Meal Ticket has some details on the type of food that will be offered at Hoof+Fin, the casual BYOB aiming to take over the former Gayle spot on South 3rd. [Meal Ticket]

Thoreau will be a vegetarian restaurant opening February 2nd at 1033 Spring Garden Street. The couple, Mike and Lisa Jackson also own Blue Sage in Bucks County. [Meal Ticket & Restaurant Club]

A.D. Amorosi has smidge more on Stephen Starr and Bart Blatstein flirting, the concept would be “more casual than formal. ” [City Paper]

Keith Taylor is out at Holy Smoke in Roxborough but will resurface in Bellmawr come March. [The Insider]

The new Wit or Witout at 9970 Roosevelt Boulevard is offering $3 cheesesteaks in January, $4 steaks in February and $5 steaks in March. [Meal Ticket]

1st & Fresh Catering is partnering with Marc Vetri to offer sandwiches from Osteria. Get Vetri’s take on roasted pork, sliced brisket and eggplant Parmesan delivered to your next event. [1st & Fresh Catering]

More Vietnamese for 11th and Washington. The latest will be Le Viet, the specialty is to be crab noodle soup. [The Insider]

Matt Levin is out of the Rubb project but says he’s looking to get his Masano project back on track. Former Eagle Jon Runyan is back in as an investor. Levin neither confirms nor denies that Coquette could be the location. [The Insider]

Cafe Comptoir will be coming to Chase Utley’s Washington Square condo lobby just as soon as Jared Stafford-Hill raises the last of the money he needs to open. [Grub Street]

Harry the K’s at Citizens Bank Park may not live on perpetually, a dispute has between the Harry Kalas estate and the Phillies threatens the name of the ballpark restaurant. [Philly Gossip]

GQ’s Alan Richman picks America’s five best desserts and Osteria’s Cannoli with Torrone Semifreddo makes the list. [GQ]

Former Monk’s chef Adam Glickman has landed at Jose Pistola’s but no title has been assigned. A chef from a Belgian restaurant heading to a Mexican spot, can you say mussels with chorizo? We knew that you could. [Meal Ticket]

Sweet Freedom Bakery, Philadelphia’s first gluten-free vegan bakery is set to open Friday at 1424 South Street. [@sfbakery]

Du Jour Commerce Square is now open at 20th and Market. [Restaurant Club]

Pam Anderson will be hosting the grand opening of 360 at the Parx Casino in Bensalem on Saturday, January 23rd. [Philadelphia Inquirer]

This week in Philadelphia Magazine’s Restaurant Club Newsletter.

• Last Days of the French Chef
  He’s been Philly’s most iconic chef for 40 years. Is Georges Perrier ready to pass his toque to … his daughter?
• The New Gourmet Market
  Good Food Market in Chestnut Hill and Green Aisle Grocery on East Passyunk are two places that will hopefully be the model for shopping in the future.
• Eat This Now: Seasonal Pizzas
  Who thinks of pizza as seasonal. It is at Osteria and Sovana Bistro.

Restaurant Club Newsletter [Philadelphia Magazine]

We would have guessed Marc Vetri was a roast pork guy. But wiz wit it is. And for a guy whois opening a new restaurant this winter, Amis and already has Osteria and Vetri, he seems to have time to enjoy Philadelphia and the countryside too.

Among his favorite restaurants to dine at:

• Amada
• Morimoto
• Zahav
• Meme
• Bibou
• Xochitl
• Blackfish
• Talula’s Table

With Love Letters: Chef Marc Vetri Dishes on His Latest Restaurant Project, Sunday Excursions to Chester County and His Favorite Kind of Tastykake [UWISHUNU]

Did anyone catch last night’s The Best Thing I Ever Ate on the Food Network. The episode was pizza and Osteria’s Margherita pizza made the show.

We missed the episode but since this is the Food Network we’re talking about, it will be on again. September 5th at 6pm to be precise.

Pizza: The Best Thing I Ever Ate [Food Network]

Oh this should generate some comments. Philadelphia gets two pizzas among the top 25 in the United States in the latest edition of GQ.

Tacconelli’s white pizza comes in at number 9 and Osteria’s Zucca pizza (not currently on the menu) is ranked number 22.

Additionally Philadelphia comes in at number 8 in US pizza cities.

American Pie [GQ/men.style.com via Meal Ticket]
The Top Ten (Cities, Not Pizzas) [GQ/men.style.com]
Alan Richman Names Top 25 Pizzas in the  US [Easy on the Eyes version from Slice]

Philly Mag may have Osteria slipping from 1st to 4th in its list of best 50 restaurants but after reading these two accounts of the restaurant we know we’ll have to be back soon.

Eateria III: The Return to Osteria [McDuff's Food & Wine Trail]
Osteria [Veggicurious]

Philadining has us salivating about the burger on Cochon’s brunch menu. [Philading Blog]

I’ll Eat You isn’t thrilled with an early visit to Chifa. [I'll Eat You]

Adam Erace says Little Saigon offers great Vietnamese food in Atlantic City. [Blogalicious]

Messy & Picky says Osteria is a “meat-eater’s paradise.” [Messy & Picky]

The Greater Philadelphia Tourism and Marketing Corporation has put together a list of restaurants that offer gluten-free menu items for those with celiac disease. There are some great restaurants on the list like Amada, Osteria, Bar Ferdinand and Gayle.

It also gives us a reason to post GPTMC’s adorable LOVE Campaign video, so there!

Gluten-Free Menu Items [GoPhila.com]

The Great Chefs Event, a benefit for Alex’s Lemonade Stand is set for Wednesday, June 17th at Osteria.

The list of participating chefs is a who’s who of Philadelphia and the country. Too many great ones to pick a few so check them out for yourselves.

Tickets aren’t available yet but at least now you know the date.

The Great Chefs Event[Alex's Lemonade Stand]