Earlier this week, Michael Klein reported that Pond and Bistro Cassis have undergone a concept transformation, and will no longer offer indoor a la carte dining. The restaurants are refocusing to offer outdoor prix fixe menus and private dining for...
After years of Center City restaurants, Billy Wong (formerly of Mustard Greens, Taste, Billy Wong's and Ly Michael's) is opening an eponymous restaurant in Warminster. From the press release, it's going to be "affordable, fresh and delicate Chinese cuisine." Word...
Fresh off of two James Beard Award nominations (one for Rising Star Chef of the Year and one for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic) Conshohocken's Blackfish is starting a $12 lunch special. The two course meal launches on February 24, and diners...
©2008 Courtney Grant Winston Yes, folks, Alison two is (sort of) open tonight, following months of construction, menu-planning, and anticipation. It's definitely a soft opening, as only the bar is open right now. That said, the bar also serves food,...
Then Campus Corner in Villanova would be prom queen. This is by no means an editorial review, although Campus Corner does hold the dubious honor of being responsible for our "Thesis 30," thanks to, oh, at least ten too many...
The rainy weather and cooler nights are making it seem downright fall-like this week. (Well, almost). Mac and cheese - a food we would have scorned just last week - suddenly seems timely, and man, oh man, do we...
We recently came across two interesting (and short) Jersey Shore stories of interest. 1: The Daily News ran a profile of Teresa DeSanctis, the "ravioli queen" of the Jersey Shore. Based in Wildwood's Ravioli House, DeSanctis sells wholesale pastas...
Here's something of interest from the Atlantic City files. Capitalizing on AC's newfound penchant for all things Asian, a new "Modern Japanese pub" just opened over at the Borgata. Called Izakaya, the resto has hired exec chef Michael Schulson (of...
Ever since the story broke, we've been fascinated about the firefighters in Delaware County, Pennsylvania who were caught running an illegal bar out of their firehouse. A bit of background... The firefighters of Colwyn serve a small borough of...
This sausage sandwich, in our opinion, looks amazing. It's from Pepperoncini in the Conshohocken office park corridor of doom. We found the sandwich over at Foodzings, who waxed rhapsodic about it: The place is totally cute. And there's a...
The confluence of dining and the 2008 Presidential race is a curious one. Here in Pennsylvania, Barack Obama has been spending a heavy amount of time campaigning in both the fading industrial cities of Northeastern Pennsylvania and in rural...
Philly food critics (though, alas, not us) made it onto the Food Network last night. Bobby Flay headed over to Collingswood's Pop Shop for a fun little grilled cheese throwdown. Serving as judges were Art Etchells of Foobooz and...
Word on the street is that a new branch of burger chain Five Guys will be opening in King of Prussia within the next 120 days. We've written about the glories of Five Guys before and, well, KoP shoppers...
