Sigh…  Brasserie Perrier, one of the few nice restaurants that I’ve actually been to, is no more.  The bistro represents the significant transformation in the stretch of Walnut Street from Broad to Rittenhouse that took place in the 1990s and it’s kind of sad to see it go.
On the other hand, the fact that it’s [...]

All eyes (and ears) this week are on getting for ready Thanksgiving, but what I’d like to be ready for is the eternal question, “Whatcha gonna do with all those leftovers?”
Personally, I like cutting everything off the bird and freezing the carcass for soup a few weeks from now.
But, what to do with all that [...]

This Saturday on Chef’s Table, Chef Jim Coleman and dining and culture correspondent Lynn Rosen raise the issue of children and etiquette. What do parents need to teach their kids in this day and age of seemingly ill comportment?  “Please” and “thank you” are obvious, but are “Yes, Ma’am  No, Sir” still de rigeur?
Should young [...]

Next week on Chef’s Table we get to have a little fashion fun. Not something we usually get to do. Our new dining and culture correspondent, Lynn Rosen, brought in some of her apron collection and made the confession that she’d like to wear them outside the home:

You tell us… bold, innovative wearable art or [...]

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