Why Stephen Starr turned down Donald Trump

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.

Backyard Cravings, Sal Burgese’s pandemic baking hobby, has grown up. He is trading his backyard oven for a real pizza and cheesesteak shop in South Philly. Will the celebrities find it there, too?

The chefs are taking the former Barclay Pharmacy at 18th and Spruce Streets for a restaurant. They are keeping their empire within a 15-minute walk of their house.

“Never in my wildest dreams did I expect this outpouring of love,” said Steve Zoto, who is retiring with his wife, JoAnne, after nearly 53 years running their diner on Bethlehem Pike.

An acclaimed chef faces a court date; Buena Onda starts Mexican breakfast; and if you’ve wondered why you’re not getting a spoon, we can explain.

With branches in Voorhees and Iselin, the Sagdeo family hopes to shine a brighter light on the fiery curries, tapioca dumplings, and rustic flatbreads of Central India.

The acclaimed chef has a court date Friday.

All of the spots on the Inquirer's list of essential Philly restaurants are, but these 18 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.

Foles, who led the Eagles to a Super Bowl title, said on his podcast that he "knew something bad was going to happen," starting when the Eagles and Jeff Stoutland parted ways after last season.

RareCo owner Jeremy Olsen says the home he renovated is both "laboratory and livable."

Wheeler had a resounding return to dominance from thoracic outlet syndrome, a condition that has derailed the careers of several pitchers.

Democrats need to pick up four seats to retake the Senate, and the party has a clear lead in just one Republican-held state.

Across the country this election season, taxing the richest Americans is the solution many Democrats are offering for a host of middle-class problems.

The cost of the war in Iran rose to $47.1 billion through Oct. 16, with bombs, missiles and other munitions accounting for more than 60% of the expenses.