Pittsburgh's Town Tavern is best known for their annual Irish Potato Olympics (picture above), which we don't even pretend to understand. According to the Tavern, it's a day of "potato bobbing, potato sack races, mashed potato eating contest and...
(Above: "Palaung women rolling tea leaves for tea leaf salad, Hu'kwet village," rheanna2/flickr) Things you know about Myanmar/Burma: 1) On May 3-4, the country's Irrawaddy delta region was hit by a powerful cyclone, killing 22,500 and leaving over 40,000...
Once upon a time, there was a barbecue joint on Locust and Broad named The Smoked Joint. Then they closed down and the space eventually became Kaizan. We always wondered what happened to ex-owner Adam Gertler... then we read at...
New Center City gourmet market/takeaway jawn Union Cafe & Market is officially open — and we'll have the menu soon. The picture above was snapped by the good folks at the City Paper this past March; since then, work...
A former assistant manager of the Striped Bass who was shot in 2003 was stabbed on Wednesday in what the New York Post says was a mafia-related incident. The man in question, George Atterbury, is currently general manager of popular...
Legendary Brooklyn Brewery brewmaster/beer writer Garrett Oliver (pictured) is hosting a special $100 per person "100 percent pork dinner" at Osteria on Tuesday, May 20. The prix fie menu will include (among other things) snails with fava beans and black...
Although we still miss the old days when The Khyber served burritos, the new menu kind of rules. Hamburgers, hot dogs... that whole thing. But we haven't gone there early in the day often enough to sample the whole...
Comcast is one of the economic engines that drives Philadelphia. They also, of course, just built themselves a brand-spankin' new skyscraper. So where are Comcast employees going to eat when they're not hitting the streets? The Philadelphia Inquirer just...
Damn. It. Wawa is officially cashing out of Center City. The venerable Center City West Wawa at 20th and Chestnut will be closing on Tuesday and the 17th & Arch Wawa will close at the end of May. According...
It's primary day in Philadelphia. The news trucks are all parked outside of Independence Park, the pundits are pontificating and everyone is kind of anxious to see how the election will turn out. Both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton...
1. It's primary season. 2. As the dominant city in the state that will make or break Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, Philly is getting all up in this jawn. 3. Restaurateurs are getting in the act. The picture above...
We're going to commit a heresy here, but Philadelphia is every bit as much a hamburger town as New York. We'd rank the hamburger at the Standard Tap against the legendary Corner Bistro burger any day. Hell, the burger...
It's gonzo publicity stunt time at The Capital Grille. To celebrate the Flyers taking on the Washington Capitals on the NHL quarterfinals, the chain's Center City location will temporarily rename itself "The Flyers Grille." A banner has been put up...
Back on Monday, we reported that Deuce was closing. On extremely short notice, no less. Now, the mighty Michael Klein reports that there is hope for (the Rachael Ray-featured) Deuce: "Indications are strong that Deuce, the Northern Liberties pub that...
1. Northern Liberties' Deuce, the first opening in Bart Blatstein's Liberties Walk, is closing tonight. CityPaper has some more info and, according to owner Laura Vernola, "it just didn't work out." 2. Gourmet hot dog/comfort food spot 707 will be...
We recently heard about new NoLibs BYOB Swallow. We're going to add their menu shortly, but in the meantime we just needed to add this sneak peak from Foodaphilia, who took some amazing pictures of the cheese plate, flank...
Good news — The Clog just clued us in that stealth-molecular gastro Rittenhouse joint Snackbar is reintroducing brunch on April 19th. The full menu hasn't been disclosed, but selected items include fried oyster omelettes (holla), full English breakfasts (double holla)...
Foobooz has plenty of info on the much-awaited reopening of Minar Palace. Check it out. Minar Palace Mini Update [Foobooz]...
The ranks of James Beard Award nominees have been trimmed and we just got the press release. Something in it caught our eye: Best New Restaurant: Anthos (Chef/Owner: Michael Psilakis, Owner: Donatella Arpaia, New York, NY); Central Michel Richard (Chef/Owner:...