Food
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Features in Spring GardenRoy-Pitz Brewing Company To Open Brewpub at 990 Spring Garden
Philly.com reports that Chambersburg, PA craft-beer specialist Roy-Pitz Brewing Company plans to open a new brewpub at 990 Spring Garden St. The proposed 4,000 sq ft brewpub, to be…
Patrick Clark | 10/12/2016 -
Features in FishtownA Taste of the Old Country: Jovan’s Place Serves Up Authentic Eastern European Cuisine
I have a confession to make: For many years, I believed Jovan’s Place (2327 E. York St.) was an authentic Polish restaurant. In all actuality, Jovan’s Place is an authentic…
Ptah Gabrie | 10/05/2016 -
Features in Temple UniversityTemple Students Break World Record for Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches Made In An Hour
According to their website, Temple University broke the world record for number of peanut-butter and jelly sandwiches made in an hour last week at the Liacouras Center. The Main…
Thomas Beck | 09/28/2016 -
Community in Port RichmondPHOTOS: Parks on Tap Stops By Powers Park in Port Richmond
This summer, Fairmount Park Conservancy and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation launched their Parks on Tap program, a mobile beer garden that will travel to parks across the city through October.…
Michael Klusek | 09/28/2016 -
Features in FishtownLa Colombe Launches New Tea Program
American history is steeped in tea culture. Our country was originally colonized by a bunch of rich, tea-drinking aristocrats and, more recently, a right wing political group known as…
Ptah Gabrie | 09/22/2016 -
Community in KensingtonResidents Fill North American Street For Neighborhood Feast
A family-style meal is an easy way to break down barriers and bring people together. Discussions of life always happen while food is passed around and drinks are filled. …
Ptah Gabrie | 09/14/2016 -
Education in Temple UniversityThe $5 Temple Food Truck Experience
The summer has ended, and Temple University classes are back in session. With a new year of class comes a new year of trying out all the different food truck…
Michael Antonio Castaneda | 09/01/2016 -
Features in KensingtonA Taste of South Kensington: How a Community of Immigrants Has Become Defined by Its Food
Countless tales about the American Dream have started and ended within the industrial and post-industrial buildings of South Kensington. During the 19th century, European immigrants filed into the neighborhood’s…
Ptah Gabrie | 08/31/2016 -
FoodClean Plate: Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pistachio Butter and Lemon
Think back to a particularly great birthday, when you perhaps only wanted one gift, but wanted it badly. Maybe it was something you had your eye on for quite…
Casey Ann Beck | 08/17/2016 -
Features in Fishtown30 Years at Les and Doreen’s: One of the Truest “Neighborhood Bars” Celebrates Its Pearl Anniversary
In my honest opinion, the moment Fishtown jumped the shark in terms of gentrification occurred when the Fishtown Tavern, formerly a beer and shot bar with a trough under…
Ptah Gabrie | 08/17/2016 -
A&EParks on Tap: Traveling Beer Garden to Pop Up in Fishtown and Port Richmond
Summer beer gardens have been popping up across the city in increasing numbers in recent years — and a dozen more will be making the rounds in the coming…
Jen Colletta | 08/17/2016 -
A&EDistillers Row: Are the Riverwards Becoming a Booze Destination? These Six Local Distilleries Think So
Kentucky has her bourbon trail, Napa Valley has her wine and, soon, the narrow streets of the Riverwards will have their very own boozy claim to fame: Distiller’s Row.…
Shane English | 08/12/2016