You’ve been eating and drinking at the same local bar for how long? Two, five, ten years? Try 154 … and counting! Meet Christopher Mullins, Jr., owner of McGillin’s Olde Ale House in Center City Philadelphia. McGillin’s …
You’ve eaten one waffle, you’ve eaten them all, right? … Wrong! Did you know there are many different variations of waffles? Have you ever used a waffle as a sandwich wrap? Meet Robin Admana and Flo …
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This past Thursday was the fifth annual Audi FEASTIVAL, a glamorous evening where dynamic and cutting-edge artistic performances are united with world-class restaurants, all teaming together to raise funds for FringeArts. In its seventeenth year, the 16-day FringeArts Festival …
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You love eating and drinking outside but are not a fan of dining on a busy city sidewalk while cars speed pass honking their horns. Wish you could find a place in Philadelphia where you …
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While the average use (or misuse) of the Internet is debatable, there’s no doubt that the World Wide Web frequently brings people together who would have never met before. This past (cold, snowy!) winter in …
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This past April, Society Hill Society announced it was opening in the former-Artful Dodger location (at 2nd and Pine Streets where Society Hill meets Headhouse Square in Philadelphia) with Yun Fuentes on the team as …
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You save craft beer bottle caps and show them off in glass vases and giant liter steins, but what are all those caps going to do, besides collect dust? Meet Nate Custer, the artist behind Beer …
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When setting out to consume and support locally, do you simply shop for meats and produce from local farms? Do you act “locally” when it comes to your beer, too? When you order local Philadelphia …
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This past Sunday was Fair Food‘s tenth (yes, tenth!) annual Brewer’s Plate, an evening full of fine local foods and craft beers. For the first time ever at the gorgeous Kimmel Center, the evening featured more than …
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“Grilling, broiling, barbecuing – whatever you want to call it – is an art, not just a matter of building a pyre and throwing on a piece of meat as a sacrifice to the gods …
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” J.R.R. Tolkien wrote such prose in his fictional tale The Hobbit, and it’s also the motto …
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A wise man once said, “True love can be like salt and pepper, a little sprinkle goes a long way.” Salt and pepper on a steak is one thing, but what if you want to take your …
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In the winter, you love drinking stouts, but your friend or significant other only drinks wheat beers. When debating where to dine or drink, what if you could know what bars had on draft right …
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Awarded “Best New Chef” by Philadelphia magazine? Named one of the 2013 Philadelphia Rising Stars by StarChefs? Semifinalist for a James Beard Award earlier this year? Check, check and … check! Meet Christopher Kearse, owner/chef …
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