A few months back we shared the very exciting news that Ben Puchowitz and Shawn Darragh of Cheu Noodle Bar were taking over the vacated El Zarape spot on East Passyunk Avenue. Well, we’ve been keeping an on progress at…

Beast & Ale is taking over the former Bisou space in Manayunk. Chef Tim Spinner and Brian Sirhal have built a tight little empire of Mexican spots in and around the city over the past few years with La Calaca…

Today First We Feast talks to Peter Serpico about the 10 dishes that helped shape his career, his new York roots and finding balance in Philadelphia. It’s a high-low mix of everything from macaroni and cheese to farm eggs hailing…

Alejandro A. Alvarez While Ryo Igarashi’s roots are firmly Japanese, his approach to cooking is global.  “These days culinary culture is always moving,” Igarashi explains. Sitting in the tiny dining room of Tokio, a former sushi spot on Lombard Street…

There’s some major demolition happening on the corner of 15th and Walnut right about now. The building cleared out its tenants Lush, Miga, Elixr, Panache and Bank of America a while back is currently being torn down to make way…

You might think that Brian Dwyer, one of the masterminds behind premier pizza museum/pizzeria Pizza Brainÿ(2313 frankford Ave.) might have enough on his plate with the recent birth of Waldo James Mysterious Dwyer, his scale-tipping/internationally internet famous son born last…

Neal Santos TABLE FOR TWO: Lucio Palazzo and his wife, Sally. Editor’s Note: In this series, Turning the Tables, food editor Caroline Russock writes about what unfolds around the table when she invites some of the city’s best chefs to…

Our pals at Eater caught word of The SALO Project, a very exciting pop up happening on April 27th and given the dearth of Filipino food in our city (minus the Jeepney Grill, of course), this is a can’t miss.…

“I grew up in Old San Juan and there’s something very familiar about these cobblestone streets, even though I’m a long way from home,” Yun Fuentes says of his new gig. He’s helming the stoves at Society Hill Society (40…