
Food & Drink
Food cart owners say City Hall is pushing them out of Philly. Here’s why.
New restrictions from Philadelphia City Council are making business tough for many Philadelphia food carts.
5 years ago
Pennsylvania invests in crops for brewing and distilling
Pennsylvania is betting on booze to grow the economy. The Department of Agriculture plans to award $460,000 in grants, most of which can be used to make craft beverages.
5 years ago
Is the Citywide Special one drink or two? A Billy Penn investigation
There’s an argument that Philly’s shot-and-beer combo should be its own unit of measurement.
5 years ago
Most U.S. dairy cows are descended from just 2 bulls. That’s not good
Dairy farmers can go to this online catalog and pick a bull, and the company will ship doses of semen to impregnate their cows.
5 years ago
Who says you can’t eat red meat? Food advice questioned anew
So is red meat good or bad for you? A team of international researchers is saying there isn’t enough evidence to tell people to cut back on red or processed meat.
5 years ago
New Jersey ranked 22nd in nation for rate of childhood obesity
The obesity rate for those in the 10 to 17 age group elsewhere in the country goes from 8.7% in Utah to 25.4% in Mississippi.
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10 delicious soups in Philly to seek out this fall
From Korean soondubu to Jewish chicken noodle, culinary comfort awaits.
5 years ago
Changing your diet can help tamp down depression, boost mood
There's fresh evidence that eating a healthy diet, one that includes plenty of fruits and vegetables and limits highly processed foods, can help reduce symptoms of depression.
5 years ago
When efforts to eat ‘clean’ become an unhealthy obsession
Whether it's gluten-free, dairy-free, raw food, or all-organic, many people these days are committed to so-called "clean eating."
5 years ago
We’re pulling tuna out of the ocean at unprecedented — and unsustainable — rates
A study finds that tuna harvests have increased by an astonishing 1,000% in the last 60 years — a rate some scientists warn is unsustainable.
5 years ago
Peek inside Philly’s new Trader Joe’s, coming soon to Broad and Arch
It’ll be the supermarket chain’s second location in Center City.
5 years ago
Night Markets to end as Philly’s Food Trust makes layoffs amid financial crisis
The nonprofit’s many farmers markets around the region are expected to continue as usual.
5 years ago
Philly has more restaurants per capita than NYC, according to a new report
For the first time, the city has an official count of how many places you can go out to eat.
5 years ago
19th Street is Center City’s new lunchtime hot spot
Tips on what to seek out between Walnut and Arch.
5 years ago
From the sea to the food insecure: Seafood ‘gleaning’ program begins in N.J.
Several pantries, soup kitchens, and a women's shelter in New Jersey are the beneficiaries of fresh seafood thanks to a pilot "gleaning" program that began in August.
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