Restaurants & Lodging
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New Grocery Store In Narberth To Offer Chef-Prepared Meals
A new Narberth-based grocery store, Pinwheel Provisions, will offer chef-prepared meals, pre-made sauces and spice blends Feb. 29 through the end of May, writes Laura Brzyski for the Philadelphia Magazine. The pop-up store will also offer ready-to-use frozen proteins and produce, to help remove the stress of dinner-making decisions for many shoppers. The store is…
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Holders of Gift Certificates From Now Defunct Tango Can Use Them For $25 Discount At Avalon Bistro in Bryn Mawr
Any holders of gift certificates from Tango restaurant, which abruptly closed over Christmas, are getting a helping hand from restaurateur John Brandt-Lee, who owns Avalon Bistro in Bryn Mawr, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Brandt-Lee, who has no ties to Tango or its owners, has offered to deduct $25 from any Avalon guest…
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Bala Cynwyd Brothers Enriching Philadelphia’s Bagel Scene with Recently Opened Bart’s Bagels
Bala Cynwyd brothers Brett and Kyle Frankel are bringing the iconic chewy, crusty Brooklyn-style bagels to Philadelphia at their newly opened Bart’s Bagels shop, writes Alexandra Jones for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Founder and co-owner Brett Frankel started making bagels at home four years ago, before debuting them two years later in a brunch pop-up at…
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Local Purveyors of Italian Food Believe More Tariffs Could Lead to Lesser Product for Same Price
Local purveyors of Italian food are warning that more tariffs could lead to consumers getting a lesser product for the same price they were paying before, writes Laura Benshoff for WITF. Former Pennsylvania Congressman Lou Barletta gathered owners of local Italian food businesses to hear their views on the costs of tariffs that were imposed…
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Fresh Take on Traditional Mexican Fare Drew Owner of California Tortilla in Royersford to Chain-Restaurant Idea
Sean Gray, owner of California Tortilla in Royersford, was drawn to the idea of working in a chain restaurant by the franchise’s fresh take on traditional Mexican fare, according to a staff report from Franchising.com. Gray was first introduced to the restaurant industry while studying graphic design and illustration at the University of the Arts…
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Popular Party in White is Coming Back to Pottstown on September 18
Hobart’s Run and Pottstown Area Industrial Development planners are already hard at work preparing this year’s Fete en Blanc, the popular Party in White that will take place on Sept. 18 at Smith Family Plaza at Pottstown Borough Hall. Last year, the everybody-wears-all-white, last-hurrah-of-summer party was capped at 500 attendees. The eclectic and enthusiastic group…
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Parry Coffee Roasters in Ambler Rebrands as Wake Coffee, Adds Retail to Wholesale and Mail-Order Business
A little over a year after starting operations in Ambler, Parry Coffee Roasters is in the process of rebranding as Wake Coffee and adding retail to its wholesale and mail-order business, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. To that end, the company has bought a nearby building and rehabbed it. The business has kept…
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This Cheesesteak Critic Has 500 Cheesesteaks Under His Belt
They call it a Philly cheesesteak but we all know it’s as much a delicacy in the suburbs as it is a city thing. Ask Jim Pappas. Over 2o months, this Delaware County native has devoured 500 cheesesteaks, writes Jenn Ladd for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He started visiting new cheesesteak joints with his childhood friend…
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Narberth Café Lift Closes Its Doors As Owner’s Business Partners Reconsider Liquor License Use
Café Lift in Narberth has closed its doors for good after 17 months, but the reason was not slow business, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The owner Michael Pasquarello and his now-wife, Jeniphur, opened the first Cafe Lift in Philadelphia’s Loft District 17 years ago. For their Narberth location, the pair found two…
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Adaptive Distortion by Ardmore-Based Tired Hands Among Best New Beers Released in 2019
Adaptive Distortion, a Belgian-style ale from Ardmore-based Tired Hands, is among the best new beers released in 2019, writes Justin Kennedy for The Economic Times. While the consumption of beer was down this year, this did not affect small breweries. Instead the big players such as Anheuser-Busch Cos. and MillerCoors, bore the brunt of the…
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Montco Hunger Solutions Distributes Record Number of Thanksgiving Packages This Year
Montco Hunger Solutions, a part of the Share Food Program, distributed a record number of Thanksgiving packages this year. The Thanksgiving food distribution first began more than three decades ago as a Johnson & Johnson initiative. It was then taken over by Montco Hunger Solutions 13 years ago and is now running under its new…
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Bridgeport’s Dino’s Pizza & Pasta Offers Great Italian American Food At Decent Prices
Dino’s Pizza & Pasta in Bridgeport offers delicious Italian American food at decent prices, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The eatery gives the feel of a mom-and-pop pizzeria inside and out, but the owner Luigi Mazzitelli and his crew offer so much more. Among the mouthwatering meals are the Italian wedding soup with…
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Following Successful Pilot, Conshohocken-Based Saladworks Ready To Continue Expansion With ShopRite, Fresh Grocer
Following the success of its first two ShopRite restaurants, Conshohocken-based Saladworks is ready to continue its expansion with more ShopRite and Fresh Grocer locations. The salad-centric, fast-casual franchise currently has nearly 100 locations in 13 states and two countries. Now, it is opening a new restaurant in a Philadelphia-area Fresh Grocer, as well as new…
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Dim Sum Factory Opens To Great Crowds In Horsham
Dim Sum Factory, an offshoot of the Tom’s Dim Sum restaurants in Chinatown and Media, opened at the end of last month to great crowds in Horsham, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Shanghai-style Chinese BYOB is especially renowned for its soup dumplings known as xiaolongbao. The new eatery opened in what was…
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Who’s Buying the Most Liquor? Montco Made Third on List of Counties in the State
Montgomery County ranked pretty high in the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s annual report for 2018-19 in liquor sales in the six-county region. The report shows Montgomery County ranked third in wine and liquor sales, with $222,612,635 in sales, or 9.98 percent in total county sales. Leading the pack was Allegheny County, with $309,592,819 in wine…
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20+ Brilliant Things to Do This Week in Montco
In the run-up to the Thanksgiving holiday, there’s a plateful of brilliant events happening in Montgomery County this week: Special Events Wild Lights – Saturday, November 16 – Tuesday, December 31 The Hound of the Baskervilles – Wednesday, November 20 – Sunday, December, 8 Booker T. Jones – Tuesday, November 19 Wild Lights – Celebrate the…
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Penn State Abington’s Food Pantry Adds Fresh Produce Thanks To Philabundance Partnership
Penn State Abington has added weekly fresh produce distribution to its LionShare food pantry thanks to a new partnership with Philabundance, the region’s largest hunger relief organization, according to a staff report from the Penn State News. The program officially took off last week, with the delivery of 1,000 pounds of various fruits and vegetables,…
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Elmwood Park Zoo To Celebrate 95th Anniversary With First Ever Black Tie Gala Featuring Philly POPS
Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown will celebrate its 95th anniversary on Nov. 14 with a first-ever Black Tie Gala featuring The Philly POPS, the nation’s largest standalone pops orchestra. The evening of celebratory-revelry will be held at Bluestone Country Club in Blue Bell. In addition to toasting to its rich history, the zoo will also…
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