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Craig LaBan

Real food on the Boardwalk? The Hula delivers again

When I hit my pizza quotient on the boardwalk, I crave a grilled ahi plate and a trip to the Hula Restaurant and Sauce Co., the Hawaiian-inspired seafood grill that has been a safe haven of fresh and affordable cooking in Ocean City for 17 seasons.

Hot smoked salmon from Margate's BBQ pit

If barbecue is regional, its no surprise that the Margate farmers market's Downbeach BBQ has supplied its large Jewish clientele with some outstanding hot-smoked salmon.

Bill Bright , owner and fisherman, butchers a fresh tuna at his family run restaurant Hooked Up Seafood.

Craig LaBan reviews this summer's offerings at the Jersey Shore

A sausage pizza from Maggpie;s Pizza, a weekend evening pop-up this summer at the Barefoot Cafe in Ocean City.

Old-school square pizza pops up at the Shore

Freshly prepared pasta is gently tossed into a wheel of Pecorino to make cacio e pepe at Cafe 2825 in Atlantic City.

Shore dining: 5 standouts in Atlantic City

Tacos from the Taco Shop at the Cape May Airport. GREGG KOHL

At the Shore, a wave of new restaurants

Salvadoran palm tree flowers stuffed with cheese, rellenos de pacayas, at El Cuscatleca in Upper Darby.

From pupusas to palm flowers in Upper Darby's Salvadoran kitchen

Enjoying a Zep, the South Philly hoagie’s Norristown cousin

As the jury entered their final excruciating hours of deliberations in the Cosby sexual assault trial last week, the mood among my colleagues in the press was decidedly tense. And then I arrived with two giant bags of Zeps, Norristown's signature hoagie cousin: "the best part of the entire two weeks."

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Mica 8609 Germantown Ave., 267-335-3912; micarestaurant.com The best restaurant in Chestnut Hill has gotten even better, thanks to an ownership change with seemingly subtle modifications. Going BYOB, improving food value, adding the spontaneity of weekly themed tasting menus has transformed Mica from a special-occ

Mica in Chestnut Hill.

Mica gets fresh start under talented new owner-chef in Chestnut Hill

Owner Beth Amadio at Cotoletta in Bala Cynwyd June 9, 2017. TOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer

Cutlet lovers rejoice: this stack at Cotoletta is for you

Patrons at the entrance of the Palizzi Social Club, JESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer

At members-only Palizzi Social Club, South Philly's Italian American food history thrives again

Uncork a Rock Wall zin and light the grill

Not only does this zinfandel gain a century-plus worth of complexity from hanging on 126 years old, it was farmed by an 96-year-old farmer in Contra Costa County. Add the experience of the Rosenblums' Rock Wall Wine Co., and this red delivers a powerful depth paired with freshness and balance. Perfect for grilling season.

Nature's lunch box: a banana leaf holds spicy Indonesian feast

Nasi bungkus is an entire meal of rice, vegetables and curried meat stews wrapped to-go inside a banana leaf bundle. At $8, it's a flavorful bargain, and a perfect reason to rediscover Sky Cafe, an Indonesian restaurant that relocated after its first location burned down in 2015.

The lamb tartare had dabs of sumac-pink yogurt rising atop a mound of minced meat and crunchy grains beside a pool of ramp oil.

High-end dining comes to King of Prussia mall

The wild ales have begun emerging from La Cabra's Berwyn cellar

After biding their time maturing in barrels in La Cabra's Berwyn cellar, some of the sour and funky creatures known as the brewery's Aleatory Series have finally started to appear. And they are worth the wait.

Standard Tap May 25, 2017, a favorite gastropub that has changed chefs recently. TOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer

New faces give fresh life to Philly's veteran gastropubs

Greek feta from St. John´s Monastery outside of Thessaly, aged in its own whey. MICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer

Feta St. John: made by Greek nuns the ancient whey

Dubu´s signature dish, soondubu, simmers in pots. The tofu stew takes several weeks to make.

Korean classics served without shortcuts

Jerrett and Amanda Muzi from Ardmore enjoying Brewvitational at the Reading Terminal Market, Thursday, May 11, 2017.

Decisions, decisions: Choosing Philly's tastiest new beers

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