East Passyunk
Georges Perrier at Fond for Bastille Day
On Monday, July 14th, Fond is hosting the legendary Georges Perrier, as he and chef Lee Styer prepare a collaborative dinner. The five-course menu will feature Perrier’s classic French cuisine […]
Brigantessa Gets Its Oven
We’re happy to see Joe Cicala standing next to just delivered wood-fired oven. The video that Cicala posted of the delivery guys attempting to get […]
Townsend Hosts Wine and Cheese Pairing Night
Townsend, the two-month old but critically acclaimed restaurant, is hosting a Five-Course, “Three Way” Wine and Cheese Pairing Dinner on Thursday, July 17th. Chef-owner Townsend Wentz […]
Restaurant Review: Townsend
We here at Philadelphia magazine decided last month to start debuting restaurant reviews early on Foobooz. We had reasons. And we discussed them here. Welcome […]
PHOTOS: Craft Beer Day and the Italian National Day Festival on East Passyunk Avenue
On Sunday South Philly played host to a two-fer street party on East Passyunk Avenue. First, eight bars in the neighborhood helped kick off Philly Beer Week with Craft […]
Plenty Cafe Expanding Again
Plenty Cafe, which has locations in Center City and on East Passyunk is adding a third location, this one in Queen Village. Still a year […]
New Tonight: Peekytoe Crab at Laurel
Nick Elmi’s Laurel had a few last second tables for tonight. A rare case indeed, and if you were lucky enough to snare one, here’s […]
Signs of Change: Passyunk Avenue Gets an Organic Food Market
The soap and bath products company Volta Organics has opened a bricks-and-mortar location at 1439 Passyunk Avenue. Be Well Philly reports that the new store […]
Wellness-Focused Volta Market Sets Up Shop on East Passyunk
I live near Passyunk Square, so a few months back, when a build-out on the long-vacant space at the corner of East Passyunk and Dickinson began, I […]
Cheu Noodle Crew Bringing Dim Sum to East Passyunk
A very satisfying lunch at Cheu Noodle Bar was made that much better with some information on Shawn Darragh’s and Ben Puchowitz’s East Passyunk’s venture. Darragh […]
May the Fourth Be With You
May the Fourth be with You. Sure, turning May 4th into a play on “May the Force be with You is silly. But what’s wrong with […]
Free Burrata Pizza at SliCE Today
SliCE and Di Bruno Bros. have teamed up to create a special Margherita di Burrata Pizza topped with cherry tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, Di […]
Townsend Opens This Evening
Townsend opens on East Passyunk Avenue this evening. Owner/chef Townsend (Tod) Wentz has assembled an impressive team with Lauren Harris (McCrossen’s, Tria) as general manager and sommelier, Keith Raimondi […]
PHOTOS: Philly Gays Get a Taste of Flavors of the Avenue
This weekend East Passyunk Avenue hosted its annual Flavors of the Avenue festival, an all-day taste fest featuring restaurants up and down the South Philly […]
PHOTOS: Flavors of the Avenue
HughE Dillon and the East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District share photos from this year’s Flavors of the Avenue event, where restaurants up and down East […]