• Main Line Stove and Co. Owner on Expanding Restaurant Group’s Footprint: “Good Hires, Strong Infrastructure”

    Main Line Stove and Co. Owner on Expanding Restaurant Group’s Footprint: “Good Hires, Strong Infrastructure”

    Berwyn native Joe Monnich and his business partner, Justin Weathers, are working on growing their Stove and Co. restaurant empire on the Main Line, writes Michael Bradley for Main Line Today.  The two men used to work for renowned restaurateur Stephen Starr before opening their own eateries.  “When I was an employee, I thought (Starr)…

  • Elkins Park Creekside Market & Tap Entrepreneurs Offering Local Food, Good Vibes to the Neighborhood

    Elkins Park Creekside Market & Tap Entrepreneurs Offering Local Food, Good Vibes to the Neighborhood

    In Elkins Park, a new type of market replaced a community-owned grocery store, and locals have mixed feelings about it, writes Jenn Ladd for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A new food hall called the Creekside Market & Tap has taken up in the space that formerly housed the Ashbourne Market and the Creekside Co-op Elkins Park,…

  • PhillyBite Magazine Ranks the Five Best Breakfast Spots in Nearby Chester County 

    PhillyBite Magazine Ranks the Five Best Breakfast Spots in Nearby Chester County 

    The online culinary resource PhillyBite Magazine has ranked, in no particular order, the five best breakfast spots in Chester Chester, a tall task considering the plethora of options that foodies have in this neck of the woods. Nudy’s Café, with several locations throughout the county, offers a casual breakfast and lunch menu filled with both…

  • Lidl Grocery Now Open in King of Prussia with Fresh Produce, Flowers, and More

    Lidl Grocery Now Open in King of Prussia with Fresh Produce, Flowers, and More

    Lidl US, ranked a top 3 U.S. grocer by USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, announced that it will host a grand opening event on Wednesday, February 23, to celebrate its newest store in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The store, located at 125 W. Dekalb Pike, will hold a ribbon-cutting celebration with local leaders at 7:40 a.m. The…

  • 5 Places in Nearby Delaware County Where the Roast Pork Sandwich is King

    5 Places in Nearby Delaware County Where the Roast Pork Sandwich is King

    While hoagies and cheesesteaks rule the Philly food landscape, let’s not also forget Philadelphia’s other unique signature sandwich offer–the pork sandwich. Here are five places in Delaware County where you won’t be disappointed, writes Alexandra Jones and Maddy Sweitzer-Lamme for Philadelphia Magazine.  Tony’s Tavern, Collingdale This Best of Philly-winning roast pork sandwich is only served…

  • Zwahlen’s Bake Sale For Goodness Sake in Audubon Helps to Eliminate Hunger in Montgomery County

    Zwahlen’s Bake Sale For Goodness Sake in Audubon Helps to Eliminate Hunger in Montgomery County

    Zwahlen’s Bake Sale for Goodness Sake will be helping to eliminate hunger in Montgomery County’s Methacton and Perkiomen Area School Districts. 40% of their baked goods’ sales will be donated to The Daily Bread Community Food Pantry through May 14.  Cupcakes, cookies, and world-famous Zwahley’s brownies are all part of this tasty sale. Zwahlen’s Ice…

  • South Philadelphia-based PrimoHoagies Plans 19 New Locations; King of Prussia Selected for Expansion

    South Philadelphia-based PrimoHoagies Plans 19 New Locations; King of Prussia Selected for Expansion

    Despite the ongoing pandemic, South Philadelphia-based PrimoHoagies has again experienced record annual sales in 2021, aiding the brand’s national expansion, writes Laura Smythe for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The company has recently announced that 19 new locations are in the works all across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Texas, and Colorado. The franchise agreements were settled at…

  • Bryn Mawr-Based Brewing Company Taps into New Location in Phoenixville

    Bryn Mawr-Based Brewing Company Taps into New Location in Phoenixville

    The Tin Lizard Brewing Company, owing to staffing shortages, is presently take-out only from its solo Bryn Mawr location. But when the brand comes back to full, onsite service, it plans to do it in a big way, according to Breweries in Pennsylvania. A second presence for the brewery will open on the popular Bridge…

  • The Grove in Malvern ‘Comes Back to Life’ with Montco’s Sly Fox, Bomba Taco + Bar, and Sublime Cupcakes

    The Grove in Malvern ‘Comes Back to Life’ with Montco’s Sly Fox, Bomba Taco + Bar, and Sublime Cupcakes

