Fellini Cafe Paoli has Closed
The Paoli branch of Fellini Cafe has closed for good. Hopefully we’ll see another restaurant fill that spot!
Foodapalooza II – Friday March 5th
NOTE (2/5/10): Foodapalooza II has been postponed until March 5th due to the impending blizzard.
Philadelphia Area Restaurants for Haiti Earthquake Relief
Several area restaurants have come together to raise money for “Restaurants for Haiti Earthquake Relief.”
Feast of the Seven Fishes
For many years, our family has celebrated Christmas Eve with the traditional Southern Italian Feast of the Seven Fishes (Festa Dei Sette Pesci), also known as The Vigil (La Vigilia). The origins of this celebration are Roman Catholic — on Christmas Eve in particular, it is a commemoration of the wait for the midnight birth […]
Clock Tower Natural Foods, Paoli
NOTE: Clock Tower closed shortly after this post. Simple. Organic. Delicious. That’s the tagline for Clock Tower Natural Foods, a small cafe located in the Paoli Plaza shopping center (CVS) in Paoli. The cafe uses all organic foods, whole wheat breads, and no processed ingredients to make baked goods, soups and sandwiches. It’s a cute […]
Matador!
Well, the long-rumored Mexican replacement for Wayne’s The Freehouse has a name: Matador, and it’s actually a Spanish-Mexican hybrid. The owners are the team behind Crazy Cactus/La Taverna in Phoenixville. They plan to do a “Spanish-Mexican” menu, specialize in wines from Spain and Chile and feature 40 to 50 kinds of Tequila. Commenter thedogatemyhomework adds: […]
Coal Fired Pizza in Wayne; ACME to go
Big changes are coming to the Wayne shopping center that currently houses ACME (a.k.a Wayne Square). The space that once held Eckerd/Rite Aid will be split into two retail spaces, one of which will become Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza, a Florida chain restaurant that is partially owned by Dan Marino. This appears to be their […]
Carangi Baking Company Mainline, Paoli
South Philly Italian bakery Carangi Baking Company has recently opened at 1556 Lancaster Ave. in Paoli, bringing a wide variety of freshly-made breads, pizzas, stromboli and other Italian specialties to the ‘burbs.
WIN Empire Continues to Expand
Michael Klein reported earlier today that WIN Signature Restaurants, who just opened Azie on Main upstairs and Parker’s Prime Steakhouse in Newtown Square (to go along with several other restaurants they already own), will also be renting out the lower part of Maia. The concept will be American-style comfort food/bar aimed at a younger crowd: […]
The Handcrafted Cookie Company, Phoenixville
(now closed) When we arrived at The Handcrafted Cookie Company in Phoenixville, it was about a half-hour before their official opening time, but owner Chad Williams had put out the “OPEN” sign and was getting ready for what was turning out to be a glorious late-summer Friday evening. Just a few seconds after we walked […]