Now, on Saturdays and Sundays from 10am-3pm, you have another place to go to brunch. Adsum’s chef, Matt Levin, calls the new brunch menu “ambitious and comforting” and we see his point. There’s an heirloom tomato omelet, wild Maine blueberry pancakes, and cashew granola parfait for the less adventurous, but also stuff like chorizo corndogs, [...]
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Not the vitamin kind, though that could be good, too. B12, in Floret speak, refers to the restaurant’s new $12 or under bar menu. The Radnor restaurant-by-the-water (previously Pond, previously Passerelle — cursed? Or third time’s the charm?) will offer a choice of small, reasonably-priced dishes or salad and either a burger or pasta for [...]
Delicatessen, Michael Spector’s new-ish Jewish deli at 7th and Chestnut, is now serving dinner from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m., with a couple twists: 1) throughout June, bring in your most uncomfortable Bar/Bat Mitzvah (or “any awkward adolescent teenage rite of passage photo” – for those of you who were never awkward, well, you’re out [...]
Oh, This Old French Tarragon? Just Picked It From the Roof
Aired June 9th, 2010 on Events, New Chef and New Menu.1 CommentNoble’s Sunday Tasting Menu offers a curious dessert option: Rooftop verbena ice cream. Look up through the skylights, and you’ll find they mean it literally — Noble has a full garden on its roof, including three different beds and one potted garden. New executive chef Brinn Sinnott designed and planted the garden with the help [...]
Center City Sips. $6 movies at The Ritz. And now, Bistrot La Minette brings you Bistrot Bites: $10 for a light meal and a drink. It starts this Wednesday with the restaurant’s take on pizza and beer: Flamenküche, an Alsatian pizza with caramelized onions, lardons and creme fraiche, and a glass of Kronenbourg.
A look at [...]
Attention all vegans: Now you, too, can indulge in palm-sized servings of fancier-than-thou food. Meritage Philadelphia will offer a vegan Chef Tasting Menu every Tuesday starting June 8. At $35, it’s cheaper than your average Meritage Chef Tasting Menu but just as opaque and intriguing, offering specialties like heirloom tomato salad with cucumber granita or [...]
The new school at Marathon: They have faces!
Marathon has had a long history here in the city, since opening its first luncheonette in Northeast Philly in 1984, earning its strong reputation on a stable menu with staple dishes like open face turkey sandwiches, big salads, and other comfort foods that everyone loves. Owner Cary Borish [...]
Twenty Manning Gets a Makeover And New Name
Aired April 22nd, 2010 on New Menu and Reopenings.0 CommentsTwenty Manning is back and reopening in its newest form as Twenty Manning Grill. Restaurateur Audrey Claire Taichman is going for a more neighborhood-friendly vibe this time around, and with that in mind, Twenty Manning Grill will be offering a seasonal menu of new American food, prepared by Chef-Partner Kiong Banh. Some menu items include: [...]
Going Beyond the Mighty Cheesesteak
Aired April 22nd, 2010 on New Menu, Openings and Sandwiches.0 CommentsPhiladelphia businessmen Gary Dorfman and Sean Stein — with 71 years in the sandwich biz between them — are preparing for the May 10th opening of their new sandwich shop venture, Jake’s Sandwich Board. This new shop, located at 122 S. 12th Street, will be offering up some inventive sandwich variations all priced between 7 [...]
Celebrate Ansill’s Re-Emergence And New Beers At Ladder 15 on March 16!
Aired March 4th, 2010 on Bars, Celebrity Chefs, New Chef and New Menu.5 CommentsSo we mentioned the fact that David Ansill has landed at Ladder 15 and is making really cool shit like the burger above, and there’s some lively discussion in the comments.
But decadent/over-the-top or not, there will be some to try on March 16 at 8PM. Max Tucker and crew are rolling out the new menu [...]





