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Soft-Shell Season Heating Up #SoftShellsinPHL

Posted by Sam Bloch on May 21st, 2013

Last week we told you about the restaurants that added soft shell crabs to their menu. Now, soft-shell season has really heated up. A number of area restaurants have added the tasty summer treat to their menus.

More soft-shell crabs in Philadelphia »

For Dessert Tonight At Amis

Posted by Jason Sheehan on March 19th, 2013

Orange and bitter chocolate-stuffed sbrisolona from (the recently James Beard Award nominated) Brad Spence.

~@ChefBradSpence

James Beard Finalists Announced, Two Locals Move On & Journalism Gets Nods as Well

Posted by Foobooz on March 18th, 2013

The James Beard Foundation announced their 2013 awards finalists today. The list of JBF Awards semifinalists included a boatload of Philadelphia area nominees but the list of finalists find just two, three if we claim Dogfish Head’s Sam Calagione. Brad Spence moved on as a finalist for Best Chef – Midatlantic for his work at Amis. Vetri also made the list of finalists for Best Service.

Journalism, Broadcast & New Media Awards »

Getting Ready For Dinner Prep At Amis

The weekend’s beast has arrived #Piggyback

~@ChefBradSpence

National Accolades for FedNuts, Amis, Le Virtu & Alla Spina

Posted by Foobooz on January 30th, 2013

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Wings at Alla Spina

The praise, it keeps on coming for Philadelphia. Zagat saluted two Philadelphia restaurants as the hottest Italian restaurants in the country. Amis and Le Virtu received the praise.

Also in the Marc Vetri orbit, Alla Spina’s chicken wings were named among the best chicken wings in the U.S. by Food & Wine.

Michael Solomonov’s Federal Donuts also got some national love as the donut and fried chicken spot was featured on NBC’s 1st Look.
Watch Federal Donuts on 1st Look »

Viewing Parties for Bourdain’s Philly Episode of “The Layover”

Posted by Amanda Shulman on November 30th, 2012

Anthony Bourdain’s new(ish) show, “The Layover” follows the famed foodie as he travels through the US, Asia and Europe where he only has 24-48 hours to reveal the story of a place’s culture, food and people. Well, it looks like his next layover has landed him in Philly, and the episode is premiering the night of Monday, December 3rd. To celebrate Bourdain’s tasty trek through our fair city, several spots are hosting viewing parties.

Where to go drinking with Tony

Election-Themed Industry Night, Tonight at Amis

Posted by Maegan Cadet on November 5th, 2012

In case any of you out there forgot to crawl out of your Sandy-proof panic rooms until today, we’d like to remind you that Election Day is tomorrow. And wanting to make sure this fact does not escape anyone, a.Kitchen is hosting an election-themed Industry Night tonight at Amis, offering various politically appropriate snacks and beverages for those looking to get a leg up on their Election Night drinking (what, how do you celebrate?).

While there’s no sight of Freedom Fries on the menu, it’s hard to get more patriotic than this…

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Soft-Shell Season Heating Up #SoftShellsinPHL

For Dessert Tonight At Amis

Orange and bitter chocolate-stuffed sbrisolona from (the recently James Beard Award nominated) Brad Spence.

James Beard Finalists Announced, Two Locals Move On & Journalism Gets Nods as Well

Getting Ready For Dinner Prep At Amis

The weekend’s beast has arrived #Piggyback

National Accolades for FedNuts, Amis, Le Virtu & Alla Spina

Updating The Menus At Amis And Osteria

This is just one of the new menu snaps floating around Twitter today–mussels with leeks and chili oil at Amis. Follow @JeffreyMichaud and @chefbradspence to see a whole lot more.

Viewing Parties for Bourdain’s Philly Episode of “The Layover”

Election-Themed Industry Night, Tonight at Amis

Amis Is Giving the Pasta Maker A Workout

Housemade bigoli with duck ragu, on the menu tonight at Amis

Black Pepper Sausage at Amis