Mediterranean small plates are what’s on the menu at Old City’s new Bocca. [Meal Ticket]
Gulph Mills’ Savona is closed for renovations. They’re aiming to reopen by Mother’s Day. [The Insider]
Michael Solomonov’s Zahav and Michael Schulson’s Izakaya were both named to Travel + Leisure magazine’s 50 Best New US [...]
Philadining issues an “Awesomeness Alert” for James where they discover a comfortable bar to eat at and a favorite charcuterie plate. [Philadining]
Mac & Cheese may have made some ordering missteps but still comes away impressed with Zahav. [Mac & Cheese]
Sketch on Girard Avenue knows how to make a [...]
Living on the Vedge goes goes meat-free at Chifa.[Living on the Vedge]
CE Phood visits Ladder 15 for lunch and finds it to be worth a “pop in.” [CE Phood]
Phoodie also visits Ladder 15 for a truffled flatbread and the hints of a turf war. [Phoodie]
Chicken-Fried Caviar visits [...]
Tonight Oceanaire is hosting a $65, six-course Yards beer dinner and although it’s a little last second, we thought we’d share the menu.
1st
East and West Coast Oysters
Selection of Mignonettes
“The Brawler”
2nd
Crispy Florida Soft Shell Crab
Pickled Sweet Onion
“Philadelphia Pale Ale”
3rd
Spring Garlic and Potato Soup
Smoked [...]
Raise one up for Harry Kalas, the only Phillie we’ve never booed.
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On Thursday, April 30th over 200 local restaurants will be participating in Dining Out for Life, an annual fundraising event, raising money for AIDS service organizations. Each restaurant donates 33% of the cost of the meals from the night.
Check out the Dining Out [...]
It’s hard to believe that Memphis Taproom is already a year old but that’s what they’re telling us. And since Memphis seems to know how to throw a bash we aren’t surprised to see that their anniversary will feature some very special beers including Taras Boulba, Schlenkerla [...]
Craig LaBan’s biggest objection to Ardmore’s A La Maison may be that it isn’t more than a solid B.
There’s really nothing so wrong with A la Maison. But it’s not especially exciting, either. And there is perhaps no praise more faint or more damning than this French [...]
Full mOOn Party tonight at Rum Bar. $4 Rum Runners, $3 Dark and Stormy’s and $2 Rum Barrel Lagers.
SaturdaySugar Mom’s Split Thy Skull Barley Wine Festival takes down the weak for another year starting at 1pm.
SundayIf you go to Split Thy Skull you’re likely to feel like a [...]
In Joe Sixpack’s column today he discusses Beer Wars, a documentary about beer and its distibution that is going to be shown around the country next Thursday. And yes, it is a war.
The movie will be shown at more than 400 movie theaters nationwide on Thursday, April 16th at [...]
Shank’s & Evelyn’s is “relocating” from its South Philadelphia location of almost 50 years and considering a spot near the Union League at 15th and Sansom. Rick Nichols visits the institution now in its final days at 932 S 10th Street.
On the Side: Transplanting Shank’s [Philadelphia Inquirer]
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Francis and Cathy of Le Virtu left this in our comments last night but we wanted to shine some more light on what they’re doing to help Italian earthquake victims.
From Francis & Cathy, Le Virtù’s owners:
On Tuesday, April 28th, we will hold a benefit dinner buffet beginning [...]
Tonight is the 11th Annual Bunny Hop in Fairmount. 10 area bars are participating and it all kicks off at 630pm. The crawl benefits local charities and projects in the Fairmount neighborhood.
11th Annual Fairmount Bunny Hop [Upcoming Events]
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Owners Paul and Christine Lauriello just emailed out this note.
To Our Valued Guests [...]
File this one under misreading the tealeaves. In A.D. Amorosi’s Icepack today he hints that the “fabled” Jimmy Milan’s could be making a return.
If you could, like we said last week, revive Chestnut Cabaret, why not Jimmy’s Milan? Apparently the formerly-mobbed-up dining location on 19th St. might be getting an overhaul courtesy Joe [...]
Stephen Starr places two restaurants on Restaurants & Institutions 2009 top 100 grossing independent restaurants list. New York’s Buddakan is number 7 and Morimoto NY ranks 53rd. The Jersey shore places The Lobster House and Carmine’s on the list as well. No Philadelphia restaurant cracked the list. [R&I]
Alma de [...]
Are you ready to step into the Octo? Rock Lobster which was closed all last season is coming back as Octo, complete with an octopus tank. [The Insider]
Novita Bistro on South Street has a new menu, focusing more on Moroccan dishes than their previous Mediterranean menu. [Meal Ticket]
A [...]
Found this post on PhiladelphiaSpeaks.com and thought it might be a fun one to toss out there.
Ok, so my daughter’s friend’s family took her bowling at Lucky Strike, and then they went to lunch at a restaurant she keeps raving about, but has no idea which restaurant it is. [...]
Trey Popp rolls into Merl’s, a 20-seat diner at 16th and Dickinson.
The meat-heavy menu loads the bases with bacon — pork, beef, turkey — and drives them home with the same trifecta in scrapple form. Six and change buys a platter with a meat and two eggs plus grits or home [...]
Chris Leonard has pulled the plug on 6-month old Tiedhouse in Fairmount and he goes out with guns blazing. The General Lafayette Inn remains open.
