April 8, 2013
It’s no secret to us that Philadelphia’s food scene is bigger and better than ever. No matter what you’re looking for, a restaurant (or multiple restaurants) in any of our neighborhoods will be able to satisfy your craving for superlative fare. Some of our favorite Philly chefs and restaurants have been receiving major press from [...]
Read more»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»October 29, 2012
These guys are serious about their soft pretzels. In the latest episode of Dude Food on Youtube, Chefs Jeff Michaud and Brad Spence (of Osteria and Amis) go a little ‘Breaking Bad‘ in the kitchen to make the mini soft pretzels and beer cheese that are so popular at Alla Spina. Michaud and Spence put [...]
Read more»August 20, 2012
With the world’s first pizza museum and shop, Pizza Brain, opening in Fishtown later this summer, pizza lovers will finally have a place to explore the crispy, charred inner recesses of America’s favorite food. With more than 550 artifacts in rotation, Pizza Brain will educate eaters about the cultural impact of the famed Italian import [...]
Read more»August 10, 2012
Philadelphia has a solid place on the national radar when it comes to food and drink. Just this week, Saveur Magazine declared Philly to be the East Coast’s most exciting emerging food town. And, as we told you yesterday, Esquire just crowned Philadelphia The Late Night Capital of the United States. Pretty awesome. Not only [...]
Read more»April 24, 2012
It’s no surprise that Philadelphia, a city with such a rich Italian heritage, is a haven for delicious gourmet pizza. And in recent years, the pizza offerings around town have only gotten better as a new class of Philadelphia restaurants have entered the fray, specializing in pies that have turned pizza into a meal worth [...]
Read more»April 4, 2012
The Lemon Society of Philadelphia, a group of young professionals in the Philadelphia region which supports the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, are holding the first-ever Lemon Society Speakeasy cocktail party on Friday, April 20, 8-11 p.m. at the ARTS Ballroom. The prohibition-themed mixology event is a fundraiser for ALSF’s Annual Childhood Cancer Symposium, which benefits [...]
Read more»February 27, 2012
View Larger Map Have you ever wanted to check out what a restaurant or bar looked like before actually visiting it? We certainly have. Enter Google Maps. Google Maps first unveiled Street View back in 2007, allowing people to see not just the address of where they were trying to go, but also what the [...]
Read more»February 22, 2012
Marc Vetri, Philadelphia’s beloved chef and leader in Italian cuisine, is raising the bar once again and offering an elevated experience for his guests at Osteria. With the help of Tiare Technology, Osteria debuted a new ordering system called Wireless Winelist on February 8, a patented solution for ordering wine, beer and cocktails on an [...]
Read more»February 13, 2012
New York Magazine’s Grub Street recently went on a delicious mission to hunt down the 101 best desserts in the country. The sweet news: Philadelphia represents with five restaurants. The dishes that made the cut: the Passyunk Bombe at newly opened East Passyunk spot Belle Cakery; Monica Glass’ PB&J at Chef Mike Stollenwerk’s new location [...]
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