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The Revisit: Zavino

Posted on Friday, May 3rd, 2013

A server who gets her customers laughing has them right where she wants them, but the bartender at Zavino had an unfair advantage on a recent Monday afternoon. “Would you like a table?” she asked as I strolled in. “Maybe I’ll just sit at the bar,” I said. “Okay,” she replied brightly, filling a water [...]

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New Chef Means a New Menu at Jose Pistola’s

Posted on Friday, April 19th, 2013

Casey Parker and Joe Gunn’s Jose Pistola’s has been a great place for beer since it opened. But the food has definitely had its ups and downs. But with hiring of Adán Trinidad, food will be one more reason to head to the Center City bar. Trinidad has most recently working and creating menus for Richard Sandoval [...]

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2013 Night Market Dates Announced

Posted on Thursday, April 11th, 2013

Everyone’s favorite street food festival, Night Market is back for 2013 with a slate of four nights in three new neighborhoods. The first Night Market is set for Fairmount Avenue on Thursday, May 16th. The night markets will be full of food trucks, local restaurants plus music, arts and more.

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Munish Narula Opening an Indian Bistro in South Philadelphia

Posted on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013

Munish Narula (left) is back on the expansion path | HughE Dillon for the Philly Post After a series of profitable quarters for Tashan, Munish Narula is getting back to opening restaurants. His next restaurant will not be a Tiffin or a Tashan, but rather a Tiffin Bistro, slated for 11th and Federal at the [...]

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Bryn Mawr Lands Area’s First Pinkberry

Posted on Thursday, March 14th, 2013

The Philadelphia area’s first Pinkberry is slated to open this April in the Bryn Mawr Square Shopping Center. Pinkberry was a pioneer in the frozen yogurt craze and has 225 locations worldwide. The Main Line location will also be among the first in the nation to roll out Pinkberry’s new menu which includes Pinkberrygreek the chain’s [...]

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Cheap Eats: BYO Margaritas At Don Memo’s

Posted on Wednesday, March 6th, 2013

Whenever you take a train to the end of its line, there’s something a little spooky about it, in a “final destination” kind of way. You’re delivered to the terminal station, which is at a street that’s a dozen or two above the ones you normally frequent, and you have to disembark. When you do [...]

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East Passyunk Gets a Restaurant Week of its Own

Posted on Thursday, January 31st, 2013

East Passyunk’s Restaurant Week is set to run Sunday, February 24th through Saturday, March 2nd. Several of Philadelphia’s best restaurants will be participating, including Stateside, Will, Le Virtu and Fond. Twenty-one restaurants will offering three-course meals at $15, $25 and $35. Some restaurants are also offering lunch deals in the $15 range. East Psssyunk Restaurant [...]

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Serpico Delayed Till at Least Late Summer (Or Not)

Posted on Thursday, January 31st, 2013

Word out of the Starr camp is that Peter Serpico’s Serpico isn’t likely to open before late summer/early fall at 6th and South. No clear reason has been given for the delay other than there are other projects ahead of the noodle bar. The only project we know of that is slated to open before [...]

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Epic Meals: The 40-Course La Panarda Dinner At Le Virtù

Posted on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013

“You don’t want a beer,” said the bartender. One by one, they’d filed in–couples, friends, regulars, all piling up on top of each other, dampening other guests’ clothing with their own (repercussion of the spitting afternoon rain). Some ordered drinks, most didn’t—and for good reason as I’d find out later. The coat racks filled, and [...]

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Sketch Collaborating with St. Benjamin Brewing Tonight

Posted on Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

Fishtown’s very own burger joint, Sketch, is collaborating with St. Benjamin Brewing to host a collaboration dinner tonight. Owners  Phyllis Farquhar and  Timothy Patton of Sketch and St. Benjamin respectively, are creating the menu.

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