Philadelphias

There are many Philadelphias on the map and mentioned in the old books . . . but in this era, this one is in the new empire.

Surrender the Dark L. A. Banks 2011

There are many Philadelphias on the map and mentioned in the old books . . . but in this era, this one is in the new empire.

Surrender the Dark L. A. Banks 2011

Two days after Ansill discontinued the ingredient, Ariane Daguin visited him to enlist him in a five-dollar-foie-gras promotion that she was organizing among Philadelphias restaurants.

The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009

The summer of 2008 turned out to be far more peaceful than the previous year for Cooney and Philadelphias restaurants.

The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009

Philadelphias foie gras fighting, like that in other cities, was the natural follow-up to what happened in Chicago.

The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009

Twenty-third Street, like many of Philadelphias colonial-era byways, is about as wide as alleys in more modern cities, so when protesters gather just across the one-way street from the London Grill, they dont have to speak much above a whisper to be heard by patrons sitting outside.

The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009

When I first spoke to Jose Garces, chef of Philadelphias popular, highly regarded Spanish restaurants Tinto and Amada, he wasnt yet on the no-longer-serving-it list.

The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009

In October 2007, Ariane Daguin spearheaded a five-dollar-foie-gras week among Philadelphias restaurants, which had organized under the banner Philadelphia Chefs for Choice.

The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009

I certainly never encountered it when I lived there; for one, I couldnt afford to go to Le Bec-Fin, by far Philadelphias most celebrated restaurant at the time.

The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009

Its a sign of Philadelphias profound culinary evolution that a rarefied product such as foie gras is even part of the vocabulary now.

The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009