Center City East
Restaurant Week Sets Fall Dates, Record Number of Participants
Mark your calendars for September 30 – October 5 and October 7 – 12. Whether you’re marking them because you are thrilled that the Center City […]
New Menus at Sampan
Chef Michael Schulson of Sampan has created new menus for the restaurant including soy-free, gluten-free, and vegetarian versions. Some new menu items include Vietnamese Beef Noodles […]
Sweet Box Cupcakes Getting a Storefront
Gretchen Fantini of the Sweet Box Cupcakes truck is getting a storefront at 13th and Panama, just down from Dirty Frank’s. Fantini has won praise […]
Special Tapas Dinner at Jamonera
Sunday, July 29th Jamonera is hosting a 10-course, $35 tapas dinner. The dinner from the deans of 13th Street will include gaspacho, croquettes, scallops, meatballs […]
Reading Terminal Market Is Going to the Dogs
Tomorrow is National Hot Dog Day and the Reading Terminal Market is commemorating in a number of ways. Get you hot dog fill from one […]
Tomorrow Is the Ultimate Philadelphia Ice Cream Festival
Tomorrow, the Reading Terminal Market and Bassetts Ice Cream are teaming up to host the annual Ultimate Philadelphia Ice Cream Festival. And with the summer […]
New Summer Menu at the Corner
John Taus is kicking it at The Corner and he has updated his menus for summer. Among the new dishes; scallop crudo, heriloom tomato and buffalo […]
Vetri Raises Tasting Menu Price
A Chowhound posted that Vetri’s tasting menu will go be going up from $135 to $155 per person in September. As was noted, the increase […]
Details on Opa’s Drury Street Beer Garden
Opa pulled a fast one and managed to softly open its Drury Street Beer Garden late last month without anyone knowing but now we have […]
Dinner and a Movie Courtesy of Stephen Starr?
Stephen Starr wants to put a dinner and a movie cineplex in Center City. Are you ready for Sichuan shoestring fries with your summer blockbuster? […]
Permanent Sidewalk Seating: Yes or No?
The Daily News’s resident grumpy old man Stu Bykofsky complained about sidewalk cafes again. He admonished Philly restaurants for ignoring the Philadelphia Code (and the […]
The Generous Pour Event at The Capital Grille
Starting on Monday, July 9th and lasting until September 2nd, The Capital Grille is bringing back one of its most popular (and unbelievable) events: The […]
Poor Judgment Dooms Square Peg
Trey Popp reviews Chef Matt Levin’s Square Peg and despite some great fried chicken, too much goes awry. Levin has talent. I’ve tasted its fruits, […]
Sherry and Tapas at Jamonera
David Snyder reviews Jamonera for City Paper this week. He’s as impressed with the sherry program as he is with the Spanish tapas. “Sherry? Not […]
Opa Opens a Secret Beer Garden
When it comes to restaurants, it’s difficult to keep a secret in this town. So imagine our surprise when we saw this post by HughE […]