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Food & Drink

Orthorexia occurs when people become so fixated on the idea of eating
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Health

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."

6 years ago

A new study finds that tuna harvests, including of some species considered
NPR
Science

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.

6 years ago

Trader Joe's is preparing to open beneath a parking garage across from the Pa. Convention Center (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Community
Billy Penn

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.

6 years ago

Night Market at El Centro de Oro in North Philly (J. Fusco/Visit Philadelphia)
Community
Billy Penn

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.

6 years ago

Dinner at Bing Bing Dim Sum (Jessica Kourkounis/Billy Penn)
Community
Billy Penn

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.

6 years ago

Rugelach at K'Far Cafe (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Lifestyle
Billy Penn

19th Street is Center City’s new lunchtime hot spot

Tips on what to seek out between Walnut and Arch.

6 years ago

A commercial scallop fishing boat enters the Manasquan Inlet in Point Pleasant, N.J.  (Wayne Parry/AP Photo, File)
Down the Shore
Community

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.

6 years ago

Gardeners work at Glover Gardens. (Courtesy of Hajjah Glover)
PlanPhilly
Community
Broke in Philly

Philly initiative fights food injustice through urban farming, start-ups

The city is trying something different: a grant program to support initiatives led by the community, in areas where access to healthy food is most needed.

6 years ago

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Lifestyle
Billy Penn

Good mornings: Breakfast tacos land in Center City at the new El Cafe

And don’t sleep on the Mexican pastries.

6 years ago

Palforzia, a new drug to treat peanut allergies, is expected to get FDA approval. The main ingredient of the drug is peanut flour.
NPR
Science

Allergists debate anticipated FDA approval of a peanut allergy drug

The drug, called Palforzia, was developed by California startup Aimmune Therapeutics to be taken daily in a regimen known as oral immunotherapy.

6 years ago

(Courtesy Powel House)
Community
Billy Penn

Explore the home of Philly’s first independent mayor and George Washington’s abolitionist confidante

Elizabeth Willing Powel was an underappreciated architect of the United States.

6 years ago

A bartender pours a cocktail into glasses with ice cubes. (iStock)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Pa. Liquor Control Board’s refusal to share records with state lawmaker sparks court battle

Act 39 of 2016 authorized the liquor control board to auction all expired or rescinded restaurant licenses since the year 2000.

6 years ago

Rendang hoagie at Hardena's food truck (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Lifestyle
Billy Penn

Things to Eat: Indonesian hoagies, Sengalese chicken and buckets of brunch

Plus, a breakfast sandwich that puts McGriddles to shame.

6 years ago

(James Russell Turner/Facebook)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes On The Street

What my beef with meat smoking taught me about being a good neighbor

The rise of backyard meat smokers demands new etiquette in a crowded city.

6 years ago

Lobster roll at Oyster House. (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Community
Billy Penn

Center City Restaurant Week guide: 9 tips for how to do it right

Be flexible, tip well, take advantage of lunch and go out for steak.

6 years ago

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