RestaurantsWhat’s in a pepper pot? Black chefs gather to celebrate, revive, and update Philadelphia’s signature soup.In a year full of historical reflections for America's 250th anniversary, the time is ripe to consider an iconic Philadelphia soup that has nearly disappeared — and attempt to revive it.Craig LaBan Cheesecake Factory’s Cajun salmon is having a TikTok moment. It’s bringing local crowds — and headaches.Michael Klein Former Kibitz Room owner files for bankruptcy as he tries to repay debts from shuttered King of Prussia restaurantErin McCarthy Philadelphia’s food-safety rules aren’t new. Why does it seem like restaurant inspections have intensified lately?Michael Klein One of the tastiest pizzas in the suburbs | Let’s EatMichael Klein AdvertisementSouth Philly’s newest takeout shop specializes in Japanese cutletsChef Ryo Igarashi, who has worked seemingly everywhere, is starting small with Panco, his Japanese takeout eatery in West Passyunk.Michael Klein Amy’s Pastelillos won a partnership with the Sixers worth $250,000. Here’s what they’re doingThe Sixers and Bank of America will give the Fishtown takeout joint $250,000 worth of marketing and business support through the Enrich Program.Beatrice Forman Montco gets a stylish 300-seat restaurant from the team behind the Blue Bell InnScott Dougherty and Bruce Goodman, who own Copper Crow in Horsham and the Blue Bell Inn in Blue Bell, are behind the transformation of Taphouse 23 in Bridgeport into Cecilia.Michael Klein We counted 400 fish signs, asked restaurants, and spoke to locals. We now need your help to draw Fishtown’s boundaries.Front or Frankford? Norris or York? Help us decide where Fishtown’s boundaries are.Michael Klein and Sam Morris A Rittenhouse Square grocery store is behind on its rent. Neighbors are stepping in to help. As the longtime Rittenhouse Square market faces an uncertain future, customers are coming through with donations. A Michelin-starred restaurant is even planning a benefit dinner.Michael Klein The average lifespan of a Philly restaurant is short, but that isn’t deterring new spots from openingRecent closures of Hiroki and La Calaca Feliz are an unfortunate reality of the industry. However, Philly is opening more restaurants than those closing.Garland Fordice OpinionThe Blue Warbler is Chestnut Hill’s most intriguing restaurant in years, even if there’s still plenty of room to growFred Mogul left journalism to pursue a lifelong dream of opening a restaurant. The quirky but charming result, with a globe-hopping meat-free menu, may be just what Chestnut Hill needs.Craig LaBan | Columnist Coffee with a side of cow nuzzles | Let’s EatHot dinnerware, 70% off; a Vetri restaurant expands; we tried a retro burger that tastes like 1956; and what the heck is a Tush Push Tater?Michael Klein Just one Philly restaurant hits the New York Times’ best restaurant list this yearBomb Bomb Bar, which chef Joey Baldino bought and (lightly) restored last year, is credited with bridging old-school and contemporary red-sauce Italian cooking.Michael Klein Fishtown’s latest sandwich spot is inside a car clubFocaccia Affair, run by a scion of the Santucci's Pizza family, has taken over the kitchens at Fishtown’s Cannonball Club and Center City’s Barstool.Michael Klein Philly’s top Tibetan restaurant was set to expand to Montco. Then its building caught fire."The building may be gone, but our dream is not," wrote the owners of White Yak, who were weeks away from opening a second Tibetan restaurant in East Norriton before a fire razed it.Jess Rohan This off-the-menu butter chicken cheesesteak comes by way of Pakistan — and Northeast PhillyButter chicken — that creamy, saucy Indian takeout staple — has made its way to South Street as a cheesesteak filling.Michael Klein The best thing Mike Klein ate last week: Retro burgers and fries at one of Joe Biden’s go-to restaurantsAt this circa-1956 roadside diner, the burgers, fries, shakes, and sundaes still have a retro appeal.Michael Klein OpinionAll-you-can-eat wagyu at Ardmore’s Ogyu proves there can be too much of a good thingArdmore's new all-you-can-eat wagyu experience is a timed 90-minute eating sprint. But does it celebrate the world's most coveted beef, or raise more questions about its worth?Craig LaBan | Columnist Call Your Mother has opened its first Philly location in Fishtown. Can these private equity-backed bagels compete?The Washington D.C.-based chain is known for loaded sandwiches, pink and teal storefronts, and a rapid expansion.Beatrice Forman See more storiesAdvertisement
