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Fun With Pictures: Another Vintage Stephen Starr Photo

Posted by Victor Fiorillo on August 23rd, 2012


Earlier this week, an old photo of Philadelphia restaurateur Stephen Starr surfaced on Twitter and was picked up by outlets like Philebrity and Eater. Starr tells me that the photo in question is from his senior year at Gateway Regional High School in lovely Woodbury, New Jersey. (Had no idea he was a Jersey boy.) He also says that he was blown away when he saw it last night. Read the rest of this entry »

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Can You Guess What This Is?

Posted by Victor Fiorillo on June 29th, 2011

No, it is not some distant nebula as viewed through the Hubble Space Telescope. No, it is not a dried bonito flake from my okonomiyaki. And no, it is not the infamous testicular cyst removed from then Philly Mag editor Larry Platt (now of the Daily News). So what is it? Read the rest of this entry »

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Would You Wanna Eat This?

Posted by Victor Fiorillo on May 12th, 2011

Proving once again what we’ve all known for so long — that pizzeria and Chinese restaurant owners do not share the same skill sets as photographers — here’s the photo used by The Original Thunderbird in Broomall to advertise its hoagies, which taste much better than they look here.

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What’s Opening Soon III

Posted by Foobooz on July 11th, 2007

Today we look at how some places planned for Center City West are coming along.

Jose PistolasJose Pistolas will be a California burrito spot and bar next to McGlinchey’s.

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What’s Opening Soon II

Posted by Foobooz on July 10th, 2007

Today we take a look at some places opening Old City and Northern Liberties.

Beneluxx Tasting RoomEulogy’s second spot is opening just a block from the original at 33 S 3rd Street. The Beneluxx Tasting Room will take over what was A Bar Named Sue and SoMa.

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What’s Opening Soon

Posted by Foobooz on July 9th, 2007

A year ago we did a week long photo essay of what’s opening soon. And it was so fun, so lets do it again.

Today we’ll concentrate on 12th Street where four new spots are planned.

Tria II The second Tria location is just about to open at 12th and Spruce. It’s come a long way in a year.

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Photos Of What’s Opening Soon Part V

Posted by Foobooz on August 18th, 2006

It’s the final day of our tour through the city and look at restaurants that have been announced.

Triumph BrewingTriumph Brewing is expecting their brewing equipment to arrive next month but they still have a lot of work to do before the third branch of Triumph Brewing opens.

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Photos Of What’s Opening Soon III

Posted by Foobooz on August 16th, 2006

Day 3 of our look at restaurants that are opening soon. Today we look at five restaurants opening in the Washington Square West neighborhood.
Oceanaire Seafood RestaurantOceanaire Seafood Restaurant has already won an award for best wine list, even though there’s obviously plenty of construction to complete before the doors open at this Washington Square restaurant.

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Photos Of What’s Opening Soon II

Posted by Foobooz on August 15th, 2006

Today we look at the brown paper covering the progress at five more restaurants that are hoping to open soon.

AmaditaTinto is going to be Jose Garces’ next restaurant. Across from Capogiro Gelato at 20th and Sansom, Garces’ next spot will be a smaller venue than Amada, and will focus on the small plate cuisine of the Basque region of Spain.

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Photos Of What’s Opening Soon

Posted by Foobooz on August 13th, 2006

All week Foobooz will be taking a photographic tour of some restaurants that are opening soon.
Today we start with West Philadelphia, Graduate Hospital Area (G-Ho) and a place in Fairmount.

The Hub Chef Jose Garces of Amada is planning on opening a Mexican restaurant at 40th and Chestnut in the new development there known simply as the Hub.

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