
Food & Drink
How Southeast Asian entrepreneurs create home on 7th Street
From secret food stalls to busy markets, South 7th Street is the place to find Southeast Asian delicacies and ingredients for cooking.
4 years ago
Listen 5:04How one Philly ‘streetery’ experiment became a victim of its own success
As a popular dining destination faces city orders to rebuild a costly outdoor dining setup, advocates call for a clearer plan for opening up streets.
4 years ago
Michelle Zauner, “Crying in H Mart”
Michelle Zauner's new memoir, Crying in H Mart, details the journey of grief, Korean food, identity, and memory that Zauner has been on since losing her mother.
Air Date: April 27, 2021
Listen 48:03Philly bars are back: City allows bar seating to reopen as COVID cases decline
The relaxed regulation allows bars to allow patrons back in limited numbers and with barriers between drinkers and bartenders.
4 years ago
Farmers Against Hunger plants base on a former Delran farm
A parcel of a former peach farm, now a Burlington County park, will return to agricultural purposes, grow produce, and teach the community about agriculture.
4 years ago
Black Food & Dessert Expo pop-up returns for a spring experience
The annual Black Food and Dessert Expo, founded by Aneesah Smith-Ward, returns April 23-25 at Urbn Ridge Center at 5261 Ridge Ave. with 19 businesses signed up so far.
4 years ago
Caribbean Restaurant Week seeks to drive traffic to local eateries
Blane Stoddart, of the Young Caribbean Professional Network, who co-organized Caribbean Restaurant Week, said that about 30% of Philly's restaurants have gone out of business.
4 years ago
Lemonade venture leads to sweet success for 10-year-old entrepreneur
After two years of running his stand and selling his drinks in various pop ups, Micah is gearing up to take his business on the road.
4 years ago
Marquis & Co. restaurant group will raise minimum wage for workers
Starting in July, the owner of HipCityVeg and other restaurants will boost employees’ minimum to $15 an hour.
4 years ago
Listen 1:14New Phillies-inspired ice cream can soothe your cravings for ‘Graham Slam’
Made with buttered popcorn, peanuts, and caramel, Milk Jawn's pints have all the flavors of the ballpark.
4 years ago
An urban farm in Chester embarks on its second year of feeding public housing residents
The commonwealth may be reopening, but some of Chester's most vulnerable families still struggle with food access. An urban farm in Chester is stepping in to help.
4 years ago
Strivers’ Row opens in Kensington as Philly’s first Latino-owned distillery
Soon you’ll able to order a bottle of Papa Juana, a whiskey-based twist on the Dominican drink mamajuana.
4 years ago
Pa. restaurants expand service while grappling with COVID-19 case increase
Looser restrictions are complicated by a rise in cases fueled in part by more infectious variants.
4 years ago
How Philly and Pennsylvania grew to dominate the candy industry
When the Whitman Sampler was created in Philadelphia in 1842, it was the first of its kind.
4 years ago
Estimated 25 million to see boost in federal food benefits
About 25 million Americans will be eligible for more money in food assistance under a new policy adopted by Democratic President Joe Biden's administration.
4 years ago