
Michael Klein
Food and Restaurant Reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer
Writer at Let's Eat
I report on Philly’s food and restaurant scene for @phillyinquirer. My blue check was Elon-gated. Find me now on Threads.
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4 days ago |
inquirer.com | Michael Klein
Shay’s Steaks, a prominent new Philadelphia cheesesteak shop, has opened its second location in Center City. Although this Shay’s, like the original, is also offering “elevated” sandwiches with cuts of filet mignon and prime rib, its calling card is a breakfast sandwich called the Shaygel, which piles chopped ribeye, Cooper Sharp cheese, and scrambled egg atop an everything bagel.
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4 days ago |
inquirer.com | Michael Klein
For years, Chad and Hanna Williams hunted for a space to open a sequel to Friday Saturday Sunday, their acclaimed Center City restaurant. They have found it — right next door.
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1 week ago |
inquirer.com | Michael Klein
However you get to Big Swerve’s BBQ in Westville, New Jersey — whether from I-295 or off of Route 130 — it would be wise to follow Google Maps, which will send you not to the street address, but down an alley and around a parking lot that will swing you perilously close to a brick building. You’re almost there. In front of you will be the 20-foot converted shipping container that houses Big Swerve’s offset smoker, fashioned out of a 500-gallon propane tank.
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1 week ago |
inquirer.com | Michael Klein
Philly’s food scene keeps expanding, and so is our food coverage. Let’s explore The Inquirer’s new Food section. Also in this edition:Craig’s picks: Our critic enjoys a sip and nibble at the new Supérette, and raves about the snow pea leaves at Dim Sum Mania. Bluebird is expanding: The Phoenixville distillery is investing $2 million in a new tasting room. Who sells soft-shells: Here are dozen crab dishes, including a hoagie. Read on for restaurant news.
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1 week ago |
inquirer.com | Michael Klein
Soft-shell crab season has arrived, and Philadelphia restaurants are offering a variety of preparations — batter-fried, grilled, pan-seared, stuffed inside a hoagie, and even enveloped in a potato pancake. Supplies of the delicacy are tighter and prices are up about 10% over last year, said Sammy D’Angelo, owner of Samuels Seafood, a large distributor in South Philadelphia. The season also began late.
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