The White Dog Cafe and WMMR’s Preston and Steve will host the Sixth Annual Dining Out for the Dogs on Monday, August 21, 2023, starting at 5 pm to raise funds for Alpha Bravo Canine, ™ Philadelphia’s first and only 501(c)3 organization that donates service dogs to US veterans suffering from debilitating medical and psychological … Continue reading
East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District, home to more than 160 independently-owned shops and restaurants in South Philadelphia, is embracing the summer season with the continuation of its new Summer Swigs, a weekly rotating happy hour featuring various top tier restaurants and bars offering an extra special happy hour, held every Wednesday from 5 – 7pm. Each week, one business will … Continue reading
Lou Bird’s, an upscale casual New American restaurant at 500 S. 20th Street in the Rittenhouse neighborhood, has announced it will close this weekend as reported by Philly Chit Chat. Owned and operated by Norris and Debbie Jordan, Lou Bird’s opened in August 2016 on the corner of 20th and Lombard Streets in the location … Continue reading
On Monday, August 7th, Wilder will host its second “with Wilder” collaboration featuring a preview of the coming-soon restaurant, Kiddo. For this one-night-only event guests will enjoy a five-course dinner prepared by Kiddo’s chef-owner Wyatt Piazza. Guests may also enjoy supplemental drink pairings from Wilder’s beverage manager, Tom Brander. “Our upcoming dinner with Wyatt and his … Continue reading
I reported this over at NewsBreak, but here’s the official release. Celebrity cook and South Philly native Steve Martorano is coming home to personally serve his world-famous meatballs for all of Philadelphia. Martorano’s Prime, an Italian-American Steakhouse, will open Thursday, July 27, at 6 p.m. at Rivers Casino Philadelphia in Fishtown. Hours of operation for … Continue reading
Gaul & Co. Malt House, the neighborhood gastropub known for good food, booze, and people, and home of the “Wit-or-Witowski” Kielbasa Cheesesteak, is ramping up their summer seafood programming with the addition of new all-you-can-eat specials joining their robust programming lineup. Available at both the Port Richmond and Rockledge locations on Wednesdays from 4 – 9pm, Saturdays from 2 – 9pm, and Sundays from 2 – 9pm. … Continue reading
OneZo Bubble Tea is now open at 506 Oxford Valley Road in Langhorne, PA. OneZo Bubble Tea is not your ordinary boba tea shop; it offers milk teas, fruit teas, and oh-so-indulgent brown sugar boba tea. There are also cheese foam drinks, creamy yogurt elixirs, and heavenly smoothies that leave your taste buds dancing. What … Continue reading
Two cousins from Nigeria, Chef Aisha Wahab and partner Stephen Oyelakin are opening Eatwell African Restaurant & Lounge, a new 65-seat BYOB located at 106 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia’s Old City neighborhood, which will serve lunch and dinner seven days a week. The partners are officially opening on July 30. Eatwell African Restaurant & Lounge … Continue reading
Casablanca Mediterranean Grill, a new Mediterranean and Moroccan take-out eatery and grocery store, opens on Tuesday in the space formerly occupied by Bitar’s for 50 years at 947 Federal Street. While it’s hard to imagine Bitar’s no longer at this location, I think the new owners did a nice job of making the space their … Continue reading
In 2003, Michael and Jeniphur Pasquarello opened Cafe Lift inside a historic, refurbished factory along 13th Street in Philadelphia’s Callowhill neighborhood. Twenty years later, the daytime cafe has become somewhat of a Philly institution, still serving breakfast and brunch to large crowds seven days a week. Now, the husband-and-wife team who owns and operates 13th Street … Continue reading
