Michael KleinFrom New Jersey to Massachusetts, ‘Tony’ explores Anthony Bourdain’s parts unknown — and makes up a fewThe evocative new biopic starring South Jersey’s Dominic Sessa is strongest when it captures Bourdain’s seduction by restaurant life — and weakest when it tries to be a tidy origin story.Michael Klein End of a restaurant era | Let’s EatMichael Klein Some of Philly’s oldest restaurants are closing or changing hands. What’s going on?Michael Klein Northeast Philadelphia is losing its last traditional Jewish deliMichael Klein Another fixture of East Passyunk’s Italian dining legacy is on the marketMichael Klein AdvertisementThe best thing Mike Klein ate this week: Chicken roulade at Academy GrillChef Jeffrey Power has reached back two decades in his career for this decadent spin on a chicken dish he made at Le Bec-Fin.Michael Klein Following Tun Tavern drama, Old City’s Lucha Cartel building finally has a fateChef Jesus García, formerly chef at Lucha Cartel, has bought its Old City building with his business partner, Alejandro Fuentes. Michael Klein We’re going bananas | Let’s EatFun foods to take to Phillies games; a landmark restaurant prepares to close; and first word of a Vietnamese bar-restaurant you’ll be hearing a lot about. Michael Klein Michelin is headed back to New York City for its 2026 awards ceremony Restaurateurs should treat this as a reminder that Michelin’s famously anonymous inspectors are on the prowl.Michael Klein Willow Grove’s new cafe and bakery has Yemeni coffee drinks, honeycomb bread, hot manakish — and a drive-through Mazaj, which began as the Yemeni and Saudi-inspired coffee bar and bakery inside Malooga's Narberth location, has expanded to Willow Grove. Soon, it will have a drive-through.Michael Klein The Pub in Pennsauken is going up for saleThe Gelman family has put the Pub on the market but says the steakhouse — now on its summer break — is expected to reopen in September as usual.Michael Klein A 68-year-old Northeast Philly restaurant staple is closing. Customers are stocking up on snapper soup.Four generations of Kellys have worked at the Northeast Philadelphia restaurant. Now, they're getting ready to shut the doors.Michael Klein Fishtown’s latest pizzeria celebrates Black culture with pies topped with oxtail and collard greens, jerk chicken, and shrimp and grits In Crust We Trust is Anyae Wilson-Worley’s first solo restaurant. She pairs halal pies with flavors drawn from Black culinary traditions.Michael Klein Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy hit at least 5 Philly-area pizzerias yesterday for ‘One Bite Pizza Reviews’The influential “One Bite Pizza Reviews” host made at least five stops in the region, leaving some pizzeria owners celebrating and others refreshing social media to learn their scores.Michael Klein Your first look at Ellen Yin’s Italian hangout | Let’s EatSampling the crop of Jersey Shore farmers markets; little treats flood one Main Line town; and we share major restaurant scoops.Michael Klein Spritzes, sports bars, and Korean fried chicken: August’s restaurant opening lineup Philadelphia’s late-summer openings range from Italian aperitivo culture and contemporary Mexican fare to family recipes, comfort food, and a returning neighborhood sports bar.Michael Klein A longtime Bala Cynwyd bistro is closing, and Center City Italian restaurant veterans are moving inTwo families with roots in Calabria are buying Aldar Bistro, the Bala Cynwyd landmark, to open a Southern Italian restaurant called Bruzi.Michael Klein Two childhood friends grew up to become top chefs. Now, they’re opening a ‘punk French’ restaurant together in ManayunkArthur Cavaliere and Justin Bogle have signed a lease for the former Winnie's at 4266 Main St. in Manayunk, where their culinary careers began three decades ago.Michael Klein Do recent Philadelphia restaurant closings signal trouble for the industry?Hiroki, La Calaca Feliz, and the Lodge by Two Robbers are joining a list of restaurant closings. Many of these spaces will be filled soon, if not immediately, and there is no shortage of new projects.Michael Klein 18 new restaurants that opened in the Philly suburbs this summerWhat’s new outside the city: Candlelit dining, a white-tablecloth destination, and three sports bars in South Jersey.Michael Klein See more storiesAdvertisement
