Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer Joey Rocco, who worked as a teacher in Toms River for 30 years before retiring, got his start in the pizza biz early, running his father’s Kozy Korners store at 13th and Jackson as…

Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer Meal Ticket just got back from Adam and Andrew Erace’s Green Aisle Grocery (1618 E.� Passyunk Ave.), which officially opened to the public earlier today. The spot, which we first mentioned back in June,…

PhilaDining via eGullet Shola and Alex in action at the May dinner Three of Philadelphia’s bold adventurers into the possibilities of modern cooking techniques are Shola Olunloyo, chef behind the lauded private dinners of StudioKitchen, and husband-and-wife chef team H.…

Chifa, chef Jose Garces’ latest Philly restaurant, celebrates the one-of-a-kind comingling of Peruvian and Cantonese cooking styles that originated in the South American nation. The spot officially opens for dinner tomorrow, Feb. 10, but we got a little tour of…

japanprobe.com Chef Ryo Igarashi and his wife Nicole are saying early 2010 for Maru Global Takoyaki, a Japanese street food-inspired BYO at 255 S. 10th (between Spruce and Locust). Takoyaki are basically tempura batter balls studded with meat or fish…

Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer Tiffin owner Munish Narula and executive chef Hari Nayak just walked Meal Ticket through the one-of-a-kind menu for Tiffin etc., opening tomorrow at 11 a.m. at 712 W. Girard Avenue, right next to Narula’s…

Photos | Drew Lazor Argan, a week-old restaurant at 132 S. 17th St. (215-873-6552), was described to me as a “Moroccan El Fuego,” a reference to the reliable burrito rollers who hold it down at Seventh and Walnut and 21st…

Courtesy of Shank’s We just got word from the Shank’s Original folks that they’ve finalized a lease for their location at Pier 40 at 901 S. Columbus Boulevard (close to the intersection of Christian). The sign is going up this…

That’s how owner Cata Raisbeck describes the product at her new corner shop, which soft-opened on July 4 on the corner of 20th and Locust (267-639-5287). The Yogorino brand, founded in Italy in 1994, has locations in sexy locales like…