Update: The blogging continues at Lafayette’s Escape.
Closed [Lafayette's Escape]
Tiedhouse [Official Site]
Look past the velvet rope and bouncers and you might notice that Akoya is trying to making a name for itself in the shadow of it’s nightclub sibling Peal upstairs. David Snyder has the results thus far.
[T]here’s plenty to like about this retooled spot in terms of [...]
The Bite takes a look at some openings that are less than a month out including a new spot for Rick’s Steaks.
Taking a bite out of new openings [Metro Philadelphia]
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The down-to-earth, uncomplicated style extends to Feury’s menu, printed daily, with dishes like grilled chicken livers cinched with bacon. The offal were crisp outside, creamy inside and served along an elegant [...]
Golosa just got a new shipment of chocolates in from Italy’s “Best Artisanal Chocolatier,” Andrea Bianchini of Florence, Italy so they can’t help but host a chocolate tasting event. And to make it a little different, Golosa is pairing the chocolates with a complimentary beer or dark aged rum. The event [...]
Among the ten contestants for next season of The Next Food Network Star is Philadelphia chef and dietician, Katie Cavuto. Kavuto runs Healthy Bites, a nutrition and personal chef service and does nutrition segments for FOX news regularly.
Whether she’s as successful as the last two Philadelphia contestants, [...]
Lately, we’ve been hearing a lot of “Old City sucks” commentary - from eaters, readers and from ourselves. But is Old City really that atrocious? What has it done to deserve its increasingly rotten reputation, when just a few years back it was considered a shining example of the new [...]
Happy! Happy! Joy! Joy! According to this lede from Thrillist, Bocca brings Manayunk to Market Street.
The Mediterranean and Manayunk have a lot in common: both start with an “M”, and both can take so long to get to that the journey can leave you toothless with scurvy. Bringing their Medi-grub to [...]
Felicia D’Ambrosio sits down with Marigold Kitchen chef Erin O’Shea to discuss her $50, five-course ham tasting menu that she’s serving on Thursday and Friday nights during April.
Nationally Marigold Kitchen gets a spot in Bon Appetit’s Top 10 Brunch list.
Like it was in 1894, this corner “lager beer and liquor establishment” is still a bar today, albeit one that has had a few owners in just the past couple of years. It’s admittedly a tough one. We’ll drop some hits via Twitter and the comments throughout the afternoon.
[...]
Russian River is the name of a river in California. It’s also a damned fine brewery. Experience their beer along with California cheeses at Tria Washington Square West.
Thursday, April 2 Tria Washington Square West No reservations - just show up Special pricing from 4 - 7 pm or until the kegs kick Russian River [...]Drew Lazor visits Citizen Bank Park to get the lowdown on what will be getting served up at the ball park this year. Check out what’s new at Harry the K’s.
New additions to the Harry’s menu this season include barbecue short ribs served with mac ‘n’ cheese and braised spring [...]
Just when you’re feeling that Spring fitness program producing results this Saturday killing event comes and crushes you. It’s the Split Thy Skull Barleywine Fest at Sugar Mom’s. Looks like 12 different barley wines will be available from 1 to 5pm, including varieties from Victory, Stone, Founders, Rock Art and [...]
Cafe Loftus which has turned 3 is celebrating by giving away coffee on Fridays in April.
The free coffee will be available from 7 to 10am, wash it down with LeBus pastries, Redhouse Bagels or Flying Monkey’s cupcakes.
Cafe Loftus [Official Site]
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The former Roselena’s Cafe has reopened as Michael’s Cafe on East Passyunk Avenue. The casual BYOB serves breakfast, lunch and dinner Wednesday through Saturday and is also open Sundays from 7am to 4pm.
For now it’s cash only and dinner begins tomorrow night.
Michael’s Cafe [Official Site]
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Fish & Company’s last night will be Saturday. April 13th it’ll be reborn Q BBQ [...]
Stephen Starr is opening a food stand in Franklin Park. Oddly no name is mentioned in the press release.
So what do you think?
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Have a better name than these inspired ideas? Drop it' [...]
Stephen Starr will be running a food stand in Franklin Square. Opening in mid-April, Starr will be serving up snacks and meals such as burgers, hot dogs, pretzels, drinks and ice cream. By summer a permanent facility will open in the park that will allow the menu to expand to include [...]
Union Trust is offering a free happy hour for ladies through Saturday.
Specialty cocktails will be free of charge tonight and tomorrow from 6 to 8pm. Saturday and Sunday the deal goes from 10pm to midnight.
Union Trust [Official Site]
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You survived the excitement of the 2008 Philadelphia Phillies championship season but can you survive the burger named in their honor? The Lyons Den is offering City of Champions burgers that commemorate championship seasons in Philadelphia history. The 2008 Phillies burger is topped with provolone, sweet sausage, marinara [...]
Our editor said this was the first article about Twitter that didn’t make her want to smash her computer monitor. We’ll take that as a compliment.
Foodie tweets we’re following [Metro.us]
Foobooz [Twitter]
MetroPhilly [Twitter]
… Call for desperate measures. That seems to be the case at Old Original Bookbinders where a sign in the window asks for help bringing back the Philadelphia landmark.
“We are closed for the month of April. If you are interested in helping bring back Bookbinders please contact us at bringbackbookies@gmail. [...]