    The Grove at 10 Liberty Boulevard in Malvern — a $22 million redevelopment of the former Shops at Great Valley — is thriving after an inauspicious start when the pandemic struck in early 2020, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal.  After DP Partners purchased the property in 2017, Sly Fox Brewery and Bomba…

  • Watch March Madness Final Four With the Best Party Trays in Montgomery County

    Watch March Madness Final Four With the Best Party Trays in Montgomery County

    Here’s how to feed a March Madness crowd in a fine and fabulous way, writes Nick Vadala for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Need to feed a crowd for any occasion (college basketball or football playoffs, perhaps?) Gina Stiteler of Eagleville has turned her pastime of creating grazing trays and charcuterie boards into a full-blown business called…

  • Enjoy Five of the Best Burgers in Montgomery County

    Enjoy Five of the Best Burgers in Montgomery County

    Some of the tastiest burger joints can be found right out your front door in the vibrant cultural center that is Montgomery County. Whether you’re looking for something more traditional or opting for a modern creation, these five locations are some of the best, writes Joy Franklin for Philly Bite. Phil’s Tavern in Blue Bell…

  • King of Prussia-Based Workhorse Brewing Rides Back into Town with Golf and Beer Event

    King of Prussia-Based Workhorse Brewing Rides Back into Town with Golf and Beer Event

    King of Prussia-based Workhorse Brewing Company returns with “The Workhorse Tour,” which combines the game of golf while enjoying locally made craft beer, writes staff from Breweries in PA.  Originally launched for the 2021 golf season, the program was such a success that it has come back stronger than ever.  Partnering with the Golf Association…

  • Celebrate March Cheesesteak Madness With a Variety of Cheesy Goodness

    Celebrate March Cheesesteak Madness With a Variety of Cheesy Goodness

    Jim Pappas, the man behind Philadelphia Cheesesteak Adventure, who has eaten 1,000 cheesesteaks in the last two years, announces he is setting up the 3rd Annual March Cheesesteak Madness. March Cheesesteak Madness is a bracket-style tournament modeled after college basketball March Madness featuring 64 cheesesteak entries, writes Jim Pappas for phillybite.com. Online voting at Philly…

  • Bristol’s Lenox Taps Creative Juices of Sommelier Savant for Production of High-End Wine Glasses

    Bristol’s Lenox Taps Creative Juices of Sommelier Savant for Production of High-End Wine Glasses

    Lenox, the Bristol supplier of tableware, has partnered with a renowned sommelier to produce a line of stemware. The initiative unites the esteemed brand with Victoria James, who, at one time was the youngest wine steward in the U.S. at age 21. She is now partner and Director of Beverage for the COTE restaurant chain,…

  • Get Free Rita’s Italian Ice Via the App at Rivers Casino Philadelphia Thru March 27

    Get Free Rita’s Italian Ice Via the App at Rivers Casino Philadelphia Thru March 27

    Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard, the Bensalem-based frozen treat brand, is taking a strategic step forward into what it calls “nontraditional locations.” The March 20 opening of a shop within Rivers Casino Philadelphia, 1001 N. Delaware Avenue, represents a significant expansion of its traditional kiosk-mall-food truck retail footprint. Via the Rita’s app, casino guests…

  • Philly-Based Vegan Eatery HipCityVeg Opens New Location in Wyncote

    Philly-Based Vegan Eatery HipCityVeg Opens New Location in Wyncote

    HipCityVeg, a plant-based casual eatery recently struck a deal to put a new location inside the Fresh Grocer supermarket in Wyncote. The planned opening of the new eatery is planned for late February or early March, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The new opening in Wyncote will be the 10th location for HipCityVeg.…

  • We Have a Winner! Hello 422’s Montco March Madness, Restaurant Version—See Who Won

    We Have a Winner! Hello 422’s Montco March Madness, Restaurant Version—See Who Won

    Welcome to Hello 422’s Eat Local March Madness, where they are pitting 64 different local restaurant menu items in Montgomery County and Chester County against one another in this fun contest to decide the community’s favorite local dish.  They created a bracket that features 64 local restaurant menu items grouped into four sections, with ratings…

  • Enjoy Great Eats at The King of Prussia Mall, Where Dining is King

    Enjoy Great Eats at The King of Prussia Mall, Where Dining is King

    COVID-19 cases are trending down, restrictions are being lifted in Pennsylvania in the coming weeks, and Montgomery County residents are ready to get out and shop and eat! Where’s the best place to go for Great Eats—the King of Prussia Mall, of course! King of Prussia is home to world-class shopping and also world-class dining.…