December 14, 2012
Ring in the New Year at Philadelphia’s top restaurants with dinner specials, festive celebrations and champagne toasts. This year is extra-flexible with the return of two sets of (free!) fireworks shows on the Delaware River Waterfront, at 6 p.m. and midnight. Enjoy the 6 p.m. show with kids, or not, followed by dinner and a [...]
Read more»May 8, 2012
Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, who actually played a little minor-league baseball in Japan, will throw out the first pitch at tonight’s Phillies game against the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park. The chef is just one part of an Asian-Pacific Celebration tonight at Citizens Bank Park. Other festivities include Hoh Daiko Japanese style Taiko [...]
Read more»April 4, 2012
As Philadelphia’s mild weather grows ever milder, The Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival gets into full swing with events spanning the Philadelphia area. Starting April 15, the festival’s annual Dine Out Japan promotion kicks off, offering a 20% discount at ten fabulous Japanese restaurants spanning from King of Prussia to Center City. This year’s participating restaurants [...]
Read more»December 16, 2011
Charlie Manuel and Morimoto dined together yesterday at Morimoto on Chestnut Street. The occasion came about stemming from an auction prize from Morimoto’s fundraiser for Japan back in June of this year. The auction winner won lunch with Charlie Manuel and Morimoto. The meal was prepared by the Iron Chef himself in the restaurant’s open kitchen, with guests looking on. No word on how adventurous an eater Charlie is. [Starr Restaurants]
November 8, 2011
In honor of Chef Marc Vetri’s newest cookbook, Rustic Italian Food, out this month, GQ Magazine has just published a cool online feature in which Chef Vetri dishes on his top food, drink and music picks in Philadelphia. The latest feature in the magazine’s series called “The Short Order,” in which top local chefs provide [...]
Read more»August 5, 2011
Today, August 5, is National Oyster Day. Probably the most well-known aphrodisiac, plus one of the most summer-centric foods, oysters are also extremely nutritious. To capitalize on all this, top Philadelphia chefs have been serving both tried-and-true and new and unusual preparations of the delicious mollusk. Check out our top picks for some of the [...]
Read more»May 10, 2011
Join Iron Chef Morimoto in raising funds for Japanese relief at Morimoto for Japan, a one-of-a-kind culinary fundraiser event, Tuesday, June 7, 6:30-10 p.m. The intimate evening starts off with passed hors d’oeuvres, sushi and champagne, and leads to a live cooking demonstration by the Iron Chef himself. Then enjoy a specially crafted five-course omakase [...]
Read more»April 29, 2011
Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, at the helm of Stephen Starr’s popular creative Japanese restaurant Morimoto, is doing his part to raise money for the American Red Cross’ relief efforts in Japan by teaming up with Michelin star chef Anito Lo, New York Times columnist Mark Bittman, Madonna’s personal chef Mayumi Nishimura and others to provide [...]
Read more»January 24, 2011
The Travel Channel’s popular travel and food show, Bizarre Foods, is spotlighting Pennsylvania and specifically Philadelphia in an episode that will debut tomorrow night at 9 p.m. The show, currently in its 6th season, documents the audacious gustatory journeys of chef and culinary explorer Andrew Zimmern. In the Pennsylvania episode, Zimmern hits up a number [...]
Read more»October 30, 2009
Morimoto is getting in on the cheesesteak fun. In celebration of the Phillies playing in the World Series, Morimoto is now offering an upscale cheesesteak on its lunch and dinner menus. The gourmet cheesesteak is made with Wagyu Kobe beef, topped with sweet soy sautéed onions, enoki mushrooms, and grilled scallions and served on an [...]
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