Ali Mohsen
Food and Drink Reporter at Billy Penn
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Oct 17, 2024 |
billypenn.com | Ali Mohsen
Think of it less as a supper club, more as a leisurely “series of dinner parties” set by a husband-and-wife team of chef and college professor. The former is Ian Moroney, previously co-owner and chef of Pumpkin, the South Street BYOB which ended an almost 20-year run this August. The latter is Sharon Thompson-Schill, a neuroscience professor at Penn and a staple on the city’s dining scene/dubbed the city’s “most enthusiastic diner” by the Inquirer.
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Oct 10, 2024 |
billypenn.com | Ali Mohsen
Five types of sake, a themed charcuterie, and a “casual and intimate” learning experience can be expected at Philly Sake Club gatherings, with two tastings scheduled for this Sunday at Little Fish in Queen Village, at 5:30 and 7:45 p.m.The concept comes from Jacob Trinh, currently chef de cuisine at Alex Yoon’s Little Fish. The drive behind launching Philly Sake Club, he explained, was an interest in experimenting with sake outside the confines of Japanese cuisine.
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Sep 12, 2024 |
billypenn.com | Ali Mohsen
Richie Tevlin had been dreaming of running his own brewery for years before a branding concept came to him, appropriately enough, in a haze of intoxication during a friend’s bachelor party. “It was like, I had this image of this astronaut, pointing at the stars,” the 31-year-old recalled to Billy Penn; a vision he quickly put on paper once back home.
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Aug 21, 2024 |
billypenn.com | Ali Mohsen
Philly Bookstore Crawl returns for its second year this Saturday, bringing discounts, giveaways, and author-led events to 40 small businesses throughout the Philadelphia area. “It’s sort of run like a gigantic First Friday,” Eric Smith, the 42-year-old literary agent, author, and organizer of the crawl, told Billy Penn. There’s no set route to travel along, and in-store events vary across locations (scroll down for a full list of participating businesses and what they’re offering).
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Aug 15, 2024 |
billypenn.com | Ali Mohsen
The map of Philly’s Ethiopian cuisine scene has gotten a recent border expansion with Guzo Café, on 12th and Catherine streets. Now in its third week, the 42-seat corner spot — including 10 seats at five outdoor tables — offers a daily selection of standard café fare, with espresso using beans from Fair Trade-sourced, worker-owned Equal Exchange, pastries from West Philly’s Four Worlds bakery, and house-made eats like lox bagels, avocado toast, and tuna and veggie sandwiches.
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