From New Jersey to Massachusetts, ‘Tony’ explores Anthony Bourdain’s parts unknown — and makes up a fewThe evocative new biopic starring South Jersey’s Dominic Sessa is strongest when it captures Bourdain’s seduction by restaurant life — and weakest when it tries to be a tidy origin story.Michael Klein
From New Jersey to Massachusetts, ‘Tony’ explores Anthony Bourdain’s parts unknown — and makes up a fewThe evocative new biopic starring South Jersey’s Dominic Sessa is strongest when it captures Bourdain’s seduction by restaurant life — and weakest when it tries to be a tidy origin story.Michael Klein
The best thing Mike Klein ate this week: Chicken roulade at Academy GrillChef Jeffrey Power has reached back two decades in his career for this decadent spin on a chicken dish he made at Le Bec-Fin.Michael Klein
The best thing Mike Klein ate this week: Chicken roulade at Academy GrillChef Jeffrey Power has reached back two decades in his career for this decadent spin on a chicken dish he made at Le Bec-Fin.Michael Klein
Following Tun Tavern drama, Old City’s Lucha Cartel building finally has a fateChef Jesus García, formerly chef at Lucha Cartel, has bought its Old City building with his business partner, Alejandro Fuentes. Michael Klein
Following Tun Tavern drama, Old City’s Lucha Cartel building finally has a fateChef Jesus García, formerly chef at Lucha Cartel, has bought its Old City building with his business partner, Alejandro Fuentes. Michael Klein
We’re going bananas | Let’s EatFun foods to take to Phillies games; a landmark restaurant prepares to close; and first word of a Vietnamese bar-restaurant you’ll be hearing a lot about. Michael Klein
We’re going bananas | Let’s EatFun foods to take to Phillies games; a landmark restaurant prepares to close; and first word of a Vietnamese bar-restaurant you’ll be hearing a lot about. Michael Klein
Michelin is headed back to New York City for its 2026 awards ceremony Restaurateurs should treat this as a reminder that Michelin’s famously anonymous inspectors are on the prowl.Michael Klein
Michelin is headed back to New York City for its 2026 awards ceremony Restaurateurs should treat this as a reminder that Michelin’s famously anonymous inspectors are on the prowl.Michael Klein
Willow Grove’s new cafe and bakery has Yemeni coffee drinks, honeycomb bread, hot manakish — and a drive-through Mazaj, which began as the Yemeni and Saudi-inspired coffee bar and bakery inside Malooga's Narberth location, has expanded to Willow Grove. Soon, it will have a drive-through.Michael Klein
Willow Grove’s new cafe and bakery has Yemeni coffee drinks, honeycomb bread, hot manakish — and a drive-through Mazaj, which began as the Yemeni and Saudi-inspired coffee bar and bakery inside Malooga's Narberth location, has expanded to Willow Grove. Soon, it will have a drive-through.Michael Klein
The Pub in Pennsauken is going up for saleThe Gelman family has put the Pub on the market but says the steakhouse — now on its summer break — is expected to reopen in September as usual.Michael Klein
The Pub in Pennsauken is going up for saleThe Gelman family has put the Pub on the market but says the steakhouse — now on its summer break — is expected to reopen in September as usual.Michael Klein
A 68-year-old Northeast Philly restaurant staple is closing. Customers are stocking up on snapper soup.Four generations of Kellys have worked at the Northeast Philadelphia restaurant. Now, they're getting ready to shut the doors.Michael Klein
A 68-year-old Northeast Philly restaurant staple is closing. Customers are stocking up on snapper soup.Four generations of Kellys have worked at the Northeast Philadelphia restaurant. Now, they're getting ready to shut the doors.Michael Klein
