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Franklin Celebrates Anniversary with Throwback Menu
As of May 21st The Franklin Mortgage and Investment Co. is now three years old. To celebrate this milestone The Franklin, lead by Head Bartender […]
Sailor Jerry Takes Over Tiki Thursday At Rum Bar
This Thursday, May 24th, Rum Bar’s resident rum expert Adam Kanter is teaming up with Sailor Jerry National Brand Ambassador Paul Monahan for Tiki Thursday. […]
Han Dynasty Now Open at 38th and Market
A little birdie tells us that Han Dynasty has opened its doors at 38th and Market. This Han Dynasty replaces Daniel Stern’s Midatlantic. It is […]
Party Like It’s the 1830s at Bartram Gardens
Bartram’s Gardens curator Joel Fry found a note describing how to make Bartram’s Homestead Bitters. The handwritten note is identified as belonging to John William Bartram […]
Arctic Splash at Interstate Drafthouse
In honor of those lovely little Arctic Splash cartons that litter the streets of Fishtown on a regular basis, Interstate Drafthouse has created a signature […]
Center City Sips Is Back
Mark your calendar for Center City Sips. The Wednesday night happy hour returns June 6th and runs through August 29th. This year the prices are […]
Tale of the Tape: Rittenhouse Tavern
Rittenhouse Tavern is now open in the historic Philadelphia Art Alliance building with Le Bec-Fin alum Nicholas Elmi in the kitchen. The contemporary American restaurant aims […]
Federal Donuts and Art In The Age: Super Friends of the Donut World
Okay, so yesterday we got the best kind of delivery to Foobooz World Headquarters: A nice box of donuts. But these were no ordinary […]
High Praise for Vedge
Trey Popp piles on the praise for Rich Landau’s Vedge, the vegan restaurant that thrills vegans, omnivores and oenophiles alike. In my first meal—one of […]
Lemon Hill Upgrades the Corner Pub
Adam Erace enjoys the precise cooking of Mitch Prensky at Lemon Hill but he also has praise for another hand in the kitchen of the […]
So There’s This Letter on Hop Sing’s Web Site …
Lêe from Hop Sing Laundromat just let us know he posted a letter on the Chinatown bar’s web site. We don’t think it’s a Dear […]
Green Beer Is for Amateurs
How (and where) to drink like a pro this St. Patrick’s Day. Let us stipulate from the start that you’ve come far enough in life […]
Lemon Hill Is Now Offering Happy Hour
Fairmount’s Lemon Hill is now offering happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Specials include $2 off Sly Fox Pikeland Pils and […]
Phoebe and Christian Out at Farmers’ Cabinet
We just received word that cocktail couple Phoebe Esmon and Christian Gaal have left Farmers’ Cabinet and will be moving on to other joint projects.
Pub & Kitchen Adds Fat Mermaid to New Menu
Pub & Kitchen’s chef Jonathan Adams sent out a nice note yesterday, kind of giving a state of the bar for the popular Graduate Hospital […]