After the dust cleared from this weekend’s big Craig LaBan bell blowout, there were five four-bell restaurants standing, revealing Philadelphia’s new, unofficial, restaurant hierarchy. Both Zahav (237 St. James Place) and Bibou (1009 S. Eighth St.) moved up from 3 bells to four, while Vetri (1312 Spruce St) and Fountain (1 Logan Square) retained their [...]
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There Are Now Five Four-Bell Restaurants
Aired February 6th, 2012 on restaurants and reviews.0 CommentsLlama Tooth opened in June, then came Union Transfer, and in September Llama Tooth obtained their liquor license. The rest is history. Conveniently located across from Union Transfer, Llama Tooth is serving up some awesome Fall weather comfort food and drinks. Enjoy the much longed-for Autumn weather while it’s here on their huge beautiful patio, [...]
Speaking of Fergie’s, How Did The Belgian Cafe (And, Of Course, Others) Not Make the Top 50 Bar List?
Aired December 6th, 2010 on Bars, Beer, Belgian, Burgers and reviews.4 CommentsHow did The Belgian Cafe, not make the top 50 Bar List!?!?! It boggles the mind. Maybe we just have a biased view, because some of our favorite bars, in order, are – The Belgian Cafe, Grace Tavern, Monk’s, and Nodding Head (all under the same ownership, and all of which thankfully made the Top [...]
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GERMANIA: Brauhaus Schmitz Is My Co-Pilot
Aired July 9th, 2009 on Openings, restaurants and reviews.6 CommentsAfter a long layoff of eating and drinking, Collin Flatt couldn’t have made a better choice for his first meal back. The all-new Brauhaus Schmitz delivered big on all accounts, and none moreso than the authentic flavor profile of his mother’s homeland. Full story after the jump.
Will The Real El Camino Real Review Please Stand Up?
Aired February 25th, 2009 on BBQ, Bad Food Writing and reviews.5 CommentsSince we gave it our first solid run-through back in December, Owen Kamihira‘s El Camino Real has become a Phoodie go-to staple. This has been for two reasons: One, geography, and two, Camino’s excellent, amazing, nothing-quite-like-it-in-town Waygu Brisket. But in the last week, two significant reviews of El Camino Real have surfaced: Trey Popp‘s evisceration [...]
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The Real Deal: El Camino Packs A Punch
Aired December 22nd, 2008 on BBQ, Exclusive, Mexican, Openings, first look and reviews.6 CommentsCollin Flatt takes a stroll towards the Mexas border and finds flavor that’s as subtle as a brawlin’ drunk gaucho. El Camino Real gives us the horns in a big way.
Little Fish Nabs #3 In Bon Appetit‘s List Of Best Seafood Restaurants; Phoodie.info Weeps, Begs God To Forgive It For Sleeping On This Place
Aired November 11th, 2008 on BYOB, Props Is Due, Seafood and reviews.1 CommentA place that we can admit now with utter, red-faced shame that we’ve never written about — save for this Wine Week pick — is Little Fish, the teeny tiny BYOB at Sixth and Catherine. SHAMEFUL, I tell you, especially when people have been buttonholing us for years — literally, YEARS! WHAT is wrong with [...]
Review: Banana Leaf
Aired September 24th, 2008 on Asian Fusion, Chinatown, Chinese, Malaysian and reviews.0 CommentsContinuing our trip through Chinatown Week, Collin Flatt landed at Banana Leaf and found that she’s a saucy multicultural mistress, and oh so tasty.Â
Our friend Collin Flatt visits the newborn Prive and finds a lot of potential lacking proper execution.
Port Richmond Continues To Get Thumbs Up From Rich White People
Aired June 16th, 2008 on Pizza and reviews.0 CommentsTacconelli’s got the nod from Forbes a few months back, and now Wine Spectator jumps in with some pounds for our friends on Somerset. The Spectator, along with The Wine Advocate, are the two most influential grape rags in the world. This means a whole new cross-section of folks who would never set foot in P-Rich now [...]
