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By Brian Freedman

How the Jose Garces Dining Experience Translates Wonderfully From Philly to A.C.

My time at the Village Whiskey bar at Atlantic City's Revel was a most unexpected sort of enjoyable.

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Posted Sep. 12, 2012 | Comments: 1

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By Brian Freedman

The Reach of Philly's Dining Experience: Part 1

I was in town last week to taste bourbon and check out what I’d heard from a number of people was one of the more exciting up-and-coming food and drink scenes in the country. Not only were the rumors true, but—and here’s why you’re reading about it in PW—this bar and restaurant, St. Charles Exchange, has a deep, intimate Philly connection.

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Posted Sep. 5, 2012 | Comments: 0

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By Brian Freedman

Behind the Scenes With Chinatown's Long-Anticipated Hop Sing Laundromat

Business has been exceptionally strong, and even the much-reported-upon rules of conduct—the dress code, the no-phone-photo policy—haven’t been met with much resistance. As for the drinks themselves, Hop Sing’s are remarkably well-balanced and complex, and often succeed in unexpected, or at least too-rarely-seen, ways.

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Posted Jun. 20, 2012 | Comments: 5

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By Brian Freedman

Wine Lists Around the City Are Better and More Affordable Than Ever

For the past several years, restaurants all over the city have been building exciting, occasionally challenging wine lists that make it affordable for guests to do a bit of grape-based exploration without breaking the bank.

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Posted Jul. 27, 2011 | Comments: 3

FROM THE FOOD PAGE...

Forking Stupid: Green Eggs Cafe schools Nicole in the art of breakfast
By Nicole Finkbiner

Since the restaurant is known for both its sweet and savory menu—and, really, no one should ever be forced to choose—Chef Israel “Izzy” Romero and I went ahead and cooked one of each: fried chicken and waffle Benedict and red velvet pancakes.

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Urban Enoteca's 'Wine Bar' Charges an Arm and a Leg for Even the Most Uninspired Brands
By Brian Freedman

You know the moment at the end of a date, that nanosecond between the time you decide to go in for a kiss and the moment your lips actually touch for the first time? That’s kind of how I get right before opening the list at a wine bar I’ve never been to. But reading the glass list at Urban Enoteca was the equivalent of making out with a dead fish.

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Better Than Best: Bars
By PW Staff

PW's drunks think Locust Bar is the best straight bar that's turning into a gay bar. They also think Abby's Desert Lounge is the best place to catch an awesome cover band. Cheers!

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Bar Review: Local 44
By Rachel Riot and Kunoichi Erica

Finding a good bar is like finding a soul mate. The very air around you should sing softly of future memories forged on the strength of the bond created upon that first fateful meeting. When your foot crosses the threshold for the first time, the force of the atmosphere should drag you forward like a willing victim into Dracula’s castle. The personality of the bar should fold itself around you, whispering assurances that you have indeed entered a space that is alive: with excitement, with curiosity, with warmth.