Founded and curated by food and drink enthusiast and former nightclub DJ Marilyn Johnson in 2008, Philly Grub is a Philadelphia food news, reviews, and scene blog showcasing all that is good about eating and drinking in Philadelphia and South Jersey. It is one of Philadelphia’s longest-running blogs.

Philly Grub shines a bright spotlight on the amazing food and drink to be found in the Delaware Valley and sometimes beyond. We promise no clickbait here, just honest reporting; though you may see a side of occasional wisecracking and witty banter.

Philly Grub shares Philadelphia area restaurant news, events and occasionally some reviews. You might also see reviews of food products from local food entrepreneurs or other local food-based stories. From fine dining to fast food, if it has to do with food in the Philadelphia area, we’re on it.

Marilyn is occasionally a freelance writer.

Marilyn is also a Philadelphia food judge of cooking, baking, and cocktail competitions and Philadelphia marketing & PR consultant for restaurants and food/beverage-based businesses.

Philly Grub has been recognized by the following:

•  In 2015, Philly Grub was named one of Philly’s must-follow food scene accounts by Billy Penn! Thanks Billy Penn!
• In 2009, Philly Grub was named one of Mashable’s “tastiest” Twitter accounts to follow. That’ll tell you how “old-school” we are! Yep, we’ve been at the social media foodie game a long time.

Finally, Marilyn also works a full-time day job, but is open to hearing about full-time, salaried opportunities at food-based companies or the hospitality industry.

Work With Philly Grub!

We LOVE hearing from brands, restaurants, local food entrepreneurs, and PR reps. We especially enjoy attending restaurant previews, media events, press conferences, grand openings, sampling new menus, etc. We’d be absolutely delighted for an invitation to dine at your Philadelphia or South Jersey restaurant and provide a feature on the blog to share with our readers, Twitter followers (18,000+) and Instagram followers (9,000+), and Facebook friends/fans (2,000+). Feel free to add us to your media list for consideration. PLEASE NOTE: We cannot attend events or functions during the business work day (8AM-5PM). Evening and weekend events will be considered.

How To Contact Philly Grub

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We offer advertising and sponsored opportunities, too. Or maybe you would just like to sponsor Philly Grub. We’ll gladly add your logo or badge to our Sponsors page for a small fee.

Drop us a line: phillygrub@gmail.com

Connect with us:
 @PhillyGrub on Twitter
@PhillyGrub on Instagram

Please note that we do get compensated for some things, mostly free stuff or no-charge at some restaurants. The majority of the content is original, non-sponsored and based off what we feel you, the reader, would like to know about. If we ever get paid for sponsored content, we’ll be as upfront about that as possible.

Hire Philly Grub!

Maybe you’d like to Hire Philly Grub? We can offer writing, social media consulting, and help with building buzz around your business.

We can also take hi-res pictures of your establishment, event, or new menu items.

All original content and photographs are copyright Philly Grub and should not be used without permission.