
Food & Drink
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
Picnic among Philly’s cherry blossoms at Parks on Tap
The traveling beer garden is starting its season in Fairmount Park’s sakura groves.
4 years ago
Left without a warehouse, Philly mutual aid group is pausing meal boxes for 350 families
Bunny Hop PHL was given advance notice of the pending change.
4 years ago
Philly Black-owned brewery debuts its first beers
Two Locals Brewing Company, owned by brothers Mengistu and Richard Koilor, launched the beers in partnership with FCM Hospitality and Mainstay Independent Brewing.
4 years ago
Mark Bittman on our broken food system and how to fix it
Food writer Mark Bittman on his book "Animal, Vegetable, Junk" which explores how our food has shaped our history and the threat it now poses to our health and the planet's.
Air Date: March 30, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:28Eastern State Penitentiary is opening a ‘fair chance’ beer garden with Triple Bottom Brewing
The former prison is partnering with the social justice-focused brewery on a new amenity for its spring edition night tours.
4 years ago
The sting that cuts through numbness: Horseradish on pandemic Passover tables
The horseradish on Seder tables may be more poignant on this pandemic Passover. It symbolizes the bitterness of slavery. Hardships change and so do the rituals that mark them.
4 years ago
Women are taking control at Original 13 Ciderworks in Kensington
The cidery and tavern is making changes as it works to bounce back from the pandemic.
4 years ago
Philly Style Bagels expands, bringing ‘best in America’ bagels to Old City
The original Fishtown location is also now back in business.
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