Neal Santos AUBERGINE ACTION: The Good King Tavern has an affinity for eggplant. Before eating at The Good King Tavern, I had never heard of Luynes. The little village is situated like the knot in a tug-of-war that Aix-en-Provence is…

In gentrified swaths of South Philly, brunch is religion. And multitudes of faithful souls lost their house of worship when the cheery, cheeky midday institution at the corner of 11th and Wharton, Carman’s Country Kitchen, closed after 22 years in…

Neal Santos SO CHEEKY: Braised beef cheeks rest on smashed celery root at Boot & Saddle. It’s not the Holograms, who’ve come all the way from Sweden to play here. It’s not the reunited Lefty’s Deceiver, who’ve come all the…

Jessica Kourkounis Lamb-tastic: Smoky barbacoa with house-made tortillas and chickpea consomme. The hostess frowned, but remained polite. In the snug glass vestibule separating Main Street and the Technicolor dining room of Taqueria Feliz, the hopefuls approached her podium like plaintiffs…

Neal Santos Neal Santos Each month, Adam Erace picks a crop that’s in season locally right this very minute and asks some of the city’s best chefs how they’re preparing it. This month, we’ve got a super-sized edition featuring sweet potatoes—plus…

Mark Stehle SHAKEN AND GLAZED: Gin, Campari and sweet vermouth glazed lamb ribs at Little Nonna’s. Perhaps it’s because the dining room is so dark or because they’re so perfectly cast, the lights are the first thing you see when…

Neal Santos FAMILY JEWELS: Pomeg­ranate seeds and balsamic bring a sparkle to Jose Pistola’s guacamole. Know what I remember from my early visits to Jose Pistola’s? Wii Bowling. It was 2007, and virtual-reality leagues were the post-ironic bocce clubs of…

Photo: Naked Philly Munson Manor (1200 Point Breeze Ave.), which we love because it sounds like a place where golden-age horror movie monsters gather for dancing and drinks, is getting a new tenant, according to Naked Philly. Point Breeze upstart, Breezy’s Cafe,…

Meal Ticket’s favorite out-of-the-way pizzeria, DiMeo’s (8500 Henry Ave.) in Andorra, is expanding. Dough-slangin’ papa and puff, Pino and Antimo DiMeo, and partner Scott Stein are opening Mozzeria at 133 North Wayne Avenue in downtown Wayne. Word from Stein is…