Star chefs coming to Philly with James Beard Taste America tour

Philadelphia will be a stop on the James Beard Foundation’s Taste America national culinary tour, whose major event will be A Night... Read more

Mike's BBQ to get a South Philly restaurant

Michael Strauss, co-owner of South Philly’s Taproom on 19th, is getting a brick-and-mortar home for his well-regarded mobile smoked-meat... Read more

The Palm to reopen this weekend after more than a year

The Palm, which enjoyed a long run as a destination at the Bellevue before closing Feb. 29, 2016, for renovation, will reopen Saturday, July... Read more

Nico's, a diner-lounge, opens in Washington Square West

The restaurant space at 707 Chestnut St. that has been 707, Chifa, and Rosa Blanca in the recent past is seeing new life as Nico’s, a... Read more

The General opening at old General Lafayette Inn

The circa-1736 General Lafayette Inn (646 Germantown Pike, Lafayette Hill) will get new life, perhaps by the end of July, as The General, an... Read more

A 2.0 version of Wrap Shack opens near East Market

Scott and Sherri Hockfield have just unwrapped their second Wrap Shack, which is occupying part of the ground-floor space at 112 S. 11th St... Read more

Chinatown restaurant roundup: Openings and a closing

Philadelphia’s Chinatown has seen a flurry of activity of late. Looks like hot pot is about to become a Thing: Xun Yu Si Kao took over... Read more

High Point Cafe taking over Mugshots on Fairmount Ave.

Come July 31, Mugshots Coffeehouse (1925 Fairmount Ave.) will close as it becomes the third location of High Point Cafe, out of Mount Airy... Read more