Neal Santos POURING OVER: a.bar is home to some of our top glasses of the year. In the words of Bob Shane, or perhaps, more familiarly, Frank Sinatra, it was a very good year. Were not just talking about the…
Sure, it’s still a few weeks out but it’s certainly not too late to be planning for New Year’s Eve… and your recovery plans for New Year’s Day. This morning a pho-pun filled gem landed in our inbox and honestly,…
Well, we didn’t see this one coming. Don Russell a.k.a Joe Sixpack, founder of Philly Beer Week has stepped down as director of the ten day long festival. Beer Week was Russell’s baby from the get go so this piece…
File this under totally incredible news: Pizza Underground, Macaulay Culkin’s new pizza-themed Velvet Underground tribute band played their first show this weekend in Brooklyn. If you’re a fan of Home Alone. Lou Reed, or just pizza this is obviously something…
Neal Santos TO LEAD: Chef Justin Bogle sits in the soon-to-open dining room of Avance. Justin Bogles name was tossed into the hat during the final days of Nicholas Fannucis ambitious but ultimately doomed attempt to resurrect the grande dame…
These guys definitely know how to party. According to the barrage of New Year’s Eve-related emails that have landed in our inbox over the past couple of days (Open Bars! Lobster Thermidor! Weird stuff from the State Store!), it looks…
Well, folks, this is big news. The Insider has announced that George Sabatino is opening his first solo venture this spring. Sabatino and his lovely wife Jennifer are going to be taking over Noche, the upstairs bar at the corner…
Notes from the Weekend is a feature that sees the members of Team Meal Ticket compiling all the food/drink highlights uncovered during prime eatin’ time, Friday to Sunday. We’d love to hear all about YOUR weekend eating adventures in the…
Yesterday we swung by the newly opened Rittenhouse outpost of Plenty (1602 Spruce St.) and we’ve got to say that owners Anthony and Damon Mascieri have done wonders with the former jewelry store space. The bi-level space has been outfitted…
While we certainly have a special place in our hearts for Federal Donuts, they aren’t the only boutique fried chicken option in town anymore. We headed west to Wishbone (4034 Walnut St.) to sample their craft fried chicken menu. The…
