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    Tired Hands Brewing Company, Ardmore

    Tired Hands Brewing Company, Ardmore

    Put simply, Tired Hands Brew Cafe is one of the most exciting local openings in recent memory. It didn’t bring […]

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    American Meat

    American Meat

    I have recently, for the most part, given up beef.

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    Di Bruno Brothers Private Tasting

    Di Bruno Brothers Private Tasting

    Visiting the culinary playground.

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    The Great Pesto Challenge

    The Great Pesto Challenge

    I wondered: who makes the best? A taste test was the obvious and inevitable result.

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    Main Line Coffee Drinkers Enjoy Specialty Brews

    Main Line Coffee Drinkers Enjoy Specialty Brews

    From Kimberton to Merion, local specialty purveyors take a ride on coffee’s third wave. Read the article on Main Line […]

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    Just Say No

    Just Say No

    This St. Patrick’s Day, just say no to Guinness. And Smithwick’s. And Harp.

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    Taste Test

    Taste Test

    Can I prove my love of wine at The Wine School of Philadelphia?

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    Local Cookbooks: Gravy Wars!

    Local Cookbooks: Gravy Wars!

    Review of Gravy Wars by Lorraine Ranali

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    Everything You Know About Pizza is Going to Change

    Everything You Know About Pizza is Going to Change

    A new gospel is emerging from two Main Line pizzerias cut from the old-world mold: Less ingredients treated with more […]

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    Where Everybody Will  Eventually Know Your Name

    Where Everybody Will Eventually Know Your Name

    A joint venture by a couple of seasoned restaurateurs aims to please in Ardmore. (Note: It didn’t.) Read in Main […]

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    Armenian Delight, Broomall

    Armenian Delight, Broomall

    The Newtown Square / Broomall area is an interesting one for Main Line food-lovers. It’s likely that many people who […]

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    Recipe: Pork Chops with Sage and White Beans

    Recipe: Pork Chops with Sage and White Beans

    This month we’re featuring Corked & Forked by Keith Wallace, founder of The Wine School of Philadelphia, released in August […]

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    9 Things I Learned at The Wine School of Philadelphia

    9 Things I Learned at The Wine School of Philadelphia

    I recently had the opportunity to take “The Wine Foundation” course at The Wine School of Philadelphia, which is described […]

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    Local Cookbooks: Simply Sublime Bison Steaks Recipe

    Local Cookbooks: Simply Sublime Bison Steaks Recipe

    MLD cooks a Bison recipe from The Grassfed Gourmet Fires it Up by Rita Calvert & Michael Heller.

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    Sugartown Smoked Specialties

    Sugartown Smoked Specialties

    Review of Sugartown Smoked Specialties in West Chester & Wayne, PA

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    Market Day Canelé

    Market Day Canelé

    Market Day Canele, an addictive French pastry from the Bordeaux region, now available locally.

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