Topic: Philadelphia Restaurants
Your Servers Still Need You
As Covid surges in the region, the 70,000+ Philadelphians who work in the city’s food industry continue to face closures and loss of income. Here's how you can help them.
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy and Katherine RapinWill City Council Save Our Streateries?
A new bill would make it easier to build outdoor dining setups in Philadelphia. But, as Philly 3.0's engagement director notes, those rules mostly apply to the whitest, wealthiest neighborhoods.
By Jon GeetingWhy Philly Still Needs Streateries
City Council is considering making the Covid-outdoor dining scene permanent in Philly. That’s great news for local businesses.
By Jon GeetingThe Future of Restaurants
An all-star lineup of local and national chefs and restaurateurs joined The Citizen to discuss how the pandemic has forever changed restaurants—and what diners can do to support the industry that fed us through the most trying of times
By Jessica Blatt Press“Restaurants May No Longer Be Restaurants”
A national food writer looks at what a pandemic reset could mean for an industry long in need of reinvention. Join her, Fork’s Ellen Yin, Hip City Veg’s Nicole Marquis, Baltimore's Irena Stein and Brooklyn’s Sean Feeney for an event this month.
By Jane BlackA Brand, Not Just a Restaurant
Center City’s Tria Cafe brought back its beloved Fermentation School (virtually) to help it survive the pandemic. Who needs tables anyway?
By Jonathan DeutschGail Kotel
The local artist is drawing attention to the economic crisis in the restaurant industry and the environmental impact of our disposable culture through her new portrait series on takeout containers
By Christina GriffithAll Philly Restaurant Menus to Contain the Word “Jawn”
Mayor James “Jimmy Jawn” Kenney threatens to shut down dining again if restaurants fail to comply
By Sarah MaiellanoWill Pop-Ups Save Philly’s Food Scene?
It’s getting harder for independent restaurants to survive. Could the sharing economy of pop-ups help preserve diversity in our food businesses?
By Maddy Sweitzer-LammeForget Back to “Normal”
Jezabel’s Argentine Bakery & BYO is doing better than ever in its 10-year history by pivoting to not just survive, but thrive during the pandemic—a start to rethinking the restaurant industry as we have known it
By Jonathan Deutsch