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Big GulpSwallow's finally here. And you need to go.
by Trey PoppWhether you're a hooker or a cabana boy or just vaguely confused by the
empty black frames on the walls, odds are that the kitchen's fried frog
legs will refocus your attention in all the right ways.
Feeding FrenzyRestaurants opening, closing and pending
by Drew Lazor10 Arts | Azul Cantina | Café Fulya | Smiths Restaurant & Lounge | Devil's Den
Jin the MoodA sorely missed Center City Chinese spot rises from the ashes.
by Elisa LudwigJin House's new digs are nothing special — tiled floors, lacquered tables,
chrysanthemum wallpaper, windows facing out onto Locust Street. But of
course, the point is not really eating there.
Da Right StuffA Logan café owner does his part to set a positive example for the neighborhood.
by Makia HarperAhmad Abdullah is not just a chef and business owner. The North Philly
native can also be called an educator, father and husband — roles that
have since become intertwined with his business.
The Week In EatsGet Out!
by Nadia StadnyckiThe Great Pennsylvania FlavorFest | Dollar Dog Night at Citizens Bank Park | Seafood Wine Dinner at Positano Coast | Pif Night Finale at Ansill | Five-Course Sicilian Dinner at Alba
Eggplant DishesGot Purp?
by Gary M. Kramer1 Eggplant Lasagna | 2 Baingan Bharta | 3 Eggplant Parmesan | 4 La Colabaza | 5 Meletzanosalata

Small BitesLittle Vittles
Tastykake Pancake Krimpets | Vegan Snails | God in a Cup: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Coffee | Bacon-Wrapped Quail Eggs at Yakitori Boy
FOOD . Blog Posts
by Laurel Rose Purdy
808 days ago

This weekend, Feast Your Eyes Catering (1750 N. Front St.) is holding a true-blue Fishtown gathering, as local restaurants and chili aficionados
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by A.D. Amorosi
808 days ago
It's Friday afternoon, and the Jose Garces empire is gearing up for a big weekend. As we speak, the Guapos Tacos truck that we’ve written about
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808 days ago
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»»by Drew Lazor
808 days ago

On Tuesday we had some veryveryvery preliminary details on Hop Sing Laundromat, a cocktail bar operation coming to 1029 Race Street. Now
»»by Adrian Pelliccia
809 days ago

Today is Friday, but the good people at Heinz and Chick-fil-A want to change things up a bit. Enter Fry Day, a promotion to welcome the arrival of Heinz's
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Valley Shepherd Creamery/MeltKraft
Reading Terminal Market
12th and Arch streets
267-639-3309
Also new at Reading Terminal is this top-notch cheese shop from the Long Valley, N.J., sheep farm and creamery. They’re making some of the cheeses on-site, including clothbound cheddar, Stilton-style blue and fresh mozzarella they’re hand-stretching every day to provide a good show ... more »
KeVen Parker Soul Food Café
Reading Terminal Market
12th and Arch streets.
After longtime Reading Terminal soul-food stop Delilah’s closed up shop, news that KeVen Parker (Ms. Tootsie’s) would be taking over the spot was met with sighs of relief. Parker is renowned for soul classics like fried chicken, slow-cooked collards with smoked turkey and sweet-pot ... more »
Bufad Pizza
1240 Spring Garden St.
215-238-9311
The new pizzeria from Michael and Jeniphur Pasquarello (Prohibition Taproom, Café Lift) entered the soft-opening phase last week, mere hours after passing its final inspection. The cozy 30-seater is serving up Neapolitan-style pies in just six iterations as well as scissor-snipped ... more »
Toast
1201 Spruce St.
215-821-1080
This section of Spruce has seen a confusing array of short-lived coffee shops over the past year or so, but here’s hoping that Toast sticks where previous tenant YOLO could not. The new spot offers breakfast and lunch plus brews for a ... more »
Fitler Dining Room
2201 Spruce St.
215-732-3331
Few empty restaurant spaces have been watched as closely as the one that once housed Mémé and, before that, Melograno. Its latest occupant is this French-accented, homey-chic spot from the owners of Pub & Kitchen and the Diving Horse. Highlights of chef Rob Marzinsky’s deft ope ... more »
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Vintage Wine Bar and Bistro129 S. 13th St.
215-922-3095
Vintage's interior is relaxed and fun, not one iota of synthetic kitsch to the place. Crate tops decorate a large wall as you enter. Above, there’s a huge bottle-adorned chandelier modeled after vineyard drying racks. In the back, a mirrored divider is covered with more than 4,000 corks owners Jason ... more »