Melting Pot in Maple Shade sets its opening

All of the spots on the Inquirer's list of essential Philly restaurants are, but these 17 stand out for another reason: Takeout and delivery that is quick, substantial, and satisfying.

Pasta Pooks in Montreal is renowned for hand-crafted noodles. Its owners are lifelong Eagles fans who crafted a cheesesteak tribute that's served scarpetta-style, to sop up pasta sauce.

“I want to have more time for myself and for the bakery,” said David Braverman, who said he is healthy at 77 and wants to keep it that way.

Charles Weiner, 79, of Penn Valley, was indicted in September for allegedly committing tax fraud related to his businesses.

The owners say lingering pandemic debt and an approaching lease decision led them to close the 12-year-old Mexican bar. Their third restaurant, Pistola’s Del Sur, remains open.

After nearly 11 years in Haddon Township, Goodbeet will close at the end of October. The health-focused restaurant will continue selling food through wholesale accounts and an online store.

A landmark Japanese restaurant is taking over the former Pod space, we step inside an ice cream shop’s R&D lab, and we get under the skin of chefs’ tattoos.

The owners of Blue Fig Garden at Cherry Hill Mall are bringing Maya Bohem, a Turkish cafe concept, to South Jersey. It will replace the Bistro, a mall fixture that closed amid legal troubles.

Alan Su has a deal at Penn to open a second location of Sagami, the acclaimed Japanese restaurant from South Jersey. The pods from Pod will remain.

The Cherry Hill deli faces a $1,000 penalty for failing to disclose that its food is not kosher. The operator calls the proposed sanctions a "schmear campaign."

Lafayette’s — selling shrimp étouffée, red beans and rice, shrimp and grits, po’boys, and chicken and waffles — replaces Vino Volo in the airport’s B/C Connector.

The James Beard-recognized Vietnamese coffee shop plans a second location, Càphê Roasters South, in Grays Ferry. The new, larger location has meaning to the partners.

It’s hard to beat the quality — and price — of DaMò Pasta Lab’s house-made, cooked-to-order pasta, from an Italian couple who fell in love with Philly.

Owner Robert Smythe said a constellation of factors pushed him to shut down the bakery, formerly located at 10 Park Ave. in downtown Swarthmore.

We share sad pizza news, and word of a cool trend for coffee fans. Oh, and have you tried Wawa’s new sushi?

The Eagles’ return to London reveals a growing transatlantic appetite for Philadelphia, from JP Teti’s Passyunk Avenue dive bars to Joe Beddia’s bespoke pizzas. Roast pork, alas, has not caught on.

Apizzeria 888, the excellent one-man pizza takeout in Elkins Park, will close Oct. 18. Owner Sebastian Besiso says he doesn’t know what’s next.

Termac, the dishwashing company Mr. O’Reilly cofounded in 1963, services thousands of restaurants and other commercial kitchens throughout the region.

Bridges to Our Roots is a chance for restaurateurs to give back to Puentes de Salud, which helps workers and others who lack health insurance, said Juan Carlos Aparicio, chef-owner of El Chingón.

He did not specify whose release he was seeking. But the only American now categorized by the State Department as “wrongfully detained” in Russia is Stephen Hubbard, a Michigan teacher

Amanpour did not give a reason for her departure, nor did she specifically mention changes at her network. But her exit coincides with a new era at CNN.

Hurts will probably need to be on blood thinners for at least three months, local experts say. People on these medicines generally cannot play contact sports because the risk of bleeding is high.

The Iran-backed rebels' attack injured another 200 recruits at a military camp.

Saahir Irby helped lead a scheme to steal government-issued checks out of the mail, then resell them online.

Officer Shane Seiber was gunned down in West Philadelphia on Oct. 10.