AD Amorosi lobs out this rumor, “is Stephen Starr doing designer Mexican for his Broad Street diner?” [Ice Pack, City Paper]

Paxia, the former Molcajete Mixto is having their official grand opening Monday. They’ll be offering a $25 three-course dinner. [Food and Drinq]

Phoodie.info has what John McCain ordered at Devon Seafood the other day. And yes, we think this does make Devon the new Bookbinders. [Phoodie.info]

Bar 210 at Lacroix is aiming for the second week of September for an opening. The Clog has the rundown of the design. We’re intrigued by the leather floor. [The Clog]

Bridge hoppers will be glad to hear that Old City’s Swanky Bubbles was unscathed from a fire yesterday morning and was open for business last night. [Dan Gross, Philadelphia Daily News]

In the still not open category, Earth Bread + Brewery and Minar Palace have yet to open their doors. Your guesses are as good as ours and maybe theirs.

In the still closed department, Blue Comet in Glenside hopes to be back in 30 to 90 days. [Ice Pack, City Paper]

And in the gutted and we didn’t notice dept., the Elephant and Castle at 18th and Market is no more.

Privé has opened in Old City and Table Talk has some details. [Table Talk, Philadelphia Inquirer]

Fudge and local dinners are coming to Grays Ferry Avenue. Betty’s Speakeasy is set for a mid-September opening near Grace Tavern. There will be dinners for 6-12 featuring local ingredients at night. [Feeding Frenzy, City Paper]

Barristers at 19th and Sansom has been bought by the Pat and Ken of Cavanaugh’s fame and will be christened Cavanaugh’s Rittenhouse this September.

According to Icepack’s A. D. Amorosi, Izumi is set to open this week on East Passyunk. [Icepack, City Paper]

The Blue Comet, a Glenside institution has hit hard times. Like they lost their liquor license problems. But they’re still open as a BYOB for the  time being. Doesn’t sound like a long term solution for the rockabilly bar. Here’s hoping this unique spot survives. [Icepack, City Paper]

The Tiki Bob’s space will soon be occupied by Buckhead Saloon, a chain with locations in North Carolina and Pittsburgh. This is an upgrade, right? [Feeding Frenzy, City Paper]

Continental robbed! Two ski mask wearing, gun toting men made their way through a side entrance of the Continental at about 2 a.m. on Jan. 18 and robbed Stephen Starr’s Old City spot of $10,000. [Dan Gross, Philadelphia Daily News]

Brandywine Prime is coming to the former Chadds Ford Inn in the Brandywine Valley. Chef/Proprietor Dan Butler brings experience from Delaware’s Toscana and Deep Blue. Chef de Cuisine Keith Rudolph is a former executive chef at George’s in Wayne. A menu is available from brandywineprime.com (PDF). [Table Talk, Philadelphia Inquirer]

A Bar named Sue is gone. This supposed Old City Rockabilly bar never caught on. Just writing that sentence gives you an idea why it didn’t work out. Old City? Rockabilly? Well if you want rockabilly, we recommend heading out to Glenside on a Sunday and visiting the Blue Comet (it’s right across from the Glenside train station). Now that place is a great time. [Feeding Frenzy, City Paper]

A. D. Amorosi dumps some additional dish on the buzzing James. Turns out the foodie couple redid the place from top to bottom in just four months. [Ice Pack, City Paper]