Restaurant notes: Chestnut Hill's Solaris Grille closes

A new crop of restaurants and bakeries draws on Louisiana roots, from gumbo egg rolls in Northern Liberties to house-baked po’boy rolls in Kensington.

Rounding out a fleet of chefs from South Philly, Center City, and Kensington are restaurants in Fairmount, West Philly, and North Philly.

Here's what Kensington's cooking for The Inquirer's Food Festival, on Nov. 14.

Here's what Center City's cooking for The Inquirer Food Festival.

The “perfect” hoagie, the month’s new restaurants, and a po’boy shop that’s about to roll out.

Two chef brothers from Delco are opening Philly Po’Boy Co. beneath the El in Kensington, serving New Orleans-style sandwiches on house-baked rolls, plus gumbo and fresh-from-the-fryer beignets.

Italian newcomers (as always) lead the lineup, alongside Tex-Mex fare, a swanky steakhouse, a po'boy specialist, a long-awaited pie shop, and Magnolia Bakery's debut.

With double-fried chicken sandwiches, pork belly bao, and chili noodles, a much-missed Korean restaurant has been resurrected in Chester County — with a different name and doughnuts.

Here's what South Philly's cooking for The Inquirer Food Festival.

The century-old candy maker has a new factory, the same recipes, and plans to return its chocolate-covered Easter eggs to Philadelphia-area stores before Christmas.

Baan Atelier, serving Northern Thai cuisine in the former Blackfish space, is an elegant newcomer to Conshohocken's restaurant row on Fayette Street.

The fondue restaurant on Filbert Street shuttered more than a decade ago.

Pizza Plus West has returned with its original owners and two new partners who are bringing an additional specialty to the table.

Backyard Cravings goes legit; Craig LaBan finds a winning Indian restaurant; a diner gets 86ed; and Fishtown is getting more new food options.

Kouklet’s move, from 1647 to 1615 E. Passyunk Ave., will allow Mardhory Santos-Cepeda to expand it into an all-day café with breakfast, lunch, and seating for about 15 customers.

Corte's menu is built around house-made pastas, roasted meats, and vegetables.

Blagden Hospitality Group, whose Washington, D.C., holdings include Michelin-recommended Tiger Fork, is preparing to take over the sprawling restaurant at Front and Thompson Streets.

Kearse described the closure as only temporary.

The New York bakery will open in Mount Laurel next month, followed by a shop in Rittenhouse next year. Its franchisee owners have relocated to the area and hired a former Union League pastry chef.

The Catholic Church has criticized President Javier Milei’s austerity measures that have slashed social spending, and his embrace of artificial intelligence.

Formed in 1973, Television was a pioneering part of the punk rock insurrection that coalesced around CBGB, a club in the East Village of lower Manhattan.

Kelce, who hosted a tailgate for his podcast in Kansas City earlier this season, brought it to Stateside Live! Sunday morning before the Eagles-Giants game.

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday called the attack on emergency crews in Komyshuvakha “absolute cynicism and brutality” in a post on X.

“The so-called secretary of defense has abused his power, undermined our national security, and engineered this reckless and costly war of choice in Iran,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries said.

Eisenkot, 66, has up to six weeks to build a coalition before the president passes the opportunity to another candidate, most likely Benjamin Netanyahu.