Italian
Tonight: So Can You Eat at Amis for $35?
Marc Vetri doesn’t think there is much of a deal to be had during Restaurant Week. So we wondered, can you get a good meal […]
Modo Mio’s Peter McAndrews Coming to Northern Liberties
Zagat gets the scoop on Peter McAndrews’ next restaurant in Philadelphia. Popolino will specialize in Roman fare and will feature an antipasti bar that is […]
Post Kitchen Nightmares Chiarella’s
The decidedly old-school Chiarella’s on East Passyunk recently survived a visit from Gordon Ramsay and his Kitchen Nightmares crew. How does that sort of thing […]
Three Stars for Il Pittore
Trey Popp’s second review in this months Philadelphia magazine has praise for Chris Painter, who lays it on the line at Il Pittore. Painter’s slow-cooked […]
Three Bells for Il Pittore
Chris Painter finally has a stage to call his own and Craig LaBan likes what he sees at Il Pittore. The octopus was both tender […]
Ulivo Does the Italian BYOB Right
Brian Freedman works “perfect” or “perfectly” into his review of Joseph Scarpone’s new Ulivo six times. The whole experience isn’t perfect but as you might […]
Worth the Wait for Scarpone and Ulivo
Lost in the rush of December restaurant openings has been Joseph Scarpone’s Ulivo. Adam Erace visits the Queen Village Italian BYOB and finds straightforward cooking that […]
Pitruco Pop-Up This Saturday
Strada Pasta’s Andrew Gerson doesn’t have a food truck on the street yet but he has opened a street food commissary in Mt. Airy. […]
Dough Draws at Birra
With mac and cheese served in a bowl of pizza dough you might think Birra is just about the excess. Brian Freedman finds that isn’t […]
Food Struggles to Justify the Tally at Il Pittore
Adam Erace visits Il Pittore to try Chris Painter’s food at his own restaurant (the Starr director of menu development finally has a place of […]
In Riva Opens Today
Philadelphia chef Arthur Cavaliere opens his first restaurant today in East Falls. In Riva will specialize in Napoletana style pizza and antipasti. To drink there […]
Italian Beer Dinner at Farmers’ Cabinet
Every time we see an Italian craft beer on a menu we think, “man that’s pricey.” But sometimes we order it anyway and say, “man […]
Zeppoli Makes It Look Easy
The dishes at Zeppoli may appear simple, but Trey Popp finds that chef/owner Joey Baldino manages to make every dish transcendent. Those silken tangles of […]
Fiorino Is Worth Keeping
Craig LaBan declares that long suffering East Falls has a restaurant worth keeping in Franco Faggi’s Fiorino. The 34-seat BYOB has been packing them in […]
Can You Justify Vetri?
Trey Popp is taken back to a simple farmer’s potato patch in Tuscany, even as he drops $650 on dinner at Vetri. Nantucket Bay scallops […]