• Main Line Favorite The Buttery Is Now Open in Bryn Mawr on Lancaster Avenue

    Main Line Favorite The Buttery Is Now Open in Bryn Mawr on Lancaster Avenue

    Popular Main Line bakery and café The Buttery opened its newest location in Bryn Mawr over the weekend, writes Denali Sagner for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The cafe brings its scratch-made breads, pastries, and seasonal dishes to Lancaster Avenue. A Family-Owned Expansion Along the Main Line The 82-seat café is the third current location for husband-and-wife…

  • One Year In, Elevated Eats at The Vault Town Center Has Become a Harleysville Dining Destination

    One Year In, Elevated Eats at The Vault Town Center Has Become a Harleysville Dining Destination

    Sam Fuerst and Kayla Keck already had a hit on their hands with Sammy’s Bullfrog Café. A year after opening Elevated Eats, it looks like they have another one. Located at 483 Main Street inside The Vault Town Center, Elevated Eats is a chef-driven restaurant specializing in gourmet sandwiches and creative interpretations of familiar comfort…

  • Kalaya and Jesse Ito Score Historic Wins for Philadelphia at the 2026 James Beard Awards

    Kalaya and Jesse Ito Score Historic Wins for Philadelphia at the 2026 James Beard Awards

    Philadelphia’s restaurant scene didn’t just show up at this year’s James Beard Awards. It walked away with two of the night’s biggest prizes, writes Melissa McCart for Eater Philly. At the recent ceremony, Kalaya, the Thai restaurant from chef Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon, took home Outstanding Restaurant, beating out four other finalists from across the country…

  • Iron Hill Brewery Revives Huntingdon Valley Location with New Exclusive IPA

    Iron Hill Brewery Revives Huntingdon Valley Location with New Exclusive IPA

    Iron Hill Brewery’s return to Montgomery County is set to begin Monday, June 22, when the Huntingdon Valley restaurant reopens under the company’s new ownership group, according to Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A Steady Comeback Tour The reopening marks the fourth post-bankruptcy revival for Iron Hill and the only location in Philadelphia’s suburban…

  • Pond Lehocky Makes First Hospitality Investment in Main Line Restaurant Group

    Pond Lehocky Makes First Hospitality Investment in Main Line Restaurant Group

    It’s an unusual pairing: one of Pennsylvania’s largest workers’ compensation law firms is now also a restaurant investor, writes Emma Dooling for The Philadelphia Business Journal. Pond Lehocky Giordano is making its first move into the hospitality industry, investing just under $1 million in Alessandro’s Ventures, the suburban restaurant group led by 29-year-old chef Alex…

  • Philadelphia Mexican Restaurants Are Having Their Greatest Moment Ever

    Philadelphia Mexican Restaurants Are Having Their Greatest Moment Ever

    Philadelphia’s Mexican restaurant scene has moved far beyond the familiar taco-and-margarita formula, according to Alisha Miranda for Condé Nast Traveler. The opening of Amá in Fishtown earlier this year and the return of Rittenhouse Square landmark Tequilas Restaurant after a two-year fire closure have energized a scene already deep in talent and ambition.  Across the…