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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 Smith’s from-scratch Mex eats come with low price tags ($11.95 ...

Hecho en Dumbo Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Transplanted from Dumbo to the Bowery, Brooklyn cult favorite Hecho on Dumbo offers a variety of Mexico City–style small plates for appropriately small sums; there’s little evidence of former tenant Marion’s Continental in its spare, stripped-down space, a minimalist ...

Joe's American Bar & Grill Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Joe's American Bar & Grill has reopened in snazzy new Back Bay digs (a block away from its old location on Dartmouth Street) complete with an exhibition kitchen behind glass, a vintage wood bar with TVs, an upscale pub-like private dining ...

Da Vinci Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Photo: courtesy of the restaurant After closing for a year and a half, old-school Beverly Hills watering hole Da Vinci has reopened with new owners and a new chef, who's moved the menu from Classic Italian to Modern Mediterranean (fried artichokes, ...

Pulino's The latest from NYC restaurateur Keith McNally (Pastis, Minetta Tavern), Pulino's is a much-buzzed-about pizza joint on the corner of Bowery and Houston with a hot young chef, Nate Appleman (ex SF's SPQR), manning the kitchen; it's currently serving breakfast and lunch only, but dinner service is ...

Pulino's The latest from restaurateur Keith McNally (Pastis, Minetta Tavern), Pulino's is a much-buzzed-about pizza joint on the corner of the Bowery and Houston with a hot young chef, Nate Appleman (ex SF's SPQR), manning the kitchen; it's currently serving breakfast and lunch only, but dinner service is ...

Radius Photo: courtesy of the restaurant SoMa locals are already honing in on Radius, an all-day Californian slinging an affordable selection of French-inspired, locally sourced soups, salads and sandwiches, along with a few nightly specials and local beers and wines; it’s walk-in only for now, but ...

Located on a key corner of 18th Street’s foodie corridor, Ebb & Flow, a rework of the Mission’s shuttered Craig’s Place, has brought in big-gun chef Vincent Schofield (Boulevard) to craft an affordable, sustainable seafood menu – think crab Louis, niçoise salad, plus a few token meat entrees; the simple, ...

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 Osteria, a warmly decorated Italian; besides modest-priced eats ...

Da Vinci Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Photo: courtesy of the restaurant After closing for a year and a half, old-school Beverly Hills watering hole Da Vinci has reopened with new owners and a new chef, who's moved the menu from Classic Italian to Modern Mediterranean (fried artichokes, ...