Posts tagged with Joe Cicala
How a South Philly chef almost lost his hand in a pasta machine
"And then I just heard a crunch. Like a handful of popcorn exploded. It was so gross.”
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Immigrants plan to walk off their Philly restaurant jobs on Feb. 16
And Stephen Starr tells us he won't punish anyone who participates: "It's sad that it has come to this."
Philly restaurant owners, concerned by Trump, start taking action
“We wanted to do something that actually helped.”
Fink’s Hoagies and the kitchen problem plaguing Philly’s best restaurants
Brother, can you work the line?
This weekend only: South Philly’s Le Virtu serves a 49-ingredient minestrone
How much good stuff can you squeeze into a single bowl? At this East Passyunk spot, the answer is 49 ingredients — plus a healthy helping of ideology.