Fishtown’s latest pizzeria celebrates Black culture with pies topped with oxtail and collard greens, jerk chicken, and shrimp and grits In Crust We Trust is Anyae Wilson-Worley’s first solo restaurant. She pairs halal pies with flavors drawn from Black culinary traditions.Michael Klein
Fishtown’s latest pizzeria celebrates Black culture with pies topped with oxtail and collard greens, jerk chicken, and shrimp and grits In Crust We Trust is Anyae Wilson-Worley’s first solo restaurant. She pairs halal pies with flavors drawn from Black culinary traditions.Michael Klein
Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy hit at least 5 Philly-area pizzerias yesterday for ‘One Bite Pizza Reviews’The influential “One Bite Pizza Reviews” host made at least five stops in the region, leaving some pizzeria owners celebrating and others refreshing social media to learn their scores.Michael Klein
Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy hit at least 5 Philly-area pizzerias yesterday for ‘One Bite Pizza Reviews’The influential “One Bite Pizza Reviews” host made at least five stops in the region, leaving some pizzeria owners celebrating and others refreshing social media to learn their scores.Michael Klein
Your first look at Ellen Yin’s Italian hangout | Let’s EatSampling the crop of Jersey Shore farmers markets; little treats flood one Main Line town; and we share major restaurant scoops.Michael Klein
Your first look at Ellen Yin’s Italian hangout | Let’s EatSampling the crop of Jersey Shore farmers markets; little treats flood one Main Line town; and we share major restaurant scoops.Michael Klein
Spritzes, sports bars, and Korean fried chicken: August’s restaurant opening lineup Philadelphia’s late-summer openings range from Italian aperitivo culture and contemporary Mexican fare to family recipes, comfort food, and a returning neighborhood sports bar.Michael Klein
Spritzes, sports bars, and Korean fried chicken: August’s restaurant opening lineup Philadelphia’s late-summer openings range from Italian aperitivo culture and contemporary Mexican fare to family recipes, comfort food, and a returning neighborhood sports bar.Michael Klein
A longtime Bala Cynwyd bistro is closing, and Center City Italian restaurant veterans are moving inTwo families with roots in Calabria are buying Aldar Bistro, the Bala Cynwyd landmark, to open a Southern Italian restaurant called Bruzi.Michael Klein
A longtime Bala Cynwyd bistro is closing, and Center City Italian restaurant veterans are moving inTwo families with roots in Calabria are buying Aldar Bistro, the Bala Cynwyd landmark, to open a Southern Italian restaurant called Bruzi.Michael Klein
Two childhood friends grew up to become top chefs. Now, they’re opening a ‘punk French’ restaurant together in ManayunkArthur Cavaliere and Justin Bogle have signed a lease for the former Winnie's at 4266 Main St. in Manayunk, where their culinary careers began three decades ago.Michael Klein
Two childhood friends grew up to become top chefs. Now, they’re opening a ‘punk French’ restaurant together in ManayunkArthur Cavaliere and Justin Bogle have signed a lease for the former Winnie's at 4266 Main St. in Manayunk, where their culinary careers began three decades ago.Michael Klein
Do recent Philadelphia restaurant closings signal trouble for the industry?Hiroki, La Calaca Feliz, and the Lodge by Two Robbers are joining a list of restaurant closings. Many of these spaces will be filled soon, if not immediately, and there is no shortage of new projects.Michael Klein
Do recent Philadelphia restaurant closings signal trouble for the industry?Hiroki, La Calaca Feliz, and the Lodge by Two Robbers are joining a list of restaurant closings. Many of these spaces will be filled soon, if not immediately, and there is no shortage of new projects.Michael Klein
18 new restaurants that opened in the Philly suburbs this summerWhat’s new outside the city: Candlelit dining, a white-tablecloth destination, and three sports bars in South Jersey.Michael Klein
18 new restaurants that opened in the Philly suburbs this summerWhat’s new outside the city: Candlelit dining, a white-tablecloth destination, and three sports bars in South Jersey.Michael Klein
