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Michael Klein, editor/producer of philly.com/Food, writes about the restaurant scene in his Inquirer column, Table Talk. Have a question? E-mail it, and he'll answer in print or on his blog.
- Feliz restaurateurs sue over name
- Le Bec Fin to 'retire'
- Diner by day, Indian restaurant by night
Luke's Lobster, a growing quick-serve founded by 28-year-old Maine lobsterman Luke Holden, has opened its first Philadelphia shop in the subterranean space that was Bonté waffles at 130 S. 17th St. (215-564-1415).
- Restaurant roundup: What's new
- Dining notes: Avenue Kitchen, Noord, Animo
- A chef's homecoming; a bicultural deli
Chef Joncarl Lachman completes a long-sought homecoming with this month's opening of Noord - his Northern European bistro - at 1046 Tasker St. (267-909-9704), the southeast corner of 11th and Tasker. The 38-seat, white-tablecloth BYOB has a chef's counter.
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A classic bistro opens in Villanova
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Dana Smith Farrell uses such adjectives as fresh and approachable to describe Avenue Kitchen, the restaurant that she and her brother, Gregory, opened Monday at 789 Lancaster Ave. in Villanova (610-525-3950).
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How they've endured in restaurant biz
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Today - my 20th anniversary writing "Table Talk" - I'll yield the floor to a few old guys. Too often, these veterans are pushed to the side by the flavor of the month. But in an industry famous for quick flameouts, experience counts for something.
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Elena Wu returns to Voorhees
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Every so often, Elena Wu retires and sells her eponymous restaurants: First Marlton, then Voorhees, then Mount Laurel. Wu - a onetime culinary instructor who entered the restaurant business in 1986 - has returned with Elena Wu Restaurant, which recently joined the restaurant row at Voorhees Town Center (12106 Town Center Blvd., 856-375-2289, elenawurestaurant.com).
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Haddonfield's Little Tuna spawns a market
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As a teen, Marcus Severs worked the counter at his uncle's seafood place, Cap'n Cats Clam Bar & Tavern in West Deptford.
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