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• Outtake of the Week

  Open all night and tastes like it. Read More... Posted Friday, March 19, 2010 6:00 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Outtakes

• Bobby's Burger Palace, Kinnaree and El Ray Coming to Philly

  In early April, Bobby Flay expects to open a University City branch of Bobby’s Burger Palace in the Radian building, next to Capogiro and downstairs from a forthcoming beer-centric American called City Tap House, from the folks behind Mission Grill Read More... Posted Friday, March 19, 2010 5:58 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Coming Soon

• Dining News Elsewhere: Organic Sales Flat, Bad News for Bluefin

  – Michelle Obama's obesity initiative has sent some food companies scrambling. [ Atlantic ] – Organic food sales may have hit their peak. [ Reuters ] – Bad news for bluefin tuna from the U.N. [ Atlantic ] – McDonald's is Read More... Posted Friday, March 19, 2010 12:42 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Alison two Has Closed

  Alison Barshak is having a bad year. Four months after filing for bankruptcy protection, and five months after closing Alison at Blue Bell , the ambitious toque has shuttered her Fort Washington restaurant Alison two. Read More... Posted Thursday, March 18, 2010 11:05 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Closings

• Tortilla Press Cantina Reopens in Pennsauken

  Chef Mark Smith of Tortilla Press Cantina Photo: courtesy of the restaurant The margaritas are flowing and burritos are rolling once again at Tortilla Press Cantina , the lively, bar-equipped Pennsauken outpost of the Collingswood BYO ; chef-owner Mark Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 17, 2010 4:16 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Notable Openings

• Dining News Elsewhere: Free Food Fills Coffers, Florida's Freeze Fallout

  – Why all the food giveaways lately? They're good for business. [ WSJ ] – New York restaurateurs are nonplussed that the city is really going to force them to display health-score letter grades. [ Eater ] – Fallout from Florida's Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 17, 2010 12:10 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Franco's Osteria Forges Into Wynnefield

  Franco's Osteria Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Monte Carlo Living Room alumnus Franco Faggi ventures into the ground floor of the Presidential in Wynnefield (across the Schuylkill from his former spot, Franco’s Trattoria ) for Franco's Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 16, 2010 4:42 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Notable Openings

• Where to Eat Around Avenue of the Arts

  10 Arts Photo: courtesy of the restaurant The Avenue of the Arts is packing in plenty of events this spring, and along with tickets you’ll need solid info on where to go for a bite beforehand without the need to move the car. At the top of the street Read More... Posted Monday, March 15, 2010 4:58 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Deals/News/Events

• UNICEF's Tap Project Returns!

  From March 21–27 (aka World Water Week), the UNICEF Tap Project is coming to a restaurant near you, offering diners a chance to give water to children in need while enjoying a nice meal. Here's how to get involved: during that time, donate $1 Read More... Posted Monday, March 15, 2010 1:48 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Deals/News/Events

• Dining News Elsewhere: Gordo Owes, Chile's Wine Woes

  – Gordon Ramsay , always in the news, is picking up the pieces of a bad year – and owing the taxman. [ Guardian , DR ] – The Chilean wine industry continues to take stock. [ WSJ ] – Oh, no! Gloucestershire's annual cheese rolling Read More... Posted Monday, March 15, 2010 1:40 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Outtake of the Week

  Horrible waitress, awesome nachos! Read More... Posted Friday, March 12, 2010 5:59 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Outtakes

• Rita's Gives Out Free Ices, Introduces Peeps Flavor

  Peeps Ice is coming. March 20 brings us the first day of spring – and along with it, free regular-size cups of Italian ice (or water ice) at the more than 550 Rita's stores around the nation (with more than 60 in the Philly area ). Just in time Read More... Posted Friday, March 12, 2010 3:54 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Deals/News/Events

• Zagat To Go, Now on Palm webOS

  Zagat To Go for the Palm webOS Zagat released its mobile application, Zagat To Go (ZTG), for the Palm webOS. Similar to ZTG for the iPhone, Android and BlackBerry, the webOS application works with the Palm Pre, Pixi and Pre Plus and includes the ability Read More... Posted Friday, March 12, 2010 3:37 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Deals/News/Events

• Dining News Elsewhere: Making a Food Celebrity, Whale Tasting

  – Another week, another story on how to make a food celebrity. In this case, Katie Lee. [ NYT ] – It isn't just tomatoes suffering – the cold in Florida means OJ prices are about to rise. [ Reuters ] – The LA restaurant accused Read More... Posted Friday, March 12, 2010 2:16 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• David Ansill Climbs Up to Ladder 15

  Ladder 15 Photo: courtesy of the restaurant David Ansill, who drew a following for his adventurous cooking at now-closed Ansill and Pif, is the new executive chef at Ladder 15 in Center City West. Diners can expect a couple of favorites from his closed Read More... Posted Thursday, March 11, 2010 6:14 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Deals/News/Events