What’s in a pepper pot? Black chefs gather to celebrate, revive, and update Philadelphia’s signature soup.In a year full of historical reflections for America's 250th anniversary, the time is ripe to consider an iconic Philadelphia soup that has nearly disappeared — and attempt to revive it.Craig LaBan
What’s in a pepper pot? Black chefs gather to celebrate, revive, and update Philadelphia’s signature soup.In a year full of historical reflections for America's 250th anniversary, the time is ripe to consider an iconic Philadelphia soup that has nearly disappeared — and attempt to revive it.Craig LaBan
Cheesecake Factory’s Cajun salmon is having a TikTok moment. It’s bringing local crowds — and headaches.Michael Klein
Cheesecake Factory’s Cajun salmon is having a TikTok moment. It’s bringing local crowds — and headaches.Michael Klein
Former Kibitz Room owner files for bankruptcy as he tries to repay debts from shuttered King of Prussia restaurantErin McCarthy
Former Kibitz Room owner files for bankruptcy as he tries to repay debts from shuttered King of Prussia restaurantErin McCarthy
Philadelphia’s food-safety rules aren’t new. Why does it seem like restaurant inspections have intensified lately?Michael Klein
Philadelphia’s food-safety rules aren’t new. Why does it seem like restaurant inspections have intensified lately?Michael Klein
South Philly’s newest takeout shop specializes in Japanese cutletsChef Ryo Igarashi, who has worked seemingly everywhere, is starting small with Panco, his Japanese takeout eatery in West Passyunk.Michael Klein
South Philly’s newest takeout shop specializes in Japanese cutletsChef Ryo Igarashi, who has worked seemingly everywhere, is starting small with Panco, his Japanese takeout eatery in West Passyunk.Michael Klein
Amy’s Pastelillos won a partnership with the Sixers worth $250,000. Here’s what they’re doingThe Sixers and Bank of America will give the Fishtown takeout joint $250,000 worth of marketing and business support through the Enrich Program.Beatrice Forman
Amy’s Pastelillos won a partnership with the Sixers worth $250,000. Here’s what they’re doingThe Sixers and Bank of America will give the Fishtown takeout joint $250,000 worth of marketing and business support through the Enrich Program.Beatrice Forman
Montco gets a stylish 300-seat restaurant from the team behind the Blue Bell InnScott Dougherty and Bruce Goodman, who own Copper Crow in Horsham and the Blue Bell Inn in Blue Bell, are behind the transformation of Taphouse 23 in Bridgeport into Cecilia.Michael Klein
Montco gets a stylish 300-seat restaurant from the team behind the Blue Bell InnScott Dougherty and Bruce Goodman, who own Copper Crow in Horsham and the Blue Bell Inn in Blue Bell, are behind the transformation of Taphouse 23 in Bridgeport into Cecilia.Michael Klein
We counted 400 fish signs, asked restaurants, and spoke to locals. We now need your help to draw Fishtown’s boundaries.Front or Frankford? Norris or York? Help us decide where Fishtown’s boundaries are.Michael Klein and Sam Morris
We counted 400 fish signs, asked restaurants, and spoke to locals. We now need your help to draw Fishtown’s boundaries.Front or Frankford? Norris or York? Help us decide where Fishtown’s boundaries are.Michael Klein and Sam Morris
A Rittenhouse Square grocery store is behind on its rent. Neighbors are stepping in to help. As the longtime Rittenhouse Square market faces an uncertain future, customers are coming through with donations. A Michelin-starred restaurant is even planning a benefit dinner.Michael Klein
A Rittenhouse Square grocery store is behind on its rent. Neighbors are stepping in to help. As the longtime Rittenhouse Square market faces an uncertain future, customers are coming through with donations. A Michelin-starred restaurant is even planning a benefit dinner.Michael Klein
The average lifespan of a Philly restaurant is short, but that isn’t deterring new spots from openingRecent closures of Hiroki and La Calaca Feliz are an unfortunate reality of the industry. However, Philly is opening more restaurants than those closing.Garland Fordice
The average lifespan of a Philly restaurant is short, but that isn’t deterring new spots from openingRecent closures of Hiroki and La Calaca Feliz are an unfortunate reality of the industry. However, Philly is opening more restaurants than those closing.Garland Fordice
