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»February 20, 2013
More major accolades for Center City’s critically acclaimed vegan restaurant Vedge. In the March 2013 issue of GQ, restaurant scribe Alan Richman called out the 12 Most Outstanding Restaurants of 2013 in the country. Vedge came in at #3. Impressive, yes — but as you know, accolades are nothing new for Vedge, the vegan restaurant [...]
Read more»February 5, 2013
With a little more than a week to go before Valentine’s Day, now is the time to make a V-Day dinner reservation for you and that special someone. Restaurants across the city are offering special set-price, multi-course menus so you can make the evening’s meal one to remember. Below are some of our top picks [...]
Read more»November 9, 2012
Vedge Restaurant, from Kate Jacoby and Rich Landau, the husband-wife team behind another award-scooper-upper Horizons, has been titled Restaurant Of The Year by the vegan authority VegNews Magazine. That’s after being called one of the best restaurants in America by Philadelphia Magazine, and winning the 2012 Produce Innovation Award from Cooking Light. A huge congrats! See inside Vedge here and make a reservation by calling (215) 320-7500. Insider tip: ask to sit in the cozy side room behind the bar, and order anything off the daily “dirt list.” [VegNews]
September 27, 2012
American Sardine Bar’s Sausage Fest this weekend, Saturday, September 29, is going to be a winner. Twelve guest chefs from Philadelphia bars and restaurants are bringing their homemade sausages to American Sardine Bar for a sausage party like no other. Bring an appetite. Starting at 4 p.m., you can eat stuffed meat to your heart’s [...]
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]
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 [...]
Read more»November 18, 2011
As of July 2, the extremely popular, award-winning upscale vegan spot Horizons officially closed its doors. And as of tonight, Friday, November 18, at 5 p.m., Chef-Owners (and husband-wife team) Kate Jacoby and Rich Landau are opening the doors on their much-awaited new venture, Vedge. It’s a more casual version of Horizons, with small-medium plates [...]
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