Flickr Montreal braised brisket is on Abe Fisher’s Rosh Hashana menu • An interesting discussion about snapper soup — a somewhat faded Philadelphia staple — is unfolding on Reddit. An assistant professor of biology at Arcadia says he is compiling…

Bud & Marilyn’s The buildup to the opening of Bud & Marilyn’s, the latest from Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran — which has been covered assiduously by Foobooz — often cited the restaurant’s inspiration as deriving from Turney’s experiences in…

Ho Sai Gai lacks the harsh lighting and sterile decor of a diner, but the near-deserted dining room moments before 2 a.m. on a weekend possesses a lonely aura. Two men finish up a quiet meal. A bright TV playing…

Maria S. Young Broad Street Diner’s Belgian waffle Dining out is frequently less about the food than the experience. Especially after last call, when hungry, intoxicated and otherwise beleaguered citizens stagger out of the bars in search of someplace, any…

Forty North Oysters To visit Matt Gregg’s farm, you’ll need a kayak. Or a canoe. But some kind of boat, for sure. Gregg’s flock resides in about 2 feet of brackish water in New Jersey’s Barnegat Bay. It’s there that…

Yards Brewing Co. Philadelphia’s papal brews keep bubbling up, with Iron Hill Brewery and 2nd Story Brewing announcing last week plans to make pope beers. That brings the total to six one-offs honoring Pope Francis’ visit. But one Philadelphia brewery…

La Colombe • Center City workers who’ve been meaning to taste the much-ballyhooed draft latte from La Colombe but haven’t made the trek to Fishtown yet have cause to celebrate; the equipment needed to pour the concoction is supposed to…

Instagram Supper owners Mitch and Jennifer Prensky opened Scratch Biscuits — the Center City storefront dedicated to slinging biscuits for breakfast, lunch and dinner — on July 7. Thus far the Chestnut Street shop has accrued 38 reviews on Yelp…

Yelp Tasty Toast’s waffle sandwich • Jose Garces and his restaurant group have had their noses to the grindstone this summer, readying Bar Volver and Volver for their respective reopenings (last week and Sept. 2) and reworking Rosa Blanca at…