Capogiro’s Stephanie Reitano wants to make you breakfast. No, not pork roll-flavored gelato (ooh): She and husband John are in the very early stages of opening a small restaurant that’ll serve hot food. The couple is currently constructing a large-scale…

Mark Tropea Desmond Hotel Sonata, mac and cheese bistro Swallow, Though some may think of a certain budget-priced sedan when hearing the name, Tropea chose to name his restaurant Sonata (that’s a piece of music written specifically to be played,…

Photo | Drew Lazor This weekend, Meal Ticket dropped in to the so-very-close D.P. Dough location coming to West Philly�(33 S. 40th St.) to say what’s up to owners Jason and Jacquie Hembrey and Mike Nagao. (Scott, Mike’s brother, is…

Today, from the Philadelphia Inquirer: HARRISBURG – Beer sales at restaurants run by the Wegmans supermarket chain got Commonwealth Court approval yesterday in a ruling that expands where Pennsylvania consumers can buy take-out alcohol. The court unanimously rejected arguments by…

Bravo’s Top Chef Masters, featuring all manner of cantankerous, egomaniacal celebrity chefs fighting with each other in the name of sodding charity, starts next Wednesday, and Team Meal Ticket could not be more excited. (Yes, we’ll be doing recaps. Aren’t…

bravotv.com I’ve had a blast writing about Top Chef New York here on Meal Ticket. It’s a little sad, but also exciting, to think that it’ll all be over come tomorrow night. (At least until Season 6 starts … Vegas…

About a year ago at this time, I was somehow asked, along with Foobooz’s Art Etchells, to be a judge on an episode of Throwdown with Bobby Flay. Prior to the taping, which took place at Collingswood’s excellent Pop Shop,…

Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer APO Bar + Lounge (if you’re like us, you probably still call it Apothecary � it’s cool, we won’t tell the PA Board of Pharmacy) is about to introduce a dramatic overhaul of its…

Welcome back, Top Chef New York! It’s been too long. I’ve got a lot to say about new judge Toby Young, so I will try my best to keep the episode recappage short and sweet. Quickfire Challenge: In case you…