Food

Come Celebrate Our “Cosmopolitan Canopy”
A lifelong Philadelphian invites Reading Terminal Market lovers to share memories and stories about the city’s old world marketplace at a special event Wednesday
By Thomas Devaney
How to Fight Food Insecurity in Philly
Donate peanut butter! Organize a food drive! Sort cans! Here are 15 simple things you can do now to help food insecure citizens of Philadelphia.
By Christine Speer Lejeune
The Urban Farmer
An irrepressible leader of today’s urban farming movement in Philadelphia, Christa Barfield builds individual and community health from the ground up
By Christina Griffith
How Philly Invented Ice Cream (As We Know It)
It was African American chefs who created the summertime treat we consume by the gallons, right here in the city where America was born
By Tonya Hopkins
10+ Ways to Volunteer in Philly This Summer
Looking for opportunities for volunteering? Philadelphia has plenty. Read on for local groups where people of all ages — especially kids and teens — can make a difference over (and beyond) summer break
By Grace Turner
20 Black-Owned Businesses That Do Good
Shops, cafés, pizza and water ice joints, beauty boutiques, bookstores, and even an auto mechanic whose Black owners are committed to making our city better
By Amber Burns
The Restaurant Mentor
Undaunted by losing her restaurant to the pandemic, Ange Branca is reimagining what the Philadelphia food scene can be
By Maddy Sweitzer-Lamme
Philly’s War on Restaurants
The Kenney administration’s stealth regulations on streateries shows yet more disdain for restaurateurs and their employees. Why vilify frontline workers?
By Larry Platt
Philadelphia Distilleries Doing Good
Want to get a drink that you can feel good about? Check out these awesome distilleries in Philadelphia serving up good spirits—from vodka to bourbon to inventively flavored bitters—and good causes for the community
By Irene Levy Baker
Fishadelphia
The local fish subscription service started as a project at one South Philly high school. Now, it’s a burgeoning business with 300 customers citywide—and still run by the kids.
By Maddy Sweitzer-Lamme