Good Earth Market, Delaware

Good Earth Market, Delaware Shop, Stay, and Indulge in Goodness by: Kate Emick   Are you looking for a weekend getaway or a day trip by the beach? Located just five miles from the Atlantic Ocean and Bethany Beach, Delaware, is the beautiful Good Earth Market and...

V&V Scratch Kitchen

V&V Scratch Kitchen Surviving the Pandemic in Western Pennsylvania by: Kate Emick   Just outside Pittsburgh, PA, V&V Scratch Kitchen opened its doors in May of 2018. For the last three years, they have provided customers with an exceptional dining...

Youell’s Oyster House – From Sea to Table

by: Kate Emick In the mid to late 1980s, every town had several seafood restaurants that served Haddock, Oyster stews, and seafood combos. In addition, seafood was delivered in barrels, and customers would wait hours with lines up and down the block- Youell’s...

Gracie’s 21st Century Café, Pine Forge, PA

The Art of Cooking! by: Kate Emick Gracie’s 21st Century Café dates back to 1985 when Chef Gracie Skiadas returned from living in Greece to the community where she grew up and purchased the building where the established café stands today in Pine Forge, PA....

Susie Kim – Ardmore Seafood

Susie Kim of Ardmore Seafood, John Yi Fish Market, and Umi Seafood & Sushi by Kate Emick Susie Kim, owner of John Yi, Umi Seafood and Sushi, and Ardmore Seafood, grew up in Seoul, South Korea. There, she attended university and studied piano. She was 28 years old...

Arnie’s Gourmet Butcher Shop & Culinaria

  Arnie’s Gourmet Butcher Shop & Culinaria Cherry Hill, NJ by: Kate Emick Arnie’s Gourmet Butcher and Culinaria isn’t your average butcher shop. Not only can you buy top notch, fresh cut pork and beef at Arnie’s Gourmet, but the minute you walk in the aroma...

Weavers Way Co-op – Philadelphia, PA

  Weavers Way Co-op – Philadelphia, PA by: Kate Emick Have you ever been to a grocery store where most of the customers are also the employees and the owners? If not, then you probably have not been to a Co-op before. This is just one of the things that...

Faubourg, Montclair, New Jersey

  Faubourg, Montclair, New Jersey  by: William Bradford If al fresco dining is “the new norm,” we may as well do it in an extra special way. In this case, it’s time to visit Montclair, New Jersey, just 20 miles outside of Manhattan, where Chef...

Sushi Taro – Omakase for the Connoisseur

  Sushi Taro Omakase for the Connoisseur by: William Bradford Led by brothers Nobu and Jin Yamazaki, Washington, DC-based Sushi Taro is known for an approach that is best described as a balance of artistic and authentic. With July’s announcement that the...

Steak 48 -Well Worth the Wait!

  Steak 48, the long awaited new restaurant originally slated for a mid-March opening in Philadelphia, will finally make its debut in July. But only after the city gives the go-ahead for restaurants to reopen their dining rooms for inside service. The global...