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Stephen Starr

City Life

Dispatches From Gritty’s Chaos Corner and More of What’s New at Wells Fargo Center

I’m a little dizzy, and there’s popcorn stuck in my hair. And now inflatable Gritty tubes have sprung up to flail about like we’re at […]

Lizzo performing in July, several weeks before she was to headline Made in America, which has now been canceled
City Life

So Why Was Made In America Canceled? We Break Down the Theories

Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Friday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly […]

Foobooz

Who Wants a “Grown Up” Pod?

The best thing about Pod — back in the days when anyone cared at all — was that it didn’t take itself at ALL seriously. […]

City Life

Former Eastern University Prof Says School Leaders Espoused White Supremacist Views

Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Friday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly […]

this baked manicotti from adrian is just one of the Stephen Starr dishes you will find on the new Amtrak Acela first class menu
City Life

Stephen Starr Food Comes to … Amtrak?!

Check phillymag.com each morning for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly Mag reporters, please […]

the Stephen Starr restaurant Parc, one of the restaurants affected by the gift card ransomware attack
City Life

Ransomware Attack Shuts Down All Stephen Starr Gift Card Sales

Check phillymag.com each morning for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly Mag reporters, please […]

The bar at Hop Sing Laundromat, where it will cost you $75 per stool to get a reservation
City Life

Want to Sit at This Philly Bar? Reservations Cost $75 Per Stool.

Check phillymag.com each morning for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly Mag reporters, please […]

Foobooz

Kpod Finds a Middle Ground Between Comfort and Luxury in University City

He had me with the mandu. Six of them on a plate, seared, brown but not too brown, just a little crispy around the edges. […]

stephen starr, who just declared bankruptcy on one of his restaurants, and daughter Sarah Starr
City Life

Stephen Starr Restaurant Declares Bankruptcy, But He Says No Big Deal

A roundup of Philly news. This article may be updated at any time as new information becomes available. One of Stephen Starr’s Restaurants Is Headed […]

The crowd at the Philadelphia edition of Live Aid at JFK Stadium on July 13, 1985
City Life

Live Aid in Philly: An Oral History of that Crazy Day at JFK

It was July 13, 1985. Two months earlier, Philadelphia had made international news when it dropped a bomb on its own citizens. But on this […]

jennifer weiner, michael nutter with barack obama, ahmir thompson aka questlove from the roots, malcolm jenkins, christopher burch and friends, and stephen starr, some of whom are Donald Trump donors while others are supporting Joe Biden
City Life

Here’s How Philly’s Rich and Famous Are Spending Their Political Dollars

We combed through campaign finance records published by the Federal Election Commission to find out which presidential candidates, PACs and Super PACs have been getting […]

Foobooz

Stephen Starr Is Opening a Mexican Restaurant in Fishtown

After a two-year hiatus from Philly, and an eight-year hiatus from Fishtown (after opening Frankford Hall and Fette Sau), Stephen Starr is heading back to Fishtown […]

Foobooz

Parc Is the Best Stephen Starr Restaurant in Philadelphia

Every holiday season, Stephen Starr’s restaurant group does a company-wide push to sell Starr Restaurants gift cards. It’s a big deal — there’s even an internal competition between the […]

Business

Stephen Starr on Creativity and Listening to Your Instincts

Stephen Starr might be best known as the James Beard-winning operator of 37 restaurants, but his career as an entrepreneur isn’t limited to food. In […]

Shoppist

Connoisseur: Randi Sirkin’s Favorite Things

Randi Sirkin has been making magic happen inside Stephen Starr’s restaurants for decades. Here, a few of her favorite things: Treasures On my feet: Ann […]