NOW SEATING: The Yachtsman | There was a time when you didn’t have to look too far for a Volcano bowl, Zombie cocktail or thatched tiki bar in Philly. But since the closing of Kona Kai on City Line Avenue…

A couple weeks ago we told you that Leigh Maida and Brendan Hartranft were selling Resurrection Ale House, their Grays Ferry sour beer-and-fried chicken taproom across from Naval Square, to a mysterious industry duo. Today we’ve got word of the…

This is a pretty killer weekend for soft openings. Dizengoff (1605 Sansom St.), Mike Solomonov and Steve Cook’s Sansom Street hummusiya is in soft opening mode which means that you can get your hands on some out of control awesome…

Neal Santos STOKED: Joe Cicala is ready to fire up the wood-burning oven at Brigantessa. There are plenty of passionate pizza people out there, but for chef Joe Cicala of Le Virtu and the soon-to-open Brigantessa, the fervor for authentic…

Earlier this week we told you that Shepard Fairey was in town working on a mural in Fishtown with Mural Arts. Turns out the project is in conjunction with Fairey’s second label collaboration with French Cognac masters Hennessy.  We caught…

Smoked meat fanatic/Philly expat Daniel Delaney of Brooklyn’s BrisketTown is coming back to town this Thursday, August 7th for an unlikely collaboration dinner at 10 Arts (10 S. Broad St.). The restaurant of the fancy pants Ritz-Carlton is the last…

Big changes coming for two neighborhood favorites. First up Jake’s Sandwich Board (112 S. 12th St.), the Midtown Village go-to for serious sandwich action is shutting it’s doors in preparation for a dining room and menu overhaul. In addition to…

Looks like the Fishtown taqueros at Loco Pez (2401 E. Norris Ave.) got a swanky new dining room and kitchen makeover. The dining room still has those great 70s rec room vibes, wood paneling and all but there’s plenty more…

Dizengoff (1625 Sansom St.), the long awaited hummusiya from Mike Solomonov and Steven Cook is officially opening its doors next monday, August 11th at 10:30 a.m. This is excellent news for all of you hummus enthusiasts out there who dream…