what the award-winning chef does in the wintertime when he’s not slinging pizzas and curing pork? Here are his picks: Rittenhouse Square for [...]
Read more»July 31, 2012
Victory never tasted sweeter. It’s been a great season for Lil’ Pop Shop in West Philly. The colorful popsicle store just opened its doors this past May and is already doing double duty, with a mobile cart in addition to the brick-and-mortar location. Just a month after their opening, Lil’ Pop Shop was featured in [...]
Read more»February 14, 2012
The March 2012 issue of Food & Wine includes a Trendspotting piece entitled “50 Ways to Get Stronger, Smarter and Healthier.” In addition to new healthy snacks (kale chips and seaweed sheets, anyone?) and nutritious combinations of food (chickpeas + citrus dressing = Vitamin C Central), the article includes just four restaurants from around the country that help you keep it healthy. The newly opened Vedge from the owners of the former Horizons makes the cut, serving, as the writer put its, “beautiful vegetable dishes.” A healthy and hearty cheers to that! [Food & Wine]
November 8, 2011
Food & Wine recently released their ranking of the best fried chicken in the country, and Supper’s Jewish Fried Chicken made the cut! Chef Mitch Prensky’s locally-sourced Supper keeps good company on a lineup that includes such big-timers as Willie Mae’s in New Orleans, Momofuku and Ad Hoc. Supper also reps Philly as the only [...]
Read more»August 29, 2011
Not only were both Barbuzzo and Bindi featured in the September restaurant issue of Bon Appetit, but Chef Marcie Turney, the Wonder Woman behind the two restaurants’ kitchens, was also featured in the September issue of Food & Wine. Bon Appetit included recipes from the two restaurants with gorgeous photographs of the dishes to match: [...]
Read more»February 25, 2011
Food & Wine Magazine recently released its ranking of 25 best pizza spots in the U.S., and two Philadelphia pizzerias made the list: Marc Vetri’s Osteria and Tacconelli’s Pizzeria. The article names Osteria’s signature item as the oak-burning stone oven-baked Lombarda pie (with baked egg, Cotechino sausage, mozzarella and bitto cheese, made from a blend [...]
Read more»February 15, 2011
Food & Wine Magazine, along with CNN’s Eatocracy, released the nominees today for the 2011 People’s Best New Chef Award, and four of the ten chefs nominated for the Midatlantic region are from Philadelphia. Representing Philadelphia are: • Pierre Calmels of Bibou • David Gilberg of Koo Zee Doo • Jeff Michaud of Osteria • [...]
Read more»November 16, 2009
