Syed Hussain (left) with his "Crazy Chaat" dish. Jars of chaat line the shelves at the restaurant (below).
Desi Chaat House
By LARI ROBLING, For the Daily News
Posted 06/09/2011
Hasan Bukhari's mission is to bring North Indian and Pakistani cuisine to Philadelphia.
Zoe Lukas tops off a carrot-cake cupcake at her Whipped Bakeshop, in Fishtown.
How sweet: On the cupcake trail
By LARI ROBLING, For the Daily News
Posted 05/11/2011
SO, WHAT'S IN a cupcake? Apparently a lot more than flour, eggs and sugar. A recent post on a parents listserv urgently requested cupcake- store ratings to help plan a children's birthday party, while food bloggers discuss the trend's demise with as much zeal as Flyers' fans second-guess who Laviolette puts in the cage.
This in from Ship Inn: Good food, good brews - 04/27/2011
By LARI ROBLING, For the Daily News
A SPRING DRIVE in the country seems in order, so why not head up the pastoral Delaware River above the New Hope/Lambertville tourist log jam toward Milford, N.J., home to the first brewpub in that state since Prohibition.
Mazag Cafe delivers a taste of Egypt in the Italian Market - 03/30/2011
By LARI ROEBLING, For the Daily News
DAHLIA OSMAN had a dream - to leave corporate life and open a small cafe. Two-and-a-half years ago, that dream became a reality in Mazag Cafe, on 10th Street in the Italian Market.
Marabella Meatball Co. not quite on the ball - 03/16/2011
By LARI ROBLING, For the Daily News
IT WAS AN IDEA born out of a post-Thanksgiving get-together and a spouse thinking the other half needed to get the ball rolling, so to speak.
Fitzpatrick's is a Shore catch - 12/11/2009
By LARI ROBLING, For the Daily News
Summer at the Shore is a distant memory, but the beaches and ocean are still there even in the dead of winter.
Northern Liberties Koo Zee Doo BYOB offers Portuguese cuisine - 11/20/2009
By LARI ROBLING, For the Daily News
Until recently, if you had a hankering for Portuguese cuisine - and it's hard not to - you had to trek to the Northeast or New Jersey. With the opening of Koo Zee Doo BYOB on Second Street in Northern Liberties, it is easier for Philadelphians to say, "Bom Apetite!"
This soul food can be your resolution: Chef Ken's Café adds healthy touch to old favorites - 01/15/2010
By LARI ROBLING, For the Daily News
IT'S THE TIME for resolutions, and no doubt eating healthier and sticking to a budget top many lists. Chef Ken's Café on Germantown Avenue in Mount Airy might help you take baby steps in the right direction.
Milk & Honey Market offers fresh, local food in U. City - 01/29/2010
By LARI ROBLING, For the Daily News
For those who desire to vote with their food dollars in support of a different food system, Milk & Honey Market at 45th Street and Baltimore Avenue is a good option.
A few miscues put crimp in Sweeties Pie - 02/19/2010
By LARI ROBLING, For the Daily News
What do you do when you have an earnest, hardworking owner and staff, a business with an ethical mission and mixed reviews from your clientele?


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