Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner, which means Cantina La Martina is preparing for another big day of festivities at the celebrated Kensington restaurant. Chef/owner Dionicio Jimenez, currently a finalist for the James Beard Foundation’s “Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic,” and his team will be hosting a seriously delicious, fun-filled day featuring two DJs (one … Continue reading
Spring is in the air, and Sor Ynéz is excited to announce its Spring Fling Market in celebration of Earth Day on Saturday, April 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Taking place on the restaurant’s patio at 1800 N. American Street, this event will showcase local artists from the Keepin’ It Small collective, who is also sponsoring the … Continue reading
Forîn at 2525 Frankford Avenue in East Kensington, sister concept to Forîn Cafe (2041 Coral Street), marks an expanded vision for partners Kyle Horne, Seth Kligerman, and Will Landicho offering an inventive European-inspired all day cafe experience with a robust craft cocktail program, house-made wine, and an evening culinary program, alongside daytime bites and coffee. … Continue reading
Kensington Community Food Co-op, a local, community-owned grocery store, is excited to announce its reopening. The members-owned cooperative store is open every day from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm and staff is eager to welcome customers back with an inviting and cheerful atmosphere. The reopening comes on the heels of an extensive revamp including product … Continue reading
New Liberty Distillery, Philadelphia’s home for revered craft spirits, is thrilled to announce the official launch of The Tasting Room – a brand new whiskey bar and lounge, complete with an extensive cocktail program to match (barrel-aged cocktails, anyone?). The Tasting Room will open to the public this Friday, January 27, with hours of operation spanning Fridays and Saturdays from 4 … Continue reading
Rowhome Coffee is a café and eatery brought to life by childhood friends Hugh Morretta & Eli Shaika in 2020. Their debut location at 26th and Pine brought their specialty coffee shop and fast casual dining concept into the mouths and hearts of Philadelphia’s citizens. In March 2022, they opened a takeout window on 2152 … Continue reading
Stateside Vodka has launched their own food truck which will be stationed outside of the distillery located at 1700 North Hancock Street in Kensington. Stateside’s Andrew Hueston tells me that it will be open Thursday-Sunday to accommodate the food needs of hungry visitors to the distillery’s tasting room during normal business hours: Thursday-Friday 5-10PM; Saturday 12-10PM; Sunday … Continue reading
Balboa Catering and Supper Club will be hosting a Beer Class and Dinner organized by Home Brewed Events on Friday, December 16th at 6PM. Garrett and Meredith Williams from Home Brewed Events will be holding a very special Brewing Class which will be followed by a Beer Dinner at Balboa Supper Club located at 2109 … Continue reading
THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED Kensington-based Federal Distilling and Stateside Urbancraft Vodka will host debut live ‘Sweets and Beats’ event on Thursday, June 2nd between 6:30 PM and 9:30 PM. ‘Sweets and Beats’ is the side project of Chef Lila Collelo of Brûlée Bakery, and her husband Blake Collelo, known as electronic music artist Pixel8ter. In 2015, … Continue reading
