I spoke with Chef Brian Ricci about this Thursday’s (1/21) Robert Burns Dinner at Brick and Mortar. Along with haggis and other specials that have been running since Tuesday, the […]
Last week, I spoke with Val Stryjewski a few days into his new role as head chef at Prohibition Taproom. We spoke about what both sides are bringing to the […]
I recently spoke with Travis Messman and Chivonn Anderson over drinks at Fountain Porter in South Philly. We talked about how they came to start their new business, Viva Empanada, […]
You wanna come to the barbacoa for the meeting on immigration? I would man, but I’m in Tejas. Well, next time! Have fun! Thanks man. Do you know Dionicio Jimenez […]
Tom McDonough got his start in restaurants at the age of 18 working at Tony Luke’s in his native Northeast Philly. He worked there for a few years starting in […]
I spoke with Chef Jordan Miller on taking the next step forward in his career where he’ll both be running a kitchen and working with a very like minded, food […]
A month into his first job in the Philadelphia restaurant scene, Jhonny Rincon became the employee every chef wants. Starting as a dishwasher, he quickly jumped up to garde manger […]
I spoke with Sean Murphy yesterday about a taco pop-up he’s doing today at Bob & Barbara’s, starting around 6:30. Highly talented, he’s worked at some of Philly’s best restaurants, […]
words & photography by Jacki Philleo First Oriental Market on 6th and Washington is, in many ways, a sensory overload, a liaison of bright colors, sharp smells, and squeaky carts […]
Jordan Miller, chef de cuisine of Black-Eyed Susans in Harvey Cedars on Long Beach Island, NJ, started making sea salt in November, 2014. Still perfecting it, he was happy enough […]
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