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Tale of the Tape: The Mildred

Chefs and friends, Michael Dorris and Michael Santoro are opening The Mildred this evening in Bella Vista. The restaurant will showcase seasonal American cuisine with […]

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Three Stars for Vernick Food & Drink

Trey Popp reviews Vernick Food & Drink, the first solo restaurant of Cherry Hill native Greg Vernick. [F]or the most part, simplicity is Vernick’s watchword. […]

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Good Stuff and a Slip-Up at Rittenhouse Tavern

Photo by Felicia Perretti Oops, a foie gras froth winds up on the plate of Christina Perachio’s pescatarian guest at Rittenhouse Tavern. The next dish […]

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Nick Elmi Brings Life to Rittenhouse Tavern

Trey Popp checks in on Le Bec Fin alum Nick Elmi to see what he’s doing at Rittenhouse Tavern, the latest restaurant to live in […]

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The New Le Bec Fin Reviewed

The story of the death and rebirth of Le Bec Fin has been the story of the year on the Philadelphia restaurant scene. We’ve written […]

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The Gastronaut: No Jacket Required

What really caused the American restaurant renaissance. I was a restaurant critic for more than 10 years, and during that time, I owned two ties. […]

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New Summer Menu at Fond and Beyond

For the summer Fond has updated its offerings. The Passyunk Avenue BYOB is serving dishes like frisee salad with za’atr,  grilled Spanish octopus with chorizo […]

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Noir Opens on Passyunk Avenue

Noir officially opened for business last night at 1909 E. Passyunk Avenue It’s BYOB for now with a liquor license probably a couple of weeks […]

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East Passyunk’s Fond Has Us Salivating

Lee Styer and Jesse Prawlucki at Cook Each menu Lee Styer and Jesse Prawlucki create at Fond seems to be better than the last, so we were quite […]

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More Praise for Ela

Brian Freedman is the latest to heap praise on Jason Cichonski and his Queen Village restaurant, Ela. Only thing different is that Freedman was not […]

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Hot Stuff, Ela Gets Three Bells

Craig LaBan praises Jason Cichonski for his artful use of modern cooking gadgets that combine unlikely combinations into graceful dishes at Queen Village’s Ela. The […]

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Three Stars for Jason Cichonski and Ela

Trey Popp takes a trip inside the mind of Ela’s head chef, Jason Cichonski. What he discovers is a young chef who’s delivering a “radical […]

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Playful Ideas Succeed at Stateside

David Snyder steps in to review Passyunk Avenue’s Stateside, a New American whiskey-and-small-plates bar that is getting chef George Sabatino’s name out there. The crispy […]

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Amis, Sycamore Hosting Pig Dinners This Week

This Wednesday Amis is serving a whole pig dinner. The chef’s counter tasting dinner will consist of four courses from a whole suckling pig. The […]

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Sbraga in the Real World

Trey Popp finds that Kevin Sbraga can really shine at his eponymous restaurant on Broad Street. Over-cute missteps and fast-corrected blunders aside, Sbraga more often […]