FOOD > SIDEDISH

By Beth Lesko

Sidedish

Two local restaurateurs who found success serving the cuisines of Spain are venturing out into new culinary territory. Owen Kamihira (Bar Ferdinand) recently opened El Camino Real, "a Texas-Mexico bo...

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Posted Jan. 14, 2009 | Comments: 1

FOOD > SIDEDISH

By Beth Lesko

Sidedish

As if creating a restaurant empire, publishing a cookbook and becoming an Iron Chef champion weren't enough, Jose Garces--the brains and knife behind Amada, Tinto and Distrito--is now sending takeout...

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Posted Dec. 17, 2008 | Comments: 2

FOOD > SIDEDISH

By Beth Lesko

Sidedish

As a Rittenhouse-area resident, I'm looking forward to the early-2009 opening of Noble American Cookery at 2025 Sansom St. Noble is the third restaurant venture from surfer foodie Bruno Pouget (Carib...

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Posted Nov. 26, 2008 | Comments: 0

FOOD > SIDEDISH

By Beth Lesko

Cold Weather Food

As the winter months roll in, follow a strict regimen of the three Bs: bars, brunches and braising. Two new bars in Center City offer distinctly different cold-weather remedies. For a classy scene a...

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Posted Nov. 5, 2008 | Comments: 4

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Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale: PW's 50-Beer Countdown to Philly Beer Week, Day 38
By Eric San Juan

Before “black IPA” was a thing, Dogfish Head was hopping up dark ales to then-preposterous levels, making Indian Brown Ale an early hybrid brew that defied style.

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FOOD > REVIEWS

Honey's Sit 'n Eat Is Sweet Enough For Two
By Brian Freedman

The food on South Street shares the same DNA as the NoLibs original, the same menu of comforting, fairly priced classics and riffs. The potato latkes remain addictive. Eggs, as always, are done impeccably, from the simple to the baroque.

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Saigon Cuisine Joins University City Scene, But Has Some Fine-Tuning to Do
By Brian Freedman

Their pho, to begin, is excellent, built on a base of broth whose clarity and purity of flavor sets it apart. Unlike so many more deeply developed pho broths in the city, this one is unique for its lightness, delicacy and remarkable freshness. Unfortunately, the beef balls were another story.

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The White Dog Cafe’s Classic Cuisine is Freshened Up by New Chef Eyhab Hatab
By Brian Freedman

Long before “farm to table” had ever been uttered and well before Michael Pollan had become a household name among a certain type of food-focused Americans, there was the White Dog Cafe.