Oldie But Goodie: Southern Chocolate Tart Recipe

Thanks to last summer’s blockbuster The Help, a movie based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett, there is no shortage of chocolate pie recipes floating around and, once again, Southern culture–more specifically–Southern ...

Is Your Child a Foodie? Eating Out in Philly

PICKY PALATES OR MINI-GOURMANDS? Children are picky eaters, right?  At least that’s what we’ve been told for decades.  Just look at the story of Goldilocks–the kid broke into someone’s home ...

[RECIPE] Zucchini and Black-Eyed Pea Fritters

I’ve never been much of a meat eater–certainly not for moral reasons; it’s just never been a huge part of my diet.  For the past 6 months or so, my kitchen ...

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Sunday Brunch at Heirloom

heir·loom/ˈe(ə)rˌlo͞om/ - noun: A valuable object that has belonged to a family ...

Hidden Gem Alert: Marhaba (Lambertville, NJ)

New Hope, PA and Lambertville, NJ, often spoken about as if they ...

Have a Lassi in Lancaster? Tulsi Review

When one thinks of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, images of a verdant countryside, the Amish and ...

Creative Comfort Food: Marathon Grill Review

Want to see something entertaining?  Mention the words ‘chain restaurant’ to a ...

Philadelphia Food & Drink Writers’ Conference: A Recap

Everyone with a laptop and a camera can dub themselves a journalist ...

Win Tickets to Spend an Evening with Anthony Bourdain & Eric Ripert – CLOSED

The world loves pairings–peanut butter and jelly, Siegfried and Roy, Cheech and ...

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[SPONSORED GIVEAWAY] Win a Copy of F&W’s ‘Chef Recipes Made Easy’

We’ve all done it.  We’ve sat in front of the TV and watched chefs work their onscreen magic and effortlessly create amazing meals in seemingly no time at all or enviously thumbed through a cookbook and lamented over the complicated recipes.  Exotic ingredients and overly-technical instructions can be intimidating to the average home cook–making many chefs’ recipes [...]

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Han’s Not Solo: Han Dynasty Hits Manayunk

Finally, the trek to Center City is over–Han Dynasty has arrived in Manayunk.  OK, truthfully it’s been open for a couple of months now but I’ve been preoccupied with other things, so I just recently decided to forgo the traffic-riddled trip to the original location and try this outpost instead.  Every fiber of my being [...]

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Ambler Donuts: Should FedNuts Be Worried?

Federal Donuts picture (right): Courtesy of foobooz First it was cake pops, then came the cupcake craze followed by that wretched phase of turning perfectly good food into lollipops.  (Hey chefs, I’m sick of seeing lamb “lollipops” and tiny, precious little chicken drumsticks frenched to Hell on your menus–enough already.)  Now it’s the donut’s turn to [...]

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Nomad Pizza Wanders Into Philly

There’s good news for Philly pizza lovers–you no longer have to trek to Hopewell, NJ or rent their super-tricked out REO Speedwagon to snag a pie from Nomad Pizza.  Owners Tom Grim and Stalin Boden have opened an additional physical location in the city, taking over the former Horizons.  The bi-level pizzeria features a cozy [...]

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For the Main Line, Verdad is the Truth

Pennsylvania’s Main Line, the line of communities that extend northwest of Philadelphia, is a cradle of great affluence and home to scores of restaurants.  Unfortunately, many of those eateries present safe, pedestrian fare–often times lacking the excitement of their Center City counterparts. Up until 2009, Main Liners had to venture into the city to places like José Garces’ [...]

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