What won’t be a Stephen Starr restaurant? We had heard that the serial restaurateur was interested in the former Wawa at 20th and Locust but there are signs up saying a new 7-11 is coming soon.

Ristorante Panorama is aiming to get itself in the Guinness Book of World Records for its 120 wines by the glass and its wine-preserving cruivnet system. [Restaurant Club]

AOL’s Lemondrop has nominated Cosmi’s Deli as one of the four best sandwiches in the United States. [Lemondrop via Phoodie]

Michael Klein has a few more details on 500°, the upcoming burger business from Rob and Maggie Wasserman of Rouge. [Philadelphia Inquirer]

Marigold Kitchen is changing its menu every month. The Colorado rack of lamb with parsnip-white chocolate puree, petite watercress salad, blood orange, pomegranate, pine nuts catches our eye. New item marked with a *. [Marigold Kitchen (PDF)]

Nectar’s Scott Morrison and Executive Chef Dan Kremin of Barclay Prime and Buddakan are partnering to open Floret in Radnor in the space that is currently Pond. There will be a lounge and restaurant menu with everything from burgers to Amish raised chicken coq au vin. Opening is set for December.

Licenses and Inspections says the outdoor seating at the cheesesteak nexus of 9th and Passyunk is illegal.

Both Pat’s and Geno’s have no right to put those tables out. But legislation is underway to make both tourist attractions street legal.

L&I Says Outdoor Seating at Pat’s & Geno’s is Illegal [KYW 1060]

Morimoto has added an upscale cheesesteak to its menu in honor of the Phillies being in the World Series. It’s made with wagyu beef and topped with sweet soy sauteed onions, enoki mushrooms and grilled scallions on an Amoroso roll. The sandwich is served with house made made tonkatsu sauce (Japanese ketchup), pommes frites and a seasonal salad for $35.

Also added to the menu is Cracker Jack ice cream for a chilly $10.

Morimoto [Official Site]

Campo’s in Old City is holding a contest to create and name your own cheesesteak.

You come up with the ingredients and the oh-so-clever name and if you’re named the winner you get fame and the steak on the menu for a month at Campo’s. Additionally, 10% off all proceeds from the wining sandwich go to Helen’s Hope.

Campo’s [Official Site]
CamposPHL [Twitter]

Why did John Kerry lose the presidential election to George W. Bush? Because like Donovan McNabb, Kerry believes a cheesesteak is best served with Swiss Cheese.

It’s true or at least as true as anything else on donovansfault.com a site where absolutely everything is blamed on Eagles Quarterback Donovan McNabb.

Itsdonovansfault.com is a production of iSportacus, a sister site to Foobooz.com. Check it out, it beats working on the Friday before Labor Day. And please tell us what you blame Donovan McNabb for as well.

Donovan’s Fault [Official Site]
iSportacus [Official Site]

OK, maybe not as shocking as dogs and cats living in harmony but it sure is nice to see Philly.com leveraging its content and creating both a cheesesteaks and  hoagies landing pages.

Relive Michael Klein’s recent fun video interview with Georges Perrier and John Kerry’s famous cheesesteak faux pas. Over on the hoagies page there’s research on the origin of the hoagie name, rankings of the best and even a Georges Perrier hoagie recipe.

Steaks & Cheesesteaks [Philly.com]
Hoagies, Hoagies, Hoagies [Philly.com]

We’re in full agreement with Grub Street, Georges Perrier needs to be on Top Chef Masters or some or perhaps even his own show.

Now will he really add a cheesesteak to his menu and if he did, would you order it? Vote in the poll on the right-side of the page.

Can Le Bec-Fin’s maestro please a cheesesteak expert? [Philly.com]
Georges Perrier: Makes a ‘Sheezsteak’ [Grub Street]

Forbes Traveler does a feature on America’s best street food, the cheesesteak makes the list with a shout-out going to Dom’s cart at 9th and Chestnut. Anyone been to Dom’s?

America’s Best Street Food [Forbes Traveler via Grub Street]

Carolyn Wyman’s “The Great Philly Cheesesteak Book” lands her a cover story with City Paper listing the best cheesesteaks you’ve never had. We’ll have to take her word for it because she’s right, we haven’t been to any of these places.

1. Barry’s Steaks – Roxborough
2. Claymont Steak Shop – Claymont, DE
3. Donkey’s Place – Camden, NJ
4. Frusco Steaks – Mayfair
5. Mr. V’s – Parkwood
6. Leo’s Steak Shop – Folcroft, PA
7. Mama’s Pizza – Bala Cynwyd, PA
8. Pagano’s Steaks & Hoagies – West Oak Lane
9. Phillip’s Steaks – South Philadelphia
10. Spataro’s - Reading Terminal

You can meet Carolyn Wyman and get a copy of her book today at the Bellevue’s Food Court today between 11:30am and 2pm. She’ll be autographing her book and the first 100 guests today get a Rick’s Steaks T-shirt.

10 Best Cheesesteaks You’ve Never Had [City Paper]

A local author’s brand new book, “The Great Philly Cheesesteak Book” has the Bite talking about Philadelphia’s patron sandwich again.

Rethinking a Philly Classic [Metro Philadelphia]
The Great Philly Cheesesteak Book [Official Site]