Food and restaurants with Craig LaBan

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.

Extreme weather is causing ingredient shortages and instability for Philly-area restaurants. Farmers are trying to adapt.

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.

Even chefs at Philly's most glamorous restaurants spend whole days on their feet, hunched over counters, inducing aches and injuries. They call Joe Zarett to work out their pain.

Black sesame adds nuttiness and earthiness to both classic Asian desserts and new ones, from soft serve to cakes to panna cottas. There's nothing new about the ingredient itself, but it's trending.

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.

Messina Social Club is releasing new memberships, but for the first time, half of them will be geared towards restaurant workers. If you work in the industry, your membership is free.

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."

Chinatown's Sang Kee Peking Duck House received a DoorDash order for wonton soup from a mysterious "LeBron J." on Sunday.

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 match is official. Pine Street Grill and Doro Bet have paired up for “Love at First Bite,” bringing their distinct culinary styles together for a one-of-a-kind collaboration at Food Fest.

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.

Tattoos go hand in hand with the food and hospitality industry — and they often come with fun stories. We spoke with over a dozen baristas, bartenders, chefs, and owners about their favorite pieces.

Behind the scenes at Milk Jawn’s research and development lab, where founder Amy Wilson is constantly cooking up new ice cream flavors.

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.

Some Philly restaurants and bars are getting fans ready for the Eagles’ 9:30 a.m. on Sunday kickoff by offering brunch specials and deals.

Famously fickle, pinot noir has an iconic place in wine history, producing some of the most beguiling and sought-after wines on earth.

Political operators once put anti-Nazi Hollywood film makers in their crosshairs—but achieved little.

There are strong suggestions that Leo knew something before a trip to France, where he prayed at the shrine in Lourdes, where he performed the “three gestures” of a pilgrim seeking a cure.

And Goodbeet’s storefront closure.

The Inquirer talked to AARP's CEO about housing affordability, ADUs, and Mayor Parker's Philly housing initiative. And a Philly judge overturned the Washington Square West historic district again.

Medicare experts recommend reviewing your coverage, including preferred doctors and medication lists.

At ConCon Expo 2026, you can dress like the Jersey Devil, make a tin foil hat, and scream like Bigfoot without judgment.