Stephen Starr
The Continental Turns 20
Stephen Starr’s Continental celebrated it’s 20th anniversary with a party on Sunday night bringing together original servers from the week the restaurant opened, alumni servers […]
Starr Catering to Have “State of the Art Office Headquarters” on North Broad
The recent sale of Stephen Starr’s catering arm won’t alter the redevelopment plans at the Studebaker Building at 667 North Broad Street, Eric Blumenfeld, president of EB […]
Stephen Starr Sells Catering Arm
Stephen Starr has sold his Starr Events catering division – a $40 million business – to TrustHouse Services. The deal gives TrustHouse, a top-six contract food […]
Stephen Starr Sells Catering Group
Stephen Starr has sold the catering arm of Starr Restaurants — a $40 million business that provides food for weddings, corporate events and cultural institutions. TrustHouse […]
Back By Popular Demand: The Best Food Instagrams Of The Week
We did it last week, and now we’re bringing it back again–the best food Instagrams of the week from Philly chefs, restaurants and diners. You […]
The First Phase of The Playground Is Opening This Weekend
With record speed, the first phase of The Playground, known as “T Street,” is officially opening its doors to the public this Friday in Atlantic City. The Playground […]
Stephen Starr on Entrepreneurship and Trusting His Gut Instincts
In BizPhilly’s quest to cover entrepreneurship and innovation, we’re always interested in picking the brains of some of the most successful people in town. How did they […]
Summer School: Learn To Make Sushi At Pod
Stephen Starr’s Pod will teach you how to make sushi this summer. Every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from June 22 through August 12, eight diners […]
Cinco de Mayo Roundup: Where to Eat and Drink as the 5th of May Approaches
With Cinco de Mayo just a week away, we over at Foobooz Headquarters decided we could no longer put off going through the folder we […]
Franklin Square Opens for the Season This Week [UPDATED]
UPDATE: Franklin Square will begin operation this Friday, but, due to the impending snowstorm, organizers have moved its spring kickoff festivities to Thursday, March 26th at noon. […]
Buddakan Celebrates The Year of the Sheep
Sure, Solomonov might be celebrating the year of the sheep by serving up a ton of lamb, but if you really want to ring in […]
Foobooz Six Pack: Philly’s Best Pie
Philadelphia is a quintessentially American city. We have the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall and the Betsy Ross House. Even more important, we have some of […]
Stephen Starr Invents Novel Way to Overpay for Pitcher
Yesterday afternoon we received a press release from Stephen Starr’s PR firm regarding a new offer from the Dandelion. Starr’s attractive English pub is celebrating its fourth […]
Stephen Starr and Pierre Robert on Music in Philadelphia
STEPHEN: You know, growing up, my goal was to be a disc jockey. PIERRE: Really? Wow. STEPHEN: I got my FCC license when I was […]
Starr’s Le Diplomate In The New York Times
Okay, so the piece in the New York Times Dining & Wine section wasn’t all about Le Diplomate. As a matter of fact, Stephen Starr‘s […]