OpinionThe Blue Warbler is Chestnut Hill’s most intriguing restaurant in years, even if there’s still plenty of room to growFred Mogul left journalism to pursue a lifelong dream of opening a restaurant. The quirky but charming result, with a globe-hopping meat-free menu, may be just what Chestnut Hill needs.Craig LaBan | Columnist
OpinionThe Blue Warbler is Chestnut Hill’s most intriguing restaurant in years, even if there’s still plenty of room to growFred Mogul left journalism to pursue a lifelong dream of opening a restaurant. The quirky but charming result, with a globe-hopping meat-free menu, may be just what Chestnut Hill needs.Craig LaBan | Columnist
Coffee with a side of cow nuzzles | Let’s EatHot dinnerware, 70% off; a Vetri restaurant expands; we tried a retro burger that tastes like 1956; and what the heck is a Tush Push Tater?Michael Klein
Coffee with a side of cow nuzzles | Let’s EatHot dinnerware, 70% off; a Vetri restaurant expands; we tried a retro burger that tastes like 1956; and what the heck is a Tush Push Tater?Michael Klein
Just one Philly restaurant hits the New York Times’ best restaurant list this yearBomb Bomb Bar, which chef Joey Baldino bought and (lightly) restored last year, is credited with bridging old-school and contemporary red-sauce Italian cooking.Michael Klein
Just one Philly restaurant hits the New York Times’ best restaurant list this yearBomb Bomb Bar, which chef Joey Baldino bought and (lightly) restored last year, is credited with bridging old-school and contemporary red-sauce Italian cooking.Michael Klein
Fishtown’s latest sandwich spot is inside a car clubFocaccia Affair, run by a scion of the Santucci's Pizza family, has taken over the kitchens at Fishtown’s Cannonball Club and Center City’s Barstool.Michael Klein
Fishtown’s latest sandwich spot is inside a car clubFocaccia Affair, run by a scion of the Santucci's Pizza family, has taken over the kitchens at Fishtown’s Cannonball Club and Center City’s Barstool.Michael Klein
Philly’s top Tibetan restaurant was set to expand to Montco. Then its building caught fire."The building may be gone, but our dream is not," wrote the owners of White Yak, who were weeks away from opening a second Tibetan restaurant in East Norriton before a fire razed it.Jess Rohan
Philly’s top Tibetan restaurant was set to expand to Montco. Then its building caught fire."The building may be gone, but our dream is not," wrote the owners of White Yak, who were weeks away from opening a second Tibetan restaurant in East Norriton before a fire razed it.Jess Rohan
This off-the-menu butter chicken cheesesteak comes by way of Pakistan — and Northeast PhillyButter chicken — that creamy, saucy Indian takeout staple — has made its way to South Street as a cheesesteak filling.Michael Klein
This off-the-menu butter chicken cheesesteak comes by way of Pakistan — and Northeast PhillyButter chicken — that creamy, saucy Indian takeout staple — has made its way to South Street as a cheesesteak filling.Michael Klein
The best thing Mike Klein ate last week: Retro burgers and fries at one of Joe Biden’s go-to restaurantsAt this circa-1956 roadside diner, the burgers, fries, shakes, and sundaes still have a retro appeal.Michael Klein
The best thing Mike Klein ate last week: Retro burgers and fries at one of Joe Biden’s go-to restaurantsAt this circa-1956 roadside diner, the burgers, fries, shakes, and sundaes still have a retro appeal.Michael Klein
OpinionAll-you-can-eat wagyu at Ardmore’s Ogyu proves there can be too much of a good thingArdmore's new all-you-can-eat wagyu experience is a timed 90-minute eating sprint. But does it celebrate the world's most coveted beef, or raise more questions about its worth?Craig LaBan | Columnist
OpinionAll-you-can-eat wagyu at Ardmore’s Ogyu proves there can be too much of a good thingArdmore's new all-you-can-eat wagyu experience is a timed 90-minute eating sprint. But does it celebrate the world's most coveted beef, or raise more questions about its worth?Craig LaBan | Columnist
Call Your Mother has opened its first Philly location in Fishtown. Can these private equity-backed bagels compete?The Washington D.C.-based chain is known for loaded sandwiches, pink and teal storefronts, and a rapid expansion.Beatrice Forman
Call Your Mother has opened its first Philly location in Fishtown. Can these private equity-backed bagels compete?The Washington D.C.-based chain is known for loaded sandwiches, pink and teal storefronts, and a rapid expansion.Beatrice Forman
