Michael Klein
Philly Inquirer
Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Philadelphia ad man and booze baron Steven Grasse is honored as a Food & Wine innovator
Steven Grasse has the Food & Wine spotlight as a “groundbreaking talent who is changing the way we drink for the better.” → Read More
Kalaya, the hit Thai restaurant, opens for weekend lunch
Chef Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon will offer 10 main dishes, some from the dinner menu. → Read More
At two restaurants, owners ask themselves, ‘How can we improve our quality of life?’
Hearthside in Collingswood has swtched to tasting menus, while Fiore Fine Foods plans to move and downsize. It’s a matter of economics and lifestyle. → Read More
Philly’s 13 secret bars
Also: Where to eat around the Philadelphia Flower Show, 24-dining, and a new restaurant from Shaquille O’Neal is on the way. → Read More
Shaquille O’Neal’s Big Chicken eatery is coming to Philadelphia
The fast-casual eatery specializing in big sandwiches has a food hall location on the way in April at the Comcast Center's concourse. → Read More
13 of the hottest bars in Philly — if you can find them
Here is a baker’s dozen of interesting bars, including one tucked inside a barbershop, a few located down alleys, and several behind unmarked signs. → Read More
Gilda brings Portuguese-inspired food and groceries to Fishtown
On a sunny corner on Girard Avenue, two guys named Brian are championing the cinnamon-infused custard tart known as pastéis de nata. → Read More
Stephen Starr and Bankroll sports bar make their break-up official
Starr's name had been attached to the project since its announcement in 2021. Both his company and Bankroll cited "a difference in philosophy" for the split. → Read More
17 new restaurants in Philly’s suburbs
Also this week: We go inside a Filipino BYOB, Philadelphia’s fanciest sports bar, and Marc Vetri’s new pizzeria. → Read More
Bankroll, the $25 million sports bar at the former Boyd Theater, opens this week
"Philly is the most passionate sports town in America and we have no marquee place to show that off," founder Paul Martino told civic boosters years ago. He has changed that, down to the marquee. → Read More
Loch Bar, an upscale seafood restaurant, to open in the new Arthaus condos on South Broad Street
Facing the Kimmel Center and occupying the former site of Philadelphia International Records, the Baltimore-rooted restaurant will offer live music. → Read More
Fiore Fine Foods is planning to move to East Kensington after 4 years in South Philadelphia
Last day on Front Street will be April 1, say chefs Justine MacNeil and Ed Crochet. The smaller cafe is due to open on Frankford Avenue in late spring or early summer. → Read More
Espresso martinis from a machine could shake up the cocktail bar scene
They're fast, knocking out a drink in about a quarter of the time it would take a bartender, and consistent. “People can’t say, ‘Mary made [the drink] better than Sally did," said one owner. → Read More
Nick’s Roast Beef’s Cottman Avenue location will close after 54 years
It wasn’t slow business that forced the hand of owner Matt Rossi, he said. It was a proposed rent increase. He will move his staff to his second location in the Far Northeast. → Read More
Famous 4th Street Deli is listed for sale. This time, it’s not baloney.
We asked owner Russ Cowan if Famous would close, if a deal failed to materialize. "No no no no no," he said. → Read More
Pizzeria Salvy, a new Marc Vetri restaurant, is coming to the Comcast Technology Center
Vetri will join other top chefs in the Comcast buildings in Center City Philadelphia. He said he has been tinkering with the pizza recipe for 10 years. → Read More
18 new restaurants are coming to the Philly suburbs in early 2023
Elegant Italian stylings, an upscale French BYOB, a steakhouse, seafood specialists, and barbecue have joined the suburban restaurant scene in the last few months. → Read More
The trendiest food in Philly right now
Also: A sweet South Philly Mexican cafe with a tasty specialty, the comeback of a Malaysian chef, and a 1990s seafood flashback. → Read More
Philadelphia Fish & Co. menu hits are back during Lent at Keg & Kitchen in Westmont
Ten dishes from the long-closed Old City seafood destination will return Ash Wednesday. → Read More
Chef Joncarl Lachman returns to the East Passyunk dining scene with Dankbaar
Dankbaar is a low-lit, high-energy, white-tablecloth Euro-style BYOB with 22 seats, and it's open only for regular business two nights a week. → Read More