The Sustainable Kitchen Cookbook Spring ramps Every Wednesday, Meal Ticket pokes around the food blog world to see what’s simmering. – Art Etchells teases his Ramping Up for Sping article for the Metro on Foobooz, as well as posting Pub…

Chef John Strain has been handed the reins at Valanni (1229 Spruce St., 215-790-9494). Strain, chef de cuisine for five years under R. Evan Turney, is taking over now that Turney’s focusing the whole of his energies on his new…

Divan’s Ilker Ugur, with sister Fulya Ugur Photo | Michael T. Regan Kebab eaters were chattering in mid-August when this Craigslist post surfaced, offering G-Ho’s Divan Turkish Kitchen for a cool $1.4 million. Divan co-owner Ilker Ugur confirmed that he…

Who got da baby? MardiGrasDay King Cakes, traditionally served only between Twelfth Night (January 6) and Mardi Gras day (the “fat tuesday” before Ash Wednesday) date back to the pre-Christian religions of Central Europe. From GumboPages.com: It was customary to…

Phoodie.info John “Chainsaw” Taus, rising star Every Wednesday, Meal Ticket pokes around the food blog world to see what’s simmering. — Collin Flatt of Phoodie.info spends a few hours with John “Chainsaw” Taus, exec chef at the recently three-belled Snackbar.…

Photo | Drew Lazor This coming Friday or Monday should see the opening of European Republic (213 Chestnut St.), a new budget-priced concept in the Old City space that’s been a number of restaurants, most recently Meju. Philly’s Khaled Haddad…

Oetker.us Fabio is from Florence; but ate frozen pizza as a wee fellow If you are in the 30th Street Station ‘hood today between 3 and 6 p.m., swing through to meet former Top Chef contestant-turned-pizza pitchman Fabio Viviani, who…

To celebrate Restaurant Week, CP’s teamed up with the Center City District to sponsor chef-led cooking demos at La Cucina in the Reading Terminal Market. (Check out a recipe from last go-round, with Rum Bar owner Adam Kanter.) Two left…

The enigmatic quince chocolateandzucchini.com Every Wednesday, Meal Ticket pokes around the food blog world to see what’s simmering. – In The Insider, Michael Klein looks in to the liquor license application in the former Empyrean Coffee space at 1921 Walnut.…