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Food pays homage to literature

11 April 2012 Sinead Cummings

South Philadelphia and the Queen Village Art Center welcomes the second annual Edible Book Festival that caters to a wide age group interested in food and literary fun. Philadelphia’s second annual Edible Book Festival, organized

Pretzels become newfound love

09 April 2012 Caitlin Weigel

Columnist Caitlin Weigel explores a passion for iconic soft pretzels. I don’t consider myself a soft pretzel-lover. I’m never going to list it under “interests” on any social-media profile. In an ice-breaker game, I will never

First farm fest celebrates eating local

09 April 2012 Emily DiCicco

The first Philadelphia Farm Festival was held in the Convention Center to highlight the importance of local, sustainable foods. Tomatoes, corn, carrots, peas, strawberries, watermelon, apples and peaches – May through October, farmer’s markets across

Greek, feta omelet puts spin on gyro

26 March 2012 Caitlin Weigel

Columnist Caitlin Weigel said Opa surpassed her previous Greek food experiences. As a kid, the only image the word “Greece” conjured in my mind involved actors in their 30s hand-jiving at a high school dance.

Café adds twist to classic winter beverage

20 February 2012 Caitlin Weigel

Columnist Caitlin Weigel says that a stop at the Rim Café gets you more than just a good drink. The man behind South Philadelphia’s Rim Café goes by “the Godfather,” though he hardly looks the

Scouting sweet treats

13 February 2012 Caitlin Weigel

The only mushy aspect of my Valentine’s Day is going to be moist cake and icing blending together in my mouth. Despite your feelings on the “big V,” I think we can all get behind

Love bites

13 February 2012 Alexandra Olivier

Restaurants throughout the city are encouraging their patrons’ romantic appetites on Valentine’s Day with special aphrodisiac menus for the holiday. Love and food easily go hand in hand. So it’s no surprise that many restaurants

Handheld foods eaten with ease

07 February 2012 Caitlin Weigel

Columnist Caitlin Weigel enjoys eating with her hands during a trip to Abyssinia. Does anyone else ever think about how violent forks are? They have all those spiky prongs jutting out, just waiting to puncture

Starr power

24 January 2012 Khoury Johnson

Restauranteer Stephen Starr said he doesn’t plan to open any more restaurants in Philadelphia. Last year, Starr opened six restaurants, and now operates a total of 19 in the city. Granite Hill September 2011 Stephen

Sushi takes new form without chopsticks

23 January 2012 Caitlin Weigel

Columnist Caitlin Weigel gets creative with her sushi re-creation after a trip to Big Eyes Sushi. The first thing I noticed about Big Eyes Sushi was the temperature. In the middle of January, the place