Dianna Marder

Dianna Marder joined the Inquirer staff in 1985, covering crime, courts and city hall before moving to the Features section where she writes about the many facets of food.

Win a piece of Jose Garces
Official site

Bartender John Clarke draws a beer at the Bards as Kristin Lisi watches. CHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer

RESTAURANTS

A real Irish bar all year

By Dianna Marder, Inquirer Staff Writer

Posted 03/14/2012

There are basically two types of Irish bars, Michael Thompson says: "The college frat bars . . . and the authentic pubs where people go for conversation."

Limbaugh lift for her book on food policy - 03/13/2012: By Dianna Marder, Inquirer Staff Writer

Rush took issue with Tracie McMillan's advocacy of initiatives to bring fresh food to the poor in The American Way of Eating, and dismissed her as "this babe." Now she's a celebrity, boosting book sales.
LOCAVORE A foodie's tools to benefit cooks of the future - 03/06/2012: The many and much-used utensils of Philadelphia food maven Julie Dannenbaum will be sold to benefit the cooks of the future.

By Dianna Marder, Inquirer Staff Writer

Kitchen wares owned by cookbook author Julie Dannenbaum will be sold off in April.
RESTAURANTS Homegrown menu? Not so easy - 02/29/2012: Serving all local foods isn't easy, and even restaurants rising to the challenge have to make exceptions. (Coffee, anyone?)

By Dianna Marder, Inquirer Staff Writer

Even restaurants rising to the challenge have to make exceptions. (Coffee, anyone?)
LOCAVORE Penny proves a point about acting locally - 02/29/2012: By Dianna Marder, Inquirer Staff Writer

Bringing home a campaign to help tomato pickers in Florida.
LOCAVORE Prodding Trader Joe's to act - 02/21/2012: The grocer was late to a fair-food pact. Amid threats of protests, it came around.

By Dianna Marder, Inquirer Staff Writer

The grocer was late to a fair-food pact. Amid threats of protests, it came around.
Films on food good for us and Earth - 02/16/2012: Pennypack Farm and Education Center in Horsham sponsors its third annual film series aimed at engaging neighbors in discussion about environmental issues. Each movie delves into a different aspect of sustainability with a focus on how small changes can make a big difference to the world.
Learn what goes into creating a sustainable life - 02/16/2012: By Dianna Marder, Inquirer Staff Writer

Even if you're too chicken to raise backyard poultry, there are plenty of reasons to attend the first Home-Grown Institute, March 24 and 25 in Chestnut Hill.
London theater celebrity checks out Walnut's staging of "The Mousetrap" - 02/07/2012: By Dianna Marder, Inquirer Staff Writer

Theater people want every performance to be memorable for each new audience. But the pressure really mounts when a theater celebrity is in the audience, as was the case Sunday when Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen flew in from London to see the Walnut Street Theatre's production of The Mousetrap.
RESTAURANTS Bargain bites of a neighborhood - 02/01/2012: Try 3 dishes at 3 restaurants: $39.

By Dianna Marder, Inquirer Staff Writer

Dishcrawl invites the hungry to come out as singles or in couples for an evening getting to know one another through that powerful communications tool we call food.
LOCAVORE Recipe for frustration with the city - 01/25/2012: They have recipes that are potential money-makers, but say they're stymied in setting up businesses by the city's unpalatable regulations.

By Dianna Marder, Inquirer Staff Writer

Food folks have ideas for potential money-makers, but they say they're stymied in setting up businesses by unpalatable regulations.